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The new series departs from the original in several respects, most notably in the recasting of several key characters from male to female, and the introduction of the notion that the [[Cylon (Battlestar Galactica)|Cylon]]s, the robotic enemies of the humans, were actually created by the humans (as opposed to being an alien race in the original series), had rebelled and were exiled, and had evolved into a race of highly sophisticated beings. There are twelve Cylon models, which in addition to the Cylon soldiers include [[humanoid]] 'models' that very closely mimickmimic a complete human down to the cellular level. The look of the new series also benefits from recent advances in [[computer-generated imaging]] and digital [[special effects]].

Although purists from the original series' fandom loudly disapproved of changes to the premise, the show was the highest-[[Nielsen Ratings|rated]] cable miniseries of 2003. In fact, it has been the highest rated original program in the Sci Fi Channel's history. Its strong audience draw was enough to prompt the channel to commission a new ongoing television series, the first episode of which drew an estimated 850,000 viewers — a 5% multichannel viewer share — on its world premiere on Sky One in the [[United Kingdom]]. Furthermore, the miniseries and the subsequent weekly series have enjoyed general critical acclaim as being superior to the original, and in the tradition of ''[[Star Trek]]'', the writers use science fiction to examine contemporary social, moral and ethical issues in allegory. Viewers in the United States would not see the first season of the series until January, 2005. The second season of the series debuted on July 15, 2005 on the Sci-Fi Channel in the United States.