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| Whatever Happened to Caprica?; The Planned Spinoff Series ... | |
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| monty24llr | Jul 17 2007, 10:01 PM Post #1 |
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Last April there were plans to do a spinoff of BSG entitled "Caprica" (see SciFi Wire story below). I haven't seen any further news on this. It sounds like an interesting concept; does anyone have an opinion? 12:00 AM, 27-APRIL-06 SCI FI Announces Caprica NEW YORK—SCI FI Channel announced the development of Caprica, a spinoff prequel of its hit Battlestar Galactica, in presentations to advertisers in New York on April 26. Caprica would come from Galactica executive producers Ronald D. Moore and David Eick, writer Remi Aubuchon (24) and NBC Universal Television Studio. Caprica would take place more than half a century before the events that play out in Battlestar Galactica. The people of the Twelve Colonies are at peace and living in a society not unlike our own, but where high technology has changed the lives of virtually everyone for the better. But a startling breakthrough in robotics is about to occur, one that will bring to life the age-old dream of marrying artificial intelligence with a mechanical body to create the first living robot: a Cylon. Following the lives of two families, the Graystones and the Adamas (the family of William Adama, who will one day become the commander of the Battlestar Galactica), Caprica will weave together corporate intrigue, techno-action and sexual politics into television's first science fiction family saga, the channel announced. |
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| monty24llr | Jul 18 2007, 10:05 AM Post #2 |
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After a little more digging, I seem to have answered my own question. The SciFi Channel strikes again. Caprica (TV series) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia This article or section contains information about a scheduled upcoming television series. It may contain non-definitive information based on commercials, a website or interviews. The information may change as the date of broadcast approaches. Caprica is an upcoming television series set in the fictional Battlestar Galactica universe. It is described as "television's first science fiction family saga. The show will be set on the fictional planet Caprica, approximately fifty to seventy years before the events depicted in the re-imagined series. It will tell the story of the Twelve Colonies at peace and living in a society not unlike our own. But high-technology and a startling breakthrough in robotics brings to life the age-old dream of marrying artificial intelligence with mechanical bodies to create the first living robots—the Cylons. They are researched and built, ultimately leading to the Cylon War. The series will revolve around two families: the Adamas and the Graystones. Joseph Adama, father of future Battlestar commander William Adama, is a renowned civil liberties lawyer who becomes an opponent of the artificial intelligence/Cylon experiments wrought by the Graystones, owners of a large computer corporation that builds the first Cylons. According to Mark Stern, Sci Fi Channel's Executive Vice President of Original Programming, the script for the two-hour pilot episode concluded with an explanation for how the name "Cylon" was coined. The series has yet to go into production and to be aired on the U.S. Sci Fi Channel. NBC Universal Television Studio is developing the show, in conjunction with the executive producers of Battlestar Galactica (Ronald D. Moore and David Eick) and 24 writer Remi Aubuchon, who is writing the pilot and set to be the show runner. On April 27, 2006, the Sci Fi Channel announced that Caprica was in development. Despite rumors that the project had been consigned to "Development Hell", the producers stated at Comicon in New York in February of 2007 that it was not the case. However, on a March 24, 2007 interview, Ronald D. Moore stated that It's been in development at SciFi for a while and they haven't picked it up, and I don't know if they're going to pick it up at this point, there's talk of doing it as a TV movie and seeing how that works, as a back-door pilot, much as we did with the "Galactica" miniseries. Right now there's nothing telling me that they're going to move on it anytime soon, so I'm starting to feel that it's going to remain on the development shelf. On March 26, 2007, Moore said that the Sci Fi Channel was not picking up Caprica as a pilot, though a movie or DVD release were still possibilities. According to Moore, the show was currently "on the back burner. I wonder why SciFi is always willing to put out money for these "original programming" movies that suck, but are so hesitant to develop and maintain quality programs. I also wonder if their non-commitment to this new venture played a part in the abrupt ending of BSG after only four seasons. |
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| geogirl | Jan 18 2008, 06:07 PM Post #3 |
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Hummm....seems the writer strike might be good for something after all. Galactica Heading to Caprica after all? Remember back a year or two ago when Battlestar Galactica was the darling of the airwaves, and everyone was praising it as the best scifi show to come out since... well, forever? Fans rejoiced when the producers said they were working on a new prequel series to be called Caprica, that would explore the days before the Cylon war, and would follow the family history of the Adamas and the creation of the Cylons. The SciFi Channel ultimately decided not to greenlight the project, citing monetary concerns. However, word is that the series may live and breathe at last, at least for two hours. The pilot script for Caprica was handed in long ago, meaning it could be put into production while the writers strike, although they wouldn't be able to take it to series until something happens on that front. With television shows vanishing left and right, the Sci Fi Channel and other networks are opening up the filing cabinets and reconsidering options like this that they'd shelved before. NBC/Universal recently put in a call to Mark Stern, the VP at Sci Fi, and told him they want them to revisit the project, so you might get a pilot episode out of the mix, if nothing else. Sort of like an interstellar version of The Waltons, the series would follow two different clans, The Adamas and the Greystones (who were behind the construction of the Cylons), and would be a family drama. Set fifty years in the BSG past, this means that Admiral Adama would be what, ten years old? We imagine there would have to be some sort of a rift between these two families to create some tension because without the gleaming silver robots, who would they be fighting? Probably each other, like the Hatfields and the McCoys. I first read about this in TV Guide and then it started poping up on other websites. I have to say though, now that I know more of the plot of the show, I'm not so sure it's something I'd be interested in. |
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| geogirl | Mar 19 2008, 03:20 PM Post #4 |
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Latest from the Hollywood Reporter: Sci Fi unveils 'Battlestar' prequel By Paul J. Gough Sci Fi Channel's "Battlestar Galactica" will live on with "Caprica." At its upfront presentation Tuesday in New York, the cable channel said that it has greenlighted a two-hour back-door pilot for the prequel, which had been in development for two years. Sci Fi Channel's "Battlestar Galactica" will live on with "Caprica." At its upfront presentation Tuesday in New York, the cable channel said that it has greenlighted a two-hour back-door pilot for the prequel, which had been in development for two years. Sci Fi also has given the go-ahead to "True Believer," a two-hour back-door pilot created by Rosario Dawson and David Atchinson -- who co-wrote the comic book series "Occult Crimes Task Force" -- about a comic book enthusiast who hires a former superhero to teach him about crime fighting. It joins "The Stranded," a two-hour pilot of a Sci Fi/Virgin Comics joint venture. The network also plans an "Alice in Wonderland"-based six-hour miniseries titled "Alice," from RHI Entertainment. A two-hour comedy-drama pilot, "Deputized," follows a man who fights crime around the galaxy after getting super powers. "Caprica," which is set 50 years before the events in the departing "Battlestar," will begin production in the spring. It hails from the "Battlestar" masterminds Ronald D. Moore and David Eick. As for "Battlestar," the series' final-season premiere will debut online nine hours before it airs on TV. Sci Fi's reality slate includes "Estate of Panic," an Endemol USA series about seven people who compete to find millions of dollars at an estate, and Idiot Box Prods.' "Brain Trust," in which a group of geniuses bands together to solve problems. The channel also announced new seasons of "Scare Tactics," now hosted by "30 Rock's" Tracy Morgan; "Mind Control With Derren Brown"; and "Ghost Hunters International." And a May 18 special by NBC News correspondent Lester Holt will feature "Mystery of the Crystal Skulls," about the real-life search for what the latest "Indiana Jones" movie is based upon. The channel also will expand its digital offerings with a game site launching in mid-April as well as "Battlestar" webisodes and a social game based on the show. An original Web series, "Starcrossed," produced by Universal Media Studios and Jane Loughman and John Lenic, is planned to debut in the fourth quarter. Latest news » Save Print Email Reprints Sci Fi unveils 'Battlestar' prequel By Paul J. Gough March 19, 2008 "Battlestar Galactica" RELATED: 'Battlestar' to stick to the small screen Sci Fi Channel's "Battlestar Galactica" will live on with "Caprica." At its upfront presentation Tuesday in New York, the cable channel said that it has greenlighted a two-hour back-door pilot for the prequel, which had been in development for two years. "Caprica," which is set 50 years before the events in the departing "Battlestar," will begin production in the spring. It hails from the "Battlestar" masterminds Ronald D. Moore and David Eick. |
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| monty24llr | Mar 20 2008, 08:53 PM Post #5 |
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Looking forward to Caprica; the rest seems like a waste of airwaves. (It's "entertainment" like this that makes you hope there ISN'T intelligent life out there who might be receiving analog and/or digital signals from Earth.) :( |
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| geogirl | Mar 21 2008, 03:30 AM Post #6 |
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From TVGuide.com: Sci Fi Upfronts Delight and Depress Battlestar Fans Tuesday's upfronts for the Sci Fi channel brought both good and bad news for fans of Battlestar Galactica. The channel has finally given the greenlight to Caprica a prequel to Battlestar, in the form of a two-hour movie/backdoor pilot. The movie is expected to head into production this spring for a fall airing, and if picked up as a series, could be seen by mid-2009. The prequel will take place 50 years before BSG, and executive producer Ron Moore tells TV Guide it will be very different. "It's not action-adventure," he said. "In fact, it's more like a prime-time soap opera set on a planet. I really like this new world we've created. It's a radically different approach to the sci-fi genre." While the "past" looks bright, Moore wasn't as optimistic about the future of Battlestar beyond its final season. When asked if the end of the television series could be the beginning of a movie franchise, the answer was a pretty resounding no. "The honest answer is that I think the series works best an ensemble television piece," he said. "I think if it was translated into features, it would have to become a different animal. Part of the special quality of the show is… all these complicated storylines where you embroider and embroider on all these characters. Feature films have different expectations." — Well, I have to say I agree with him on the movie thing and I actually respect him for protecting the quality of the story and not getting greedy for the money. As for Caprica though.....a "soap opera set on a planet"......ugh! No thank you. |
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| monty24llr | Mar 22 2008, 09:44 PM Post #7 |
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To be honest, when you get down to it BSG is pretty much a soap opera sit in space already, so Caprica can't be that much of a departure. I think it could be very interesting if done right, and I'll definitely give it a chance. (Of course it certainly won't be on a par with Ghost Hunters, but really, what is? :rolleyes: ) |
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