Leslie didn't immediately take to the show either as it is a little too dark for her liking, but as the story changed to be more character driven and less SyFy-y, she became hooked.
Same thing happened with Buffy.
And you can all suck it if you don't like Buffy.
Man. Just reliving some of those kick-ass moments in BSG (and Buffy) gets me all giddy.