This season marks the end to one of the most surprising phenomena in television. If you haven’t jumped on the “Battlestar Galactica” bandwagon – what the frack is wrong with you?

Fears of nerd classification and pale skin no longer apply to the realm of sci-fi, and normal television watchers can rest easy; watching “Battlestar” will not force anyone to play “Dungeons and Dragons,” “World of Warcraft” or “Magic: the Gathering.” Succinctly, this is Sci-fiction for the everyman.

The series is a Sci-fi Channel original, which usually means it stars Bruce Campbell and bad computer generated aliens, but not this time. The show is a complete rewrite of the often ridiculed ’70s predecessor, and this version comes complete with modern technology which makes robots and spaceships seem believable.

The show’s basic premise is a cat and mouse chase between humankind and a race of robots to find the long lost planet Earth. The final season, which premiered two weeks ago, still hasn’t answered many of the questions plaguing viewers.

Character Kara Thrace (Katee Sackhoff) has returned from the dead with the path to Earth, but Commander Will Adama (Edward James Olmos) still doesn’t know if she’s a cylon (those are the robots) agent or not. He doesn’t even know his Colonel and best friend is a Cylon.

Meanwhile as Cylons look more human, they act more human, developing jealousies and political ambitions. That may seem hokey to some and those re-runs of Rock of Love 2 may draw the casual viewer in, so here’s what you’re missing out on: Humans build robots, robots declare war on humans, peace treaty, robots come back.

Robots look like humans. Robots kill all humans except for about 50,000 people, people run, WAR! Traitors! Religious debate? Robots conquer mankind, people rebel, communist literature in space? Main characters die and then come back to life.

Aside from all of this, there is a more important reason to watch the show. It stands as a cure for reality television and the formulaic writing of medical/criminal investigation shows. If you’ve already started looking for alternatives to this type of mundane programming with shows like “Lost,” do yourself a favor and start frackin’ watching “Battlestar Galactica.”

Airs Friday nights on Sci-fi Channel, 9 p.m.