Too many supporters of this program are getting off on the wrong track, most of the people who refuse to watch this are doing so, not because a woman is a starship pilot, but because the "Main Characters" genders were changed to be PC. Remember that lil ole thing the Dims ram down our throat everyday? If you enjoyed the show, then more power to you, but a lot of us refuse to follow the "PC is good" road.
It would be like remaking the Original Star Trek and replacing Spock and Bones with a woman. (The original not another ST set in a different time).
So what? I love the original Star Trek as much as anyone, but if someone were to remake the classic show using new actors to play the orignal characters (something I’ve been wishing for) I’d watch with interest. And if it sucked? Oh well, it’s just a TV show.
Fans of the first Galactica who automatically hate this show are being juvenile. They should give the new version a chance and judge it on its own merits. If in their opinion it sucks, fine, they can watch the classic show on tape.
...and a lot of us refuse to reflexively presume that anything with women in it is due to "PC".
To me it looked like the real motivation for the changes was to add more "eye-candy" to the primary cast, and to enhance the possibilities for sexual activity/tensions in the plot (as opposed to just "what shall we shoot today"). That's not only *not* PC, it borders on the polar opposite (sexism).
Besides, as someone else pointed out, the original (Dirk Benedict) Starbuck was practically a woman anyway. :-)
Another hint that the changes weren't due to a "PC" motive is the fact that there are no significant black roles in the new BG, despite the fact that there were at least three in the old one. That's not something that "PC" writers would do.