I guess subby thinks the 70s should have never ended, then?

/or is Dirk Benedict

Mentat: Caprica is great.

oh, and THIS. I'm honestly supremely shocked how good it is.

This may be an indication that Syfy recognizes that many of Battlestar's core sci-fi fans haven't taken to the more 'grounded' and character-based Caprica. If they want to get back to spaceships and laser fights, it seems that the first Cylon war might be a possible place to start.

Yes, I miss all those laser fights in BSG.

His stuff is about the only thing worth watching on SciFi. Though he runs the risk of turning the concept into the sh*tfest that is the Stargate franchise.

crypticsatellite: really digging "Caprica."

Mentat: Caprica is great.

Dalar: Mentat: Caprica is great.

oh, and THIS. I'm honestly supremely shocked how good it is.


Interesting. Fark's a tough crowd to please. I'm going to have to check it out. Thanks, guys.

Just here to reiterate that Caprica is farking amazing. Very interested to see where they'll take the Tamara Adama angle

shiat, with this kind of praise I'm going to have to grab episodes of Caprica right now.

Confabulat: I'm surprised how well they tie in the themes from BSG.

Even the little things, like naming some random talking head news show 'Rhetoric' makes it all worth watching.

god did itfarkin gimp

don't know why the filter mushed it together

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hmmm
god did it

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Well, it's good to see the strategy of throwing out obviously trollerific headlines has moved beyond the politics tab into the Showbiz tab. Hurray for Fark, I guess.

/SyFy is still a retarded rebranding
//I don't care about your DinoShark or TNA Wrestling.

jrshull: His stuff is about the only thing worth watching on SciFi. Though he runs the risk of turning the concept into the sh*tfest that is the Stargate franchise.

ALL SCI-FI MUST BE SUPER SERIAL!!!!111

/In more ways than one

jrshull: Though he runs the risk of turning the concept into the sh*tfest that is the Stargate franchise.

God Damn them to hell.

unlikely:

Then the Bob Dylan cliffhanger with the "ha HA! THESE guys are CYLONS!" coupled with Moore's interview where he admitted it was completely unplanned, they just wanted a shocker to get viewers back when the ratings flagged... I was just plain done.


Most of the show was unplanned, on the fly, and it's a miracle they kept the ratings to finish it. That's just the way it goes.

I guess I can forgive a lot since there's not exactly a lot of (any) great sci-fi shows anymore.

Ennuipoet: Oh yeah, and the whole Sopranos thing going on...WTF? I'm sorry, there is no WAY that Little Willie who is essentially AJ Soprano now grows up to William Adama...now way.

/yeah, I've got some issues perhaps a little to serious about my Battlestar

Sounds more like you have a lack of imagination then an issue with being too serious. People can fundamentally change over the course of 50 years. Something like his uncle getting knifed in front of him, might make him say screw this, I am gonna try something else. His uncle getting killed is not implausible given he killed the technicians when stealing the MCP, and Vergis wants to completely destroy Greystone for it.

Also we don't know what caused him to join the military during the first cylon war, whether it was a draft or he volunteered. Irrespective, fighting a war against an enemy that doesn't need to eat or sleep would take its toll and change a person dramatically. Think Vietnam vets who served only a year under draft, but came back as completely different people.

I like Caprica very much a lot. Also, I don't know who else caught it, but the Chuck teaser there at the end Sarah had a "Frak Off" T-Shirt. And then I LOL'ded.

tinderboxer: Also we don't know what caused him to join the military during the first cylon war, whether it was a draft or he volunteered. Irrespective, fighting a war against an enemy that doesn't need to eat or sleep would take its toll and change a person dramatically. Think Vietnam vets who served only a year under draft, but came back as completely different people.

I'm going to guess it will have something to do with his sister.

craprica is crap
even moreso than bsg
it's a series of money shots marginally held together by a thin plot

I also agree that Caprica is amazing. I thought it was going to suck (and was thinking I was well on my way to being right during the first ten minutes).

/BSG season 2 was SO GOOD.

Heh - we were (or I was) wondering yesterday in the Eureka thread when there'd be a Caprica thread. I guess I shouldn't be surprised one shows up with a trolltastic headline.

/Caprica... great story. Compelling, and rich.

moore is worse than lucas
but they're both on the masturbation train to the money vault

I was a huge fan of the series, didn't care much for the finale, but then again, NOTHING they could have done would have made me happy it was ending. Like the finale for Farscape, actually, before The Peacekeeper Wars came out (when they had the "vaporized in a rowboat" ending).

As for Caprica, good show so far. Great writing, again great actors, and a good story that seems to be shaping up.

"Syfy has no real Sci-fi"? Do Eureka and Warehouse 13 just not exist or something?

If there's to be a new spin-off, I want "Kobol".

Flapjack727: "Syfy has no real Sci-fi"? Do Eureka and Warehouse 13 just not exist or something?

This is where someone more diligent than I (which is most of you) would post that 'haters gotta hate' image. Also, I too am quite happy with Caprica. The dancing robot scene was just spooky/fun. Also, I think something showing the 12 Colonies just *after* the Cylon Wars would be quite interesting. Why? I take it the 12 Colonies only became a cohesive political unit to fight the Cylon menace (does one need capitalize "Cylon", BTW?), and I suspect that + all of the post-war technology paranoia would make for a fine story.

Ennuipoet: I WANT to like Caprica, I really do. I am DVRing and watching the episodes, however I am lukewarm to the show. The pacing and plot are improving steadily, but my real problem is in continuity. RDM pulls a monotheistic sect amongst the Colonies out of his ass and tells us it was there the whole time? One might think that someone, say someone whose mother and sister were killed by them, might have linked the Cylons monotheism with the Soldiers of the One. I watched every BSG episode more than once, never heard that mentioned. There are some clever ideas and interesting plot twists, but I've lost faith in Moore to keep them coherent in the greater scheme without chucking a deux ex machina to deal with his plot gaps.

I am with you on that

Protest Sign Below:

"I MISS LORNE"

unlikely: I really thought that BSG was good.
But then it went to complete shiat after the rescue from New Caprica.

My feelings exactly.

I've watched a few episodes of Caprica. I don't get it.. find it kinda annoying

jakomo002: I was a huge fan of the series, didn't care much for the finale, but then again, NOTHING they could have done would have made me happy it was ending. Like the finale for Farscape, actually, before The Peacekeeper Wars came out (when they had the "vaporized in a rowboat" ending).

As for Caprica, good show so far. Great writing, again great actors, and a good story that seems to be shaping up.

Have to agree. The large gaps between seasons of BS:G was a huge let down, and then season 4 capped it. However, Caprica is off to a great start. We're only a few episodes in, so I don't understand the hate from the impatient folks who want it all spelled out already.

I can't wait until Zoe get's all pissed and starts fraking people up. Oh and it needs more of this:

Hm, maybe I'll have to give Caprica a watch then, from its previews and the nerdrage left over from the way BSG stumbled into its end, I was wary about watching Caprica and having my eyes...melt or something.