Yeah, I felt the same way with the vague attachments. I actually didn't watch the miniseries first, which only led me to absolute confusion and frustration over who the hell these characters were and what was up with them. I think my thoughts in early season one were basically "Kara is really badass and awesome. I like Lee a lot. Kara/Lee is cute. Adama is cool. Laura Roslin is awesomesauce, and I like Billy's dynamic with her a lot." But it was like... I felt that way, but I didn't entirely care. I could have stopped watching and I wouldn't have felt like I was missing out on anything, it just wouldn't have been my type of show.

That changed obviously, and like I said it was late season 1 that really dragged me into the universe and made me go HOLY SHIT FRAK!!!1!111!!

I think the action misconception is a realllly popular one. It sounds cliche, but Battlestar is just a political drama set in space in which things happen to explode now and then.