Below is an article/interview with Aaron to promote
two events.
Aaron Douglas on Acting Fri, Oct 1st, 2010 @ 1:00pm
Rotary Centre for the Arts - Mary Irwin Theatre - 421
Cawston Avenue, Kelowna, BC. Canada.
Purchase tickets ($20) HERE.
A how-to guide for life
By Jennifer Smith
Date: August 17th, 2010
Actor Aaron
Douglas (right) is back in his hometown of
Kelowna helping his brother Chris promote
his new self-help book, Human: An Operator's
Manual, a book Chris describes as "human for
dummies."
Yes,
it is possible. You can graduate from high
school in a small town like Kelowna and
still see your name in lights.
Aaron Douglas, star of the new CTV drama The
Bridge, walked out of KLO Secondary School -
back when there was such a place - and into
a life destined to make him a star.
Yet
listening to his story this week as he sat
at a coffee shop on Bernard Avenue, one
would hardly describe his trajectory as a
how-to guide to acting success.
"I had no idea I could do this as a career,"
he said.
From
doing Shakespeare in City Park to several
years of laying floors and finally a role as
a diet consultant in Vancouver, Douglas
fully admits his penchant for drama had been
shelved for the trappings of a responsible
adulthood when an opportunity basically fell
in his lap.
It
wasn't until a man he was doing a diet
consultation with suggested he try out for
Vancouver's William Davis Centre, through
the Vancouver Institute of Media Arts, and
take some classes that Douglas even
considered a career on camera. One thing led
to another and he was soon offered a spot as
one of the 10 to 12 actors the school takes
in each year.
His
wife at the time ascribed to a "you only get
one chance at life" philosophy and Douglas
said he decided to take the risk.
That
decision, and the string of events leading
up to it, actually do make him somewhat of a
how-to role model for the self-guided
success story, according to his brother.
Chris Douglas, a local mental health and
addictions counsellor, figures his older
brother's life really is the perfect example
of how to make successful life decisions
and, as it turns out, he has just written a
how-to guide for others to follow in a
similar vein.
"I call it human for dummies," the
actor joked as he explained how the pair are
planning a joint book launch and lecture at
the Rotary Centre for the Arts this fall.
Aaron's life will serve as a real life
example of how to keep the ball rolling
forward as Chris examines how some of our
basic human instincts tend to get in the way
as we cope with a 21st century.
Over
the last 200,000 years our survival
instincts have developed to respond to
certain stimulus in prescribed ways, Chris
said, but with the rapid development of the
last couple of centuries, sometimes our
responses no longer fit the bill.
To
put it in context, he suggests looking at
how we all cope with a particularly
stressful day.
"Here I am responding to phone calls and
emails in the same way I would be reacting
to running from a tiger 400 years ago,"
the younger Douglas brother said.
Human. An Operator's Manual, as he has
called the book, tries to explain the
relationship between our reptilian,
mammalian and executive brain functions and
shares some of the scientific research
psychology has produced to help us
understand how to deal with challenges and
the relationships in our lives.
"You don't have to spend years in therapy to
deal with an issue," his mother,
Arlene Elliott said.
She
too works as a counsellor and says the
research her son is talking about can make
anything from coping with death to breaking
a bad habit make more sense.
The
pair share a practice, Elliott, Douglas and
Associates, where their philosophy is
explained in detail.
For
his part, Aaron says, he is hoping to give a
talk during the day for those hoping to
break into the acting field as well. Watch
the
www.elliottdouglas.com website
for details.
The
evening talk will take place in conjunction
with the book launch Friday, Oct. 1, in the
Rotary Centre for the Arts. Tickets are
already on sale at
www.selectyourtickets.com.
They ask Aaron how he got the role on BSG and
what was his reaction to the Chief being a cylon.
Aaron talks about The Bridge (and what happened with
CBS). He says that he's working on 'Hellcats' and
also mentions 'Killer Mountain' and 'One Angry
Juror'. The interviewer tells Aaron that their
website is called Fandomania and ask Aaron what he's
into. Aaron mentions some tv shows and some of the
books he has read recently.
Battlestar Galactica Online Gets
Some Familiar Faces
Eight characters from the show to hold
house in the SyFy MMO.
By: Nick Kolan
Date: August 12th, 2010
When it was announced that Bigpoint - a
developer of web-based games - had
acquired the Battlestar Galactica
license and intended to create an MMO
with it (to be called Battlestar
Galactica Online), it was met with a
mixed response from our commenters. The
response was based purely on the fact
that it was to be free-to-play and
browser-based, and typically
browser-based is associated with "cheap
and/or ugly". There was understandable
speculation that it would be a standard
game with few ties to the much-loved
Battlestar Galactica universe.
Today, it was announced that many major
characters from the popular SyFy show
would have a presence within the game,
rendered in fairly impressive 3D,
considering it is running in your
browser.
According to the announcement, the game
will contain the likenesses of:
Human
William "Admiral" Adama portrayed by
Edward James Olmos
Kara "Starbuck" Thrace portrayed by
Katee Sackhoff
Lee "Apollo" Adama portrayed by Jamie
Bamber
Galen "Chief" Tyrol portrayed by Aaron
Douglas
Cylon
Number Six portrayed by Tricia Helfer
Number Eight portrayed by Grace Park
Number One (John Cavil) portrayed by
Dean Stockwell
Number Two (Leoben Conoy) portrayed by
Callum Keith Rennie
The screens look decent enough, as you
can see, though we'll wait to see it
running in our own browsers.
GUESTS: Aaron Douglas, Rekha Sharma, Michael
Trucco, Kate Vernon and Michael Hogan
July 27th, 2010
PHOTO
GALLERY - CONVENTIONS:
San
Diego Comic-Con (photos by:
Clare Kramer (via twitter) (x1) PHOTO
GALLERY - CONVENTIONS:
San
Diego Comic-Con (photos by:
Nicole (zegeekgirl) (x7) PHOTO
GALLERY - CONVENTIONS:
San
Diego Comic-Con (photos by: Alan Hess / PR
Photos) (x3) PHOTO
GALLERY - CONVENTIONS:
San
Diego Comic-Con (photos by: Austin Gorum / AP
Images) (x3) PHOTO
GALLERY - CONVENTIONS:
San
Diego Comic-Con (photos by: Celphimage
(x1) PHOTO
GALLERY - CONVENTIONS:
San
Diego Comic-Con (photos by:
Chelsea Lauren /
WireImage) (x3) PHOTO
GALLERY - CONVENTIONS:
San
Diego Comic-Con (photos by:
Michael Buckner / Getty
Images) (x1)
June 4th, 2010
PHOTO
GALLERY - CONVENTIONS:
Phoenix Comicon
(photo by:
Justin) (x1)
PHOTO GALLERY - EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS:
Aaron
on the set of KILLER MOUNTAIN
SCREEN CAPTURES - TELEVISION:
Smallville (7x14: Traveler) (x14 promo photod)
June 3rd, 2010
THE BRIDGE:
Renewed for a second season
CTV had their Fall Upfronts earlier today and they
announced that they have ordered a second season of
THE BRIDGE!!!!!!
Below is copy & paste of just the parts about
THE BRIDGE from the CTV Press Releases .......
TV'S BIGGEST STARS LAND AT CTV: FALL 2010 SCHEDULES
AND LINEUPS ANNOUNCED
June 3rd, 2010
CTV
also confirmed today that the highly-anticipated
original daytime series THE MARILYN DENIS SHOW
premieres this Fall. The daily program joins
an unprecedented seven other original Canadian
prime-time series that have been ordered or renewed
for the upcoming season, including the
complex, unvarnished portrayal of one of history's
most infamous families in THE BORGIAS, FLASHPOINT
(Season 4), THE
BRIDGE (Season 2), THE LISTENER
(Season 2), HICCUPS (Season 2), DAN FOR MAYOR
(Season 2) and COMEDY NOW! (Season 13). The network
also announced that award-winning Top 20 hit SO YOU
THINK YOU CAN DANCE CANADA returns with its third
season on August 15.
CTV Announces
Industry-Leading 2010-2011 Canadian Television
Package
June 3rd, 2010
– CTV renews entire
scripted slate: more FLASHPOINT, more THE BRIDGE,
more HICCUPS, more DAN FOR MAYOR, more THE LISTENER
–
Original
Scripted Series Ordered by CTV:
• THE BRIDGE (Season 2) – Canada's #1 new Canadian
drama series, which finished its first season with
an average audience of one million viewers.
NEW & RETURNING
SCRIPTED SERIES THE BRIDGE – Season 2 (one-hour drama)
The #1 new Canadian drama of the season, THE BRIDGE
returns for a second season of fast-paced, gripping
police drama. Starring Aaron Douglas (BATTLESTAR
GALACTICA) as police union president Frank Leo, the
series follows Frank as he struggles to uncover
police force corruption and help protect his fellow
officers and, ultimately society.
Cast: Aaron
Douglas (BATTLESTAR GALACTICA) as Frank Leo, Paul
Popowich (ANGELA'S EYES, I ME WED) as Tommy Dunn,
Inga Cadranel (RENT-A-GOALIE, MVP) as Jill, Frank
Cassini (Vice, INTELLIGENCE) as Sgt. Bernie Kantor,
Theresa Joy (ALL THE GOOD ONES ARE MARRIED, Sixty
Days) as Constable Billy, Ona Grauer (STARGATE SG-1
and STARGATE ATLANTIS) as Abby St. James, Michael
Murphy (Away from Her, X-Men: The Last Stand) as
Chief of Police Ed Wycoff, Stuart Margolin (THE
ROCKFORD FILES, TOM STONE) as Vic Leo
Credits: EP: Craig
Bromell, EP: Laszlo Barna ('DA KINK IN MY HAIR), EP:
Alan Di Fiore (DAVINCI'S INQUEST, THE HANDLER), EP:
Adam J. Shully (BLOOD TIES), EP: Robert Wertheimer
(CHARLIE JADE), CTV's Production Executive: Brett
Burlock; President, Creative, Content and Channels,
CTV Inc.: Susanne Boyce
Production
Company: E1 Entertainment, 990 Multi Media
Entertainment Company and Jonsworth Productions, in
association with CTV and CBS Paramount Network
Television
Time stamp: 00:12 - 00:42 - Aaron, Tahmoh, Luciana
and Kandyse at the Press Conference
Time stamp: 02:41 - Tahmoh, Luciana and Kandyse at
the Press Conference
Time stamp: 02:58 - Luciana Interview
Time stamp: 03:10 - Kandyse Interview
Time stamp: 04:51 - Aaron Interview
Time stamp: 05:13 - Tahmoh Interview
For those of you that are attending
Phoenix Comicon,
below is Aaron's schedule for the con.
Saturday May 29th
- Photo Op @ 2:55pm
- Photo Op @ 3:05pm with Aaron and Wil Wheaton. Wil
will be wearing Aaron's Canadian Hockey Jersey
- Kids Need To Read Geek Prom and Celebrity Rock
Band @ 10:00pm - 2:00am (Hyatt Ballroom A&B)
Sunday May 30th - Photo Op @ 2:15
Photo Prices: a photo with just Aaron is
$30. A photo with both Aaron and Wil is $45.
NOTE: On Thursday (May 27th) at 6:00pm -
8:00pm (Hyatt Ballroom D) there will be a screening
of the pilot episode of "The Bridge". Aaron is not
scheduled to attend the screening.
Convention Location: Phoenix Convention
Center, 100 North 3rd Street. Phoenix, AZ 85004 Convention Hotel: Hyatt Regency Phoenix, 122
North 2nd Street. Phoenix, AZ 85004
May 9th, 2010
CONVENTION VIDEOS: Shore Leave 29
Below is an old video interview
with Aaron. It was done at Shore Leave 29 (July
2007) but was only posted online last month.
An edited version of the above
interview and the photo from the end of the video is
HERE.
May 7th, 2010
MEDIA
- AUDIO INTERVIEWS:
Fan Expo Canada 2009
(Interview by
Hardcore Nerdity) ARTICLES (Interview):
GayCalgary and Edmonton Magazine (What the Frack?)
May 2010
May 5th, 2010
PHOTO
GALLERY - CONVENTIONS:
FedCon 19
(photos by: René Kissien) (x86)
MEDIA
- AUDIO INTERVIEWS:
Calgary Comic & Entertainment Expo (Interview by
Artists On Demand Radio)
"drama about three teenagers who learn of their
true, "changeling" nature and their uncertain,
intertwined destinies after attending a secret
summer rave in the woods"
http://www.thefutoncritic.com/devwatch.aspx?id=betwixt
BMO Round Up Centre (Hall D & E) @ Stampede Park
20 Roundup Way SE. Calgary, AB Canada
March 8th, 2010
CONVENTION APPEARANCE: WonderCon 2010
Aaron is scheduled to appear at the following
convention in the USA.
WonderCon 2010
April 2nd - 4th, 2010
Moscone Center South (747 Howard Street)
San Francisco, CA. USA
http://www.comic-con.org/wc
March 2nd, 2010
PHOTO GALLERY - BSG (Episodic Photos):
The Plan
(4 photos)
February 26th, 2010
THE BRIDGE
(CTV - Official Website)
The photo of Aaron on the home page of the
official CTV website for THE
BRIDGE has been changed.
The images on the left is the old layout. The images
on the right is the new layout.
Old
New
February 24th, 2010
THE BRIDGE:
CTV Website Banners
Below are the banners for THE BRIDGE on the CTV website.
[click thumbnails to enlarge images]
February 24th, 2010
CONVENTION APPEARANCE:
Chicago Comic Con
Aaron is scheduled to appear at the following
convention in the USA.
Note: This is the first time that the
final five Cylons have ever appeared together at
a convention.
Aaron Douglas, Rekha Sharma, Michael Trucco,
Kate Vernon and Michael Hogan
February 24th, 2010
Video interview with Aaron at
Fan Expo Canada (August 2009)
Video description: Dork Shelf had a
chance to chat with Canadian actor Aaron Douglas
at FanExpo a few months ago. Douglas, best known
to audiences for his work as Chief Tyrol on the
acclaimed Sci-Fi series Battlestar Galactica,
had just wrapped filming on the new police-drama
The Bridge when we spoke with him. We talked
about his new show, his work on Battlestar
Galactica, what's on his dork shelf and most
importantly who he thought would win in a
drunken brawl: the Chief or Colonel Tigh?
CTV's official website for THE BRIDGE
has been updated with Character and Cast Bios.
Below is a copy and paste of just Aaron's
character and actor bio. Visit the
CTV website
for the bios of his co-stars.
Aaron Douglas
Frank Leo, Union Head
Frank Leo is
charismatic and self-confident, which
makes him a natural-born leader. As a
tough-as-hell-street-cop, Frank brings
to his new job as President of the
Police Protective Association an inborn
sense of justice and loyalty with
intelligence and passion. Frank can also
be charming with a mischievous glint in
his eye, which is why women are drawn to
him.
About Aaron Douglas
Aaron Douglas was born
in the Vancouver suburb of New
Westminster, BC. He spent his early
adult years working various jobs only to
realize what he did not want to do with
his life, until he discovered the
William B. Davis Center for Actors.
In 1998, Douglas
enrolled in the full-time program and by
the end of the school year, had found an
agent. It wasn't long before he began
steady work guest starring and playing
supporting roles in television and major
motion pictures.
Douglas starred on
Syfy's hit series, BATTLESTAR GALACTICA,
as Chief Galen Tyrol for four seasons.
He's appeared in major motion films
including, The Exorcism of Emily Rose;
Man About Town; X-Men 2; The Chronicles
of Riddick; Walking Tall; Paycheck;
Catwoman and I, Robot, alongside Will
Smith.
February 18th, 2010
ARTICLES (Interview):
SFX (Aaron Douglas Battlestar Galactica
interview) February 18th, 2010
February 18th, 2010
THE BRIDGE (CTV): Outdoor Advertisements:
Below are some photos of the 'Outdoor
Advertisements' for THE BRIDGE in Toronto.
You can view the full versions on
THEBRIDGETV.com and some more photos
Billy contacted me earlier in the week asking if
Aaron would choose a Metal ballad type of song
(love, anguish, heartbreak) to play during the show.
I passed on the message to Aaron and he replied.
So tune in to the show tonight to find out which
song Aaron chose. Billy assures me that it will be
played within the first hour. Aaron also included a
message with the song he chose so I'm assuming that
Billy will read that out on air before the song is
played.
NOTE: For anyone that won't get a chance
to catch the show, I'll update this post later with
Aaron's song choice.
--------------------------
UPDATE (Feb 14th @ 8:30pm PST/11:30pm EST):
Hey fellas
Well if you
are talking cheesy 12th grade, make the
girls get all weepy, the lads are loaded and
singing at the top of their lungs at the
gravel pit party by the fire light I would
have to say something like:
Every Rose
Has Its Thorn or Don't Know What You Got
Till It's Gone.
But if I
had my true choice and picked a real song,
one that Chief would be proud of....
Sanitarium
(Welcome Home). Frak knows we all spent a
month there one night..... Happy Valentines
Day Tory, Cally.....you crazy bitches......
Below is the episode name and synopsis of the 2 hour
premiere episode of THE BRIDGE.
Below is the more detail episode synopsis from
the CTV Media Release on Feb 11th ...
In the special two-hour series premiere
(Friday, March 5 at 9 p.m. ET), beat cop
Frank Leo is fed up. Bridge Division is
understaffed, and good cops are being blamed
for a spate of mysterious drug rip-offs.
Then Frank's mentor, framed by the corrupt
police brass, commits suicide. When Frank
realizes the brass won't give his mentor a
police funeral, it's the last straw. He
leads a walkout strike, putting his career
and the careers of his entire division on
the line. Then, when Frank and his fellow
officers are blamed for an act of
"Contagious Fire", the brass sees the
perfect opportunity to get rid of Frank once
and for all. Frank realizes that in order to
save himself and change things, he must take
over the reigns of the Police Union. He soon
finds himself thrust into a treacherous
world of politics, intrigue and violence.
And just as he's become head of the Police
Union, Frank is forced to make a critical
decision that could ultimately bring him
down.
February 11th, 2010
ARTICLES (The Bridge):
CTV
(February 11th, 2010) Beyond the Badge
February 8th, 2010
AUDIO INTERVIEW: NDB Radio
Today (February 8th) Aaron was interviewed by NDB
Radio.
The interview is available to download on iTunes and
the BlogTalkRadio website.
Right click on the link below to save the
interview to your computer.
Aaron comes on around the 03:56 time stamp. The
interview is about 55 minutes long.
THE BRIDGE will premiere on CTV (Canada) on Friday
March 5th, 2010 @ 9pm.
NOTE:
The Bridge is a CBS(USA) and CTV(Canada)
co-production. The Bridge will premiere
in Canada on March 5th. There is no news yet on when
it will air in the USA.
Below is the CTV press release (copy and paste of
just the parts about The Bridge) .....
Olympic Games
Launch Pad: New CTV Original Series HICCUPS,
DAN FOR MAYOR, and THE BRIDGE Get
Post-Olympic Games Premieres
Toronto, ON (February 2, 2010) – CTV
announced today it has strategically
scheduled three new Original Canadian series
to debut next month, immediately following
the conclusion of the VANCOUVER 2010 OLYMPIC
WINTER GAMES. The three series will benefit
from weeks of promotion during what is to be
one of the most-watched television events of
the year.
Aaron Douglas heats up Friday Nights in new police drama THE BRIDGE, March 5
The
much-anticipated premiere of CTV's newest
one-hour original drama series, THE BRIDGE.
Starring BATTLESTAR GALACTICA's Aaron
Douglas, THE BRIDGE is an authentic and
unique twist on the police procedural told
through the lens of a charismatic police
union leader.
The series debuts Friday, March 5 at 9 p.m.
ET with a special two-hour series premiere
before moving to its regular Fridays at 10
p.m. ET timeslot beginning March 12 on CTV.
Episodes of
HICCUPS, DAN FOR MAYOR and THE BRIDGE will
also be available on demand in HD on the CTV
Video Player at CTV.ca following their
television broadcast. HICCUPS and DAN FOR
MAYOR also air Saturdays at 8 p.m. ET/PT and
8:30 p.m. ET/PT beginning March 6 on The
Comedy Network and will also be available
for purchase from popular download sites.
THE
BRIDGE After the rank and file
unanimously vote tough and dedicated street
cop Frank Leo (BATTLESTAR GALACTICA's Aaron
Douglas) into office as the police union's
dynamic leader, he begins his quest to put
street cops first and clean up the force
from the ground up as he battles criminals
on the street, police department brass and
corruption in the ranks. But the old boys'
network running the police force and the
city's self-serving politicians are not
about to sit idly by while a former street
cop makes up his own rules. Frank walks the
thin blue line as he battles criminals on
the streets, corruption in the ranks and the
politically motivated department brass,
letting nothing stop him from fulfilling his
unwavering vow that when cops are in
trouble, he will be there to protect the
protectors.
THE BRIDGE also stars Paul Popowich (ANGELA'S EYES, I ME WED); Inga Cadranel (RENT-A-GOALIE, MVP); Frank Cassini
(Vice, INTELLIGENCE); Theresa Joy (ALL THE
GOOD ONES ARE MARRIED, Sixty Days); Ona
Grauer (STARGATE SG-1 and STARGATE
ATLANTIS); Michael Murphy (Away from Her,
X-Men: The Last Stand); and Stuart Margolin
(THE ROCKFORD FILES, TOM STONE).
A very good friend
of mine, one of the producers of Battlestar
Galactica, lost her father last week to Cancer.
You all know my penchant for helping cancer agencies
raise awareness and money but this time I would like
to go in a different direction. She sat with her
father for a few weeks in the palliative care unit
of Lions Gate Hospital in North Vancouver, she said
the care was exceptional, the nurses tremendous,
loving, caring and sweet. Anyone who has sat in a
hospital day after day with a loved one who is
seriously ill knows how tedious and boring it can
become. Lions Gate Hospital has in-room televisions
but cable is $15 per day. That does not sound like
much but if you are there for a few weeks it adds up
quickly. So I had an idea, portable DVD players and
a library of DVD's for patients and their loved
ones. So I am going to start a DVD drive. New ones,
used ones, whatever you have. I know I have dozens
of DVD's on my shelf that I will never use again,
won at the pub and will never watch or was given and
will never watch again.... Battlefield Earth....
ugh..... ;-) I am going to start with Lions Gate
Hospital in North Vancouver, fill it up and move to
another. I am going to contact several of the
electronic companies and see if anyone is in the
mood to donate 15 (there are 15 rooms in the
palliative care ward) portable DVD players in
exchange for some press from me. As for you, the
incredible fans, if you send me a DVD donation with
a self addressed stamped return envelope (large
enough for an 8X10) I will send you a signed
Battlestar Galactica Chief picture or a new shot of
me on The Bridge (man in uniform...ha). So grab
something off your shelf, out of the dollar bin at
Walmart, steal if from your little brother... ok
don't do that... steal one from Lowenthal, he can
afford it and send it to me. I will collect them
all, give them to my friend and she will build a
library for the hospital.
Thanks everyone, I know you get bombarded with
donation requests but at least with this one you'll
get something back. Just tell me which pic you would
prefer.
Send to me at: Aaron Douglas
C/O Pacific Artists
685-1285 West Broadway
Vancouver, BC
Canada
V6H3X8
EDIT: If you are outside USA/Canada, yes you can
donate DVDs. I believe the portable dvd players will
be multi-region players.
And if anyone has a contact with one of the
manufacturers of these types of products let me
know. I am thinking SONY or Panasonic or some
company like that.
EDIT #2: Update on SSAE (Stamped Self-Addressed
Envelope). pipsi_pirate went to a Post Office in
Canada to ask out about SSAE. This is what she found
out ..... "looks like IRCs are the only way to go -
there is no way that canada post will accept foreign
stamps :("
EDIT #3: Reading this again I feel that it
appears as though this was wholly my idea. I want to
clarify something which I did not include in the
first posting. I left out the name of my friend and
her father with the notion that I was protecting her
and her family from the public knowing personal
stuff about them. I did not check with my friend
about this and I have found out I was wrong to leave
them out. She wants to do this for the hospital in
the name of her father, a great man named Richard
McArthur. The germ of this idea, the DVD players,
the library, etc was the idea of his daughter and my
friend Sian. We talked about that idea and came up
with the rest of the plan. Other than that the only
thing I contributed was taking it to my generous and
amazing fans. So, if anyone asks what this is about
please tell them that you are doing it for the
legacy of Richard McArthur, a wonderful man and
father.
The Chief's Deck - Ask The Chief (Q&A with fans) November 2009 Note: The
questions were posted in March 2009 but not answered by Aaron until
November 2009.
November 15th, 2009
Video interview with Aaron at Big Apple Comic-Con
Video Description: I got to kick it with
actor, Aaron Douglas who was doing autographs at the
Big Apple con. Aaron's been in a ton of movies and
TV shows. Below is a little background on Arron,
check out the clip!
Never Say NEVER
posted: 15 November 2009 @ 11:50 am
Ok fine..... I will
take all of the abuse about to come my way....
But
surely you're on Twitter now? I will never use
Twitter. This incessant need for constant updates
and information on the minutiae of people's lives
staggers me. I have no idea why people would want to
know that "Aaron just walked into his trailer and
he's about to have lunch on set."
I am now on Twitter. My reversal in this decision
actually comes from a conversation I had with Brad
on his bus when he was playing MSG. Brad Twitters
and does so to let his fans know about upcoming
appearances, last minute changes to his schedule,
release dates of things, etc.... He feels it is a
very effective tool to keep his fans informed.
I have Michelle for that and she does a
tremendous job.
I have decided to follow Brad into the land of
Twitter not to tell everyone that I am going to the
kitchen to get an apple, am walking in the rain or
just fell down the stairs (although I am sure a few
of you would really like the last one), I am going
to use Twitter for last minute items that come up.
Michelle will always get information first and I
know she will post it here but there will be some
things that people do not have the time or access to
the internet to get. This is how I will use Twitter.
ex. If I am at a con and running late to my table
or a Q&A, I will post that. If I run into someone
and have a conversation that you might find
interesting, I will post that. Basically all the
things that come up with short notice.... that and
to s#%t bag Wil Wheaton.....
So yes, never say never.
Having said that, all those people who post EVERY
BLOODY LITTLE THING are still douchey....
There's nothing on there yet excpt for a synopsis
of the show.
November 14th, 2009
PHOTO GALLERY - EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS:
Michael Hogan, Brad Paisley and Aaron
November 13th, 2009
BLOOD: A BUTCHER'S TALE:
Below are
some
videos of Aaron from the movie
BLOOD: A BUTCHER'S TALE from Director Mark Tuit's page on Vimeo. If you've
been following all the posts on
THE CHIEF'S DECK
regarding this movie, you will have already seen the first three videos
before. The first two videos are trailers for the movie and the third is an
interview with Mark Tuit (that has some BTS footage of Aaron in it). The 4th
and 5th videos I personally haven't seen before. But
SPOILER WARNING,
there are extended scenes from the movie in those two videos and the last
video shows you the final scene of the movie. You have been warned. But, if
you've read the
script then you already know how it
ends :)
Blood: A Butcher 's
Tale
http://www.vimeo.com/3252028 Description: Production trailer for the new feature film. Shot
entirely on a green-screen soundstage. Over 800 VFX shots. HD 2-K Silicon
Imaging Camera. Writen, Produced and Directed by Mark Tuit.
Posted: Tue, Feb 17, 2009 Duration: 01:07
Blood Teaser /
Trailer
http://www.vimeo.com/3304569 Description: This is the teaser / trailer for the film Blood: A
Butcher's Tale. This was constructed just after principal photography. Shot
entirely on a green screen. Director - Mark Tuit. Posted: Fri, Feb 20, 2009 Duration: 00:53
Blood Interview
http://www.vimeo.com/3311941 Description: Local interview that covered all aspects of the Blood
project. Behind the scenes. Posted: Sat, Feb 21, 2009 Duration: 02:12
VFX Breakdown -
Blood A Butcher's Tale
http://www.vimeo.com/3313626 Description: These are some of the shots used in the feature film,
and the breakdown layers. Director - Mark Tuit. Posted: Sat, Feb 21, 2009 Duration: 03:49
Blood: Directing
Demo Reel
http://www.vimeo.com/3396142 Description: Blood: A Butcher's Tale mash-up. Green Screen shot
feature. SI-2K HD 2009. Director - Mark Tuit. Posted: Fri, Feb 27, 2009 Duration: 07:03
Let's not get too
excited just yet until we hear something official, but .... Numb3rs will
have 16 episodes this season instead of 22 to make room for a midseason
show. There is talk about which shows that will be and The Bridge
gets mentioned.
CBS cuts 'Numbers' to 16 episodes 'Flashpoint' may take over Friday night slot
By: MICHAEL SCHNEIDER
November 4th, 2009
"Numbers" has been given a new one: 16.
CBS confirmed Wednesday that it had reduced the order of the Friday night drama from 22 to 16 episodes. According to Eye execs, net decided to make the adjustment in order to make room for midseason fare.
CBS has few holes on its schedule -- but nonetheless has several shows on the bench, including reality skein "Undercover Boss" and fresh dramas "Miami Trauma" and "The Bridge."
Returnee "Flashpoint," which performed
decently for the Eye on Friday nights, is a
top contender to take over the "Numbers" slot.
Net execs stressed
caution in reading too much into the fate of
"Numbers" -- it is only November, after all,
and a final decision on a "Numbers" renewal
wouldn't come down until May. But episodic
reductions are never a good thing, and
"Numbers," now in its sixth season, is a
contender for bubble status when the time
comes.
Among CBS' new shows,
the fate of "Three Rivers" is still in the air
-- but a back-nine pickup is unlikely at this
point.
Numb3rs Countdown
By: Andrew Ryan
November 6th, 2009
The end appears to be nigh for the crime-drama Numb3rs. According to a report in Variety, CBC has reduced this season's show order from 22 to 16 episodes in order to make room for the return of the Canadian-made Flashpoint and the new dramas The Bridge and Undercover Boss. Currently in its sixth season, Numb3rs has been gradually waning in U.S. Nielsen ratings since returning to the Friday-night lineup in September. At the same time, CBS extended the episode order for the new sitcom Accidentally on Purpose, which now joins NCIS: Los Angeles and The Good Wife as rookie CBS shows with full-season pickups.
Aaron is scheduled to appear at the following
convention in Canada in October 2010.
Hal-Con 2010
October 29th - 31st, 2010
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
October 20th, 2009
PHOTO GALLERY - EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS:
2nd Annual Rally For Kids With Cancer Scavenger
Cup
(x1)
PHOTO GALLERY - EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS:
Aaron and Joe Flaherty
(x1)
October 17th, 2009
PHOTO GALLERY - BSG (Promotional Photos):
Season
4 photos (x4)
October 13th, 2009
PHOTO GALLERY - MISCELLANEOUS:
2nd Annual Rally For Kids With Cancer Scavenger
Cup. Toronto, Canada (photos by:
George Pimentel)
(x6)
October 11th, 2009
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA (THE PLAN):
DVD
There is a page for THE PLAN on the BSG DVD
website. There are some new video clips and a photo
gallery. Unfortunately there's no photos of Aaron in
the gallery and he isn't in any of the videos
(except for the teaser we've already seen).
PHOTO GALLERY - MISCELLANEOUS:
Toronto International Film Festival (photos by: Alex
Henry Moore) (x2) PHOTO GALLERY - MISCELLANEOUS:
Toronto International Film Festival (photos by:
Robin Wong) (x4) PHOTO GALLERY - MISCELLANEOUS:
Toronto International Film Festival (photo
by:
Sharpie® Canada) PHOTO GALLERY - MISCELLANEOUS:
The William Davis Centre at VanArts (April 29, 2009) (x3) PHOTO GALLERY - BSG (Promotional Photos):
Season
4 photo (x3)
MEDIA
- AUDIO INTERVIEWS:
Fan Expo Canada 2009 (Interview by
Ramble With Russel)
MEDIA
- VIDEO INTERVIEWS:
Fan Expo Canada 2009 (Interview by
rgbFILTER)
September 26th, 2009
FAN EXPO CANADA
2009: Aaron Douglas Interview
Video Description: Aaron Douglas or Mary
McDonnell Interview? You decide. Source:
rgbFILTER
September 1st, 2009
NOTE: Webmistress Michelle is on
vacation from September 2nd to
September 25th. I will update the
website once I return.
August 31st, 2009
PHOTO GALLERY - EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS (PETE NEMA):
On the set of THE BRIDGE (August 13th, 2009)
(x8)
PHOTO GALLERY - EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS (PETE NEMA):
Aaron's 38th Birthday (August 23rd, 2009)
(x7)
August 28th, 2009
CONVENTION APPEARANCE: Fan Expo Canada 2009
I just heard from Aaron that Mary McDonnell has
to go back to LA on Sunday morning. So he will be
taking her autograph table and doing her BSG guest
panel at
Fan Expo Canada 2009
tomorrow (Sunday, August 30th). Please help spread
this news to any LJ comms or message boards that you
think would be interested.
Autographs: from 11am till closing at 6pm
(Celebrity Autograph Area: M)
Guest Panel: room 716 at 3pm.
Note: the con website says you need a
'deluxe' pass for the guest panel.
August 26th, 2009
CONVENTION APPEARANCE:
Emerald City ComiCon
Aaron is scheduled to appear at the following
convention in the USA.
Today Aaron was interviewed by
Canada AM. The
interview will air on the same day that The Bridge
premieres.
The reason the interview was filmed
early is because they wanted to have the interview
with him on the set. Aaron finishes filming on
August 13th and after that date the sets will be
taken down and stored away.
July 18th, 2009
PHOTO GALLERY - BSG (Promotional Photos):
Season
4 photo
July 17th, 2009
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA (THE PLAN)
:
DVD
The BSG movie THE PLAN will be out on DVD
(and Digital Download) on October 27, 2009.
Tomorrow (Fri July 17th), Aaron will be
filming television promos and doing a photo
shoot for THE BRIDGE.
July 14th, 2009
THE BRIDGE:
ET Canada Interview
Aaron did an
interview with
ET Canada earlier today. I'm not
sure how quick the turn around time is from filming to broadcasting. So
keep an eye out for it. ET Canada airs at 7pm et/pt on weeknights.
July 8th, 2009
MESSAGE FROM AARON
:
Hey All
posted: July 8th, 2009 @ 09:42 am
How is everyone?
I am still in Toronto doing 14 hours a day 5 days a week working on The Bridge. It is looking really good and will be out sometime in the fall. I will keep you posted with new information when I get it, particularly a start date.
CBS has been wonderful and tremendously supportive and I could not be happier being a part of the CBS family.
I hope you are all very well and yes I am still planning on going to DC this year with my brother and friends but this year I am purely a fan, no guest stuff for me. I miss out on too much fun when I have to do all of the guest stuff.
Anyway, I just wanted to let you know that I am still among the living and to say hi.
PHOTO GALLERY - THE
BRIDGE:Playback Magazine (July
6, 2009) Photo of Aaron on the cover ARTICLES (The Bridge):Playback Magazine (July
6, 2009) ARTICLES (The Bridge):
Bridge sells overseas (July 3rd, 2009)
July 3rd, 2009
PHOTO GALLERY - THE
BRIDGE:The Bridge CTV
Official Facebook Page (x5 photos)
July 2nd, 2009
THE BRIDGE (LiveJournal
Community):
I have created a LJ
community for THE BRIDGE @
thebridge_tv.
I hope to see all of you over there.
I will continue to post any Aaron related info regarding THE BRIDGE on
aarondouglas but
going forward we need somewhere to post items for the rest of the cast
members, writers and crew and LJ icons, videos, etc. And we will have
the episode reviews over there instead of on
aarondouglas.
That way you can discuss all aspects of the episode and the subject
doesn't have to be just about Aaron.
I expect the new comm will be very quiet until the show starts to air
and we have something to talk about it.
June 30th, 2009
FACEBOOK:
If you have a
Facebook account please joinThe Official Facebook Page of The Bridge on CTV and the
Official Facebook Fan Page for Aaron Douglas.
PHOTO GALLERY -
FAN ART (SKETCHES):Battlestar
Galactisimpsons: Last Supper -
by Dylan Meconis
June 20th, 2009
MUCHMUSIC VIDEO AWARDS
Aaron and his co-stars from
THE BRIDGE
(Frank Cassini, Genadijs Dolganovs, Inga Cadranel,
Ona Grauer, Paul Popowich & Theresa Joy) will be
walking the red carpet at the
MUCHMUSIC VIDEO AWARDS
this Sunday.
The MMVAs RED CARPET SPECIAL airs live on Sunday,
June 21 at 8 p.m. ET.
June 19th, 2009
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA (THE PLAN):
New
Trailer
Thanks to YouTube user
greycoupon here is the new trailer for
THE PLAN.
June 14th, 2009
7lightningbolt
*
Have you ever wondered where Aaron gets his awesome
t-shirts and jackets from? Well, wonder no more.
They are from a clothing company called
7lightningbolt* (website and
myspace).
June 11th, 2009
ARTICLES (The Bridge):
Cartt.ca
(BANFF 2009: Cancon a growing trend on U.S. nets) June 11, 2009 ARTICLES - BSG
CAST INTERVIEWS:
Galactica.tv (interview
with Alessandro Juliani) (June 2009) ARTICLES - BSG
CAST INTERVIEWS:
Galactica.tv (interview
with Michael Nankin) (June 2009)
June 10th, 2009
CHIEF TYROL MINIMATE:
Exclusive BSG Minimates Series 2 - Chief and Mortar Pk
Cylon
The minimate is USD$6.99 from
Toys R Us
and USD$13.99 from
BigBadToyStore.
Toys R Us will not ship outside of the USA, BigBadToyStore will.
June 7th, 2009
THE BRIDGE (Canadian Television in the USA):
Below is a video from CBC Newsworld about Canadian tv shows
being picked up by USA channels.
At time stamp 06:46 -
06:58 there is a scene with Aaron from THE BRIDGE.
If you click on this link. It should take you straight
to that part in the video
ARTICLES (The Bridge):
The New York Times (Funny, You Don't Look
Canadian) June 5th, 2009 ARTICLES (The Bridge):
Playback (Bridge goes to Latin America) June
3rd, 2009 ARTICLES (The Bridge):
World Screen (E1 Wraps Screenings Deals) June
4th, 2009 ARTICLES (Interview):
TV Casualty (Battlestar Galactica's
Aaron Douglas) June 5th, 2009 PHOTO GALLERY -
CONVENTIONS:
Phoenix Comicon 2009 (photos by: chris_wass) (x8)
PHOTO GALLERY - EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS:
The Bridge Banner from CTV Upfront PHOTO GALLERY - THE
BRIDGE:
CTV Upfront (x3 photos)
June 2nd, 2009
ARTICLES (The Bridge):
CTV.ca (CTV and 'A' Announce Their Fall
Schedules) June 2nd, 2009
May 21st, 2009
ARTICLES (The Bridge):
CBS Upfront Press Release (May 20th, 2009) ARTICLES (The Bridge):
CBS Upfront Reviews (Praise for Aaron and The
Bridge) May 2009
THE
BRIDGE After the rank and file
unanimously vote tough and dedicated street
cop Frank Leo (BATTLESTAR GALACTICA's Aaron
Douglas) into office as the police union's
dynamic leader, he begins his quest to put
street cops first and clean up the force
from the ground up as he battles criminals
on the street, police department brass and
corruption in the ranks. But the old boys'
network running the police force and the
city's self-serving politicians are not
about to sit idly by while a former street
cop makes up his own rules. Frank walks the
thin blue line as he battles criminals on
the streets, corruption in the ranks and the
politically motivated department brass,
letting nothing stop him from fulfilling his
unwavering vow that when cops are in
trouble, he will be there to protect the
protectors.
