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corilannamI'm not the first person to post this, but I couldn't resist. My love for the Crumpet and his new pals grows by the minute.
From this interview: http://scifi.about.com/library/weekly/aa120203.htm
Interviewer: Speaking of the original, I want to ask you the same question I asked Kate about her approach to Starbuck. In the original series, there were buckets of love and affection between Apollo and Starbuck, enough that even now we've got fanficers exploring that more sexual side. I love Ron Moore's work, because he's the best writer for Picard and Q, one of my all-time favorite duos. Moore said that he envisions Q as being in love with Picard, and certainly the way he writes them together creates a love of sparks. Do you think perhaps Moore saw some of that in Apollo and Starbuck and sort of resolved it by making Starbuck a woman?
Jamie Bamber: Well, we did a boot camp before we started shooting, and they showed us a couple of episodes, and I have to say that Starbuck and Apollo were definitely in love. There are so many scenes where Starbuck is talking with some women and Apollo gets so pissed off, and then when Starbuck is in trouble Apollo is giving a hard time to his wife. I mean, there's just obviously something going on there.
Guy/guy buddy relationship have been a staple in movies for so long/ Think of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid -- and in that movie, they share a woman, and there's definitely a similar thing going on with Apollo and Starbuck. And there's Top Gun with Tom Cruise - that movie is just homoeroticism on the screen. All these pilots in suits and they just want to play volleyball and rub baby oil on themselves.
I see what Ron Moore's done; what you have is a very professional relationship between a man and a woman. They're in a very macho role and they work great together, but you have the potential for a sexual relationship, which is always there in real life. Of course, that's furthered by the fact that Starbuck was Zak's fiancé.
And from this interview: http://scifi.about.com/library/weekly/aa111203.htm
Interviewer: Speaking of such things. In the original series, there were buckets of love and affection between Apollo and Starbuck, enough that even now we've got fanficers exploring that more sexual side. I love Ron Moore's work, particularly because he's the best writer for Picard and Q, one of my all-time favorite duos. Moore said that he envisions Q as being in love with Picard, and certainly the way he writes them together creates a lot of sparks. Do you think perhaps Moore saw some of that in Apollo and Starbuck and sort of resolved it by making Starbuck a woman?
Katee Sackhoff: (laughs) My best friend and I sat down and decided that's what we think.
Interviewer: A female Starbuck might make it easier to deal with?
Katee Sackhoff: Not easier, but maybe more widely accepted. Actually, the ongoing joke on the set was that Starbuck and Boomer are lovers. Now, I love Grace to death, but I don't know if I want to make out with her on a daily basis.
Interviewer: How about Number Six (Trivia Helfer)?
Katee Sackhoff: She may be the one to turn me. She's really cute.
I actually recommend reading the entirety of both interviews, if you have any interest in BSG 2003. The interviewer asks a lot of intelligent questions, and both Katee and Jamie supply some very thoughtful answers.
From this interview: http://scifi.about.com/library/weekly/aa120203.htm
Interviewer: Speaking of the original, I want to ask you the same question I asked Kate about her approach to Starbuck. In the original series, there were buckets of love and affection between Apollo and Starbuck, enough that even now we've got fanficers exploring that more sexual side. I love Ron Moore's work, because he's the best writer for Picard and Q, one of my all-time favorite duos. Moore said that he envisions Q as being in love with Picard, and certainly the way he writes them together creates a love of sparks. Do you think perhaps Moore saw some of that in Apollo and Starbuck and sort of resolved it by making Starbuck a woman?
Jamie Bamber: Well, we did a boot camp before we started shooting, and they showed us a couple of episodes, and I have to say that Starbuck and Apollo were definitely in love. There are so many scenes where Starbuck is talking with some women and Apollo gets so pissed off, and then when Starbuck is in trouble Apollo is giving a hard time to his wife. I mean, there's just obviously something going on there.
Guy/guy buddy relationship have been a staple in movies for so long/ Think of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid -- and in that movie, they share a woman, and there's definitely a similar thing going on with Apollo and Starbuck. And there's Top Gun with Tom Cruise - that movie is just homoeroticism on the screen. All these pilots in suits and they just want to play volleyball and rub baby oil on themselves.
I see what Ron Moore's done; what you have is a very professional relationship between a man and a woman. They're in a very macho role and they work great together, but you have the potential for a sexual relationship, which is always there in real life. Of course, that's furthered by the fact that Starbuck was Zak's fiancé.
And from this interview: http://scifi.about.com/library/weekly/aa111203.htm
Interviewer: Speaking of such things. In the original series, there were buckets of love and affection between Apollo and Starbuck, enough that even now we've got fanficers exploring that more sexual side. I love Ron Moore's work, particularly because he's the best writer for Picard and Q, one of my all-time favorite duos. Moore said that he envisions Q as being in love with Picard, and certainly the way he writes them together creates a lot of sparks. Do you think perhaps Moore saw some of that in Apollo and Starbuck and sort of resolved it by making Starbuck a woman?
Katee Sackhoff: (laughs) My best friend and I sat down and decided that's what we think.
Interviewer: A female Starbuck might make it easier to deal with?
Katee Sackhoff: Not easier, but maybe more widely accepted. Actually, the ongoing joke on the set was that Starbuck and Boomer are lovers. Now, I love Grace to death, but I don't know if I want to make out with her on a daily basis.
Interviewer: How about Number Six (Trivia Helfer)?
Katee Sackhoff: She may be the one to turn me. She's really cute.
I actually recommend reading the entirety of both interviews, if you have any interest in BSG 2003. The interviewer asks a lot of intelligent questions, and both Katee and Jamie supply some very thoughtful answers.
