I thought the spinoff show was called "Caprica"? They were showing previews the other night during another show on SciFi.
Either way - the series was top notch! I'm glad it went out while it was so popular and didn't try and drag out the storyline until the cows came home.... I did notice the music thing as well when the ships were headed for the Sun - nice.
I was spot on about Starbuck - an angel. She kind of gave it away during the documentary special last week, "The last frakkin' special" when she mentioned how she struggled with what this character was supposed to be and how frustrated she was playing this part. The writer had mentioned to her that was exactly the way the charachter was supposed to be and she admitted after the taping was over that she liked the way the character was - in retrospect. It came together at the end.
Hats off to the writers, producers, and actors for a top notch show! It will be hard to replace it. I'm not expecting much from Caprica... we'll see.