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	Born in [[w:White Sulphur Springs, Montana\|White Sulphur Springs, Montana]]<ref name="starlog dec 78 26">{{cite_magazine\|quotes=\|last=Houston\|first=David\|authorlink=\|coauthors=\|year=1978\|month=December\|title=Two Crazy Kind of Guys\|magazine=Starlog\|volume=\|issue=\|pages=26\|id=\|url=\|accessdate=6 February 2007}}</ref>, Benedict chose his stage name from a serving of Eggs Benedict he had enjoyed prior to his acting career.{{citation needed}} His father was a lawyer who shared a love of the outdoors with his son, who spent "hours just going into the mountains for target practice" firearms and hand-made archery equipment.<ref name="starlog dec 78 26"/>		Born in [[w:White Sulphur Springs, Montana\|White Sulphur Springs, Montana]]<ref name="starlog dec 78 26">{{cite_magazine\|quotes=\|last=Houston\|first=David\|authorlink=\|coauthors=\|year=1978\|month=December\|title=Two Crazy Kind of Guys\|magazine=Starlog\|volume=\|issue=\|pages=26\|id=\|url=\|accessdate=6 February 2007}}</ref>, Benedict chose his stage name from a serving of Eggs Benedict he had enjoyed prior to his acting career.{{citation needed}} His father was a lawyer who shared a love of the outdoors with his son, who spent "hours just going into the mountains for target practice" firearms and hand-made archery equipment.<ref name="starlog dec 78 26"/>

	Benedict was an excellent high school athlete and aspiring musician, who learned to play [[w:trombone\|trombone]], [[w:piano\|piano]] and [[w:guitar\|guitar]]<ref name="starlog dec 78 26"/>. After entering [[w:Whitman College\|Whitman College]] in [[w:Walla Walla, Washington\|Walla Walla, Washington]] to pursue a major in music, he was dared by members of the Phi delta fraternity (who were also members of the freshman football team) to audition for the musical ''[[w:Show Boat\|Show Boat]]''. Despite no previous experience or exposure to theater, he was given the lead role of Gaylor Ravanal, a part that consisted largely of signing and acting.		Benedict was an excellent high school athlete and aspiring musician, who learned to play [[w:trombone\|trombone]], [[w:piano\|piano]] and [[w:guitar\|guitar]]<ref name="starlog dec 78 26"/>. After entering [[w:Whitman College\|Whitman College]] in [[w:Walla Walla, Washington\|Walla Walla, Washington]] to pursue a major in music, he was dared by members of the Phi delta fraternity (who were also members of the freshman football team) to audition for the musical ''[[w:Show Boat\|Show Boat]]''. Despite no previous experience or exposure to theater, he was given the lead role of Gaylor Ravanal, a part that consisted largely of signing and acting.

	Of this experience, Benedict told ''[[w:Starlog\|Starlog]]''{{'\|s}} David Houston:		Of this experience, Benedict told ''[[w:Starlog\|Starlog]]''{{'\|s}} David Houston:

	: ''I tried to get out of it, but the head of the department wouldn't let me. I was a pledge in a jock fraternity. A couple of my friends came down to help, and in the course of the years that followed, the Phi Delta fraternity became the number one cracker-jack set builders for the theater. The guys loved it. They liked being around all the theater freaks, and I was sorta the bridge between them.''<ref name="starlog dec 78 26"/>		: ''I tried to get out of it, but the head of the department wouldn't let me. I was a pledge in a jock fraternity. A couple of my friends came down to help, and in the course of the years that followed, the Phi Delta fraternity became the number one cracker-jack set builders for the theater. The guys loved it. They liked being around all the theater freaks, and I was sorta the bridge between them.''<ref name="starlog dec 78 26"/>
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	Benedict (with fellow Original Series actor [[Richard Hatch]]) loaned his voice talents as the Original Series Starbuck to the [[Video Game\|''Battlestar Galactica'' video game]] that appeared in 2003. The characters of Starbuck and Apollo are available as wingmen pilots for the game player, using a game cheat.		Benedict (with fellow Original Series actor [[Richard Hatch]]) loaned his voice talents as the Original Series Starbuck to the [[Video Game\|''Battlestar Galactica'' video game]] that appeared in 2003. The characters of Starbuck and Apollo are available as wingmen pilots for the game player, using a game cheat.

			== Connection to the Re-imagined Series ==
	[[File:Starbucks at starbucks.jpg\|thumb\|The "Starbucks" meeting over coffee at Starbucks.]]		[[File:Starbucks at starbucks.jpg\|thumb\|The "Starbucks" meeting over coffee at Starbucks.]]
	Benedict has ~~yet to be cast~~ in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)\|Re-imagined Series]]~~. He~~ was considered for the role of the [[Armistice Officer]], but passed on the project. ~~In another instance~~, ~~he was considered to play~~ a ~~cigar-smoking~~ [[~~God (RDM)\|God~~]] ~~of the~~ [[~~Cylons (RDM)\|Cylons~~]] in a ~~dream sequence with~~ [[Gaius Baltar]] in a ~~Season 1 episode~~, ~~but the~~ idea was ~~later dismissed~~. ~~The original~~ "~~good mood~~" ~~towards the new series resulted in a meeting with [[Katee Sackhoff]] at a Starbucks coffee shop as seen in the~~ [[Battlestar Galactica: The ~~Lowdown (Mini-Series)\|mini-series Lowdown~~]]~~. Benedict passes a cigar to Sackhoff in a kind of "passing the torch" ceremony.~~		Benedict has not appeared in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)\|Re-imagined Series]], though he was considered for two different roles. The producers initially offered him the role of the [[Armistice Officer]] in the [[Miniseries]], but he passed on the project.<ref group="Book">{{Cite book\|author=David Bassom\|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]\|year=2005\|publisher=Titan Books\|isbn=1845760972\|page=28}}</ref> Later, in a first draft of the Season 1 episode "[[Kobol's Last Gleaming, Part II]]", [[Ronald D. Moore]] wrote a scene where [[Gaius Baltar]] would encounter a cigar-smoking character who introduced himself as God, a role earmarked for Benedict. The idea was ultimately scrapped, with Moore feeling it would be "a step too far."<ref group="Book">{{Cite book\|author=David Bassom\|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]\|year=2005\|publisher=Titan Books\|isbn=1845760972\|page=94}}</ref>

	~~However~~, in a May 2004 article from [[Wikipedia:Dreamwatch\|''Dreamwatch'' magazine]] entitled "Starbuck: Lost in Castration" <ref name="dreamwatch">''Starbuck: Lost in Castration'' Mirrored at [http://www.dirkbenedictcentral.com/home/articles-readarticle.php?nid=5 www.dirkbenedictcentral.com]</ref>, Benedict harshly criticized the Re-imagined Series, citing its dark tone and supposed moral relativism:		Despite not appearing, Benedict did meet with [[Katee Sackhoff]], the new Starbuck, for the special ''[[Battlestar Galactica: The Lowdown (Mini-Series)\|Battlestar Galactica: The Lowdown]]''. Of the meeting, Sackhoff recalled, "I really enjoyed Dirk’s company... I know there was a lot of footage they couldn’t show because he and I were just joking around and being stupid! He seemed like a cool guy."<ref group="Book">{{Cite book\|author=David Bassom\|title=[[Battlestar Galactica: The Official Companion]]\|year=2005\|publisher=Titan Books\|isbn=1845760972\|page=113}}</ref>

			In a May 2004 article from [[Wikipedia:Dreamwatch\|''Dreamwatch'' magazine]] entitled "Starbuck: Lost in Castration" <ref name="dreamwatch">''Starbuck: Lost in Castration'' Mirrored at [http://www.dirkbenedictcentral.com/home/articles-readarticle.php?nid=5 www.dirkbenedictcentral.com]</ref>, Benedict harshly criticized the Re-imagined Series, citing its dark tone and supposed moral relativism:
	:''"Re-imagining," they call it. "un-imagining" is more accurate. To take what once was and twist it into what never was intended. So that a television show based on hope, spiritual faith, and family is unimagined and regurgitated as a show of despair, sexual violence and family dysfunction.''		:''"Re-imagining," they call it. "un-imagining" is more accurate. To take what once was and twist it into what never was intended. So that a television show based on hope, spiritual faith, and family is unimagined and regurgitated as a show of despair, sexual violence and family dysfunction.''

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	:''"Re-imagining," they call it. "un-imagining" is more accurate. To take what once was and twist it into what never was intended. So that a television show based on hope, spiritual faith, and family is unimagined and regurgitated as a show of despair, sexual violence and family dysfunction.''		:''"Re-imagining," they call it. "un-imagining" is more accurate. To take what once was and twist it into what never was intended. So that a television show based on hope, spiritual faith, and family is unimagined and regurgitated as a show of despair, sexual violence and family dysfunction.''

	Benedict devoted the greatest part of the article to criticizing the producers' decision to turn Starbuck into a female character, ~~[[Kara Thrace]]~~ (whom Benedict derisively calls "Stardoe" throughout his commentary), tying it in to what he perceived as a general anti-masculinity agenda:		Benedict devoted the greatest part of the article to criticizing the producers' decision to turn Starbuck into a female character, {{callsign\|Starbuck}} (whom Benedict derisively calls "Stardoe" throughout his commentary), tying it in to what he perceived as a general anti-masculinity agenda:

	:''One thing is certain. In the new un-imagined, re-imagined world of Battlestar Galactica everything is female driven. The male characters, from Adama on down, are confused, weak, and wracked with indecision while the female characters are decisive, bold, angry as hell, puffing cigars (gasp) and not about to take it any more.''		:''One thing is certain. In the new un-imagined, re-imagined world of Battlestar Galactica everything is female driven. The male characters, from Adama on down, are confused, weak, and wracked with indecision while the female characters are decisive, bold, angry as hell, puffing cigars (gasp) and not about to take it any more.''

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	* [http://www.dirkbenedictcentral.com Official website]		* [http://www.dirkbenedictcentral.com Official website]
	* [~~http~~:~~//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/~~Dirk_Benedict Dirk Benedict] at Wikipedia		* [[w:Dirk_Benedict\|Dirk Benedict]] at Wikipedia
	* [http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/DirkBenedict/ DirkBenedict Chat & News] a Yahoo! mailing list about Dirk		* [http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/DirkBenedict/ DirkBenedict Chat & News] a Yahoo! mailing list about Dirk

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	Benedict's casting as "Starbuck" in ''Battlestar Galactica'' made him nationally famous. He made an appearance on the final episode of ''[[Galactica 1980]]'', entitled "[[The Return of Starbuck]]". This episode is considered by fans of the Original Series as the only significant contribution from ''Galactica 1980'', a show otherwise considered [[canon\|noncanonical]] by many.		Benedict's casting as "Starbuck" in ''Battlestar Galactica'' made him nationally famous. He made an appearance on the final episode of ''[[Galactica 1980]]'', entitled "[[The Return of Starbuck]]". This episode is considered by fans of the Original Series as the only significant contribution from ''Galactica 1980'', a show otherwise considered [[canon\|noncanonical]] by many.

	[[~~Image~~:ATeamCylon.jpg\|left\|thumb\|Dirk's A-Team 'Faceman' meets a Cylon.]]		[[File:ATeamCylon.jpg\|left\|thumb\|Dirk's A-Team 'Faceman' meets a Cylon.]]
	After these series, Benedict found popularity again as the character of Templeton "Faceman" Peck on the long-running early-1980s TV series, ''[[Wikipedia:The A-Team\|The A-Team]]'', produced by ''Galactica'''s owner, Universal. The show's opening credits featured a sequence, taken from an early episode of the series, in which a [[Centurion (TOS)\|Cylon Centurion]] is shown walking by Benedict's character, who gives a peculiarly humorous look of recognition of the robot as an in-joke to the actor's past role as Starbuck. (The context of the original episode was that Faceman was visiting the Universal Studios theme park in Hollywood.)		After these series, Benedict found popularity again as the character of Templeton "Faceman" Peck on the long-running early-1980s TV series, ''[[Wikipedia:The A-Team\|The A-Team]]'', produced by ''Galactica'''s owner, Universal. The show's opening credits featured a sequence, taken from an early episode of the series, in which a [[Centurion (TOS)\|Cylon Centurion]] is shown walking by Benedict's character, who gives a peculiarly humorous look of recognition of the robot as an in-joke to the actor's past role as Starbuck. (The context of the original episode was that Faceman was visiting the Universal Studios theme park in Hollywood.)

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	Benedict (with fellow Original Series actor [[Richard Hatch]]) loaned his voice talents as the Original Series Starbuck to the [[Video Game\|''Battlestar Galactica'' video game]] that appeared in 2003. The characters of Starbuck and Apollo are available as wingmen pilots for the game player, using a game cheat.		Benedict (with fellow Original Series actor [[Richard Hatch]]) loaned his voice talents as the Original Series Starbuck to the [[Video Game\|''Battlestar Galactica'' video game]] that appeared in 2003. The characters of Starbuck and Apollo are available as wingmen pilots for the game player, using a game cheat.

	[[~~Image~~:Starbucks at starbucks.jpg\|thumb\|The "Starbucks" meeting over coffee at Starbucks.]]		[[File:Starbucks at starbucks.jpg\|thumb\|The "Starbucks" meeting over coffee at Starbucks.]]
	Benedict has yet to be cast in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)\|Re-imagined Series]]. He was considered for the role of the [[Armistice Officer]], but passed on the project. In another instance, he was considered to play a cigar-smoking [[God (RDM)\|God]] of the [[Cylons (RDM)\|Cylons]] in a dream sequence with [[Gaius Baltar]] in a Season 1 episode, but the idea was later dismissed. The original "good mood" towards the new series resulted in a meeting with [[Katee Sackhoff]] at a Starbucks coffee shop as seen in the [[Battlestar Galactica: The Lowdown (Mini-Series)\|mini-series Lowdown]]. Benedict passes a cigar to Sackhoff in a kind of "passing the torch" ceremony.		Benedict has yet to be cast in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)\|Re-imagined Series]]. He was considered for the role of the [[Armistice Officer]], but passed on the project. In another instance, he was considered to play a cigar-smoking [[God (RDM)\|God]] of the [[Cylons (RDM)\|Cylons]] in a dream sequence with [[Gaius Baltar]] in a Season 1 episode, but the idea was later dismissed. The original "good mood" towards the new series resulted in a meeting with [[Katee Sackhoff]] at a Starbucks coffee shop as seen in the [[Battlestar Galactica: The Lowdown (Mini-Series)\|mini-series Lowdown]]. Benedict passes a cigar to Sackhoff in a kind of "passing the torch" ceremony.

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	However, in a May 2004 article from [[Wikipedia:Dreamwatch\|''Dreamwatch'' magazine]] entitled "Starbuck: Lost in Castration" <ref name="dreamwatch">''Starbuck: Lost in Castration'' Mirrored at [http://www.dirkbenedictcentral.com/home/articles-readarticle.php?nid=5 www.dirkbenedictcentral.com]</ref>, Benedict harshly criticized the Re-imagined Series, citing its dark tone and supposed moral relativism:		However, in a May 2004 article from [[Wikipedia:Dreamwatch\|''Dreamwatch'' magazine]] entitled "Starbuck: Lost in Castration" <ref name="dreamwatch">''Starbuck: Lost in Castration'' Mirrored at [http://www.dirkbenedictcentral.com/home/articles-readarticle.php?nid=5 www.dirkbenedictcentral.com]</ref>, Benedict harshly criticized the Re-imagined Series, citing its dark tone and supposed moral relativism:
	:''"Re-imagining", they call it. "un-imagining" is more accurate. To take what once was and twist it into what never was intended. So that a television show based on hope, spiritual faith, and family is unimagined and regurgitated as a show of despair, sexual violence and family dysfunction.''		:''"Re-imagining," they call it. "un-imagining" is more accurate. To take what once was and twist it into what never was intended. So that a television show based on hope, spiritual faith, and family is unimagined and regurgitated as a show of despair, sexual violence and family dysfunction.''

	Benedict devoted the greatest part of the article to criticizing the producers' decision to turn Starbuck into a female character, [[Kara Thrace]] (whom Benedict derisively calls "Stardoe" throughout his commentary), tying it in to what he perceived as a general anti-masculinity agenda:		Benedict devoted the greatest part of the article to criticizing the producers' decision to turn Starbuck into a female character, [[Kara Thrace]] (whom Benedict derisively calls "Stardoe" throughout his commentary), tying it in to what he perceived as a general anti-masculinity agenda:

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	Benedict was an excellent high school athlete and aspiring musician, who learned to play [[w:trombone\|trombone]], [[w:piano\|piano]] and [[w:guitar\|guitar]]<ref name="starlog dec 78 26"/>. After entering [[w:Whitman College\|Whitman College]] in [[w:Walla Walla, Washington\|Walla Walla, Washington]] to pursue a major in music, he was dared by members of the Phi delta fraternity (who were also members of the freshman football team) to audition for the musical ''[[w:Show Boat\|Show Boat]]''. Despite no previous experience or exposure to theater, he was given the lead role of Gaylor Ravanal, a part that consisted largely of signing and acting.		Benedict was an excellent high school athlete and aspiring musician, who learned to play [[w:trombone\|trombone]], [[w:piano\|piano]] and [[w:guitar\|guitar]]<ref name="starlog dec 78 26"/>. After entering [[w:Whitman College\|Whitman College]] in [[w:Walla Walla, Washington\|Walla Walla, Washington]] to pursue a major in music, he was dared by members of the Phi delta fraternity (who were also members of the freshman football team) to audition for the musical ''[[w:Show Boat\|Show Boat]]''. Despite no previous experience or exposure to theater, he was given the lead role of Gaylor Ravanal, a part that consisted largely of signing and acting.

	Of this experience, Benedict told ''[[w:Starlog\|Starlog]]'''s David Houston:		Of this experience, Benedict told ''[[w:Starlog\|Starlog]]''{{'\|s}} David Houston:

	: ''I tried to get out of it, but the head of the department wouldn't let me. I was a pledge in a jock fraternity. A couple of my friends came down to help, and in the course of the years that followed, the Phi Delta fraternity became the number one cracker-jack set builders for the theater. The guys loved it. They liked being around all the theater freaks, and I was sorta the bridge between them.''<ref name="starlog dec 78 26"/>		: ''I tried to get out of it, but the head of the department wouldn't let me. I was a pledge in a jock fraternity. A couple of my friends came down to help, and in the course of the years that followed, the Phi Delta fraternity became the number one cracker-jack set builders for the theater. The guys loved it. They liked being around all the theater freaks, and I was sorta the bridge between them.''<ref name="starlog dec 78 26"/>

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	'''Dirk Benedict''' (born as Dirk Niewoehner on 1 March 1945) is a American film and television actor.		'''Dirk Benedict''' (born as Dirk Niewoehner on 1 March 1945) is a American film and television actor.

	Benedict is best known for his portrayal of Lieutenant ~~[[Starbuck (~~TOS)\|Starbuck]], the womanizing, cigar-smoking, card playing and incredibly skilled [[Colonial Warrior]] in the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)\|Original ''Battlestar Galactica'' series]]. Incidentally, he also went on to portray Templeton "Faceman" Peck, the womanizing, cigar-smoking, card playing and incredibly skilled supply officer in ''[[w:The A-Team\|The A-Team]]''.		Benedict is best known for his portrayal of Lieutenant {{TOS\|Starbuck}}, the womanizing, cigar-smoking, card playing and incredibly skilled [[Colonial Warrior]] in the [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)\|Original ''Battlestar Galactica'' series]]. Incidentally, he also went on to portray Templeton "Faceman" Peck, the womanizing, cigar-smoking, card playing and incredibly skilled supply officer in ''[[w:The A-Team\|The A-Team]]''.

	==Biography==		==Biography==

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	Benedict's casting as "Starbuck" in ''Battlestar Galactica'' made him nationally famous. He made an appearance on the final episode of ''[[Galactica 1980]]'', entitled "[[The Return of Starbuck]]". This episode is considered by fans of the Original Series as the only significant contribution from ''Galactica 1980'', a show otherwise considered [[canon\|noncanonical]] by many.		Benedict's casting as "Starbuck" in ''Battlestar Galactica'' made him nationally famous. He made an appearance on the final episode of ''[[Galactica 1980]]'', entitled "[[The Return of Starbuck]]". This episode is considered by fans of the Original Series as the only significant contribution from ''Galactica 1980'', a show otherwise considered [[canon\|noncanonical]] by many.

	[[~~Image~~:ATeamCylon.jpg\|left\|thumb\|Dirk's A-Team 'Faceman' meets a Cylon.]]		[[File:ATeamCylon.jpg\|left\|thumb\|Dirk's A-Team 'Faceman' meets a Cylon.]]
	After these series, Benedict found popularity again as the character of Templeton "Faceman" Peck on the long-running early-1980s TV series, ''[[Wikipedia:The A-Team\|The A-Team]]'', produced by ''Galactica'''s owner, Universal. The show's opening credits featured a sequence, taken from an early episode of the series, in which a [[Centurion (TOS)\|Cylon Centurion]] is shown walking by Benedict's character, who gives a peculiarly humorous look of recognition of the robot as an in-joke to the actor's past role as Starbuck. (The context of the original episode was that Faceman was visiting the Universal Studios theme park in Hollywood.)		After these series, Benedict found popularity again as the character of Templeton "Faceman" Peck on the long-running early-1980s TV series, ''[[Wikipedia:The A-Team\|The A-Team]]'', produced by ''Galactica'''s owner, Universal. The show's opening credits featured a sequence, taken from an early episode of the series, in which a [[Centurion (TOS)\|Cylon Centurion]] is shown walking by Benedict's character, who gives a peculiarly humorous look of recognition of the robot as an in-joke to the actor's past role as Starbuck. (The context of the original episode was that Faceman was visiting the Universal Studios theme park in Hollywood.)

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	Benedict (with fellow Original Series actor [[Richard Hatch]]) loaned his voice talents as the Original Series Starbuck to the [[Video Game\|''Battlestar Galactica'' video game]] that appeared in 2003. The characters of Starbuck and Apollo are available as wingmen pilots for the game player, using a game cheat.		Benedict (with fellow Original Series actor [[Richard Hatch]]) loaned his voice talents as the Original Series Starbuck to the [[Video Game\|''Battlestar Galactica'' video game]] that appeared in 2003. The characters of Starbuck and Apollo are available as wingmen pilots for the game player, using a game cheat.

	[[~~Image~~:Starbucks at starbucks.jpg\|thumb\|The "Starbucks" meeting over coffee at Starbucks.]]		[[File:Starbucks at starbucks.jpg\|thumb\|The "Starbucks" meeting over coffee at Starbucks.]]
	Benedict has yet to be cast in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)\|Re-imagined Series]]. He was considered for the role of the [[Armistice Officer]], but passed on the project. In another instance, he was considered to play a cigar-smoking [[God (RDM)\|God]] of the [[Cylons (RDM)\|Cylons]] in a dream sequence with [[Gaius Baltar]] in a Season 1 episode, but the idea was later dismissed. The original "good mood" towards the new series resulted in a meeting with [[Katee Sackhoff]] at a Starbucks coffee shop as seen in the [[Battlestar Galactica: The Lowdown (Mini-Series)\|mini-series Lowdown]]. Benedict passes a cigar to Sackhoff in a kind of "passing the torch" ceremony.		Benedict has yet to be cast in the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)\|Re-imagined Series]]. He was considered for the role of the [[Armistice Officer]], but passed on the project. In another instance, he was considered to play a cigar-smoking [[God (RDM)\|God]] of the [[Cylons (RDM)\|Cylons]] in a dream sequence with [[Gaius Baltar]] in a Season 1 episode, but the idea was later dismissed. The original "good mood" towards the new series resulted in a meeting with [[Katee Sackhoff]] at a Starbucks coffee shop as seen in the [[Battlestar Galactica: The Lowdown (Mini-Series)\|mini-series Lowdown]]. Benedict passes a cigar to Sackhoff in a kind of "passing the torch" ceremony.