December 16, 2009 – 24 returns in January with another big overhaul for the series. Season 8 is set in New York, and introduces a brand new version of CTU, with a staff of characters we’ve never met before, with the exception of Chloe O’Brian. One of the most notable of these new characters is Dana Walsh, played by none other than Battlestar Galactica vet Katee Sackhoff. Continue…
The Dish Rag caught up with “Battlestar Galactica” star Katee Sackhoff at the HFPA Young Hollywood party Tuesday night.
The actress talked with us about the fast pace of her new role on “24, being engaged to Freddie Prinze Jr. (on the show, people) and her plan to drink wine and watch the Golden Globes in January from the comfort of her own home.
Can we come over?
Starbuck — er — Sackhoff says that “24″ is a less time-consuming gig than “BSG” and calls the suspenseful show, “a well-oiled machine.”
“I’m like the new computer analyst boss (Dana Walsh) of Chloe (Mary Lynn Rajskub) and I’m engaged to Freddie Prinze Jr.,” she says. “Its a good life on ‘24′ right now.”
The entire cast has been “great” to the pretty blonde newcomer. “They welcome you with open arms and say, ‘I hope you don’t die.’”
So what’s Katee Sackhoff watching on TV herself these days?
“‘Ice Road Truckers!’ That’s a really good show,” she says.
