Muffit the Daggit was one of the original Battlestar Galactica's memorable characters, but there are good reasons for his omission from the reboot.
Although it retained many of the characters from the original series, Ronald D. Moore's Battlestar Galactica reboot had one notable exception - Muffitt the Daggit - and with good reason. Moore's BSG reboot was a more grounded approach to the sci-fi action-adventure style of Glen A. Larson's original. At its core, the 21st century BSG was still a battle between good and evil in space, but in Moore's reboot, that line between good and evil was harder to define.
SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT The Battlestar Galactica reboot also excised the more overt science fiction elements of Glen A. Larson's original. Moore changed the Cylons' origins to be aligned with the progression of contemporary technology, rather than the fantastical alien origins of Larson's show.
While Ronald D. Moore's Battlestar Galactica reboot did tackle the needs of a society in the wake of a devastating attack, he largely ignored the role of animals. This meant that the reboot never attempted a similar storyline with his own Muffit the Daggit. It makes sense because, in the original series, Muffit looks less like a dog and more like a giant teddy bear with metal cuffs and a robotic visage.
The BSG Reboot Did Have Animals In a 2005 interview first published on the Battlestar Galactica website, and reposted on the Battlestar Wiki, Ronald D. Moore explained why he didn't include Muffit in his reboot. Moore stated that discussions were had about the role of animals in the wake of the Fall of the Twelve Colonies, but the storyline was largely abandoned.
The Cylon that saved Starbuck's life in Battlestar Galactica in season 1 was presented much like a bird of prey. The organic components of the Cylon Raider, and Starbuck's empathy with the downed ship allowed her to rejoin the fleet. The presentation of the Cylons' ships as living, thinking animals was emblematic of Moore's approach to rebooting Glen A. Larson's classic sci-fi adventure show.
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