First of all, I love the original series; I still watch my taped episodes. You have to admit if it wasn't for Star Wars there wouldn't be a Battlestar Galatica. Geez, the show was created to capitilized on the Star Wars crazed of the late seventies. C'mon, didn't the Cylons have a slight resemblence to the Stormtroopers? Just because certain specifics wern't copied doesn't mean it wasn't inspired by it. The old show was a bit more racially diversed and that was good thing. I really liked Herbert Jefferson's Boomer. He had a quick wit that made him more interesting to me than other characters. As the new show continues, I hope we'll see more characters of African descent.