Hatch queria una continuación y no una reinvención y fue muy critico con esto, pero el productor Ronald D. Moore se ganó su respeto al aparecer en la convención 20 aniversario de Galactica y responder a las preguntas de un público MUY hostil .However, Battlestar Galactica returned to television screens as a re-imagining, rather than the sequel for which Hatch had campaigned. Initially, Hatch was bitterly disappointed by this turn of events and was highly critical of the prospective new series on his web site. However, Hatch developed a respect for Ronald D. Moore, the new series' producer, when he appeared as a featured guest at Galacticon (the Battlestar Galactica 20th anniversary convention, hosted by Hatch) and answered questions posed by a very hostile audience. In 2003, he was offered and accepted a recurring role in the new Battlestar Galactica series.
El productor se ganó su respeto y él un papel en la serie con el correspondiente fajo de billetes.