[Z-man]

Battlestar Gallactica is my favorite new show! (How did I miss this thread?!)

I absolutely LOVE the new Battlestar Gallactica. It's dark, gritty, imperfect. Good intrigue and plot. Lot's of 'edge of your seat' stuff too! Those are essential elements of a good sci-fi series in my opinion. They don't over-do the special effects either.

I loved the original series as well. It seems that the original series appealed to teenagers, while today's series is more taylored to adults. Looks like they did that on purpose - those who liked the original will more likely like a sci-fi show geared towards adults.

The surpise ending (When Adama contrats Shanon) was quite a shock to me. It will be interesting to see how that pans out.

Some didn't like the fact that Starbuck and Boomer are women in the new series. I like it: they kept enough of the old series and added some new stuff to make it appealing. Like the 'cylons look like humans' element too.

I like Boltar. (James Callis) Great acting - is there a cylon image 'implanted' in his brain? Or is there some type of telepathic communication between Number Six and Boltar? OR, is Boltar truly a mad-man?

Regarding the 'x-ray' stuff - it turns out the the cylons are oranic in nature, and only when you get to an autopsy can you tell the difference. As such, Boltar has created a device that can determine if a person is a cylon or not. He needed to use a nuclear warhead to create it.

Love the conflict between Adama and the president. That 'keep the sides in check' works very well between the two characters.

The fact that Richard Hatch is involved in the new series gives a good amount of support to the new show.

Looking forward to the second season. Starts up again in July. Yes, I am totally hooked on this new show!