I really like Stargate too... I had the worst timing, though, cause I started watching SG-1 literally only weeks after it went off the air (I’d catch random episodes when I was a kid and bored, but I don’t remember much other than the fact that I liked it because lots of things exploded and there were wormholes and astrophysics). Anyways, I’m hoping I’ll catch up on Atlantis before the next season starts, I don’t think it’s quite as good (and it doesn’t have quite as many explosions) but it’s still a lot better than most of the other stuff I find on TV these days...
I never could get into BSG for some reason... the camera work annoyed me to no end (shaky cameras are only OK if they’re supposed to be someone’s handycam), and so did the lady in the red dress. I don’t know why I wasn’t interested, cause it wasn’t for a lack of action, spaceships, explosions, etc., but I found it really hard to watch, and I wouldn’t care less if all the characters were to suddenly die or something.
The shaky cameras I can live with (although, no, I don’t like them either) but the background sound (aka Noise) just kills me — especially when the characters are talking fast or whispering. I’ve had to rewind, mute and read the close-captioning a couple of times. (By the way, this is really good for Dr. Who and Torchwood — especially Torchwood — when I can’t decipher the accents as fast as the dialogue is going.)
I urge you to rent and watch the S-F series Babylon 5. It starts slow, but stick with it and by Season Two you'll agree that it's one of the finest S-F series ever made. Season Three will knock your socks off...