Caprica

Are they trying to paint the Joseph Adams/Adama character in a sympathetic light? Figuring that no matter what he does, it'll be OK because of what his son becomes, as Commander/Admiral William Adama from Battlestar Galactica?

Because its not working. I like Esai Morales as an actor, and I like his portrayal of Joseph Adama, but he is by no means a hero. If Adama isn't considered the hero of the show, then Caprica doesn't really have a hero. They could just be going for the flawed anti-hero type thing with the 2 main characters, Daniel Graystone and Joseph Adama. We'll see how this turns out...