That's the problem. There was no impact. Watching it as a kid it was neat because it was science fiction, but looking at it as an adult, it was terrible and that does not count any of the special effects (which were great at the time).
Sure, I get your point. I just thought the original got the point across without all the pretentious stuff. But to each his own, people really seem to like the new BSG, though i've already gotten the sense that some think it's jumping the shark.