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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…

Bionic Woman: “Trust Issues”

Partners By Sarah Stegall Copyright © 2007 by Sarah Stegall Bionic Woman NBC, Wednesdays, 9 PM “Trust Issues” Written by Kerry Herin Directed by Alex Chapple There’s something seriously out of whack with a show which shows us the hero protecting a torturer and a murderer, while her partner gets killed off by an assassin acting in the interests of justice. If “Trust Issues” had been intended to play off Jaime’s emerging moral fiber against the impersonal and mercenary Berkut Group, it misfired badly. Her assignment this time around is to protect a bloodthirsty dictator who has come to the…