I've only seen the first two seasons, streaming on Netflix. So-so crime drama with gorgeous settings and Katee Sackhoff: so it gets a solid 2 out of 3 on the "worth watching" scorecard.

I was just about to post the same thing. 33 is just SO fucking good that it's hard to avoid thinking "that was ALMOST as good as 33" after watching later episodes.

Starbuck first. Starbuck last. Starbuck always.

I've always agreed with David Edelstein's review on Slate:

Rapist police officer? I always thought Zed was a mall cop or something like that, not a real police officer.

Gaius Baltar is at least three spots from being my favorite character — Col. Tigh, Laura Roslin, and Kara Thrace all come ahead of him. But I've always loved the way Gaius is just self-aware enough to realize what a bad person he is and occasionally even feels bad for it, without ever being in danger of becoming a…

Agreed. And I especially like the way his self-loathing and his loathing of everyone else in the universe (except maybe his wife and Adama) balance each other. I expect (and maybe hope?) to be just like him when I hit my mid-50s.

Gaius's "Th … th … wait a minute. [swallow] The defense mainframe?" remains one of my all-time favorite line readings.