Talk:William Adama

	This article is within the scope of WikiProject Fictional characters, a collaborative effort to improve the coverage of fictional characters on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the discussion and see a list of open tasks.Fictional charactersWikipedia:WikiProject Fictional charactersTemplate:WikiProject Fictional charactersfictional character articles
Start	This article has been rated as Start-class on Wikipedia's content assessment scale.

update

Page needs to be updated to cover the events from seasons one and two.--Kross ^Talk 07:56, 16 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

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)[reply]

Name Origin

"The last name Adama comes from the ancient Greek adamas (αδάμας; “invincible”)."

This is a bit of a stretch. The original Glen Larson show that became "Battlestar Galactica" was to be named "Adam's Ark" and was directly a play upon the Biblical figure of Adam. Afer retooling "Adam" became "Adama." The Greek consideration of the name is interesting but likely irrelevant. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 148.168.127.10 (talk) 17:00, 5 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Atheism in popular culture

What justifies Adama being place in this category? I did a search and nothing showed up. If anyone from Galatica falls in this category it's Baltar during a first few seasons. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.40.4.36 (talk) 21:01, 21 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

You're right, it's original research. I removed it. To anyone who wants to restore it; please provide a citation establishing his religious beliefs. --Explodicle (T/C) 13:47, 29 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

First/last appearance?

Is his "first appearance" his first chronological appearance (as a boy in Caprica) or his first aired appearance (the Miniseries)? Same with his final appearance - Daybreak: Part 2 or whatever will be the final episode of Caprica? --Explodicle (T/C) 13:51, 29 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

i thgink the last appearance shoiuld be whatever is the final episode in caprica in which he appears.Gman124^talk 18:06, 26 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

His appearance in Caprica renders the phrase "late middle age" incorrect. Caprica places him in his 70's does it not?

Will the real William Adama please stand up?

I'm not going to spoil anything, but anyone who's seen "Here Be Dragons" should begin some revisionism on the William Adama who will become the Admiral and the character from Caprica. Bacteria (talk) 04:52, 25 November 2010 (UTC)[reply]