I just started watching this last night on Netflix. I was surprised at how engaging it was. I'm a huge fan now, just from watching the first episode... I plan on finishing the series, but who knows how long that will take. The first episode was actually pretty chilling, especially with the depiction of the nuclear bombs going off all over Caprica. I have never seen the original series, so I don't know how well it translated... but as a standalone series, I think it started off great. The first episode really shows how gritty and bleak this series is when compared to something like Star Trek or Star Wars.
Not to mention that the soundtrack and cinematography are just brilliant, especially the scenes depicting all the dogfights in space.
Anyone else a fan of the series? Opinions?