Colonel Tigh quotes from Battlestar Galactica (1978)

Colonel Tigh

[referring to the Cylon base star] She has 300 fighters, carries two long-range mega-pulsars here, and here, and over 100 laser turrets. She's an orbiting killer, capable of destroying every ship we have, including the Galactica.

Colonel Tigh

Captain, we have to know how many base ships we're dealing with.

Captain Apollo

No base ships.

Colonel Tigh

You must be mistaken, Captain! Fighters couldn't function this far from Cylon without base ships; they don't carry enough fuel!

Captain Apollo

I said no base ships! Just fighters, maybe a thousand.

Commander Adama

How do you count for that, Apollo?

Captain Apollo

I don't know. They...! We picked up an empty tanker on our scanner. It's my guess the Cylons used it to refuel for the attack after flying to that point from wherever their base ships are.

Colonel Tigh

Well, why operate this far from Cylon without base ships when it isn't necessary? They would've been well out of our range at the old moon!

Commander Adama

Unless it was necessary... for them to be somewhere else! Get me the President!!

Colonel Tigh

You wanted to see me?

Commander Adama

I've been sitting here for yahrens, it seems, examining our military intelligence on this Carillon outpost.

Colonel Tigh

I didn't think we had any beyond the exploration for fighter fuel.

Commander Adama

That's the disquieting part. It was Baltar's people who engineered that expedition, and declared the Tylium too minimal for mining. And our military intelligence is based on that report.

Colonel Tigh

And now we find one of the largest Tylium mines in the star system.

Commander Adama

Exactly. So the mystery is, who's behind such a huge remote mining operation? There's no local food source to feed their laborers. They must be bringing it from who knows how far?

Colonel Tigh

They have plenty to share. Some of our people are getting right down obese.

Commander Adama

Yes. And there's another mystery. There seems to be no connection between the Ovion workers underground and the resort on the surface, and yet there must be some connection.

Colonel Tigh

Do you suspect a tie-in with the Cylon Empire?

Commander Adama

Where Baltar's involved, I suppose I suspect everything. You've had no reports of anything odd, out of the ordinary?

Colonel Tigh

No, sir. The people are having the time of their lives.

Colonel Tigh

There's only one thing worse than lifting rations from the officer's mess! Do you know what that is, Sergeant?

No, sir.

Colonel Tigh

It's getting caught lifting rations from the officer's mess. Do I make myself clear?

Yes, sir.

Colonel Tigh

Good. Captain Apollo and Lieutenant Starbuck should be returning from their patrol anytime now. Let's see to it that things are in full swing.

Colonel Tigh

With Captain Apollo and Lieutenant Starbuck returning late from patrol, I was calling in to extend the curfew. But if you men are going to get falling down drunk...

Lieutenant Boomer

I am not drunk, sir. I just got a little... dizzy.

Colonel Tigh

Anymore... dizziness, and I'll send everyone back to quarters! Understood?

Lieutenant Boomer

Yes, sir.

Colonel Tigh

Commander, if you'll excuse me, my duty period was up over a centar ago. I need some air.

Colonel, if you decide to take your air on the landing bay, or order any warriors there, I will view it as an act of insubordination!

Colonel Tigh

Do I have the Siress's permission to retire to the Officer's Club?

You may go anywhere you wish, Colonel, as long as it is not the landing bay!

Commander Adama

Tigh, attack now!

Colonel Tigh

Adama, no time to explain. Launch at once! Repeat, launch at once!

Commander Adama

It won't work!

Colonel Tigh

Adama! I'm in command! LAUNCH!!