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    Kandyse McClure On Her Galactic Experience

    From SciFiPulse:

    Kandyse McClure On Her Galactic Experience

    By Ian M. Cullen
    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 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.”

    Click on the link to read the entire article

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