Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series)/Tear Jerker

• Adama's finding the picture of his wife, Ila, amongst the ruins of his home on Caprica, in the pilot episode:

Adama: I'm sorry Ila... I was never there when it mattered. Never...

• • And a little later when Apollo comes in:

Apollo: Maybe mother wasn't here.
Adama: No, she was here. She was here.

• "That, Mr. President... was my son."
• "You can fly with me anytime, little brother." Just to twist the knife a little bit, Apollo tells this to Zack, just before he dies.
• Serina's death scene.
• Watching the Atlantia explode.
• Watching Count Iblis murder Apollo as if he were swatting a fly.