Kandyse McClure On Her Galactic Experience
15 June 2005
It has been awhile since Ron Moore's Battlestar Galactica first premiered as a the controversial mini series which launched a series, and one of the things that many fans of the show are finding more and more intriguing
are some of the supporting less prominent cast members. One such cast member is Kandyse McClure who from the beginning during the 4 hour mini series has managed to carve out a niche for herself with her portray of Tactical and Communications Officer Duella, and one thing that Duella is illustrating is just how tough the female officers have to be in comparison to their male counterparts. In an interview for Steven Eramo for Starburst Magazine the actress talked about this and more.
It takes a great deal of grit to be a female weapons and communications specialist. Except for my character, there aren't any other women stationed on the Galactica command deck with any kind of authority or expertise. Duella takes her job seriously, but that doesn't mean she isn't sensitive to those around her.
One aspect of McClure's role in the series is to be a link between the military and the civilian population within the series, and this is one aspect that Kandyse McClure is real happy to be able to play around with. The actress also related that due to circumstances out of her control she had never really been exposed to the original series while growing up.
I grew up in South Africa and we didn't have a TV for the longest time. Because of that, I didn't know anything about the original Battlestar series, continues McClure. I think what immediately impressed me about the [re-imagined] mini series (and subsequent series) was the scope of it. The first time I walked onto the set I was in awe.
As to Battlestar Galactica and her thoughts initially, the actress revealed that she had figured out pretty much right off the bat where Ron Moore and David Eick were looking to take the show. It struck me that what both the producers and writers were trying to do with the mini series, and now the weekly series, was breathe new life into what was already an excellent concept.
One thing that illustrated Duella's link between the civilian population and the military population on the new Galactica is her somewhat unlikely relationship between Billy Keikeya [Paul Campbell] who is the aid to President Roslin. McClure still finds this relationship somewhat humorous.
What an unlikely couple huh? They got the shortest black girl on Galactica Duella and pared her up with the tallest and skinniest white guy Billy, chuckles McClure. I said to myself, Here's a chance to break some ground and cultivate new ideas with the audience,' and it doesn't hurt that Paul Campbell is such a cutie. He seems so straight laced, but like Michael Hogan [Colonel Tigh] he's a funny guy.
You can read further excerpts of what the actress had to share in the current issue of Starburst magazine which is out now in all good news agents throughout the UK ..
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