Talk:William Adama
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[edit] update
Page needs to be updated to cover the events from seasons one and two.--KrossTalk 07:56, 16 January 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Military Service
Details added from Hi-Def screenshots of the episode. We don't know if they're supposed to be true or not, but there is no evidence to the contrary that they're fake or inaccurate. Leave them up or reformat them until we can confirm otherwise. - 59.167.6.38 05:12, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Valkyrie service
There was a clear error in the episode Hero. It has been stated in numerous episodes that Adama has been in command of the Galactica for up to 5 years prior to the Fall of the Twelve Colonies (miniseries, Litmus, Acts of Contrition, etc). Now the writers make a error by listing Adama in command of the Valkyrie one year prior to the attacks, and that Adama's appointment to the Galactica was as a retirement punishment. I am curious as to how we should address this in the main article? Kerusso 21:22, 17 January 2007 (UTC)
- It is entirely possible for a command officer to be moved between boats/ships in the US Navy over the course of years due to retirements/reassignments/perceived demotions. His posting to the Valkyrie could have been a short stint, after which he was "demoted" back to the Galactica. Pure supposition on my part, but it can preclude the 'error'. Pejorative.majeure (talk) 01:37, 5 April 2008 (UTC)
This is an important point that has apparently been left unresolved. Adama has been in command of the Galactica for several years prior to the Cylon attack. This has been stated in numerous episodes and mentioned repeatedly. His command of the Valkyrie, in fact much of the episode Hero, contradicts established facts. Additionally, he is apparently a veteran of the First Cylon War yet it is implied that the first mission he flew during the war was the same one in which he discovered the Cylon experimintation facilities and learned about the Armistice, during the last week of the war. That would have limited his experience in combat to less than a week, but it is implied he has extensive combat experience.137.165.208.48 (talk) 23:18, 2 April 2008 (UTC)
- Soldiers who undergo basic training and see action in the last week or days of a war are still considered veterans of the war. It could also be that thru understatement it is left to the viewer's imagination how much combat experience Adama actually had. I don't recall any specific statement from Adama himself regarding 'extensive' experience during the first war in any episode. Pejorative.majeure (talk) 01:37, 5 April 2008 (UTC)
[edit] sucession boxes
| Preceded by Helena Cain |
Admiral of the Fleet (seasons 2.5 - 4.0) |
Succeeded by Saul Tigh |
| Preceded by unknown |
CO of Battlestar Galactica (seasons 0 - 2.0) |
Succeeded by Saul Tigh |
| Preceded by Saul Tigh |
CO of Battlestar Galactica (seasons 2.0 - 4.0) |
Succeeded by Saul Tigh |
[edit] Callsign
As the callsign has gotten changed to "Husher" again, I'm posting this for reference. I uploaded some screenshot crops from the miniseries that clearly show that the proper spelling is "Husker" (Image:BSG-Husker-Viper1.jpg and Image:BSGMini-00_10_37-part.jpg). --Fru1tbat 18:44, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Husker
Why does 'husker' redirect here? God, if there's any better proof of the fact that Wikipedia is run by nerds, I cannot find it. 204.69.40.13 21:30, 19 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Razor
The service record needs to be updated. Adama was downed at the end of the First Cylon War, while serving aboard the Galactica. It said it was 41 years before present, whatever that is. 70.55.85.95 (talk) 04:52, 26 November 2007 (UTC)
[edit] William Adams
Is it purely a coincidence that his name looks so much like that of William Adams (sailor), and that they are both naval officers? Very well could be, but just to be sure... Anyone know anything from any interviews with the creators or anything? LordAmeth (talk) 06:22, 18 May 2008 (UTC)
