Talk:Commander Adama (original Battlestar Galactica)

A nit RE: "Battlestar Galactica"
Referring to this phrase from the article:

"Adama is the commander of the great military vessel Battlestar Galactica..."

This is improper use of the term "Battlestar". The Galactica is a spacegoing military vessel of type Battlestar, along with the Pegasus and (IIRC) 10 others, unnamed in the series.

By analogy with the US Navy, when you look at the last operational battleship in the fleet, you don't see "Battleship Missouri" painted on her bows; it's just "Missouri". (Well, OK, "USS Missouri" or some such...)

Sure it's just a nitpick, but I bring it up so someone can correct it if they wish. --Chris 19:03, 9 July 2006 (UTC)

In the show they frequently referred to it as "the Battlestar Galactica" or simply "the Galactica". Although, as with "the Missouri", only "Galactica" was painted on its landing bay. -- BlueSquadron Raven 09:13, 3 November 2006 (UTC)

Interesting fact about the name Adama
Adama is actually the Hebrew word for earth -- remember the Adam and Eve story. Another one of the many Biblical references in BSG. I'm not sure where this could be included but it's a cool fact. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.110.172.87 (talk) 02:55, 6 June 2007 (UTC)
 * If you can come up with a reference to a reliable source, then we can add it.

rank
Adama is a Admiral now —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.229.16.129 (talk) 15:58, 5 April 2008 (UTC)

Retired to Mount Shasta?
Most of the character names in BG are taken from myth. I'd always assumed that Adama was supposed to be Adam, from Genesis. But I've since discovered that Adama is the name of the "High Priest of Lemuria" who supposedly lives in a secret city under Mount Shasta. Doesn't sound like that sort of source Glen Larson would use, but hey... Isaac Rabinovitch (talk) 00:01, 4 February 2012 (UTC)