Al, how's it goin.
Yes you are correct on the influence with the new mini but i will tell you that you are going to see alot of the original in this. The people of the game *get it*. They spent a lot of time concentrating on the original premis with the game and at least it's something to hang your hat on. Let me say that they fought hard to keep the original as close to cannon as possible but yet were forced to fall in line with the mini. I know people involved with it and they were not happy.
At least the game holds cannon on the Battlestar's and Basestars, unlike the mini.