The multiple, nearly simultaneous nukes are chilling. Thoughts of prepositioned Soviet-era suitcases, Chi-Com container-ship nukes are hard to suppress...
Every time I see that kind of scene it creeps me out. It was very well done on this show and kept on going. The live newscast that goes poof was chilling. It reminded me of a couple of movies back in the 80's (the crazy scientist with a bomb on a ship in Charleston, Countdown to Looking Glass, By Dawn's Early Light, etc.).
It's difficult to compare this new version to the old one. The old one was for kids. This one isn't. I don't like the macho woman Starbuck. I do like the new Baltar. I see him as Clinton - his personal corruption leads to national tragedy.