[LadySylvia]

From the first moment, when that female Cylon kissed that Colonial diplomat, I found myself wondering what the hell did I get myself into? And then I discovered . . . much to my disappointment.

It isn't terrible. Not at all. It simply lacked the magic, the great music and cheesy fun of the original series. The character, Starbuck, is a walking cliche of the macho female character (I wonder what Dirk Benedict is thinking). Grace Park's Boomer is cute, but she reminds me more of the Ensign Mayweather character in ENTERPRISE, instead of Herb Jefferson Jr.'s cool and mellow portrayal. And Apollo (aka Lee Adama - God, help me!) is simply anal. And what the hell is Mary McDonnell doing there? Besides wasting air time? Well, thank goodness for James Edward Olmos, who almost saved it for me.

Ronald Moore's creative contributions certainly didn't.