Battlestar Galactica

...The new show, not the one from 1978.

I would say this show is not only the best Sci-Fi on TV, but probably the best shows overall. I would recommend the DVDs to everyone. There's a 3 hour mini-series / movie and then it starts with episode one. It's a good drama, and the overall story arc is very well paced. I'm always satisfied with the information revealed in a show (unlike Lost), yet still excited for the next one . The space battles are just awesome and the effects are pretty good too. They're done by same group that did Firefly, which is another great Sci-Fi show (after I watched all the episodes, I bought the DVD and watched them all again). There's virtually no technobable or flashy scifi stuff (like Star Trek or Stargate). Like Firefly, the technology looks mostly like present day stuff, simply in space. I guess they call that "naturalistic Science Fiction".

Anyhow, you can look at a preview of the show at youtube. Here's the mini-series preview, and here's the teaser for Season 3.

You might recognize the blond hottie (Tricia Helfer) from Canada's Next Top Model. She's a really good actress and her character is also very interesting.