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[PhoncipleBone]

https://www.bleedingcool.com/2017/02/07/richard-hatch-star-battlestar-galactica-dies-71/

Apollo in the original series, Tom Zarek in the reboot.

Damn. RIP sir.

So say we all.

EDIT: TMZ reporting he died of pancreatic cancer.

 

[Discotheque]

Damn. RIP. It was cool how they recast him in a more villainous/anti hero role for the reboot

 

[Tugatrix]

Frak RIP

 

[cruets]

rip. so say we all

 

[Plywood]

So say we all.

 

[Arkanius]

So say we all.

 

[JdFoX187]

They're the only place that's reporting this since it popped up about 30-45 minutes ago. Have there been any other sources?

 

[PhoncipleBone]

rip. so say we all

So say we all.

So say we all.

 

[Wag]

Time to watch all BSG (original and remake) again.

 

[Sgt. Kabukiman]

RIP.
Hard to believe he was 71. He looked super young in the reboot.

 

[PhoncipleBone]

They're the only place that's reporting this since it popped up about 30-45 minutes ago. Have there been any other sources?

Some of the actors from the show and the composer have tweeted about it. Bear McCreary was the one that posted the link to it just minutes ago.

 

[Lonestar]

wonder if this is what Aaron Douglas tweeted about.

RIP Apollo

EJA and Bear McCreary tweeted it just now

 

[JdFoX187]

Some of the actors from the show and the composer have tweeted about it. Bear McCreary was the one that posted the link to it just minutes ago.

Damn, was holding out hope it was a hoax.

 

[Savitar]

He truly loved the show and did his best to keep it going for so long. Even if his restart didn't happen I'm glad he got part in the relaunched version and played a fantastic character, he appeared to have a ball with the role.

 

[exmachina64]

So say we all.

 

[PhoncipleBone]

Damn, was holding out hope it was a hoax.

When Edward James Olmos goes, it is going to hit me hard.

He truly loved the show and did his best to keep it going for so long. Even if his restart didn't happen I'm glad he got part in the relaunched version and played a fantastic character, he appeared to have a ball with the role.

He was great in the reboot. One of the many interesting and complex characters in the series.

 

[BFIB]

Damn, he was so great in the reimagined series.

 

[Dash_Riprock]

FUUUCK :-(

 

[Lonestar]

He truly loved the show and did his best to keep it going for so long. Even if his restart didn't happen I'm glad he got part in the relaunched version and played a fantastic character, he appeared to have a ball with the role.

He had a pretty fantastic arc in the reboot, and a satisfying exit.

 

[firehawk12]

I wonder if that pilot thing he made for conventions will ever hit the internet.

 

[BattleMonkey]

RIP.
Hard to believe he was 71. He looked super young in the reboot.

Well that was almost 10 years ago

 

[Darth Pinche]

Frak me. Rest in Peace.

 

[Mighty Chin]

I had the pleasure of meeting during the Battlestar reboot downtown. At the time I wasn't even aware that it was filming in Vancouver.

I introduced myself and shook his hand. He was quite friendly. I told him how much the original show meant to me. Just before I took my leave he said that he was up here to film an episode of the New Series. I beamed so hard, I had a great day.

Rest In Peace Apollo.

 

[SirMossyBloke]

Nooooo. Fuck.

RIP. Major part of my childhood.

 

[ErasureAcer]

He truly was a Survivor.

 

[Fury451]

rip. so say we all

So say we all.

 

[Ridley327]

RIP. He has been at every Dragoncon I've gone to, which is going to make this year pretty weird.

 

[BobTheFork]

The Guy from 'Ghetto Blaster'?

: (

 

[Tony Redgrave]

RIP.

So say we all.

 

[Sgt. Kabukiman]

Well that was almost 10 years ago

I know but I honestly thought he was in his late 40s while I was watching the show.

 

[Jedi2016]

Damn. I actually worked with him briefly years ago on one of those little side projects he did. We never met, but we talked on the phone a few times. Really down to earth guy, sad to see him go.

 

[Fancyarcher]

RIP! Shame!

 

[How About No]

RIP

 

[Kevinroc]

RIP.

So say we all.

 

[Jezbollah]

RIP. So Say We All.

Saw this nice vid about the OG Starbuck/Apollo bromance.

Sad day

 

[katsubento]

RIP

So Say We All

 

[jerry113]

His performance as Zarek was very good.

 

[jon bones]

loved him as Zarek, though i never saw the original

so say we all

 

[tearsintherain]

Whoah, bit of a shock he always seems like he's in his 60s eternally. RIP

 

[crisdecuba]

RIP - so say we all.

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Damn, was holding out hope it was a hoax.

Might not be a hoax, but just incorrect reporting. It certainly seems as if everyone tweeting their condolences is basing it off the Bleeding Cool report, which is still the only "news" outlet actually carrying this.

 

[enewtabie]

Sucks. Watched the original when I was a kid and the reboot. He made the show connect to the original for me.

 

[Lemonz]

RIP

 

[Amagon]

So say we all.

 

[K.Jack]

Rest in fracking peace.

 

[DudeWithNoName]

RIP

 

[PhoncipleBone]

TMZ and others coming in with the news now. If TMZ is reporting it, you know it is legit in matters like this.

Pancreatic cancer. Damn

 

[bonesmccoy]

RIP.

Moore's reboot of BSG was such an excellent tonic for how stale sci-fi TV had become. Without it we wouldn't have the very decent Dark Matter and The Expanse series.

 

[ramuh]

Damn. RIP. It was cool how they recast him in a more villainous/anti hero role for the reboot

Oh. Damn. I never noticed.

 

[rjinaz]

So say we all.