BREAKING NEWS: Caprica gets the thumbs up
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- March
- 19
Stop the presses!
The Sci Fi Channel has given the go-ahead to the Battlestar Galactica prequel, Caprica.
Production will begin in the spring in Vancouver. Said Mark Stern, Sci Fi’s Executive Vice President of Original Programming:
We couldn’t be more excited to see this long-anticipated project get off the ground. It’s an amazing script, and, though clearly inspired by the Battlestar mythology, it is not just a pale spin-off. This is a smart, thought-provoking, emotional, and compelling character drama in its own right.
According to the official press release, it’s set 50 years before the events on Battlestar Galactica.
It “follows two rival families – the Greystones and the Adamas – as they grow, compete, and thrive in the vibrant world of the 12 Colonies.”
Enmeshed in the burgeoning technology of artificial intelligence and robotics that will eventually lead to the creation of the Cylons, the two houses go toe-to-toe. Caprica will deliver all of the passion, intrigue, political backbiting, family conflict and hardcore action that always leaves Galactica fans begging for more.
Battlestar creators Ronald Moore and David Eick are exec producing it, too.
It’s a “backdoor pilot,” meaning it’s a two-hour telemovie and if it gets good enough ratings, it’ll turn into a series. Moore had this to say:
I’m thrilled with the chance to expand on the Galactica world and get deeper into the origins of the story we’ve been telling. It’s also great to have a chance at doing a completely different kind of science fiction series, one that’s even more character-oriented and doesn’t rely on pyrotechnics to carry the story.
Moore and Remi Aubuchon (24) co-wrote it. Jeff Reiner (Friday Night Lights) will direct.
This is really great news. With Battlestar coming to an end, I’m glad we’ll have a chance to explore more of the story and mythology that has been so brilliantly laid out over the past several years. I’m really interested to see how Moore & Eick create the 12 colonies.
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