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[Raist]

Better question: The Beard?

or the Eyepatch?

The correct answer is both.

 

[Raxel]

Kirk

Proof

 

[Szu]

Well, Picard has the balls to take a shot at Vader.

 

[sturmdogg]

Sorry, my captain is way cooler than yours.

 

[DY_nasty]

Sorry, my captain is way cooler than yours.

Get that girly man out of here

 

[whytemyke]

anyone have a BSG clip they really like that'll get a newbie to start watching the show? I'm trying to get my friend to watch and he won't, even though he totallly eats up most sci fi stuff.

 

[Advance_Alarm]

Sorry, my captain is way cooler than yours.

he's shit, picard has his maneuver, adama has his in atmosphere raptor launch jump, this dickface thought ODST was a good game. yeah, no

 

[Hari Seldon]

Sorry, my captain is way cooler than yours.

He is alright but does not have any significant accomplishments to be in the same class as Kurk, Picard, and Adama.

 

[w1ndst0rm]

He is alright but does not have any significant accomplishments to be in the same class as Kurk, Picard, and Adama.

Did you not see the movie?

You know, the part where he got the entrire Reaver fleet to follow him to the entire Alliance fleet? And then made them all shoot each other!

Then he played a youtube video and undermined a galaxy spanning government ...

And he won over Inara.

 

[TheKaeptain]

Adama wins because his son is the president.

 

[Hari Seldon]

Did you not see the movie?

You know, the part where he got the entrire Reaver fleet to follow him to the entire Alliance fleet? And then made them all shoot each other!

Then he played a youtube video and undermined a galaxy spanning government ...

And he won over Inara.

Lol I forgot about the movie.

 

[Zenith]

Picard by a mile, but since this badass rescued Picard from the Cardassians...

It's Edward Jellico, bitches!

What about Locke? At least he was an Admiral.... before he was court-martialled.

There was also Dr. Kelso as a scientist who nearly had his life's work fucked up by Wesley.

 

[ultron87]

Did you not see the movie?

You know, the part where he got the entrire Reaver fleet to follow him to the entire Alliance fleet? And then made them all shoot each other!

Then he played a youtube video and undermined a galaxy spanning government ...

And he won over Inara.

Except the government he toppled spanned only a single system.

Even Picard could do that every other week.

 

[Aselith]

There's 10 reasons people should watch the final season of Battlestar Galactica

Letterman has really gone downhill. Are those really jokes from a professional writing staff? Like really?

 

[Treo360]

Good list but you missed You missed John Crichton/Ka D'Argo and Sheridan.

Hell yeah motherfuckers. He created a wormhole, a god damned wormhole. Hell that shit wasn't even a wormhole now that I think about it. It was a Black Hole.

 

[samus i am]

As someone else said:

In times of war: Adama
In times of Peace: Picard

 

[Henchmen21]

As someone else said:

In times of war: Adama
In times of Peace: Picard

And I disagree. We saw what kind of military tactician Picard was. Look how he was during the Klingon Civil War (and that was a war the federation wasn't even technically involved in). It was Picard who came up with the idea for the tachyon detection grid. Or as already stated, He came up with the Picard Maneuver which became required reading at the academy. Not to mention all the numerous times he bested the romulans.

edit: Almost forgot about Alternate timeline Picard from "Yesterday's Enterprise"

 

[DrForester]

And I disagree. We saw what kind of military tactician Picard was. Look how he was during the Klingon Civil War (and that was a war the federation wasn't even technically involved in). It was Picard who came up with the idea for the tachyon detection grid. Or as already stated, He came up with the Picard Maneuver which became required reading at the academy. Not to mention all the numerous times he bested the romulans.

 

[Juice]

Adama, 100%. Such a more interesting persona.

 

[Henchmen21]

Really? I don't remember that. Looks like I'll have to go back and rewatch the episode.

 

[DY_nasty]

And I disagree. We saw what kind of military tactician Picard was. Look how he was during the Klingon Civil War (and that was a war the federation wasn't even technically involved in). It was Picard who came up with the idea for the tachyon detection grid. Or as already stated, He came up with the Picard Maneuver which became required reading at the academy. Not to mention all the numerous times he bested the romulans.

edit: Almost forgot about Alternate timeline Picard from "Yesterday's Enterprise"

I'm pretty sure there would've been a class taught about how to defend a civilian fleet with just one retired ship too if the academy on Caprica hadn't been surprise-nuked.

Picard would've folded in the first episode.

 

[Juice]

anyone have a BSG clip they really like that'll get a newbie to start watching the show? I'm trying to get my friend to watch and he won't, even though he totallly eats up most sci fi stuff.

Gently spoilerific, but only indirectly

Spoiler

Can't find the scene, but this shot of adama walking down the hallway from season 4x11 is one of the my all-time favorites on a tv show:

http://cliqueclack.com/tv/2009/01/16/battlestar-galactica-frak-earth/

 

[DrForester]

anyone have a BSG clip they really like that'll get a newbie to start watching the show? I'm trying to get my friend to watch and he won't, even though he totallly eats up most sci fi stuff.

I'd just tell him to load up netflix and watch the Miniseries on the season 2 set.

 

[PhoncipleBone]

Sorry, my captain is way cooler than yours.

He is cool, but not in the same league as Adama and Picard. NOWHERE near it. He is even behind the fellow below:

Hell yeah motherfuckers. He created a wormhole, a god damned wormhole. Hell that shit wasn't even a wormhole now that I think about it. It was a Black Hole.

Crichton represent. Black Hole weapon of doom.

 

[DrForester]

Hell yeah motherfuckers. He created a wormhole, a god damned wormhole. Hell that shit wasn't even a wormhole now that I think about it. It was a Black Hole.

Yes but can he destroy 3 planets with baking soda and vinegar?

 

[Joel Was Right]

Threads like this are what message boards were designed for. I love it

 

[Magnus]

Picard had it too easy in general.

If you want a better comparison, though still nowhere near close, Sisko and Adama, and Adama would still win.

 

[bengraven]

This thread has taught me one thing.

I need to finally watch BSG.

 

[PhoncipleBone]

Picard commanded respect.

Adama commanded respect and fear. I would be more afraid of pissing off or disappointing Adama than I would be of Picard. That is if Tigh let you get near the old man.

 

[bengraven]

Yes but can he destroy 3 planets with baking soda and vinegar?

Oh sh

 

[PhoncipleBone]

Yes but can he destroy 3 planets with baking soda and vinegar?

And he even took out the Hubble.

 

[Ducarmel]

Picard would've folded in the first episode.

What makes you think that there is not much background to it but people forget Picard was Captain of a the Stargazer and quoted as seeing action during the Cardassian wars.

Adama commanded respect and fear. I would be more afraid of pissing off or disappointing Adama than I would be of Picard. That is if Tigh let you get near the old man.

Yeah they feared Adama so much, more than half his crew committed mutiny

 

[DY_nasty]

What makes you think that there is not much background to it but people forget Picard was Captain of a the Stargazer and quoted as seeing action during the Cardassian wars.

33 would've destroyed Picard as he wouldn't have had time to sip his tea between Cylon attacks.

Yeah they feared Adama so much more than half his crew committed mutiny

Only after Adama decided to take in a Cylon ship and had some of most important people spread throughout the fleet.

Pretty sure he and Tigh went 2 on 40 before the end of that mess too.

 

[bengraven]

Damn, can we get some spoiler tags man? I'm about to start watching BSG.

 

[Sinatar]

It's easy for Picard to look classy and great when he has this super advanced ship, near unlimited resources and the backing of the strongest government in the Galaxy behind him.

Adama had sweet fuck all to work with and still saved his species.

 

[DrForester]

It's easy for Picard to look classy and great when he has this super advanced ship, near unlimited resources and the backing of the strongest government in the Galaxy behind him.

Adama had sweet fuck all to work with and still saved his species.

See it's arguments like that that make Janeway look good.

 

[Ducarmel]

Only after Adama decided to take in a Cylon ship and had some of most important people spread throughout the fleet.

How is that even an excuse. He lost the respect and trust of his crew no if and or but about it which was the point of the argument that people respect and fear Adama.

It's easy for Picard to look classy and great when he has this super advanced ship, near unlimited resources and the backing of the strongest government in the Galaxy behind him.

Well then Admiral Janeway should have Adama running then she survived all alone for 7 years with her crew in the delta quadrant pawning the Borg, Species 8472 and all the other baddies of the week.

 

[DY_nasty]

How is that even an excuse. He lost the respect and trust of his crew no if and or but about it.

Picard can only be an effective commander when he's loved by his docile crew.

Adama had to command degenerates who'd already seen everything that they've known burned around them. The fact that it took years for a mutiny to happen is just a testament to his leadership.

 

[Sinatar]

Pretty easy to keep your crew fed and ship running when you can replicate anything you need. The Voyager was a top of the line ship that could keep itself running pretty much indefinitely.

 

[The Librarian]

It's easy for Picard to look classy and great when he has this super advanced ship, near unlimited resources and the backing of the strongest government in the Galaxy behind him.

Adama had sweet fuck all to work with and still saved his species.

Debatable. It took the combined forces of the Federation, the Klingon, and the Romulans to beat the Dominion back into the Gamma Quadrant.

 

[Sinatar]

Debatable. It took the combined forces of the Federation, the Klingon, and the Romulans to beat the Dominion back into the Gamma Quadrant.

Well during Picards run on TNG the Federation were the big boys on the block.

 

[Ducarmel]

Picard can only be an effective commander when he's loved by his docile crew.

Adama had to command degenerates who'd already seen everything that they've known burned around them. The fact that it took years for a mutiny to happen is just a testament to his leadership.

What hyperbole they were still officers and soldiers trained for this and trained to respect the COC during these types of situations (assuming they did train for high stress situations in whatever military school they went too). But I will give you the point considering the situation.

During the alternate timeline Picard still had his crew under control during war even during fight they clearly were not going to win in Yesterday's Enterprise. Also it was clearly shown Picard was a hard man during that war with the Klingons.

Pretty easy to keep your crew fed and ship running when you can replicate anything you need. The Voyager was a top of the line ship that could keep itself running pretty much indefinitely.

Replicators still use energy, we have seen through out the show they had to ration energy plenty of times.

 

[DrForester]

Pretty easy to keep your crew fed and ship running when you can replicate anything you need. The Voyager was a top of the line ship that could keep itself running pretty much indefinitely.

Voyager had to ration power and food/replicator use. Why do you think Neelix had to cook.

 

[Treo360]

Yes but can he destroy 3 planets with baking soda and vinegar?

You know what? As fate would have it, I've been streaming Farscape on Netflix the last couple of weeks, and not only can John create Black Holes, but the man can jump ship in space to his shuttle and not die.

 

[Sinatar]

Replicators still use energy, we have seen through out the show they had to ration energy plenty of times.

Voyager (and all Starfleet vessels) get energy through their ram scoop thingy. They certainly never had to launch a creative and suicidal invasion against a Cylon mining station to get the resources needed to fuel their FTL drives. Not to mention getting food and water.

Voyager had to ration power and food/replicator use. Why do you think Neelix had to cook.

Because it gave them a reason to keep that stupid character on the show.

 

[DrForester]

Voyager (and all Starfleet vessels) get energy through their ram scoop thingy. They certainly never had to launch a creative and suicidal invasion against a Cylon mining station to get the resources needed to fuel their FTL drives. Not to mention getting food and water.

See "Year of Hell".

 

[DY_nasty]

See "Year of Hell".

Anytime under Janeway can be described as some sort of Hell.

 

[The Librarian]

Well during Picards run on TNG the Federation were the big boys on the block.

Borg.

 

[Sinatar]

Borg.

Were defeated every time they invaded.

 

[bengraven]

I want a Sisko vs. Adama thread now.

Borg.

This.

Were defeated every time they invaded.

Well if we're comparing Borg vs. Cylons, only one of the two destroyed almost every last remnant of humanity, though both had hot blondes.