This week delivers some startling revelations, including the reason why Amanda’s behavior often seems crazy.
She sort of is.
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Caprica airs its second strong ep in two weeks.
This week demonstrates the kind of plotting and pacing the show needs to survive, as we jack into Caprica’s version of Grand Theft Auto and witness a key moment in Cylon history.
“Very little is real these days.”
The plot, as before, unfolds at quite a slow rate, but this episode manages suspense, world-building, strong character, and remarkable cultural insight.
You know the drill. You tell all your friends about the cool new show you’re watching. They finally tune in, just as the series broadcasts its worst or least-typical episode to date.
With so few episodes, I cannot, in fact, determine what constitutes “typical” for Caprica, but I hope this isn’t it. “Reigns of a Waterfall” isn’t bad, but it falls far short of the standard set by the first few hours. Let’s hope those hours don’t represent the apotheosis of the show as a quality production.
Caprica’s second episode brings us further into the show’s funhouse reflection of our world, and into the mind of Zoe-Avatar-ProtoCylon, misunderstood teen monster. It’s not perfect, but it has my vote for best series currently running on television.1
Making a satisfying prequel is tricky business, filled both with obvious pitfalls and phantom menaces, and mass-media SF has failed at this enterprise more than it has succeeded. Battlestar Galactica frequently turned potential disasters into triumphs. How does its prequel fare?
Universal Pictures has confirmed reports that Bryan Singer will produce and direct another re-imagining of Battlestar Galactica.
Just what we needed. Really.
Battlestar Galactica may rank among the most impressive SF series of all time, but its finale (reviewed here [Part One] and here [Parts Two-Three]) stirred up some controversy.
Was it really, as Brad Templeton argues, the worst ending ever?
Below the jump, you’ll see a “trailer” of sorts for The Plan, coming to SciFiSyFy this fall. Contains spoilers for the first season of BSG, in case you’re one of the folks that haven’t yet seen it.
If you have seen it, of course, this would be a great time to pre-order the complete series in Blu-Ray. :)
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