OK, so do I call this page "The Food of Battlestar Galactica"? Heh heh...
The crew of the show took some publicity photos during production and I have quite a few here which feature the food my dad was doing for the show. They even contacted TV Guide about the weird food to promote the show and they did a two page article on my father showing his work. You can see that article on page 3. These were taken on the sets of the two scenes where my dad's creations were mainly used. First we have pictures from the set of the Ovion Queen's chamber. This was actually the first thing I saw from Battlestar Galactica. It was the first day the food was being used on the set and we brought the food in for the scene. I was really impressed see the set for the Ovion world and meeting the women who were playing these small insect people. The first picture above is a publicity shot of my dad in the Queen's Chamber with an Ovion and some Ovion food on display. The following pictures are more of the food on that set. My father used lots of carved and dyed turnips, odd small fruits, dyed ginger roots, and even potato chips arranged to look like strange flowers.
Now we have pictures from the scene in the original Battlestar Galactica movie/pilot which specifically dealth with food. This is the scene where Apollo comes to confiscate food from the rich aristocrats to feed the refugees the Galactica has taken on board. These publicity shots of the food features several of the actors including Richard Hatch and an aging Ray Milland. I never visited this set unfortunately. My father said that while shooting the scene Ray Milland couldn't remember his lines. One of the girls seen in the pictures had to hide behind his throne and prompt him for some shots. Also, you'll note the back wall looks exactly like the side of an airplane interior. It was reused from another set. Herb Jefferson, who played Boomer, is also seen here. I remember him always being a really nice guy and very friendly with my Dad.
All in all, I'm very proud of my father's odd little contribution to this bit of TV history. The height of it for me was when TV Guide printed the article on him. He had been mentioned in TV Guide before in an article featuring reviews of the commissaries of the TV studios (Universal's good a rave review), but this was entirely about my dad. I wish there had been a picture of him in it, but the food was the reason for it. On the next page you can see the article from TV Guide. It will take a little longer to load because of the large size so you can actually read the article. Enjoy!
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