Yes, the remake is quite good, just not true to the original in any way (other than the fact that there are Cylons and characters that resemble the old ones). I\'m not adverse to change, but when you choose to update or continue something, you must take great care. The story for the original series was very simple, and I would have been annoyed if they didn\'t update it. It wasn\'t by any means perfect. In fact, I appluade the work of the mech designers in the new miniseries, they did a fantastic job in updating the retro-styled ships and Cylons. The camerawork is breathtaking, and adds that sense of frantic drama that you might expect in such a story, and that the original was lacking. The CG is perfect; yes, the remake is great.
But its a reckless remake. Imagine, if you will, I\'m doing a remake of Star Wars. \"Well, does Luke really have to be human? Let\'s make him a Wookie. C-3PO really has that Battle Droid feel to him, don\'t you think? And all this Jedi crap will never fly in today\'s world, so let\'s replace lightsabers with lightwhips; oh, and that gives me a great idea, let\'s dress Luke up like Indiana Jones!\". By swaping things out just to make a series feel \"fresh\" and \"new\" its completely betrayed the original series that\'s its based on in the first place. So the shell of \"Battlestar Galactica\" may very well be there only as a licensing gimmick, to make a story appeal to a wider audience; which is also a common trick in video games, but that\'s differant topic entirely.
