I remember discovering the original Battlestar Galactic via Saturday morning re-runs on SciFi. The first thought that flashed through my head was, "There was a Star Wars television show?"
I liked the ships. But I liked the premise of Battlestar more than the show itself. I haven't seen any of the new version.
Hell yeah, when I first saw it it took me a min to verify that it wasn't some Star Wars shit, just had that look to it.
And yeah the background idea was definitely the best part about it all. Don't waste your time on the new stuff, it's horrible. Maybe I dislike it for same reasons I dislike new SW movies, I hate that new polished look of it. Not to mention they coined the phrase "frak" to substitute for "fuck" and you get to hear it like 50 times an episode.