History Awesome / BattlestarGalactica2003

'''Cottle:''' (''quietly furious'')...was ''[[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil unforgivable]]''.

*** Except that: 1) Oh, yeah, you do. Big time! 2) That wasn't Sharon Valerii.

** Why is this a big deal? Battlestars are ''not'' rated for atmosphere at all (as in they cannot hover or operate in atmosphere, their mass is too great), ''Galactica'' weighs easily upwards of several million tons, meaning an object of its mass smashing into the ground at terminal velocity would have leveled the whole colony. Not to mention that Galactica had just jumped, and has to calculate a jump while hurtling towards the ground, which is no small feat. [[note]]: FTL jump calculations require mathematical plotting of star coordinates and the ship's current position, among other factors. Easier in space when the ship is more or less stable, less so plummeting to the ground from 100,000 feet. If the calculations or incorrect, or the ship's FTL drives malfunction, Galactica pancakes into the ground or jumps into the sun. [[/note]]

** A meta example. The fact that they were able to take a series that EVERYONE, fans and haters of the original series, thought was going to suck and turned it into one of the most critically acclaimed series in television history is quite an accomplishment.
** The Galactica itself. It went through everything in the series, despite the fact that corners were cut during its construction. That's right. Everything it did was done while it was hobbled by poor construction. In a meta example makes sense, because if it was built to specs, it would gone a whole lot farther. Galactica got the absolute snot pounded out of it, time after time after time. Did it fail? Did it break down? No, the old Jupiter-class battlestar, a relic of the First Cylon War, proved so resilient despite the efforts of the Cylons to destroy her and her fleet, that in the end, what did the old girl in wasn't Cylon missiles or subterfuge. It was metal fatigue from advanced age. Even her last engagement, when Galactica jumped into the Colony and was mercilessly ''pounded'' by Cylon batteries and cannons, the ship held and rammed the Colony with her bow, succeeding in her mission and jumping to Earth. She broke her back getting there, losing FTL capability but still able to move at sublight. The Colonials knew how to built a ship that could take a licking.

** In ''Series/BattlestarGalactica2003'', William Adama had always been pretty badass, but he will be remembered for an exchange in the third season:
--->'''Saul:''' We just picked up six heavy raiders heading away from the Cylon fleet, definitely heading down towards the planet.\\

'''Saul:''' They're testing us, want to know if we're bluffing about nuking the planet.\\
'''Roslin:''' Well, unfortunately we are bluffing.\\

'''Hoshi:''' Aye, sir. (On the intercom) This is a nuclear mission order...