The new Battlestar is also a product of its time and I personally find it too dark and depressing to enjoy it. Some aspects of the new show are interesting twists on the original, the characters certainly have greater depth and the program has more drama, but it's not enough to make me want to watch it. I tried. I know that others love the show, but I'm an easy target for scifi and they failed to hit me. It's dead, Jim.
As I said, I haven’t watched the new BSG. However, I’m not easily overwhelmed. For instance, I found Babylon 5, Alien Nation, and Beauty and the Beast to be unimpressive.