Aaron Douglas

The first day of Creation’s Official Stargate SG-1 / Stargate Atlantis Convention marched on in Vancouver, British Columbia, with actors Dan Payne and Alex Zahara taking the stage just after 3 p.m. Alex and Dan were joined by a surprise guest, local actor Aaron Douglas — Chief Galen Tyrol on SG-1 and Atlantis‘s companion show, Battlestar Galactica.Douglas also played Bra’tac’s ill-fated apprentice Moac in SG-1 Season Three’s “Maternal Instinct,” and Anubis’s Jaffa in Season Six’s “Redemption, Part 2.”Dan played the Kull warrior through Seasons Seven and Eight, as well as a Wraith warrior in “Rising,” and a number of other characters. Alex has played a gamut of Stargate characters, including Xe’ls, Michael the hippie bus driver, Eggar, Warrick (in his second appearance), the shy Unas in “Beast of Burden,” and Kor Asek (“Iron Shirt”).

Dan Payne, Aaron Douglas, and Alex Zahara

The two took the stage and the laughs began immediately. One audience member prompted Dan to tell a story regarding him and a bear in the Yukon. Let’s just say that included him in the middle of nowhere, a very large bear, a tree, and some urine. Both men peformed an impromtu, live action demonstration involving the difficulty of answering natures call when strapped into alien costumes and armor, and expressed their sympathy for their dresser, a very nice woman by the name of Nancy.Part-way through the panel Dan announced that he was good friends with Aaron Douglas and the next thing we knew Aaron was up on stage. Given the overwhelming applause, Alex and Dan seemed to ponder whether or not their continued presence on stage was needed or wanted.Unfortunately Aaron did not have anything in the way of tidbits regarding the upcoming third season of Battlestar Galactica. However, he did tell fans after the stage panel that viewers will be left hanging still two episodes into the new season.Reporting by Shipperahoy and kiwigater. Photos by kiwigater. Special thanks to blingaway.