I'm sure you've all heard of Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon well, here's six degrees of Battlestar Galactica. The object of the game is simple you take a celebrity, actor, movie star of your choice and link him/her in six degrees or less to a chosen BSG actor. For example I'll link Kevin Bacon to Mary McDonnel.

Kevin was in JFK with Kevin Costner
who was in Dancing With Wolves with Mary McDonnell.

Now to officially start off link Lorne Green with Edward James Olmos (without the obvious BSG connections.)

Lorne Greene was in Roots with
Georg Stanford Brown who was in Roots: The Next Generations with
Dorian Harewood who was in 12 Angry Men with
EJO

Mary McDonnell to Steve Zahn

Mary McDonnell was in Donnie Darko with
Drew Barrymore, who was in Riding in Cars with Boys with
Steve Zahn.

And in honor of the recently departed, Darren McGavin to, oh, anyone in BSG. I'm not picky.

Darren McGavin was in A Christmas Story with
Melinda Dillon who was in Close Encounters of the Third Kind with
Richard Dreyfuss who was in The Education of Max Bickford with
Katee Sackhoff

Wentworth Miller to anyone

(I prefer to play this game by connecting an actor to anyone in the cast, so I will follow Adjamemnon's lead on this one.)

Wentworth Miller was in Steath with Joe Morton who was in What Lies Beneath with Harrison Ford who was in Blade Runner with the man with the glare himself Edward James Olmos.

Mariska Hargitay to anyone.

Mariska Hargitay was in Lake Placid with
Ty Olsson

Next up... Sanaa Lathan

Sanna Lathan was in Out of Time wiht Denzel Washington who was in Devil in a Blue Dress with Jennifer Beals who was in The L Word with like half the cast, including Michael Hogan.

Next up - Ronald Reagan.

Ronald Reagan was in Prisoner of War with
Steve Forrest who was in Storyville with
James Spader who was in Pretty in Pink with
Kate Vernon

Dane Cook

Dane Cook was in Mystery Men with
Eddie Izzard, who was in Circus with
John Hannah, who was in The Mummy with
Erick Avari, who was in Independence Day with
Mary McDonnell.

Don Knotts, if you please.

My all television version -

Don Knotts starred with John Ritter in Three's Company
John Ritter starred in Hearts Afire which was created by Linda Bloodworth-Thomason
Linda Bloodworth-Thomason also created Designing Women with Jean Smart
Jean Smart starred in High Society with Mary McDonnell.

Darren McGavin, RIP.

We just did him yesterday but I will connect him again in a different way:

Darren McGavin was in Airport '77 with
Christopher Lee who was in Star Wars Episode II with
Hayden Christensen who was in Higher Ground with
Kandyse McClure

Mae West

I love this game.

Mae West was in She Done Him Wrong with Cary Grant
Cary Grant was in Bringing Up Baby with Katharine Hepburn
Katharine Hepburn was in Guess Who's Coming to Dinner with Sidney Poitier
Sidney Poitier was in Sneakers with Mary McDonnell.

And that has to be one of the classiest lists we do (with the exception, ironically enough, of Mae West). I love crossing the generations with these things, so Charlie Chaplin.

Charlie Chaplin was in A Countess From Hong Kong with
Marlon Brando who was in The Island of Dr. Moreau with
Fairuza Balk who was in Valmont with
Colin Firth who was in Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason with
James Callis

Hugh Laurie

Hugh Laurie was in Sense & Sensibility with
Hugh Grant who was in Bridget Jones' Diary with
James Callis

Gary Cooper

Gary Cooper was in High Noon with
Grace Kelley, who was in the Swan with
Alec Guinness, who was in Star Wars with
Harrison Ford, who was in Bladerunner with
Edward James Olmos

Yul Brynner

Yul Brynner was in The Magnificent Seven with
James Brolin who was in Antwone Fisher with
Denzel Washington who was in Courage Under Fire with
Lou Diamond Philips who was in Stand and Deliver with
Edward James Olmos

Dennis Weaver

Dennis Weaver was in "Amber Waves" with
Mare Winningham, who was in "Wyatt Earp" with
Kevin Costner, who was in "Dances With Wolves" with
Mary McDonnell.

Richard Burton?

Richard Burton was in "Anne of the Thousand Days" with
John Colicos (!) who was in "Battlestar Galactica" (TOS) with

Richard Hatch

Hee!

James Dean?

James Dean was in Giant with Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor beyond starring with Richard Burton (above) was also in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof with Paul Newman
Paul Newman was in Butch Cassidy with Robert Redford
Robert Redford was in Sneakers with
Mary McDonnell

Let's finish out the Taylor-Burtons, Kate Burton.

Kate Burton was in "The Ice Storm" with
Kevin Kline, who was in "Grand Canyon" with
Mary McDonnell.

Kenneth Branagh - with anyone except Mary McDonnell, 'cause it seems the woman's worked with everyone.

Kenneth Branagh was in the Road to El Dorado with
Edward James Olmos

David Niven

David Niven was in Better Late Than Never with
Maggie Smith who was in My House in Umbria with
Chris Cooper who was in This Boy’s Life with
Tobey Maguire who was in Wonder Boys with
Alan Tudyk who was in I, Robot with
Aaron Douglas

Noah Emmerich

Noah Emmerich was in Love and Sex with
Famke Janssen, whom I love, and was in X2: X-Men United with
Aaron Douglas.

With the Oscars done, let's go that route, with Best Actress Reese Witherspoon first.

Reese Witherspoon was in "Vanity Fair" with
Rhys Ifans, who was in "Notting Hill" with
Hugh Grant who was in "Bridget Jones' Diary" with
James Callis.

Continuing the Oscar theme - Felicity Huffman?

Felcity Huffman in Transamerica with
Burt Young, in The Adventures of Pluto Nash with
Randy Quaid, in Independence Day with
Mary McDonnell

M. Night Shymalan

M. Night Shymalan in The Sixth Sense with
Bruce Willis in Die Hard with
Alan Rickman in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves with
Kevin Costner in Dances With Wolves with
Mary McDonnell

Peter Sarsgaard

Peter Sarsgaard was in Kinsey with
Liam Neeson who was in K19: The Widowmaker with
Harrison Ford who was in Blade Runner with

Edward James Olmos

Let's go the action genre (because hopefully the 2nd part on Friday will be filled with it!) - Jet Li

Peter Sarsgaard hosted an episode of SNL (the Peter Sarsgaard SARS Guard) with
Amy Poehler who was in Arrested Development with
Alia Shawkat who was in State of Grace with
Mae Whitman, who, in Independence Day, played the daughter of
Mary McDonnell

Edited to add: Damn, I was beaten to it!

George Clooney was in Batman & Robin with
Vivica A. Fox who was in Independence Day with
Mary McDonnell
That's okay here's the relation to George Clooney fyi.

Jet Li

Jet Li was in Kiss of the Dragon with
Bridget Fonda who was in Lake Placid with
Bill Pullman who was in Independence Day with
Mary McDonnell

Danny Kaye

Danny Kaye was in "Peter Pan" with
John Gielgud who was in "Haunted" with
Anthony Andrews who was in "David Copperfield" with
Hugh Dancy who was in "Daniel Deronda" with
Jamie Bamber.

Clark Gable

Clark Gable in The Misfits with
Marilyn Monroe who was in Some Like It Hot
Jack Lemmon who was in 12 Angry Men with both
Mary McDonnell and Edward James Olmos

William Petersen

William Petersen was in 12 Angry Men with
Edward James Olmos

Sylvester Stallone

Sylvester Stallone was in Get Carter with
Alan Cumming who was in Eighteen with
Carly Pope who was in Sandra Goes to Whistler with
Tahmoh Penikett

Rainn Wilson

Rainn Wilson was in Full Frontal with
David Duchovny who was in Kalifornia with
Michelle Forbes

Humphrey Bogart

Rainn Wilson was in Galaxy Quest with
Alan Rickman, who was in Dogma with
Jason Lee, who was in Mumford with
Mary McDonnell.

And I was too late! Argh. So I'll do Humphrey Bogart

Humphrey Bogart was in Sabrina with
Audrey Hepburn, who was in Robin and Marian with
Sean Connery, who was in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade with
Harrison Ford, who was in Blade Runner with
Edward James Olmos.

Okay, now then, he's 40 today: Christopher Titus.

Christopher Titus was in Deep Family Secrets with
Angie Dickinson, who was in Ocean's 11 with
Matt Damon, who was in Dogma with
Ben Affleck, who was in Gigli with
Jennifer Lopez, who was in Selena with
Edward James Olmos.

Jon Stewart

Jon Stewart was in Big Daddy with
Adam Sandler who was in 50 First Dateswith
Drew Barrymore who was in Donnie Darko with
Mary McDonnell


Paris Hilton

Ew. Ew, ew, ew. OK.

Paris Hilton was in "Veronica Mars" with
Enrico Colantoni who was in "Galaxy Quest" with
Alan Rickman who was in "Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves" with
Kevin Costner who was in "Dances With Wolves" with
Mary McDonnell.

Hattie McDaniel.

Hattie McDaniel was in Stella Dallas with
Barbara Stanwyck who was in The Colbys with
Charlton Heston who was in Alaska with
Dirk Benedict who was in BSG (TOS) with
Richard Hatch

Jill Whelan

Jill Whelan was in Battle of the Network Stars with
Mr. T who was in the A-Team with
Dirk Benedict who was in Battlestar Galactica
with Richard Hatch

Christopher Meloni

Christopher Meloni was in runaway bride with
Julia Roberts who was in Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
with Drew Barrymore was in Donnie Darko with
Mary McDonnell

Vin Diesel

The easy Vin Diesel is:

Vin Diesel was in The Chronicles of Riddick with
Colm Feore (who played President Adar).

But rather than use a guest star on BSG, I'll go for one who has been there more than once:

Vin Diesel was in The Chronicles of Riddick with
Keith David, who was in Volcano with
Tommy Lee Jones, who was in The Fugitive with
Harrison Ford, who was in Blade Runner with
Edward James Olmos.

Next up: John Schneider. For added degree of difficulty, link him to Katee Sackhoff, as they were share a birthday.

John Schneider was in Exit to Eden with
Hector Elizondo who was in Overboard with
Kurt Russell who was in Tombstone with
Bill Paxton who was in True Lies with
Jamie Lee Curtis who was in Halloween: Resurrection with
Katee Sackhoff

Jonathan Rhys Meyers

I've always loved Bo Duke so I just had to do this one.

Jonathan Rhys Meyers who was in Prozac Nation with
Michelle Williams who was in But I'm A Cheerleader with
Julie Delpy who was in Beginner's Luck with
James Callis

Ice Cube

Ice Cube was in Anaconda with
Jennifer Lopez who was in Selena with
EJO

Keeping up the rapper theme... DMX

nevermind...damn Nikki125, and yours was even faster.

DMX was in Cradle 2 the Grave with
Mark Dacascos who was in Roosters with
Edward James Olmos

okay in honor of the resistance (a la France) Olivier Martinez

Olivier Martinez was in Unfaithful with Margaret Colin
Margaret Colin was in Independence Day with Mary McDonnell

Laurence Olivier.

Laurence Olivier was in the Marathon Man with
Dustin Hoffman who was in Sleepers with
Minnie Driver who was in Circle of Friends with
Colin Firth who was in Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason with
James Callis

Philip Seymour Hoffman