in 2003, universal television along with the sci-fi channel and sky one created a three-hour mini-series based on the original television series. this series was very well liked by both the audience and critics. this led to the sci-fi channel making it into a series in 2004. after the 2007 season of "battlestar galactica", the nielsen ratings said that over 119 million people watched the series. this made it the highest rated and most watched series on cable networks. edward james olmos plays commander william adama. jamie bamber plays his son, lee "apollo" adama. katee sackhoff plays kara "starbuck" thrace. starbuck was one of several characters to be changed from a male character into a female character.