As I suggested before, I found the first season unrelentingly grim and humorless, with characters I mostly disliked.

I was under the impression that Baltar was intended to be a complex character who was supposed to be somewhat sympathetic, despite his villainy. I ended up hoping that Baltar and Six would get offed because I utterly despised them and their whole subplot. But, of course, that would never happen and there are "many copies" of Six anyway. I intensely disliked the whole business of Baltar being caught in embarrassing situations while engaging in his Six fantasy encounters. Same sort of puerile stuff that makes many modern comedies and sit-coms so un-funny.

I was offended by the commentary for Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down which suggested that the episode was supposed to be funny. Alchoholism and drunks are supposed to be funny?

I disliked the whole "God" versus "Gods" theme, although it was apparently a clumsy attempt at foreshadowing events in future seasons.

In general, episodes I liked were few and episodes I disliked were many. I could go on, but I think I have made my point. Not everyone likes the same things and I don't get the almost universal, fawning, praise that BSG gets here at DVD Talk. So I presented a minority viewpoint. I understand that almost everyone else disagrees with me, including you.

To each his own, but not every movie or TV show needs to be leavened with comedy. "Galactica" begins with the annihilation of human civilization, and one of the central themes of the show is humanity's struggle to survive an apocalypse. It's bound to be a bit "grim."