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[Tim the Wiz]

Adama.

 

[VAIL]

Adama if at war.
Picard if at peace.

Pretty much....

 

[Sweedishrodeo]

Cain: I don't take orders from you
Adama: Call it whatever you like.. I'm getting my men
Cain: You are making *such* a mistake!
Adama:

I'M GETING MY MEN

 

[Sweedishrodeo]

that GIF gave me a boner bigger than Pegasus

 

[w1ndst0rm]

Considering my rampant disregard of virtually anything Trek related, I'd have to argue that Captain Malcolm Reynolds kicks both their asses.

Dangit, can't belive I forgot about him ...
But, self appointed Captain of his own ship after being a NCO in the service doesn't count as much as ...

and I'm a nerd too.

 

[Hari Seldon]

Starbuck > Admiral Adama > Tigh > anything trek > Lee Adama

 

[Reluctant-Hero]

Adama.

Damn, my favorite scene of the ENTIRE series. The Enterprise would snap into four pieces if tried an "in atmo" drop like that.

 

[Ducarmel]

? And how is he supposed to get starfleet accomplishments when he was still at the Academy. They made a point of how life changing his getting shanked was, and it changed what kind of person he was. Again stick in the mud is just calling Picard... boring. Has nothing to do with his ability to captain.

I thought you meant he is unimaginative, and lacked initiative.

Boring in what way. The guy took an assignment to explore farther regions of the galaxy that does not seem like a guy who is boring. When he finally was forced to take a vacation he went on a dangerous treasure hunt instead. Again like I said we don't know much of his life before he made capt for all we no he could a been a women chasing drunk. If your saying he did not do anything fun with his crew like I said before there is a reason captains keep their distance, for Adama it bit him in the ass his crew committed mutiny.

 

[Carlisle]

Adama.

He can take a punch, he drinks and smokes, goes to strip clubs, and can grow a killer moustache. He can deal with the near total genocide of his people and still lead, while nailing the President of all remaining humanity.

Adama is fighter pilot and not afraid to beat a man to death with his own hands. No contest.

He also fathered a President of all remaining humanity. And don't forget his uncle was a gay hitman for his mob family. You can't fucking beat that.

 

[Jack Random]

Adama if at war.
Picard if at peace.

This does just about sum it up. Both are incredibly capable military leaders, but while Picard's had the fortune of having the resources of the entire Federation behind him at every step of his career, Adama's had to lead people though shit that Picard's only even considered in his worst nightmares.

 

[British Monsoon]

This discussion is pointless anyways, Lt. Colonel Tyrus Cassisus McQueen is clearly the biggest sci-fi badass;

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DfBndSv8qaE#t=1m04s

 

[jon bones]

Adama got shit on by the awful BSG season 4 so... Picard, I guess.

Adama.

forgot about season 3. I change my answer. Adama all day.

 

[I <3 Memes]

Adama.

Adama.

 

[DurielBlack]

Well, what would be interesting would be to put Picard in charge of BSG and Adama in charge of the Enterprise.

In that case, both would probably fail miserably.

Adama's aggressive stubborness would probably get him in some sort of trouble. He'd punch some red-shirt cadet and get kicked out of the navy. On the other hand I would say hes a much better and more experienced tactician than Picard, and would do well when it came to military-conflict.

Picard would probably lose in the fighting, hes not as strong of a commander when it comes to battles. That said, Picards strength would lie in his people skills. He's not as stubborn or bigoted as Adama, and that skill could have had some interesting effects with the personal relationships on the show which ultimately play a huge part in the survival of humanity.

I wouldn't switch the ships between shows. Star Trek tech seems quite a bit more advanced in most areas, (they actually have shields, for one). Pretty sure Phasers are stronger than nukes too. They would tear apart the Cylons in short order.

 

[Advance_Alarm]

Adama, screwed president Roslin so hard that she got cancer and was ballsy enough to vote not-guilty for Baltar.

 

[Sinatar]

Sheridan went solo to the Shadow homeworld (evil central, the home of dark immortal godlike creatures) knowing full well what would happen and then dropped 2 super nukes on his own fucking head. Just cause he can, he comes back from the god damn dead and kicks everyones ass afterwards.

Sheridan by a landslide.

 

[Ducarmel]

Picard would probably lose in the fighting, hes not as strong of a commander when it comes to battles.

That is BS. The Borg assimilated Picard for his tactical knowledge, with his knowledge they almost took out the Federation with one damn borg cube. Picard did serve during the Cardassian War with the Stargazer (which is described as a gimped ship), so he has war experience as a Captain unlike Adama who only served as a pilot in the Cylon War. Picard even has a tactical move named after him when he went into battle with a Ferengi Ship. Do you think Star Fleet would have given Picard command of the Flagship Vessel of Starfleet in a dangerous mission of exploration and first contact if he could not protect it?

 

[a176]

DARMOK & JALAD

AT

TANAGRA

 

[jufonuk]

DARMOK & JALAD

AT

TANAGRA

shaka when the walls fell

 

[Artadius]

Starbuck > Admiral Adama > Tigh > anything trek > Lee Adama

 

[samus i am]

Starbuck > Admiral Adama > Tigh > anything trek > Lee Adama

Starbuck? Are you nuts?

 

[Sweedishrodeo]

katie sackoff is so sexy and badass, no male character can compete

samus i am, don't be talking shit

 

[Kinyou]

Cain: I don't take orders from you
Adama: Call it whatever you like.. I'm getting my men
Cain: You are making *such* a mistake!
Adama:

I'M GETING MY MEN

BAM! My favorite scene of the entire show.

Adama all the way

 

[Mashing]

Oh, I never did give my vote. I chose Adama because it wouldn't take him 7 seasons to be able to play poker with his crewmates.

 

[samus i am]

katie sackoff is so sexy and badass, no male character can compete

samus i am, don't be talking shit

Oh god, I didn't know it was possible to have any feelings except intense hate for Kara Thrace. I didn't think it is possible for a single character to be as annoying as Starbuck. If I ever met Katie Sackoff in person I would punch her in the face.

 

[NullPointer]

 

[PhoncipleBone]

Oh god, I didn't know it was possible to have any feelings except intense hate for Kara Thrace. I didn't think it is possible for a single character to be as annoying as Starbuck. If I ever met Katie Sackoff in person I would punch her in the face.

Dont let the butchering they did to her character in Season 4, or the depression and craziness of season 3 deter you from the crazy, badass sexiness of season 1 and 2 Starbuck.

 

[OneEightZero]

Cain: I don't take orders from you
Adama: Call it whatever you like.. I'm getting my men
Cain: You are making *such* a mistake!
Adama:

I'M GETING MY MEN

This is funnier if you read Cain's lines with a valley girl voice, heh.

 

[samus i am]

Dont let the butchering they did to her character in Season 4, or the depression and craziness of season 3 deter you from the crazy, badass sexiness of season 1 and 2 Starbuck.

Fair enough. My hate didn't develop until season 3, so you have a point.

 

[DY_nasty]

Adama

Because Picard never had to guard a massive civilian fleet by himself for years with nothing but one battleship and a single squad of homemade fighters.

 

[Sweedishrodeo]

 

[Discotheque]

Yeah Starbuck's so baller. Second-best character in BSG (after Big Boss Adama obviously).

Also I thought Roslin was a biatch on my first run-through. After a rewatch though I warmed up to her.

 

[Szu]

Two more points for Picard.


Picard: You want to destroy the ship and run away, you coward.
Worf: If you were any other man, I would kill you where you stand.


Picard: This is about saving the future of humanity!
Lily Sloane: Jean Luc blow up the damn ship!
Picard: NO! Nooooooooooooo!
(Picard Smash!!!!!!!)
Picard: I will not sacifice the Enterprise. We've made too many compromises already; too many retreats. They invade our space and we fall back. They assimilate entire worlds and we fall back. Not again. The line must be drawn heeeerrrrre! This far, no further! And I will make them pay for what they've done!

 

[PhoncipleBone]

Yeah Starbuck's so baller. Second-best character in BSG (after Big Boss Adama obviously).

Also I thought Roslin was a biatch on my first run-through. After a rewatch though I warmed up to her.

I dunno. Starbuck was awesome but got worse as the series went on, while Saul Motherfucking Tigh and Gaius Frakkin' Baltar continued to be awesome.

 

[NullPointer]

Adama: Madame President, we are the proud owners of the universe's first bona fide Cylon detector.
Roslin: Well, that is great news. So... when do we begin?
Adama: Doctor Baltar would like to start widespread testing as soon as possible, but there are some serious limitations, because he can only do one person at a time and verification takes hours.
Roslin: So, who's going to go first?
Adama: [thinking for a second] The test... right. I think people in sensitive positions should go first.
Roslin: I completely agree. How about you?
Adama: Excuse me?
Roslin: If you're a Cylon, I'd like to know.
Adama: If I'm a Cylon, you're really screwed.

 

[Henchmen21]

Hmmm let's see.


One's a spin-off of a venerable sci-fi classic which became a classic in it's own right.

The others a shitty remake of a campy late 70's star wars wannabe, produced by a former trek writer that had to add "grit" just to be relevant (and still went off the deep end at the end)

Also, Patrick Stewart could out act Edward James Almos even when he's just phoning it in.

 

[NullPointer]

[In response the the Cylon's calling his bluff about nuking the planet.]
Roslin: Too bad we're bluffing.
Adama: Are we?
Adama: Mr. Hoshi, order nuclear ground-strike missiles into launch tubes 4-10.
Hoshi: [On the intercom] Aye sir, This is a nuclear mission order...
Roslin: What are you doing?
Adama: Nuking the planet.

Game. Set. Match.

 

[DY_nasty]

Two more points for Picard.


Picard: You want to destroy the ship and run away, you coward.
Worf: If you were any other man, I would kill you where you stand.

Everyone knows that Worf is a pussy.

Starbuck would kick Worf's ass and wouldn't even fuck him afterwards.

 

[Sweedishrodeo]

she would fuck Worf if he could hold his liquor..

don't get me wrong, despite all my BSG love i still think highly of Picard and STNG

"five-card stud, nothing wild, and the sky's the limit"

 

[Gully State]

Adama.

Picard Maneuver trumps that easily....

 

[Kinyou]

Bah, remember when Picard surrendered to that old granny?

 

[Slayven]

Picard forced a whole race of drug addicts to go through withdrawal.

 

[DrForester]

Dudes badass, AND he built his own ship.

 

[DrForester]

SHOCKING FACT

Edward James Olmos was offered the role of Picard, but was busy with other projects.

 

[NullPointer]

There can be only one...

 

[MisterHero]

Picard knew James T. Kirk for about 15 minutes and learned the secrets of the universe

so Picard

 

[DY_nasty]

SHOCKING FACT

Edward James Olmos was offered the role of Picard, but was busy with other projects.

dagger

 

[DrForester]

Cain: I don't take orders from you
Adama: Call it whatever you like.. I'm getting my men
Cain: You are making *such* a mistake!
Adama:

I'M GETING MY MEN

Yes but while Adama stood up to Cain, Picard made her step in line behind him.

 

[Sai-kun]

Adama.

Literally the most epic shit EVER.

Adama, no question.

Also:

Adama: I want you all to understand this! If you do this, there will be no forgiveness. No amnesty. This boy died honouring his uniform. You, you’ll die with nothing.

 

[Szu]

OK, let's work with some facts.

This is young Picard (if he was genetically cloned and lived on Remus all his life).

If he trained enough, he would have ended up like this.

So, Picard wins.