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"I completely agree. I just got through 2.0 e12 and the second series was actually better than the first. One of the few sci fi series I've seen that makes the reaslistic case for war against an implacable enemy. Very timely."

One of the "contriversial" episodes that really made me think was somewhere in 2.5 I think it was, may have been in 2.0. Episode dealt with Doc Cottle(sp) doing abortions among the fleet.

President Roslin, apparently a pro-choicer, had the realization thanks to Baltar that the situation they were in abortion was not an option, and harkened back to the mini-series when Adama said "they better start having babies." Tigh: Is that an order? Adama: It might be soon.

Anyway the point being that BSG really tackles some issues that are pertinant to us, but drive the story there. Rape, Murder, the black market (episode sucked but had a point), military coup, abortion, racism, politics, religion, war (of course), war crimes, and more.

Some resolutions are left leaning, some are right leaning. Overall it comes back to right/left doesn't really matter, it's how less than 50,000 people are going to survive, and that what ends up making the decision.

It's all there. BSG reimaged is a drama that happens to take place in space, where as most sci-fi is sci-fi that happens to have some dramatic elements.

As far as "bleakness" goes of course it's going to be bleak. Billions of people got whacked in less then 24 hours and the survivors mostly just happened to be in space at the time on commercial transport vessels. Galactica had no bullets, and old fighters in a museum, as she was an old ship up for decommision. Of course the show is going to be bleak, unlike the original series that almost every episode forgot that they were the only survivors and half the time everything was happy go lucky.

Anyway I'm rambling.