Having binged my way through several seasons of "Supernatural," which I really liked for its ethical and theological issues--oh, and the "X-Files"-like monsters and myths--I am now starting, quite by accident, "Battlestar Galactica," the 2004-9 tv series. (It was recommended by Netflix; I don't think I was really aware that there had been a long-running series.)
I loved the original BG, watching Starbuck, Apollo, Athena, Cassiopeia, Commander Adama, Boxey, and his wonderful dog Muffit race around the universe away from Cylons and that nasty human who worked with them (whose name I forget but whose face is as clear as day.) It's also where I learned one of my earliest non-curse words, "frak." While at the time
Star Wars was my greater obsession, at least I could watch BG weekly.
And so I'm fascinated by the update, with a female Starbuck instead of Dirk Benedict and Mary McDonnell as the president (was there even a president the first time?). The special effects are great (those launch pipes and Vipers look so cool--and reminiscent of the 70s ones) and the storylines, as well as analogy to modern warfare and religious debates, are fascinating. And those Cylons who look human? Great. And you gotta love the theme song.
Plus, they still curse.
Which means it will probably be awhile before I let the kids watch this childhood favorite.
We're all settling into and starting to enjoy the new couches, even though I've become "screechy mom"--"don't eat near the couch!" and "did you wash your hands before sitting down?"!! (It won't last long because there will be a first spill, probably sooner than I'd like.) I've even chastised Hermione cat a few times as she stretched and scratched. Not that she really cared. The cats are picking their spots. Mr. P likes my seat in the corner, though sometimes he likes the ottoman, which is also Albus's favorite. Hermione likes the back of the loveseat. 
As for people, we can all fit happily (and because the couches are the same support-wise, I can sit anywhere), if the cats aren't around, which is what we did last night when Goo stopped by. After dinner--no more eating in the living room (screech!)--we all sat around playing SpaceTeam. If you like cooperative games and science fiction, and have a smartphone or iPad/tablet, give the group game SpaceTeam a try (you must have 2-4 players on different devices on the same wifi network.) We had a great time playing last night, as we piloted our own ship by yelling commands at each other ("Switch on the hyperdrive!" "Set turboquark to 2!" and the like), shaking through asteroids and wormholes, while completing a certain number of tasks to advance--and some of them are really funny, like "infuse the tea!" and "alphabetize the bookshelves!" Such fun, wacky, like our own version of Spaceballs The Movie. The kids love playing with Goo.