Add more BSG, please

 BSG marathon today on SciFi channel put my DVR on overdrive. The original series ran from 1978-80, with a heavy Mormon influence from creator Glen Larsen that he seeped (sometimes poured) into the series. Battlestar Galactica was originally pitched under the title "Adam's Ark" and I remember watching the original series as a kid and following commander "Adama" lead the 12 lost tribes to find earth. The colonies originated on a planet called Kobol (hie to Kolob). Besides Adama, there is a commander Cain, and Lucifer is a Cylon (robot) aid to Baltar. Angelic beings visited the wandering space ship colonies, and at one point told them "As you are now, we once were; as we are now, you may become" (nod to Lorenzo Snow). In that same episode the angelic beings tell the pilot Apollo the body that he perceives is "a reflection of intelligence. My spirit, if you will" (D&C 93?). I recall the meeting of the quorum of the Twelve in the colonies, and in the series premier captain Apollo was married by Adama "not only for now, but for all eternities." Even the word "sealed" was used. The fighter pilot helmets had a heavy Egyptian look to it, a wink to the Book of Abraham.

The new series still has some of those references watered down (Adama, tribes, gods, council of the 12) but incorporates much more from Greco-Roman mythos and is much edgier and adult. There are even stronger religious themes with the resurrection ship that allows the new Cyclons to effectively become immortal. Strong story lines and character development make it a popular series that wraps up with its last 10 episodes starting tonight. Who do you think the final Cylon model is?