# facts is facts **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [March 27, 2015, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facts-is-facts/716157 "2015-03-27T20:58:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2015, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facts-is-facts/716157/21 "2015-03-27T23:02:15Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > People knew the character’s name on that show isn’t Adama. They were just making jokes about it. So you weren’t fighting ignorance. You were being [this guy](https://xkcd.com/359/). No!!! Not a xkcd cite!:eek: I am pwned! ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2015, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facts-is-facts/716157/22 "2015-03-27T23:12:47Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > Altho I dont feel quite as seriously about this as you do… It’s always possible that my tongue is in my cheek. ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2015, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facts-is-facts/716157/23 "2015-03-27T23:13:40Z")
Adama will always be Ben Cartwright. ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2015, 11:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facts-is-facts/716157/24 "2015-03-27T23:14:52Z")
Here is an example. Gordon. I happen to remember his name for whatever reason. I think he’s cool and I rewatched the ep where he was introduced. Skye’s mom (still don’t know her name) called him Gordon, and I remember that. I don’t correct other people for calling him “Eyeless Joe” or whatever. It’s clear who they mean and nicknames are fun. I’ll call him Gordon. Eventually, others will too but it might take awhile. No big deal. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2015, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facts-is-facts/716157/25 "2015-03-28T02:52:40Z")
> [@Trinopus](#): > > Adama will always be Ben Cartwright. Har! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2015, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facts-is-facts/716157/26 "2015-03-28T03:22:18Z")
You’ve done a man’s job, sir! ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2015, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facts-is-facts/716157/27 "2015-03-28T11:18:52Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > Were _they_ confused? No. But I was, and others well might have been. See, to me “Adama” is from the 1978 TV series. You mean Ben Cartwright, don’t you? D&R ETA: DAMN YOU, **TRINPOUS**! ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2015, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facts-is-facts/716157/28 "2015-03-28T11:24:09Z")
> [@cmyk](#): > > But didn’t they just introduce his character one episode ago? > > That’s no time at all to really catch the character’s name. So of course many will use the character name from the show he’s most known for as shorthand. > > Plus, he’ll always be Adama to me. _sniff_ To me, he’ll always be American Me… ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2015, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facts-is-facts/716157/29 "2015-03-28T12:28:04Z")
> [@cmyk](#): > > But didn’t they just introduce his character one episode ago? It’s too bad he won’t live. But then again, who does? ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2015, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facts-is-facts/716157/30 "2015-03-28T14:06:08Z")
> [@DrDeth](#): > > Were _they_ confused? No. But I was, and others well might have been. See, to me “Adama” is from the 1978 TV series. You should really check out Gonzales in the Battlestar reboot. He’s great. ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2015, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facts-is-facts/716157/31 "2015-03-28T14:20:41Z")
> [@cmyk](#): > > You should really check out Gonzales in the Battlestar reboot. He’s great. He really was. I grew up with the original and loved the reboot. Each has its place. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2015, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facts-is-facts/716157/32 "2015-03-28T16:30:32Z")
> [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > He really was. I grew up with the original and loved the reboot. Each has its place. And they have a plan. ---
**Author:** ![Cinnamon\_Imp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@Cinnamon\_Imp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cinnamon_Imp)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2015, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facts-is-facts/716157/33 "2015-03-28T16:32:14Z")
“All this has happened before, and all of it will happen again.” ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2015, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facts-is-facts/716157/34 "2015-03-28T20:09:37Z")
> [@Cinnamon\_Imp](#): > > “All this has happened before, and all of it will happen again.” That should really replace the motto for this board. ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2015, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facts-is-facts/716157/35 "2015-03-28T20:15:14Z")
“Someone has said this before, and someone will say it again.” 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Cinnamon\_Imp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@Cinnamon\_Imp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cinnamon_Imp)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2015, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facts-is-facts/716157/36 "2015-03-28T20:20:23Z")
So say we all. ---
**Author:** ![Onomatopoeia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/onomatopoeia/32/4145_2.png) [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2015, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facts-is-facts/716157/37 "2015-03-28T20:43:12Z")
I find the practice **DrDeth** has a problem with actually makes the thread more interesting to read. For example, in the _Under the Dome_ thread when posters began calling the woman cop who was almost a dead-ringer for the cop named Jo in _Eureka_ “Not Jo” I thought it was hilarious and kept reading the thread even though _Under the Dome_ suuuuuuucks. ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2015, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facts-is-facts/716157/38 "2015-03-28T20:44:06Z")
Start calling him Castillo. “Tubbs! Crocket! Get in here!” As per my previous post, I prefer Gaff. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2015, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facts-is-facts/716157/39 "2015-03-28T20:47:58Z")
> [@cmyk](#): > > You should really check out Gonzales in the Battlestar reboot. He’s great. > [@IvoryTowerDenizen](#): > > He really was. I grew up with the original and loved the reboot. Each has its place. Cylons are dangerous villains from the planet of the toaster people. Any story that asserts otherwise is a story I don’t care to have told to me. ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [March 28, 2015, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facts-is-facts/716157/40 "2015-03-28T21:19:36Z")
Cylons are hot chicks who will bang your brains out. I wanna see Galen Tyrol (Aaron Douglas). He had some acting chops. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facts-is-facts/716157.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/facts-is-facts/716157.md?page=3)