Richard Hatch, who will guest-star in SCI FI Channel's upcoming original series Battlestar Galactica, told fans that it was difficult for him to give up his idea to continue the original series, in which he starred.
The full article makes for interesting reading. Prior to the new version premiering Hatch was vehemently against the "re-imagination" idea of wanted to go with a continuation of the old series so it's suprising to see that really softened his stance.