The first rule of being an old BSG fan is... we don't talk about BSG 1980...

Actually that depends on the kids age. Mine is 13, so no, letting her watch certain episodes does not bother me (33 is a good example of that) because it _makes her think_ and I am in attendance if she has questions. But are there ones I would not allow to her watch yet?- certainly. Generally speaking (unless it is obvious one way or the other) I screen shows and movies that I think are questionable before allowing my child to see them - even at 13 - and am always watching them with her in case she has questions.

The problem that arises here is similar to star wars (although the prequels were a trainwreck); people have a memory associated with the original and now that memory was tarnished. Ron Moore was not looking to really even re-imagine, he was looking for a place to allegory real world situations and try to make viewers think; it did not always work so well because there were obvious agendas in some of them; but for the most part it worked. What does it mean to be human? What do people really do in war? If your about to become extinct and are aware of it - how would you react to a given situation? The old show was created at a time when things like just were not possible on cable and it was never intended to be a think piece series; it was and always will be a religulous view of star wars - and there is nothing wrong with that - you just shouldn't hold it against the new series because that is not what it is about. Star Trek DS9 was another good example of this departure; Moore expressly got involved in DS9 because with Gene passed away the "it always has to have a happy ending" hand cuffs were taken off. Again, many fans were angry at DS9's darkness (which compared to new BSG is lightweight) but the point was not to do yet another trek, it was to try and make people think about what war is like, what are humans really like (both the good and the bad). In the end though, I still look at this as completely separate and not even a re-imaging. I still watch the old series on retro TV and I do not feel any sort of loss. I do suggest for kids though try out Eureka; you might need to screen Eureka (depending on the children's age) but for the most part it is light hearted fun.

The real answer here is "it depends" - for instance a few years ago someone who worked for Internet.com was astroturfing LinuxToday (and probably other Internet.com sites); in that instance the individual was held responsible: granted internet.com was less than pleased about it, however, the evidence that a sole individual was responsible led to that person being dismissed. If, however, Internet.com management overall instructed employees to astroturf it would have been difficult to punish each and every person - hence the organization itself would be punished.