For Sagan's sake

For Sagan's sake! is an exclamation, similar to the real world expressions "For God's sake!" or "For Christ's sake!"

Usage by episode

• Athena follows Starbuck as his wingman. Starbuck allows Athena to follow but tells her "for Sagan's sake, don't shoot me!" ^{(TOS: "Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I")}

Usage by comics

• Starbuck uses this expression after a red alert is called aboard Galactica in response to being boarded by Cylons (Battlestar Galactica: Cylon Apocalypse #1).

Notes

• This is an obvious homage to Carl Sagan, an American astronomer, astrobiologist, and science popularizer. Sagan was often considered a skeptic, freethinker, or even an atheist in regards to religion, which makes this reference all the more humorous.

External links

• Carl Sagan article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.