None of it matters

It doesn't matter if Ugly Betty was an original concept, a "ripoff" or an homage to something that came before. It's a damn good show and it stands on its own.

Battlestar Galactica isn't original - it's based upon a show that aired over 25 years ago and THAT show used half the people who workd on Star Wars. That doesn't make the new one any less incredible. As far as I'm concerned, it blows away all of its predecessors.

-Kevin S.