Last week’s episode of Battlestar Galactica had Edward James Olmos wrecking a model ship at the end of the show. Well, it ends up that it wasn’t planned, and it wasn’t just any ol’ ship. Salon.com has the scoop:
And as it turns out, according to Ronald D. Moore’s recent podcast, Olmos was improvising, funneling his anger at Sackhoff’s impending departure into the annihilation of the model ship, which was actually an antique worth $100K. The prop department had a heart attack, but the ship was insured. Too bad, really — what better way to inflict revenge on the producers than by landing them with such a hefty bill? You have to love Olmos all the more for that one. Like the soulful but aging cocker spaniel, he’s not afraid to bite the hand that feeds!