Once More, With Feeling By Sarah Stegall Copyright © 2010 by Sarah Stegall Caprica “Rebirth” Syfy Channel, Friday at 10 PM Written by Mark Verheiden Directed by Jonas Pate Disclaimer: I have not seen the re-visioned Battlestar Galactica, and therefore all my comments on Caprica are from the point of view of someone completely new to the franchise. It’s hard not to see Zoe as a spoiled brat. When we are introduced, she and her friends are “slumming” in a virtual world of incoherent decadence and corruption, commenting on how immoral the denizens of a rave club are. At the…
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Caprica: “Pilot”
Everything is Connected By Sarah Stegall Copyright © 2010 by Sarah Stegall Caprica Syfy Channel, Fridays at 9 PM Pilot Written byRemi Aubuchon & Ronald D. Moore Directed by Jeffrey Reiner Disclaimer: Caprica is the “prequel” to the re-imagined SyFy Channel series Battlestar Galactica, an attempt to extend the franchise even after the demise of both original versions. Unlike Battlestar Galactica, there is no precedent to Caprica, it is the wholly original conception of creators Remi Aubuchon and Ronald D. Moore. Moore was the original creative force behind the revival of the series from its 1980s grave, and original 1980s…