Battlestar Galactica is for Geeks ?

After having watched the last few episodes of Battlestar Galactica, I am at my 'wits end' to understand why so many people blanket label myself and other fans of the show as mere 'geeks'.

Lost, Greys Anatomy, Crossing Jordan or any other drama on TV are followed by a myriad of people who will go into work the next day and talk, talk, talk, all about the latest episode they have just seen and that's fine by me.

However, when myself and my colleagues start talking about the latest episode of 'Battlestar Galactica', anyone who overhears us, give us nothing but odd looks and the odd statement of 'jeez, what a bunch of geeks!'

I think this is a cross that many science fiction fans must bear and in defence of science fiction fans everywhere I am going to go out on a limb here and declare that...

'In general, science fiction fans are much more intelligent than non-sci fi fans'.....

There, I said it, I went there and I don't care.

I am fed up with people tarring our favourite genre with the same brush over and over and over. My god, having just watched the last episode of BSG tonight, I simply cannot understand why I would want to waste my time watching any of those other 'normal' shows.

In the last 45 mins of Battlestar 'blood on the scales' I just watched the most amazing acting by Mary McDonnell and Edward James Olmos. I saw some of my favourite characters executed by firing squad for treason. I saw a tense military standoff and an intricate political themed drama weaved all the way through it.

Is this geeky TV for Christ's sake?

Long live Sci Fi, Long Live Intelligent People! Death to the Normals! ;-)