I just realized that the television series, "Caprica" which premieres on the SyFy Channel in 2010 (though the 2-hour premiere is out on DVD any minute now), has "William Adama" as a character. The William Adama. I'm kind of annoyed with myself that I didn't make the connection but let's face it the status of Caprica was/is partially due to the writer's strike and so it was in "development hell" for 2 years. In other words, it really had no home.
Thankfully, that's all been sorted out and Caprica, which as
Battlestar Wiki points out is, "unlike most science fiction series,... a tale of our ancestors rather than our descendants" has been officially picked up by the SyFy network.
As a long-time Battlestar Galactica fan I have to admit that I'm a bit hesitant about the series as the showrunners have made clear that it will not have much in common with Battlestar Galactica, starting with it's non-space setting. Certainly though, good television science fiction is welcomed and am I glad that "Caprica" was finally green-lighted.
(Prior to pick up) Caprica is a future television spin-off of the Re-imagined Series to be produced by Remi Aubuchon, Ronald D. Moore, David Eick for the Sci Fi Channel. The pilot episode is currently in post-production with two scripts for a tentative series having been ordered.
Caprica is a prequel to the Re-imagined Series that deals with the Adama and Graystone families on the planet Caprica and the invention of the Cylons in the Twelve Colonies. Battlestar Wiki
SyFy Channel Description: "Set 50 years before Battlestar
Galactica, Caprica follows two rival families and their patriarchs
Daniel Graystone (Eric Stoltz) and Joseph Adama (Esai Morales) as they
compete and thrive in the vibrant world of the 12 Colonies, a society
recognizably close to our own. Enmeshed in the burgeoning technology of
artificial intelligence and robotics that will eventually lead to the
creation of the Cylons, the two houses go toe-to-toe blending action
with corporate conspiracy and sexual politics."
Series pickup
On December 2, 2008, SciFi Channel officially announced that Caprica is picked up for a 20 episode first season. According to the press release, production is slated to begin in the summer of 2009 and the series is expected to begin airing in 2010. The reason for the delay is attributed to the fact that they are attempting to regroup the core staff that worked on the pilot and Battlestar Galactica, as these persons have since found work on other projects.
Analysis
In the finale of Battlestar Galactica, our Earth was discovered 150,000 years before the present day. Therefore, unlike most science fiction series, Caprica is a tale of our ancestors rather than our descendants. Battlestar Wiki
Below is a link to a comprehensive review of "Caprica" by someone who has seen the entire premiere.
THE FUTON'S FIRST LOOK: "CAPRICA" (SCI FI)
Quote: "The world of "Caprica" has the potential to be just as compelling,
interesting and multi-faceted as its "sequel" - minus of course the
cool (stuff) blowing up in space. In just 92 minutes, "Caprica" manages to
dish out a surprisingly dense, but not too overwhelming, array of plot
threads - the government's investigation into the attack (spearheaded
by Brian Markinson's Durham); the teens' school with potentially
sinister ties (run by Polly Walker's Sister Clarice Willow); Daniel's
business foibles; Joseph's obligations to the Tauran mob; and whatever
the STO and Zoe are ultimately up to. And that's on top of yet another
fascinating window into the Colonists battle between monotheism and
polytheism not to mention a surprising look at the demographics of the
time (Capricans are the elite while Taurans, dubbed "dirt eaters," are
the despised colony) as well as the inevitable showdown between Daniel
and Joseph over what they're doing."
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