SpursforSix I also appreciated that the CG was always there in service of the story, rather than simply as spectacle. Like you said, it was undistracting.
I haven't seen the original BSG at all, but I've heard it's very "disco."
RandomGuy I do watch The Expanse, and it's amazing. I completely agree about the battle sequences being in the same vein. Like you, I also appreciate how "down to earth it is" (maybe not the right choice of words, heh). It's easy to imagine that it's what real-life space travel and living would actually be like. I also appreciate that as with BSG, it deals with a lot of social and political issues.