the Sci-Fi Channel aired the first part of its 2 part mini-series of Battlestar Galactica….

It’s billed as a “reimagining” of the original series, which ran for one season back in the 70’s. It has a few controversial changes from the original series (some of the major characters have had sex changes and are now females).

I’ve been lurking in the Battlestar Galactica forums on scifi.com off and on for the last 3 months or so. And I can say, that I am honestly surprised by how many people have been threatening to boycott scifi and all their advertisers because of the changes to the series..

I’ve even seen some people say that they should have used the original cast (uhh.. HELLO! Lorne Greene (Commander Adama in the original series) is DEAD… exactly how did they want Sci-Fi to pull that off?????)

While I understand that the “die-hard” fans of TOS are upset, I’m not sure what they were expecting? Galactica: 2003? More of the same bad stuff that showed up in Galactica: 1980???

To me.. the complaints about Sci-Fi’s BSG being different then the original, is like complaining that Star Trek: The Next Generation is different then the original Star Trek series… they both tell the same story (man goes out, explores stars, sleeps with alien chick, gets in a fight.. repeat next week) yet they use different ‘versions’ of the same character….

Overall, I have to say that I like tonights first part of the mini-series, and I’m looking forward to watching the conclusion tomorrow night, and I think I’d watch it as a series if Sci-Fi goes that route with it.. My only complaint so far is that there haven’t been enough space battles!