I understand alot of your points Eskimo, but it's not unheard of to have two incarnations of a show going at the same time. Trek did it, and even though TNG was a continuation, I would think that a well done TOS movie would attract a large portion of the fanbase of the mini.
There's also the marketing aspect, which goes largely ignored. Again, if you take a look at Trek, the reason Paramount keeps on churning out one series after the other, even though raitings are nothing like they used to be, is because there's millions of licensing dollars to be made by keeping the Trek brand in people's minds. Two version of BSG means twice the money from DVD's, action figures, model sets, ect...
It's been 25 years, and admittedly the window is starting to close on if it will be feasible to have the remaining members of the original cast reprise their roles in other than a supporting character fashion. Dirk and Richard look great, though, and I really hope there's movement on the movie soon.
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