Of all the roles Edward James Olmos has played during his career, he says Admiral Adama from Battlestar Galactica was the one that made the biggest impact.
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“Battlestar Galactica was the best usage of television I’ve ever been a part of,” says the venerable actor. “This is a show that started in 2003 and went off the air in 2008. Today, in 2014, it’s more relevant than when it came out. That goes to show you the political stanza in which it has taken. Nothing has changed.”
Olmos, who was recently in Salt Lake City for the Salt Lake Comic Con, says the only accolade the show ever won during its five-year run was a Peabody award, given to those who are using electronic media in the best ways around the world.
“You can’t vie for it (a Peabody). You’re not nominated. All of a sudden you get a phone call saying you’ve won. I would take a Peabody over an Emmy any day. When we received the Peabody, it was a moment of triumph for the show.”
Olmos says the themes they explored on the show will echo for years to come.
“I am convinced Battlestar will be the dominant single work of science fiction to ever come out. 30-40 years from now they’ll be studying it. It speaks clearly about human issues and the inability of humanity to to be able to deal with it.”
You can listen to a podcast of a conversation with Edward James Olmos here.
