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SciFi Greenlights GALACTICA
Prequel Series CAPRICA!!

FIRST by jojo-pimp	Dec 1st, 2008 10:48:35 PM
FIRST
hell yeah! as excited as this as i am for Speed 3! by jojo-pimp	Dec 1st, 2008 10:49:05 PM
HAHA!!
SO SAY WE ALL!!! by SanityKaos	Dec 1st, 2008 10:55:39 PM
Good news! The way it all fits together! Glad to see we'll get to see even more of the complete picture! Frakkin Frak!
Coming In 2016 by Friendo	Dec 1st, 2008 11:00:10 PM
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So when is that Olmos-directed BSG TV movie gonna air? by zillabeast	Dec 1st, 2008 11:02:13 PM
Have not seen or heard anything about it....
Didn't this already happen? by Bangforabuck	Dec 1st, 2008 11:07:24 PM
Didn't I see a trailer for this? What in god's name did I see? Can't they just finish the "main" series? Or will they do one episode a year for the next 10 years to drag it out a bit longer. Gah!!!
Oh, I have an even better idea... by Frank Black	Dec 1st, 2008 11:15:34 PM
How about SciFi just properly produce and promote the shows it has that has fans. There is absolutely no reason for BSG to be ending. SciFi has been so sloppy and inept at the way this show has been promoted and scheduled that they don't deserve anymore quality shows EVER!!!
Frakken A! by Amy Chasing	Dec 1st, 2008 11:26:50 PM
Hopefully Caprica is as good as BSG. Then if Stargate Universe is any good we may start to see a bit of a sci-fi revival on TV.
Dexter season finale spoiler by blue1622	Dec 1st, 2008 11:34:39 PM
Dexter gets zero love here. If this is real, next season should be exponentially better. http://darkpassenger.com/?p=46
No love for Dexter? by Amy Chasing	Dec 1st, 2008 11:50:36 PM
Who doesn't love Dexter? Easily one of the best shows on TV.
And it's scheduled... by Unnatural	Dec 1st, 2008 11:55:01 PM
They are going to play four episodes a year, for 10 years, spreading out a intricate storyline over the course of the next decade. So you have to buy the DVDs to keep track of anything going on, and each year it's like discovering a great show, then losing it in a month. Sci-Fi are a bunch of morons when it comes to scheduling... they have been probably watching too many of their own monster movies.
OMG - just read the possible Dexter spoiler. by Amy Chasing	Dec 1st, 2008 11:56:29 PM
That.Would.Be.Stunning!
I doubt they'll go all George Lucas on the BSG prequel by Amy Chasing	Dec 2nd, 2008 12:05:34 AM
I mean, they wouldn't. They couldn't. Please... please, say it ain't so.
Thank the Lords of Kobol! Not to mention the Cylon God. by Paul T. Ryan	Dec 2nd, 2008 12:11:35 AM
So Herc, any idea how many episodes in the first season?
Good prequels? by MrD	Dec 2nd, 2008 12:13:08 AM
I would go with the Godfather II and Conquest of the Planet of the Apes.
Casting news! The Imperious Leader will be played by by MrD	Dec 2nd, 2008 12:13:50 AM
Ahmed Best!
The Lord Of The Rings, Episode 1-ish by Amy Chasing	Dec 2nd, 2008 12:15:29 AM
The Hobbit I know it's not out yet, but this may break the prequel curse.
Can you really call Godfather II a prequel. by Amy Chasing	Dec 2nd, 2008 12:16:20 AM

Can you really call Godfather II a prequel. by Amy Chasing	Dec 2nd, 2008 12:16:38 AM
It's that and sooooo much more.
Who the frak... by Kurgan	Dec 2nd, 2008 12:18:59 AM
...are all these "Adams" people?
Joseph Adams and Daniel Graystone bond... by MisterE	Dec 2nd, 2008 12:33:54 AM
So, Bill Adama had two dads (not that there's anything wrong with that)? That cast list really sounds like crap.
Great... by jimmy rabbitte	Dec 2nd, 2008 12:45:05 AM
...another show for the Sci-Fi airwaves that will three times as long in the pipeline as it takes to run a season's worth of episodes. The first five eps will air in something like June of '09; then they'll air the next five in December of 2010. The first half of the second season will air about 21 months after that. Screw Sci-Fi Channel.
Screw SciFi by jbs0209	Dec 2nd, 2008 01:01:01 AM
Yeah, I am hanging in there for the Galactica finale, but I am out after that. I give this show 13 episodes and then canceled.
And the rape and pillaging begins.... by Donkey_Lasher	Dec 2nd, 2008 01:29:04 AM
...of the new BSG. 1980 anyone?
William Adams, a dour 9-year-old,... by MisterE	Dec 2nd, 2008 01:29:12 AM
...works the corn fields of Caprica. Everyone lovingly refers to him as "little husker".
Little Husker by Unnatural	Dec 2nd, 2008 02:09:00 AM
Damn, I spit out my water. Nice one MisterE. Nice. I applaud you.
Then why didn't they air it this December as planned? by Cash907	Dec 2nd, 2008 02:54:37 AM
If they were going to bring it to series anyway, why not? I've looked at the December lineup, and it's pathetic unless you are a fan of that POS fake-ality show Ghost Hunters.
And whats with this Adams crap? by Cash907	Dec 2nd, 2008 02:57:47 AM
Did they explain the name change somewhere when I wasn't looking?
Sigh Nevermind by Cash907	Dec 2nd, 2008 03:00:13 AM
Just watched the promo trailer... they hint at the name deal in the last 10 seconds.
Don't care. by V'Shael	Dec 2nd, 2008 03:07:03 AM
I'm sure I'm not the only one. They lost me as a viewer some time ago. But stuff like this really makes me appreciate the days when JMS used to say about Babylon 5 "We're a tv show, not a franchise." You know, before he got all ... franchise-y about it.
Might as well...there's nothing else on SCI FI by FilmCritic3000	Dec 2nd, 2008 04:36:37 AM
It's an unwatchable channel.
How do the final 5 fit in to all this? by pokadoo	Dec 2nd, 2008 04:49:21 AM
Will this 16 year old girl be the final cylon? Or the Clyon god? And surely we'll see them making a Sol Tigh Cylon or something? I'm really confused. I think I need to watch them all again.
Fuck Sci-Fi by teethgnasher	Dec 2nd, 2008 06:34:53 AM
The final episode of BSG is my last Sci-Fi viewing. Why start watching a show on Sci-Fi when it's going to take five years to watch 2-3 seasons? Fuck it.
All a red herring by kesoze4	Dec 2nd, 2008 08:02:21 AM
Caprica's not set on Caprica, it's set on Earth and is about the original creation of the Final Five and the events that drove everyone from Earth to Caprica. We all know that the new, colonial Cylons were invented as toasters, driven off, and came back as people. Having this show be about Earth-based Cylons is the only way they can legitimately kick it off with humanoid robots. With the Adamas kicking around way back then, though, this would of course mean Bill is the final cylon. Which if true, sucks -- was really hoping the Fifth would turn out to be self-aware.
A.I.: The Series by Aquatarkusman	Dec 2nd, 2008 08:02:27 AM
PASS
Ignore Caprica news, then scotch. by spud mcspud	Dec 2nd, 2008 08:03:10 AM
I couldn't give less of a shit. Literally. In related news, it'd be fucking nice to actually get to see the end of GALACTICA. Does the SFC plan to actually let its fans - you know, the ones who got this series to its BIGGEST SHOW EVER ON SCI-FI CHANNEL status - see the ending? Fuck, I'm aging here...
And they have a Plan.... by knowthyself	Dec 2nd, 2008 08:14:12 AM
They sure did. They sure did.
NO! Say we all! by Squashua	Dec 2nd, 2008 08:33:21 AM
Sci-Fi Channel, turn in your license to produce and present television.
not sure! by smudgewhat	Dec 2nd, 2008 08:47:52 AM
the footage i saw of the pilot didn't knock me out. even just the visual concept of the show. i think they would have benefitted by making it more consistent in its look to BSG.
eh... by Judge Briggs	Dec 2nd, 2008 09:42:11 AM
i think maybe a series AFTER the events of BSG would be more fun...
I'm only mildly interested in CAPRICA. by Mr. Nice Gaius	Dec 2nd, 2008 10:39:46 AM
It may play out as an intelligent sci-fi drama, but I already don't like the all-too-close proximity of the Adams/Adama family to the creation of the Cylons. It just seems like a lazy ploy meant to add significance to the events in BSG.
RE: "I doubt they'll go all George Lucas on the BSG prequel" by Mr. Nice Gaius	Dec 2nd, 2008 10:53:30 AM
No, they won't. Considering the nature of the production of BSG, I'm sure the writers/producers are thinking on a much more sophisticated level. Besides, George Lucas no longer understands what made STAR WARS cool in the first place. That's why the prequels are so flat and forgettable.
THE ADAMS FAMILY by Mullah Omar	Dec 2nd, 2008 10:58:05 AM
I hope that is a spelling mistake and not something else.
wasn't the delay due to the writers' strike? by Mr Gorilla	Dec 2nd, 2008 11:00:39 AM
And why all the anger at the delay anyway? I doubt the ending is going to be 'and they all lived happily ever after', in fact I doubt there'll be much closure at all (at least Lucas gave us that in Episode 3), so what's the hurry?
Show is GREAT. by secretcylon	Dec 2nd, 2008 11:06:53 AM
Very creepy, haunting. Information aboce is very spoilery but the best part of this show is the tone, and the details of the world.
Mr. Nice Gaius by secretcylon	Dec 2nd, 2008 11:09:30 AM
The relationship between the Adams and the cylons is made very plausible.
Misleading by frozen01	Dec 2nd, 2008 11:10:13 AM
Supernatural season 3 is NOT $18... it's $38. Grrrrrr.
secretcylon by Mr. Nice Gaius	Dec 2nd, 2008 11:14:24 AM
Well, I hope so; I'm definitely going to give the show a chance. Have you had a chance to view any of BSG's final 10 eps? Or have TPTB been keeping them under wraps?
Mr. Nice Gaius by secretcylon	Dec 2nd, 2008 11:53:04 AM
Um well I um... Yeah well, I can't really say. It's not like I had to sign something or anything.
Melvin_Pelvis by secretcylon	Dec 2nd, 2008 11:54:23 AM
It does not undermine the mythos at all. (At least the pilot doesn't)
so how long until the shocking twist by punto	Dec 2nd, 2008 01:11:23 PM
where they reveal that Zoe was in on the suicide bombing? (or possibly she herself was the suicide bomber) Still can't wait
Come one everybody, in unison. by Roketopunch	Dec 2nd, 2008 01:26:06 PM
CAPRICA, CAPRICA, CAPRICA!!!
Terrible Idea by _Maltheus_	Dec 2nd, 2008 02:21:15 PM
This is up there with the CWs young Dick Grayson. Either way, I learned my lesson with Galatica and I won't even bother with the Caprica pilot. It sounds like it'll be everything that went wrong with BSG and none of the good stuff. If I want touch feely crap, I'll go to the CW.
_Maltheus_ by secretcylon	Dec 2nd, 2008 02:32:45 PM
Not touchy feely, touchy creepy. It's really solid stuff. Promise.
Polly Walker by oisin5199	Dec 2nd, 2008 03:17:16 PM
All hail Atia of the Julii! I hope she's a major role, because she's freakin' incredible. And gorgeous. Of course if she's a nun, she'll probably be covered up. Unless they have cleavage friendly nun outfits.
ENTERPRISE was a good prequel by punto	Dec 2nd, 2008 03:28:05 PM
and only people who can spell the word prequel are allowed to disagree.
Never liked BSG... by The Eskimo	Dec 2nd, 2008 03:49:46 PM
...won't watch this. Bring back Firefly!
A SciFi Prequel? How novel, what could possibly go wrong? by A-COD	Dec 2nd, 2008 04:21:49 PM
Jar Jar Binks is the 5th Cylon.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO O!!!!!! by Maniaq	Dec 2nd, 2008 04:35:39 PM
what a bunch of CRAP! a SUICIDE bomber who's secretly uploaded himself into a holographic avatar? GIVE ME A BREAK!
Can't Wait by Cobbio	Dec 2nd, 2008 04:57:51 PM
Damn, I think this could be really good. It'll be less of an action show, more of an emotional, brain-twisting, big issue drama. If Moore and his writers keep it peppered with out-of-left-field turns, it could be a really cool examination of artificial intelligence and the rights AIs might fight for. The movie "AI" was somewhat cool for the moral conundrums it posed, but I've always wanted a story that's WAY more hard-hitting. On Earth we're on the brink of giving birth to actual artifical intelligence, yet the braindead media never covers warnings, issues, broad-spectrum product integrations, or what these developments could mean for average folks. I hope "Caprica" delves deep into uncharted waters and smacks us upside the head. Can't wait to see it.
Caprica might be cool... by Rakafraker	Dec 2nd, 2008 05:49:16 PM
I'm willing to check it out. I still think (opinion, remember) that BSG is the best Sci-fi show out there on TV (though I don't really watch it on network TV out in these parts). At least until SW:live action TV show comes out. How 'bout some news on that, AICN??? huh? ANYTHING!!! I'm dying here.
Enterprise: NOT a good Prequel--a BRAGAbomination by chromedome	Dec 2nd, 2008 06:53:33 PM
unwatchably stoooooooopid
Bill Adams' (Adama) call sign was..... by Banditmania	Dec 2nd, 2008 07:07:37 PM
......Pugsley.
blech. by frankenfickle	Dec 2nd, 2008 07:11:00 PM
that sounds really terrible, and worse yet, boring.
FF by Cobbio	Dec 2nd, 2008 08:52:37 PM
Really, frankenfickle? What exactly about it sounds terrible and boring? The fact you can't write beyond half-sentences leads me to think you don't really know, and that you're just flippantly reacting. And to me, that's half-assed. What, exactly, sounds boring?
Looking forward to it. by Paul T. Ryan	Dec 2nd, 2008 09:11:43 PM
Enough with the whining, haters.
I'm actually stupid enough to think that read "GATTACA prequel". by Ravetin	Dec 2nd, 2008 11:03:00 PM
But, while I'm at it, the only good prequels ever are Metal Gear Solid 3 and Shadow of the Colossus.
RAVETIN, WHAT IS SOTC A PREQUEL TO? by J-Dizzle	Dec 3rd, 2008 04:30:54 AM
Didn't know that was a prequel. Always thought about renting it but never really cared for it.
Spoiler? by severianx1	Dec 3rd, 2008 10:07:05 AM
"It's an intense family drama set on an Earthlike planet, in the near future". In the near future? Is that a spoiler to the current BSG series? Isn't when the whole thing is taking place part of the big mystery?
Adams to Adama in 1 generation? needlessly rushed by MurderMostFowl	Dec 3rd, 2008 12:28:16 PM
Did the writers think this through? What about the Toasters? You can go to perfect artificial humans then back to toasters and back to artificial humans in one generation?!? What about all the old ships? There's hardly enough time for the "original" Galactica to become a museum piece if they don't even exist in this series. This is explictly laid out in the BSG first 2 episodes... the toasters have been gone so long people have started to even forget about them. perhaps Caprica is actually set 50 years before the 1st cylon war.. this would make a lot more sense.
Caprica details by da_bar	Apr 29th, 2009 05:01:52 PM
You can get more details such as cast, episode guide and screenshots on http://www.capricaseries.net
Bit lat in the game are we? by Orcus	Apr 30th, 2009 09:28:59 AM

late. Orcus can't spel by Orcus	Apr 30th, 2009 09:29:22 AM

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