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  1. ILPhinFan88

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    Caprica As Deep As Battlestar

    Ronald D. Moore, co-creator of SCI FI Channel's upcoming backdoor pilot film Caprica, told SCI FI Wire that the Battlestar Galactica prequel will foreshadow events in that series while dealing with some of the same weighty issues.

    "It's something that Adama [Edward James Olmos] said in the [Battlestar] miniseries, you know: 'You don't play god and then get to walk away from what you created,'" Moore said in an interview at the Television Critics Association summer press tour in Beverly Hills, Calif., on July 20. "And that's really the story of Caprica. We're going to watch them create this [Cylon race], and then wrestle with the ramifications of it. They're not even going to realize what they've created at first."

    Caprica, a two-hour TV movie, will be set on the title planet, one of the 12 Colonies, 51 years before the events in Battlestar. It will center on two prominent families: the Adamas, led by Joseph (Esai Morales), and the Graystones, led by Daniel (Eric Stoltz).

    Though the show will be relatively planet-bound and take place in an urban reality not unlike our own, Moore said the SF-tinged story will nevertheless enable him to tackle serious issues in the same way as Battlestar.

    "Well, we're still going to be dealing with things that are similar, in that there are still going to be issues of terrorism and security and how society should protect itself or not protect itself," Moore said. "You know, what is the line between civil liberties and protection of the homeland? We're still going to be dealing with a lot of those things, because they're going to be spiraling out of certain events that happen in the pilot. And, you know, but you're also dealing with ethical responsibilities. You're also dealing with things like, you know, what is a person? What does it mean to be a sentient being? Does that being have rights? What are you allowed to do to something that you've created out in a laboratory? ... Does it have a soul?"

    http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=0&id=57956
     
  2. Celtkin

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    It looks great :)
     
  3. MonstBlitz

    MonstBlitz Nobody's Fart Catcher

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    IMO, that trailer did not look very good at all. Cylons started as simple robots and evolved into human clones. How can you start the whole process with an exact human clone? Makes no sense, and completely ignores the history of BSG. Maybe I'm just not understanding the trailer.
     
  4. Celtkin

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    A little more background may be needed:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caprica_(TV_series)

    As for the Battlestar series, there were two distinct Cylons. The original concept was that the cylons were the creation of a reptilian race. The second concept is stated in the opening text of the Battlestar Galactica miniseries:

    http://en.battlestarwiki.org/wiki/Cylons_(RDM)
     
  5. MonstBlitz

    MonstBlitz Nobody's Fart Catcher

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    I'll watch this show and give it a fair shot, but I still don't see how any of that explains away the fact that during BSG, the humans were extremely surprised that cylons had created exact replicas of humans. If the whole deal started with an exact human copy 50 years earlier, why would anybody be surprised?
     
  6. Celtkin

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    Bro, I am reading the concept differently. I gathered that they didn't start out with an exact copy of a human. They are starting with a robot, that has the characteristics of the original. It is in that regard that they are identical "twins". They can only be exact replica (clones) if both are 100% human or both mostly machine with human characteristics.
     
  7. mor911

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    I can't wait... I'm a BSG superfreak.
     
  8. MonstBlitz

    MonstBlitz Nobody's Fart Catcher

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    So you're saying the girl will be more of a terminator type robot? Robot on the inside, although appearing human?

    I still don't know. I'm sure they'll make it work somehow.
     
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    I'm on board. I'll watch anything and everything BSG.
     
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    Comes out on DVD next Tuesday! Same day as the new Lacuna Coil...can't wait.
     
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  12. Sethdaddy8

    Sethdaddy8 Well-Known Member

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    i've been watching BSG for the past few weeks. im in the beginning of season 3 and hooked. im looking forward to all future BSG endeavors. it seems caprica will follow galactica's suit. miniseries, followed by regular series...or so i have heard.
     
  13. NaboCane

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    Thought I'd bring this back up to discuss, now that it's ongoing.
     
  14. FinsPensFan

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    Any Zoe fans out there? You should like this.

    [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5Xr4SdQ7wQ"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5Xr4SdQ7wQ[/ame]
     
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  15. BuckeyeKing

    BuckeyeKing Wolves DYNASTY!!!!

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    Wow what a dirty girl :lol:

    Yeah been watching it like it. Never watched BSG but I'm understanding this quite well. Hell I might even pick up on BSG.
     
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    BSG was awesome from start to finish.
     
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    Is anyone watching this?
     
  18. NaboCane

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    Yep. I really like it so far.

    I like that the Adama character is darker than we saw at first glance.
     
  19. ILPhinFan88

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    Yeah, I have really liked it so far. I hope it really catches on
     
  20. BuckeyeKing

    BuckeyeKing Wolves DYNASTY!!!!

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    I like it but I think its going to be a casualty to ratings.
     
  21. Sethdaddy8

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    curious why they stuck it on friday night? thats a terrible night.

    and an interesting lil twist with the uncle there in the last episode
     
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    Fox and that channel seem bound and determined to make Friday night a heavy viewing night, when it's clearly not.

    All the sci-fi shows seem to end up there, and - except for Battlestar - die there.
     
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  23. Sethdaddy8

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    Was anyone else rooting for Greystones wife to get wacked? Soooo disappointed. I. Hate. Her.
     
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    BuckeyeKing Wolves DYNASTY!!!!

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    Your not the only one :pity:

    I like how they handle the Cylon scenes. I wish there was more Zoey :pity:
     
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    I really like the character development in this series.

    BSG was more storyline-driven; this is definitely a character-driven series. There's a richness to these people that you just didn't get in BSG.
     
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    Greystones wife has gotta go
     
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    I'm liking this more and more.

    :lol: You'd have to be familiar with the area, but the "Public Market" sign they show in the exteriors at the beginning of each episode is from Pike's Place Market in Seattle.
     
  28. NaboCane

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    Season finale next week.
     
  29. BuckeyeKing

    BuckeyeKing Wolves DYNASTY!!!!

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    Great episode really intense!
     
  30. ILPhinFan88

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    Why do all the good shows seem like thier season finale comes so fast, love this show
     
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  31. BuckeyeKing

    BuckeyeKing Wolves DYNASTY!!!!

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    yeah and only 9 episodes in a the season : /
     
  32. NaboCane

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    Yep. It's the 10-13-episode season that is ruining television.

    Big Love was over before it started, it seemed; Caprica too.

    Eureka, with their stupid season 3/season 3.5 bull****.

    I HATE that.

    I actually MISSED the entire season of Secret Diary of a Call Girl recently, because it was EIGHT EPISODES. Yeah, 8 episodes, each only 22:30 long.

    Seriously, somehow I completely missed the whole thing.

    Bad on you, Showtime, for not promoting it better. And here's what you get: I downloaded the whole season in 40 minutes...and you don't get to show me any promos like you would if I'd seen it on your channel. :tongue2:
     
  33. Sethdaddy8

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    i was really bummed to hear that this will be the last episode for the season. way too short. and not enough progress imo. if this is gonna be a 4 or 5 season show, i'd like to have seen more advancement.

    that said, it was a good episode this week, and hopefully that continues. i dig the "new cap city" angle, and am rooting hard for mrs greystone to eat a bullet.
     
  34. ILPhinFan88

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    I liked the first season, looking forward to where it goes to next.
     
  35. NaboCane

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    The season finale was weak.

    They had a whole (12-episode :rolleyes:) season to advance the story arc, and the final episode consists ENTIRELY of cliffhangers?!

    Not ONE resolution?

    Pretty horse**** way to run a TV show with a pedigree as prestigious as this one.
     
  36. BuckeyeKing

    BuckeyeKing Wolves DYNASTY!!!!

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    I feel differently I want more Caprica now more than ever.
     
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    BuckeyeKing Wolves DYNASTY!!!!

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    I thought over 1 Mil was strong for a show like Caprica. After all it started on Friday. No show does good on a Friday.
     
  39. BuckeyeKing

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    Damn that was a good way to enter the new season.
     

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