I thought at first they meant the real show not that gawdawful Sci-Krap channel anti-America, Bush-hating, ultra socialist pile of trash.
I mean look at the pilot film- the Colonies (USA) create the Cylons (terrorists) who they mistreat, so the Cylons (terrorists) come back and destroy them (911 attack). Updating indeed.
I thought the whole thing was so disgusting I didn't watch anymore beyond that. I've heard though that the whole series seems to be about how poor and noble the new Cylons are and were 'pushed' into nuking billions of people by the vile, evil, racist Colonies. I've heard the new show seems obsessed with the concept of torture of the poor Cylons (Gitmo), the insane, power-crazed white 'Tigh' (VP Cheney), the military trying to take power away from the civilian government, and now I've heard one of the recent episodes featured an almost on-screen rape which was justified by the 'fact' that 'it's not human' (Amerikkka the most racist nation).
I watched a few episodes of the real series the other night, the difference is night and day. Give me real heroes, I'm sick of Hollywood anti-America BS, I'm totally suprised anyone at NR would fall for such a clearly presented agenda.
'gamera977' - is that handle referring to the super turtle that saves humanity is japanese mega-monster filmdom?
Wow what a wild and silly interpetation. There's nothing that says the humans mistreated Cylons, the Cylons simply evolved beyond human control and got pissy. The Cylons weren't "pushed" into anything, after the treaty was signed the Cylons went away and hid, ignoring the space station we put up for further peaceful contact until they were ready to attack again (first move, blow up the space station).
It's not obsessed with torture, it's a discussion point: can you torture something that's not actually alive? Tigh's not power crazed, he got in over his head (never wanted to command, and learned why when he had to) and paniced. Actually the rape wasn't justified.
Funny all that supposed super leftist stuff in the show is stuff YOU inserted. I've been watching the original series too and one of the things that strikes me is how many of the major plot points in the new version were there in the original, treated more lightly of course but still there.
You're not watching the same series as the rest of us.
Actually, the Cylons are analogous to Old Europe.