For Sagan's sake: Difference between revisions

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

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")}

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

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.

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 '''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==
+* {{TOS|Athena}} follows {{TOS|Starbuck}} as his wingman. Starbuck allows Athena to follow but tells her "for Sagan's sake, don't shoot me!" {{OS|Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I}}
-==Usage by episode==
+==Usage by comics==
-* [[Athena (TOS)|Athena]] follows [[Starbuck (TOS)|Starbuck]] as his wingman. Starbuck allows Athena to follow but tells her "for Sagan's sake, don't shoot me!" ([[Lost Planet of the Gods, Part I]])
+* {{alt|Starbuck|TOS-DE}} uses this expression after a red alert is called aboard ''{{alt|Galactica|TOS-DE}}'' in response to being boarded by {{alt|Cylons|TOS-DE}} ({{comics|apocalypse|1}}).
 ==Notes==
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 ==External links==
 {{ext-wikipedia|article=Carl Sagan|Carl Sagan}}
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