It is simply one of the smartest shows ever. It raises serious moral issues from science versus religion, to how democracy can make things worse in times of war and what does war turn people into. The storyline and characters are based on certain religious archetypes which makes it impossible to fully relate to only one character because they are not the typical hero type, more anti-hero. It has amazing space battles, visual effects and the ending will make you think about the situation we are living through.

The other answer covered a lot of the reasons why the show is brilliant. I did not care for any of the original series. it was an average campy 70s scifi show and i didn't bother with galactica 1980. nothing special there. The new series touches on everything previously said. But i was drawn in by these characters in something i was only mildly interested in. its a beautiful show visually. the music is top notch and really draws you into the scene. The Best thing on the show is the acting Edward James perfect for the role. The rest of the cast is exceptionally great as well. Another attraction i had to this show was that it had a scifi nature however was set in space. This brought a whole new aspect to you average character drama that hasn't been seen a lot. Im trying to be vague to avoid spoiling anything at all but with the brilliant and relevent story lines, the excellent acting and visuals and the beautiful perfect score by bear mcreary this show was definitely worth the time i spent watching it. I have never shed a tear at the end of a tv show or movie but i did at the end of daybreak (the last ep.) Not because of what happened but just because it was over.

I never saw the original ones but I decided one day I wanted to see the new one. First you have to watch the mini series, otherwise series 1 wont make any sense, so i watched that and im on series 1 now, nearly at the end, i have one episode left and i find it very good. well written and the characters are definitely intriguing, i find the most interesting to be the relationship between gaius and number 6. there are a lot of interesting splot lines. if you like sci fi im sure youd like it.