Aaron Douglas Revisits Chief Tyrol and His Life During BSG

Battlestar React-ica: Katee Sackhoff's First Watch of BSG

Katee Sackhoff - Starbuck from Battlestar Galactica

After Shows, Tv & Film, Tv Reviews

4.9 • 522 Ratings

🗓️ 1 July 2025

⏱️ 88 minutes

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Hi everyone! We've got a special one for you this week. It's Aaron Douglas! Aka Chief Galen Tyrol from Battlestar Galactica. Behind his gruff exterior, Aaron is an incredibly sensitive guy and a brilliant performer. We talk about how he booked Battlestar, how we both overcame imposter syndrome on set and how being part of the show changed his life. We also discuss his experience of losing his first wife to breast cancer at the end of the first season and how that impacted his performance. Outside of Battlestar, you may know him for his new role as Sid Sokolowski on Murder in a Small Town, as Gordon Rimmer in Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, or even from the many graphic novels he has written. It's so cool to see how he has built his career over the years and I know you'll enjoy this conversation! Speaking of fun conversation, be sure to stick around for the Hindsight— my producer Jeph and I discuss the episode, answer fan questions and talk about the new community we're building over on Patreon. Check it out! Send me an email thesackhoffshow@gmail.com Produced by Rabbit Grin Productions Mail Sack Song by Nicolas @producer_sniffles Join us on Patreon! http://patreon.com/thesackhoffshow

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0:00.0	Hey everyone, welcome to the Sackoff show. I am your host, Katie Sackoff. Thank you so much for joining me on this
0:07.1	beautiful Tuesday. I am so excited for today's guest and you will be too. But before we get there,
0:14.5	I want to remind you all to stick around for that hindsight where we're going to talk about
0:18.3	that guest and we're going to have a real good time doing it
0:21.2	because I love him so much. We also have a Patreon. Did you know that? We do. So come join us over
0:28.8	there at patreon.com slash the sackoff show. It's a really great time. We're building a wonderful
0:33.4	community over there and you get a lot of really great things. We have extended hindsight. You
0:39.4	could add free episodes. You get live chats with me and you also get discounts on merch, which is
0:46.4	coming and I am so excited about that. And we're also going to have a lot more stuff over there. So
0:51.3	if that interest you, go ahead and check out the Patreon. I want to remind you all, I have no conventions in June or July. We are now in July. Happy Fourth of
0:59.6	July coming up very soon, but also, also today is Canada Day. Happy Canada Day as well to our
1:07.0	brothers and sisters up north. I want to remind you all that in August, on 9th and the 10th,
1:13.2	I'm going to be in Dallas at Rebel Scum. We're doing a live show there as well. I am working
1:19.4	Friday, so I will be there Saturday and Sunday only. So come out and see me and Jeff.
1:26.1	Now for the guest, today's guest is none other than the wonderful, talented, extraordinary, amazing friend, Aaron Douglas from Battlestar Galactica.
1:37.7	You guys, I'm sure you know who Aaron Douglas is.
1:40.2	He played the chief on Battlestar.
1:42.1	He is such a dear friend.
1:45.1	And he is also on a show on Hulu right now called Murder in a Small Town.
1:48.9	Second season.
1:49.8	They're filming it right now, or at least they were when we were talking to Aaron.
1:53.4	Aaron and I, we get into how we met during Battlestar.
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