SnoopyStyle
It's 58 years before the fall on the planet Caprica. Zoe Graystone (Alessandra Torresani), Ben and Lacy Rand (Magda Apanowicz) are rebelling to follow monotheism. Zoe is on her way to join a monotheistic cult in Gemenon when Ben sets off a bomb on the train. Lacy has second thoughts and escapes the bombing. Daniel Graystone (Eric Stoltz) is a grieving parent along with Joseph Adama (Esai Morales) who lost his wife and daughter. Daniel is the head of a company looking to get a government contract to build new mechanical soldiers. He discovers that Zoe had created an Artificial Intelligence avatar in the virtual reality world Holloband created by him. While his mechanical soldiers are floundering, he inserts Zoe's avatar into one of the Cylons and it performs brilliantly. However he can't replicate the process. He offers Adama the same avatar for his daughter but Adama is horrified. Adama comes from Tauron which is a lower class gangster race. Sam Adama (Sasha Roiz) is his gangster brother. Lacy Rand is able to keep in contact with Zoe's avatar and discovers that the school's headmistress Clarice Willow (Polly Walker) is a cult member.This is a prequel to Battlestar Galactica. It keeps the dark murky morality but abandons the space military thrills. The change leaves the show struggling for pace. The look is a mashup of 50s, modern and sci-fi TV CGI. Somehow it doesn't really work like a dressed-up Canadian production. There are many difficulties that make it hard to invest in this world. It's tough to find a lead character to root for. The end point is predestined and not a good place as a destination. The story is almost all laid out with the pilot and there isn't much drama. While there are great sci-fi ideas, it doesn't make it compelling TV.
muggy-nights
This is a really good sci-fi series... I just started watching on netflix and so far I'm captivated. I started with the modern version of Galatica. I remember watching the original in late 70's. Galatica and Star Trek got me hooked on sci-fi geek shows (and tech) when I was a kid. Galactica is a good series, but I think Caprica is actually a better show. I think it has more talented actors, and the premise of the show is much more interesting. Not to mention far more character and background development in the story; something you can relate to and is believable.Why the frack are there only 2 seasons of this show. They could have expanded on this for at least 6 seasons, at a minimum. There is so much ground work they laid down in the story line that I've watched so far that they could have gone on for a long time, even killing off some characters (permanently) and introducing new ones. And I'm only part way through the first season.Bring it back please!
TheNorwegianGuy
First off, "Battlestar Galactica" is without doubt one of my favorite TV-shows. It is a true masterpiece. I just watched the whole thing, and when I learned that there also was a prequel, I was curious. I knew from earlier experiences that spin-offs often is weaker than the real thing, but still I got excited. And yes, "Caprica" is absolutely weaker than BSG, in every way. It isn't a completely disaster, and if you are a BSG fan like me, I advise you to somehow manage to get through it, because there are scenes in there that will get you excited. The problem, however, is that there aren't many of those scenes. I went through all the episodes for one reason; to learn about the making of the cylons. And as i mentioned, here and there I got what I wanted, but why the hell did they include all the other unnesessarities? Most of this show is about the "Holobands", which is electronic glasses that allows you to go into a public virtual world. I won't spoil the plot for any of you that want to watch it, but my point is; If these holobands was so popular that they were in this show, why weren't there crawling of them in BSG? I get it, they tried to make an original plot, but I don't feel that they really showed BSG enough respect. I didn't really believe that this happened before the original series. Also, the religion-aspect got way too much attention. It played an important role in BSG, but here it just felt...unnecessary to give it that much attention.One other problem I had with this show is that it felt targeted towards teenagers. Most of the time it felt like just another over-dramatized cheesy teenage show. That is sad, because what made BSG so fantastic, in my opinion, was that it wasn't cheesy, and that it was more targeted towards adults. In BSG the characters felt real, with realistic personalities, and you really cared about them when you got to know them. They also acted like people would do in different situations In "Caprica", there aren't many memorable characters like that. Also, the acting is on a much lower level. To be fair, I kind of liked the Adama brothers, and the actors that played them. They felt more developed than the rest, but that doesn't make up for the rest of the cast. Another thing that annoyed me was the recycling of some of the same actors that were in BSG. That should not happen in a TV show, prequel or not. It makes things confusing.It may seem like I hate everything about the show. If it had nothing to do with BSG, I would never watch it, but at least it gives some explanations about the past. That makes it worth watching if you're a hardcore BSG fan, even if most of it may bother you. Also, Bear MacCreary's soundtrack is great as always.I see that many people loved this show. Maybe what ruined it for me was that I constantly compared it with Battlestar Galactica. Maybe I would have enjoyed it too, if I hadn't seen the original series..i don't know. It's just a theory, but personally I will never watch it again, and will try to forget I watched it in the first place.
stuie b
After watching the rebooted Battlestar Galactica series I looked for something to fill the void and gave the series Caprica a go. Although I really enjoyed BSG, Caprica is also a really engaging story with brilliant acting. If you are looking for a repeat of BSG then you will be disappointed. This series is completely different in tone, style and approach to the BSG universe. Instead of traveling space and battling Cylons you get a prequel series showing the development of cylons and a lead up to the 1st Cylon War/Apocalypse. This context of the show is set on the earth- like planet of Caprica instead of being set the ship/fleet of Galactica and the series Caprica is stronger as a result of this.Eric Stoltz's acting is nothing short of superb. He portrays a father facing his demons and balancing the responsibilities of fatherhood and a demanding worklife. The special effects and props are well done, and add to the believability of a living breathing world and culture.I don't know what else to say other than this show is worth checking out on itunes or DVD/Bluray if you are into well done hard sci-fi TV shows. This show is quite underrated and it is a shame that the show did not last longer than one season.
