Caprica, The BSG Prequel: Awesome or Awesomerest?

BEWARE POTENTIAL SPOILERS AHEAD



For those out of the know, Caprica is a new drama brought to you by the creators of the critically acclaimed SciFi series, Battlestar Galactica. Set over fifty years before the events of BSG, Caprica gives backstory to life on the colonies before the attacks, the creation of the first cylons, and as always gives veiled commentary on world events through science fiction and drama. I was lucky enough to see Caprica before its official release on DVD April 21st, and let me tell you the pilot for Caprica blows the pants out of the water of the BSG miniseries. While the miniseries had lots of great action and acting there were some slow moments, Caprica has no slow moments

Right off you are thrown into a world even more recognizable than the one from BSG. Its easy to see why in the early days of hearing about Caprica they billed it as a separate show that they hoped would attract a broader audience. The world of Caprica is a brilliant combination of nostalgic 50s style with the flare and pop of the not too distant future. Throw in elements from two of the most popular movie trilogies of all time, The Godfather and The Matrix, and you are set for stardom. Praises all around to the actors (and the acting). Eric Stoltz and Esai Morales are brilliant in their roles and both play the parts perfectly, and the child actors are spot on, which is surprising.

From start to finish, Caprica is more like an actual movie and not a miniseries. Thank you for that! Combined with release on DVD before a television premiere, and it might be the smartest move the network has ever done. Its well known that the old viewership rating systems are outdated now with all the iTunes and Hulu type secondary viewing options out there. Its nice to see a network realizing this and taking advantage of a newer generation who watches shows and movies when they want and not when they are told to.

Im expecting great things from this show and encourage anyone out there who reads this to BUY IT on April 21st. Doesnt matter if you hate scifi or dont know anything about Battlestar Galactica. You dont need to worry, its a great self contained story and the scifi elements are very realistically done.

Buy buy buy!