I think that the show is interesting. It is nice to see part of the story being told that we haven't seen before. I am wondering if they are going to explain the "it has happened before" dialog that keeps popping up.
Also the number of the advanced units were they patterned after the gods? On Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 2:16 PM, Tracey de Morsella < tdli...@multiculturaladvantage.com> wrote: > I think I might watch it. They have showed it like 15 times this week and > even though I saw the DVD, I checked out the last 30 minutes and it was > really good. > > That being said, I have a visceral response to anything remotely related to > BSG and it takes a lot for me to set it aside. I went months before I saw > Moore's Space show. > > I think there are a lot of people who feel intense negative feeling > regarding BSG after being big fans. I wonder how that is going to impact > on > ratings? > > -----Original Message----- > From: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] On > Behalf Of B Smith > Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 1:36 PM > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: 5 Reasons Caprica Is The Season's Most Promising > New SF Series > > Three. > > --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin Baxter <truthseeker...@...> > wrote: > > > > > > That's two of us, Bosco. > > > > "If all the world's a stage and all the people merely players, who in > bloody hell hired the director?" -- Charles L Grant > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQUxw9aUVik > > > > > > > > > > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > > From: ironpi...@... > > Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:51:13 -0800 > > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] 5 Reasons Caprica Is The Season's Most > Promising > New SF Series > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > BSG ending was unforgivable. I'm boycotting this on prinicple > alone. > > > > B > > > > --- On Wed, 1/27/10, Tracey de Morsella <tdli...@...> wrote: > > > > From: Tracey de Morsella <tdli...@...> > > Subject: [scifinoir2] 5 Reasons Caprica Is The Season's Most Promising > New > SF Series > > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "'Cinq'" <cinque3...@...>, "'glenn'" > <ggs...@...> > > Date: Wednesday, January 27, 2010, 3:11 AM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > What do you think. I'm still smarting > > from BSG and a little put off that this is an original story that was > blended > > into BSG to piggyback off of its success. But I do like it > > > > 5 > > Reasons Caprica Is The Season's Most Promising New SF Series > > > > This Friday brings the first episode of Battlestar Galactica > > spinoff Caprica, a noir-scifi drama set on the planet Caprica 58 years > > before the cylons nuke it into oblivion. Based on the pilot, we think > this > > series could become a classic. > > > > > > Of course there are many reasons Caprica might fail, not the least > > of which would be poor audience ratings. Many fans of BSG are still > smarting > > from that series' disappointing conclusion, and are predicting that > Caprica > > might take an abrupt nosedive into lameness. But the current facts are > these: Caprica > > is a completely different series, and based on what we've seen so far, it > is > > the coolest new SF show on the air. Here are five reasons why. > > > > > > 1. Intriguing, thoughtful worldbuilding > > > > As I wrote > > a couple of weeks ago, the worldbuilding that went into creating Caprica > City > > and the culture of Caprica is simply superb. We're introduced to a > > culture where paganism is mainstream and sexual mores are extremely > liberal, > > but immigrants still suffer discrimination and monotheists are outcasts. > Unlike > > most SF shows, where worldbuilding is often something like "everything is > > the same except the technology is better," Caprica challenges us > > to imagine a society radically different from our own. Also, the concept > design > > of the city - which was shown off to great effect in the broadcast > version > of > > the pilot - is breathtaking. The futuristic technology isn't bad either. > > > > > > 2. A "birth of AI" story that feels original > > > > A lot of contemporary science fiction, from the Terminator franchise to > Star > > Trek: The Next Generation, deals with what happens when we finally create > AI. > > Will it rise up and destroy us ala Skynet or will it nerdily attempt to > fit > > into human society ala Data? We've seen dozens of vengeful bots and dorky > AIs, > > but a virtual religious zealot computer genius teen trapped inside the > body of > > a killing machine made by her manipulative zillionaire father? Not only > is > the > > premise fresh, but so are a lot of the emotional and ethical issues it > stirs > > up. > > > > > > 3. The Adama family > > > > Rarely has a family unit in science fiction been as interesting as the > Adamas > > seem to be in Caprica. Trapped between two cultures, straddling the > > line between criminality and respectability, Joseph Adama is a character > who > > has problems I want to know more about. Plus his brother Sam, a smalltime > > gangster with a heart of gold, is another guy I want to know better. I'm > sold > > on the idea of gangsters on another planet. > > > > > > 4. Excellent acting > > > > With Essai Morales and Eric Stolz as our leads Joseph Adama and Daniel > > Graystone, it goes without saying that the acting in this show is going > to > > rock. (There was also a lot of terrific acting in BSG, so Caprica > > maintains the quality of this aspect of the franchise.) Sasha Roiz as Sam > Adama > > is already terrific, as is Magda Apanowicz as Zoe Graystone's friend > Lacy. > > Alessandra Torresani is probably the weakest link as Zoe - she's a little > > one-note - but she could improve over time. Given that this show hinges > on > > personal drama as well as epic SF storytelling, it's crucial that the > leads be > > able to show us subtle emotion and conflict - and damn, they are > delivering. In > > the pilot, Stolz does a perfect job embodying a guy who is incredibly > > manipulative while also being sincere. > > > > > > 5. Drama that depends on science fictional plot points, but isn't > > completely focused on them > > > > I already suggested that drama is one of this show's strong points. One > of > the > > ways Caprica has already become a standout this season is that it manages > to > > give us human drama of the sort we might expect on The Wire, while also > never > > losing sight of the fact that its plot arc is centered on something > basically > > science fictional. This is a series about how two new technologies - the > > holoband and the cylon - come together to create artificial life. And > much > of > > the human drama hinges on these technologies as well. In other words, > this > is > > fiction fueled by drama and science, which is a rare and awesome thing. > > > > > > Who knows where the show will wind up, but for these reasons alone I > think > > it's worth tuning in Friday for the first episode. > > > > > > > > > > Send an email to Annalee Newitz, the author of this post, > > at anna...@io9. com. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. > > http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390707/direct/01/ > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Post your SciFiNoir Profile at > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapYa > hoo! 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