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| Occupation = Pilot (Lt.; then Capt.)
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'''Starbuck''' (callsign; full name "Kara Thrace) is a hotshot Viper pilot and Galactica's "top gun" on [[Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)|Battlestar Galactica (2004)]]. (In the 1978 version Starbuck was played by a male actor, who was reportedly very upset that "his" character was being reenvisioned; he couldn't imagine how the character could be female.)
'''Starbuck''' (callsign; full name Kara Thrace) is a hotshot Viper pilot and Galactica's "top gun" on [[Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)|Battlestar Galactica (2004)]].  
 
 
== Backlash ==
In the 1978 version of ''Battlestar Galactica'', Starbuck was played by a male actor, who was very upset that "his" character was being reenvisioned; he couldn't imagine how the character could be female.
<ref>[http://www.dirkbenedictcentral.com/home/articles-readarticle.php?nid=5 Starbuck: Lost in Castration], by Dirk Benedict, writing to DreamWatch Magazine, May 2004 (mirrored at Dirk Benedict Central)</ref>
 


==Significant episodes==
==Significant episodes==
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* "Taking a Break from All Your Worries" (3x13) (2007)
* "Taking a Break from All Your Worries" (3x13) (2007)


[[Category:Notable female characters|Starbuck]]
== References ==
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[[Category:Characters|Starbuck]]
[[Category:Characters|Starbuck]]
[[Category:Battlestar Galactica|Starbuck]]
[[Category:Battlestar Galactica|Starbuck]]

Latest revision as of 13:01, 14 July 2007

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Starbuck (callsign; full name Kara Thrace) is a hotshot Viper pilot and Galactica's "top gun" on Battlestar Galactica (2004).


Backlash

In the 1978 version of Battlestar Galactica, Starbuck was played by a male actor, who was very upset that "his" character was being reenvisioned; he couldn't imagine how the character could be female. [1]


Significant episodes

  • Miniseries (2003)
  • "Act of Contrition" (2004)
  • "You Can't Go Home Again" (2004)
  • "Flesh and Bone" (2004)
  • "Hand of God" (2005)
  • "Valley of Darkness" (2x02) (2005)
  • "The Farm" (2x04) (2005)
  • "Final Cut" (2x08) (2005)
  • "Resurrection Ship, Part 1" (2x11) (2006)
  • "Resurrection Ship, Part 2" (2x12) (2006)
  • "Scar" (2x15) (2006)
  • "The Captain's Hand" (2x17) (2006)
  • "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part 1" (2x19) (2006)
  • "Lay Down Your Burdens, Part 2" (2x20) (2006)
  • "Torn" (3x06) (2006)
  • "Unfinished Business" (3x09) (2006)
  • "Taking a Break from All Your Worries" (3x13) (2007)

References

  1. Starbuck: Lost in Castration, by Dirk Benedict, writing to DreamWatch Magazine, May 2004 (mirrored at Dirk Benedict Central)