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SciFi Greenlights GALACTICA
Prequel Movie CAPRICA!!

FIRST! by skywalkerfamily	Mar 18th, 2008 11:04:08 PM
Uh, I hear that Caprican basketball team is good.
Cool by growltiger	Mar 18th, 2008 11:04:34 PM
Good news.
FIVE FUCKING YEARS LATER by Mezzanine	Mar 18th, 2008 11:05:08 PM
Well, we finally know how long something takes to gestate in fucking Bonnie Hammer's stomach. Dumb Cunt. This should have been greenlit the second it was shown.
yeah by Mezzanine	Mar 18th, 2008 11:06:08 PM
"should have been greenlit the second it was pitched" I mean. its hard to think of what to say when you're on the toilet.
Sci Fi will air it twice over the course of ten years by skywalkerfamily	Mar 18th, 2008 11:06:49 PM

yuck by smutpeddlar	Mar 18th, 2008 11:07:16 PM
prequel? whats wrong with going forward?
First scene by skywalkerfamily	Mar 18th, 2008 11:12:23 PM
Hey! Let's build a ship. I wanna call it Kickers. Nah, call it Galactica. Oh yeah, that's better.
Ugh. by Playkins	Mar 18th, 2008 11:13:10 PM
I'm a huge fan of Galactica, but I think this sounds VERY dull. Why not do a series about the first war with the Cylons? Show the toasters in their glory, Viper MkIs, could be really cool. Get Richard Hatch on to play the commander of the Galactica before Adama. You'd make him the happiest man on Earth. You could guest-star a bunch of original cast-members that way. Unless, of course, that is the very idea they're going for.
This show will only be good by Mezzanine	Mar 18th, 2008 11:13:59 PM
If the ending to BSG is satisfying. If not, people will not give two shits about this show at all. And when is it supposed to air??
This makes perfect sense for SciFi channel... by snowpuff	Mar 18th, 2008 11:18:45 PM
...since it makes no sense. Let's see: don't guarantee a fifth season to Moore and Eick, do piss off fans by extending the last season over almost two years, then greenlight a pilot for a prequel to a show that supposedly didn't have enough ratings to guarantee a fifth season... Makes sense, right?
Are those SciFi Channel guys bipolar or something? by LoneGun	Mar 18th, 2008 11:26:23 PM
They deprive loyal viewers of a proper ending to BATTLERSTAR GALACTICA, only to greenlight a prequel. Hey, I'll definitely tune into CAPRICA, but this doesn't take away the soreness I feel at BSG being cut short.
I'd rather see the First Cylon War by Mullah Omar	Mar 18th, 2008 11:33:32 PM
I thought the prequel would be set during a protracted war and was excited. I love BSG, but a "genius lawyer/inventor from outer space" show doesn't sound like it will have the immediacy or appeal of BSG.
Upon further reflection by Mezzanine	Mar 18th, 2008 11:38:25 PM
Fuck the Sci-Fi Channel. Sure, they're being cool and giving us this shit NOW... but it's just because they axed their ONE critically acclaimed show. Yeah, fuck the Sci-Fi Channel. Once BSG is done, I am done with that shitty excuse for cable bandwidth.
YES! FINALLY! by J-Dizzle	Mar 18th, 2008 11:41:08 PM
Finally Sci-Fi have got their collective heads out of their arses.
CAPRICA as a stand-alone movie... by Mr. Nice Gaius	Mar 18th, 2008 11:42:38 PM
...may work and I'm definitely interested in checking it out. However, a full series based on the apparent premise seems rather bland. I'm not sure how far you could take something like that...but I'm open to surprises.
YES,YES,YES by caself	Mar 18th, 2008 11:44:11 PM
I think this can be SciFi's first real drama that doesn't have to be about space or explosions and still be science fiction orientated. They will probably trip over themselves in the pilot or first part of the mini trying to tie it in to BSG, but there are almost immediately a lot of potential story lines. The cylon war is going to be out there but, and I hate to say this, like terminator, the question will be how we get there and what failures lead to the war.
snowpuff by Mr. Nice Gaius	Mar 18th, 2008 11:45:37 PM
Agreed. SCI-FI makes no sense these days. I suppose we should thank the writers' strike as it seemed to serve as the catalyst for dusting off the CAPRICA script.
Holy shit by Mezzanine	Mar 18th, 2008 11:47:02 PM
Check this out: " And the writer-director Nick Willing and his exec producers Robert Halmi Sr. and Jr., who created Sci Fi's runaway-hit miniseries "Tin Man," based loosely on "Wizard of Oz," have agreed to tackle "Alice in Wonderland" as the source of another potential mini. Sci Fi will call it "Alice." " Those Flash Gordon fucktards had better leave Alice in Wonderland ALONE!!!
jeez--I tried to watch Tin Man by chromedome	Mar 19th, 2008 12:09:03 AM
The Suckage was too strong, even Zooey could not make it worth sitting thru
Caprica as a movie, okay by chromedome	Mar 19th, 2008 12:09:29 AM
as MNG says
A Pre-BSG series, set on the Cylon Homeworld, by chromedome	Mar 19th, 2008 12:12:36 AM
told from the Cylon point of view, as they infiltrate Caprica and plan the attack--THAT is what I want to see. SciFrakker Execs: this will be CHEAP to make, OKAY, since that is all you care about!! There are only TWELVE models, you cheap bastards, so you get to hire 12 actors and make them play HUNDREDS of frakkin roles for the same money, you penny pinching twits. Have to speak to them in their own language....
Love me some Galactica by ewokstew	Mar 19th, 2008 12:15:50 AM
"Razor" is definitely worthy of repeat viewing.
Surely they axed Flash Gordon, right? by Paul T. Ryan	Mar 19th, 2008 12:26:08 AM
Lowest ratings for a Sci-Fi series ever. Even worse than Painkiller Jane!
OH MAN by Gungan Slayer	Mar 19th, 2008 12:33:38 AM
they better have tons of the old school Cylons!
Rosario Dawson's comic book by oisin5199	Mar 19th, 2008 12:52:53 AM
At first glance at the Variety article, I thought they were going to a series of Occult Crimes Task Force, which would have been cool. Too bad, the other comic sounds lame.
"everyman on an intergalactic police force" by oisin5199	Mar 19th, 2008 12:55:09 AM
so they're doing a version of Green Lantern?
ANYTHING with the Halmi name = EXTREME suckage by Big Dumb Ape	Mar 19th, 2008 12:59:28 AM
Seriously, the minute you hear that ANY series or mini-series is coming from the Halmi production team, you should instantly realize it will be of INCREDIBLE suckage -- at which point you should program your DVR or Tivo to be sure it DOESN'T record that night. Because utter shit is all they produce, certainly starting right from the outset with some of the worst concepts and worst script jobs ever. On the other hand, I guess they are an inspiration to some. The Halmis are a tribute to conning banks and people with money to back your latest Grade Zero production. So, for aspiring filmmakers out there, I guess the Halmis could be seen as idols. Or at least for people whose motto is: "Nothing is too shitty to make or spend money on!" Latest, greatest example: TURD GORDON.
As for CAPRICA, I agee with Mezzanine... by Big Dumb Ape	Mar 19th, 2008 01:03:25 AM
You're talking about doing a sequel to a show that has already been droppping in the ratings and losing fans with each successive year. Personally, I still basically enjoy BSG, but subsequent years have never been as consistent or as fulfilling as Season 1 was -- at least to me. And I agree with others that a show about a lawyer doesn't exactly chime my bells the way I'd be excited if you told me this was about the first Cylon War with a shitload of action and other traditionally fun geeky stuff. So I agree with Mezzanine -- if BSG ends on a good note, CAPRICA will benefit. On the other hand if BSG goes out with a whimper or ends on a note that has fans going "What the fuck?! THAT's how the whole thing ends?!?" then CAPRICA ain't gonna be cool news for very long...
Halmi was involved with Farscape though... by Paul T. Ryan	Mar 19th, 2008 01:19:27 AM
So that's something at least.
I'd take season 2 and 3 over 1 any day of the week. by The Outlander	Mar 19th, 2008 01:46:08 AM
Anything to do with Galactica is definitely cool news. And people complaining about the quality of seasons 2 and 3 are full of shit. Just because the show changed and had a couple of week episode does not mean that the show over all got weaker. There where a lot of thinks in season 3 that where actually better done than they where in season 1. Season 1 wasn't far from perfect and most of the major events in season 1 didn't happen until the last two episodes. If you compare Seasons 1, 2 and 3 you will find that a lot more happened in Season 2 and 3 than what happened in Season 1. People shouldn’t confuse pacing with story telling. Season 1 was very well put together and was well paced, but for story I’ll take season 2 and 3. The arrival of the Pegasus and the occupation and escape from New Caprica where well ahead of anything they did in Season 1.
I bet it's going to be like I, Robot by HellKing	Mar 19th, 2008 02:51:00 AM

The Writer's strike revived this show by GornPirate	Mar 19th, 2008 03:08:03 AM
The network runners saw the BSG ratings and the story and had pretty much put this Capria idea to pasture. But with the Writers strike going on they didn't have any knew scripts or concepts that were ready to go to production so they revived this series. I will give it a shot but I fear the Sci-Fi network honchos are not going to be behind this series 100% and let it die after a season or two whether it is any good or not.
Caprica film -YES, Caprica series-NO! by CeejayNightwing	Mar 19th, 2008 03:28:02 AM
Don't need it, it'll only end up like those horrible Babylon 5 spin-offs like Crusade, Legend of the Rangers and Lost Tales (Yuck) By all means do another movie that doesn't need its story to be continue with a hit or miss TV show. But don't do a pilot for a series only to start something they're not committed to finishing. Battlestar has waned a little since they screwed with the format, having 13 episodes only in the first season made for a no-nonsense approach to producing. No unnecessary episodes or weak ones either, like trimming the fat off a lean piece of beef! The next two season being 22 episode affairs got inflated with season fillers and dragged out stories to justify the new length and that's why the first season on a whole was superior to them. The best thing they can do with Caprica is to present it as another mini series like they did with the Galactica Pilot. A three hour miniseries of Caprica with a decent conclusion and no more!
ugh :( by RokurGepta	Mar 19th, 2008 05:53:47 AM
sci-fi channel execs confuse the hell out of me, it's as if they want their network to fail, or at least be sub-standard, if they actually cared about their network, they could be rolling in the dough, or at least be rolling in a lot more dough..... I wish the network was run by geeks.....
Hate prequels by Dazzler69	Mar 19th, 2008 07:05:22 AM
I don't get why go backwards when you know how it all ends or you mess with storyline.
Is Caprica SciFi's solution to a low-budget Battlestar? by SantiagoAtez	Mar 19th, 2008 07:08:03 AM
Battlestar...without all those expensive sfx? Anyway, a SciFi "Dallas" sounds...unBattlestarish.
Caprica series by alex138	Mar 19th, 2008 08:37:14 AM
doesn't seem like it would be very interesting. I like the survivalist drama aspect of BSG, but a big part of the series is I want to unravel the mystery of the Cylons. If they explain it in BSG, then I don't think Caprica would be very exciting, because it would just be playing out what I already know (like I've been spoiled) and would remove any sense of mystery behind the prequel series. I wasn't much of a fan of the Star Wars prequels because you knew what would happen from the beginning. They didn't really reveal anything we weren't expecting...it's like they just played everything out. On the other hand, if they don't explain the mystery of the cylons at the end of BSG, I would just feel ripped off and pissed that they are forcing me to watch another series to find closure.
Halmi and Alice... by Prof. Pop-Cult	Mar 19th, 2008 08:59:56 AM
Didn't he already produce a version of Alice for NBC? (I think it starred Tina Majorino as the title character.) I suppose for Sci-Fi, he'll produce a Tin Man-ish reimagining of Alice.
Meh by photoboy	Mar 19th, 2008 09:00:53 AM
We'll see but I don't know if the idea for Caprica can be as interesting as the main BSG show, plus it's another fucking prequel and I'm totally sick of them. Why not just keep doing BSG instead of cancelling it and making this? Sci-Fi are such cheap cunts sometimes.
NO MORE PREQUELS! FOR GOD'S SAKE! by uss cygnus	Mar 19th, 2008 09:16:54 AM
Will we finally see the clone wars in this one? Will Baltar lead a purge of the Jedi Temple? Will he shout "CAPRICA SIX IS HOLDING ME BACK!!"?
HOW CAN THERE BE A PREQUEL? EVERYONE IS A CYLON! by uss cygnus	Mar 19th, 2008 09:18:09 AM
Right, BSG writers? Plot support? Evidence? Continuity? You don't need any of that! Just piss on the fans and make it up as you go along. See: Lost.
Caprica 90210 by chromedome	Mar 19th, 2008 10:23:37 AM
lets not do THAT okay?
I don't get it... by The Kidd	Mar 19th, 2008 10:30:09 AM
Can someone explain to me how it is that people who haven't been in contact with earth people since the days of the pyramids are wearing contemparary earth clothing?!!! How stupid can you get!
Trik_Ster by secretcylon	Mar 19th, 2008 10:35:01 AM
Hammer is gone. Howe is the new Pres.
Where are my telekentic cub-scouts?? by Billyeveryteen	Mar 19th, 2008 12:20:31 PM
Oooh, and flying motorcycles too!!
Still haven't seen Razor by GodMars	Mar 19th, 2008 01:09:36 PM
Sci-fi aired it once, and my local Blockbuster doesn't have it. Fantastic.
Pre-BSG Cylon series would be awesome. by I Hope You Die	Mar 19th, 2008 01:31:05 PM
What were they doing all those years that humanity didn't hear from them? What led to the decision to attack? When did Grace Park first start doing Tai Chi naked? Does she do it every day? Does she do yoga too? Does six join in?
Think they could give Dirk Benedict a party ... finally. by riskebiz	Mar 19th, 2008 01:33:28 PM
Or Herb Jefferson Jr.? Seriously ... give Dirk some due.
Um. A part. by riskebiz	Mar 19th, 2008 01:34:00 PM
Give Dirk a part ... but a party is a good idea, too.
Fuck Sci-Fi. by teethgnasher	Mar 19th, 2008 01:34:19 PM
Losers.
Why not remake the old Battlestar? by skywalkerfamily	Mar 19th, 2008 02:25:11 PM
Hell, they could just dumb down the CG used on the new BSG.
Glad to see Odo is getting some writing work by shermanium65	Mar 19th, 2008 03:41:33 PM

shermanium65 by secretcylon	Mar 19th, 2008 03:57:55 PM
I just watched "What You Leave Behind" this weekend. I started watching DS9 for the first time in November. The show is amazing. So many similarities to BSG yet better in many ways.
So will they use the same cast? by Smashing	Mar 19th, 2008 04:25:33 PM
All of this happening before would allow them to recast the same actors in there past life roles.
Skywalker Family, your ass is everywhere... by Brians Life	Mar 19th, 2008 04:27:26 PM
Galactica has yet to (seriously) dissapoint....so I'm all for another take on the Universe. Don't know how action heavy a show about lawyers and robot builders will be though.
DS9 by shermanium65	Mar 19th, 2008 04:35:45 PM
I just watched it for the first time this past year also. I loved the character arcs. It's funny, I always felt that Quark, Rom, and Nog were the most annoying characters for the first two or three seasons, but they truly had the most profound impact on me in the end. And Dukat, Dumar, and Weyun? Their bizarre love triangle was practically Shakespearian, especially with such heavy hitting actors as Combs, Biggs, and Alaimo. I just watched Babylon 5 for the first time: sorry kids, no comparison. The Dominion War wins every time. Hell, it even got me watching Voyager. I fucking hate Kes tho. Sherm out.
Hooray! by Cobbio	Mar 19th, 2008 05:57:47 PM
I don't know specifically what "Caprica" will look or feel like, but any new show produced by Ron Moore is okay with me. This could be a really great series, too, especially with 12 different planets (colonies) of people in play. Can't wait.
DS9 was a cool ass Trek show by skywalkerfamily	Mar 19th, 2008 10:41:25 PM
TOS, TNG and DS9 are my favorites. Man, that's all you need right there for Trek.
Even the worst episode of BSG ... by MonkeyLord	Mar 19th, 2008 11:48:38 PM
... beats the shit out of 99.99% of the crap on TV today. I'm just pissed that the series is ending. I mean, from a creative standpoint, I understand their reasoning... but I really hate to see it go. And while I LOVE the idea of a series revolving around the first cylon war, I just can't imagine the chemistry with the characters being nearly as good as it is on BSG.
What a bunch of Tossers by the kosh	Mar 20th, 2008 08:45:54 PM
Enough about who/what is better than JMS/Babylon 5 no matter what you pimply faced fucks think of him or the show, you owe him a debt of thanks for doing character/story arcs in the first place. If it wasn't for Joe's creative vision you wouldn't even have shows like Lost, Jericho, BSG, etc. And DS9 was ripped off from Joe when he was pitching Paramount for B5. They turned around and made a Star Trek spin off on a Space Station...hmm fancy that...

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