Looks like SciFi won't air the pilot until after Galactica ends, if at all.
http://www.tvguide.com/News/Mega-Whisperer-Battlestar-1000230.aspx

I still think that setting a weekly series that take place before the miniseries is a bad idea.

I'm just not thrilled with the whole premise. It's like, setting a story 10 years from now, just doesn't feel, Sci Fi.