Thank you! When I posted about that (on uk.people.sf-fans, IIRC) I got blasted that it was war, they wouldn't feel like joking, it was all serious, etc. Evidently none of them had ever known real soldiers, or even watched M*A*S*H, because the original BG is probably a lot more like the actual reactions -- lots of crying but also lots of humour to keep living.

I must admit that I found watching it in order was not bad, but I did get rather fed up with even the Cylons having angst. I'v got just onto the start of S3, and then I stopped in favour of other shows, I will probably go back to BG at some point but will make sure it's well interleaved with other shows which are lighter.