I remember when the mini series aired. The SF&F forum lit up like a Christmas tree. Every thread was about BSG. People were talking about how this "Starbuck" fellow was now a woman, how that contestant from Survivor
, what's his name... Richard Hatch, didn't like the idea of a reboot and how the ship didn't look like the original (with only peripheral knowledge of that show, I couldn't tell the difference).
I was indifferent and couldn't see how they could turn this into a long-running series.
Little did I know, it would become one of my favorite shows of all time.