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Caprica (Spin-off) Spoilers:
Despite efforts to filter out unreliable content, this information can be considered RUMOR and subject to change or otherwise inaccurate. Spoilers are dated and will not be edited after the original posting in an effort to establish a track record (good and bad), rather than revisionist history. The webmaster's comments are found in the italicized brackets.
Backdoor Pilot Spoilers
4/27/08: Last Updates
Casting Spoilers (Casting Calls & Character Info)
5/12/08: Last Updates
General Spoilers:
4/27/08: Though lightly touched upon during the pilot, organized crime is expected to play a major role in the series [If greenlit]. From Ausiello
3/22/08: Production will begin this spring on a two-hour backdoor pilot. Moore said he will be "very involved" with the pilot, but stressed that it's too soon to say whether he'd remain on board if SCI FI Channel gave the green light for a weekly Caprica show. From SciFi Wire
3/22/08: "This is really more of a sci-fi Dallas," Moore said. "It's a political story, a family story. It's about the creation of the Cylons, and it's about a company. It's planet-based. It's very character-oriented, very serialized and very much about the characters. It's a whole different genre, and that's what makes it exciting." From SciFi Wire
3/22/08: Casting is in progress now. From SciFi Wire
3/19/08: The pilot was written by Ron Moore and Remi Aubuchon and will be directed by Jeffrey Reiner. From Chicago Tribune
3/19/08: "Set 50 years before Battlestar Galactica, Caprica follows two rival families - the Greystones and the Adamas - as they grow, compete, and thrive in the vibrant world of the 12 Colonies. 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-totoe." From SciFi Channel Official Release [The release also includes comments from both Ronald Moore and David Eick, so hopefully they would be actively involved in Caprica.]
3/19/08: Caprica has officially been greenlit for a 2-hour backdoor pilot. From SciFi Channel Network Upfront
3/15/08: Ron Moore himself again mentioned that Caprica is still being discussed. From Ron Moore Interview with IGN
3/8/08: KoenigRules is reporting that the pilot has been greenlit and that production will ramp up in two weeks. From The Doctor and Mrs. Who
2/23/08: During the writers' strike, Ron Moore was asked about the renewed interest in Caprica and he stated that the studio/network had not contacted him or others involved in the development of that show. [So if there was activity, it was with whatever script that studio already had in hand.]
1/15/08: Because of the lack of available material thanks to the strike, NBC-Universal asked SciFi Channel to take another look at the scripted pilot for Caprica. From TV Guide
9/22/07: With Battlestar Galactica coming to an end, SciFi Channel is said to now be considering ordering a two-hour pilot that would be similar to the BSG miniseries in that it would be stand-alone, but with a backdoor for a series. This is said be due to their desire to keep both Ron Moore and the Battlestar Galactica audience around. From TV Week's James Hibbert
6/9/07: Caprica is desgned to have a "built-in" ending like BSG does. From SciFi Channel Q & A
6/3/07: Caprica is not currently in development. From Lower Hudson Online Blog
3/24/07: RDM described the series this way: "It was a different kind of show. Instead of an action-adventure sci-fi piece, it was more of a prime-time soap, a sci-fi Dallas. It was about a family, the Adamas, and a company, and it was about the creation of the cylons 50 years ago. It was not going to be space-based, but set entirely on the planet of Caprica. But it would have sci-fi touches, and it would deal with issues like artificial intelligence and the various schemings and backbitings that you get in the traditional soap opera." From Ronald D. Moore Interview with Salon.com [That whole "soap opera" bit is not going to music to most BSG fans' ears, since the Lee/Dee/Kara/Anders storyline from Season 3 was widely DERIDED as being too much of a soap opera. That feedback also couldn't have instilled much confidence in SciFi Channel execs.]
3/24/07: RDM reported that Caprica has not yet been picked up by SciFi Channel. There is still discussion of a movie or a miniseries that would serve as a backdoor pilot like Battlestar Galactica had. From Ronald D. Moore Interview with Salon.com
2/21/07: Word on greenlights a pilot won't come from SciFi until March. From David Eick Q & A with Ausiello @ TV Guide
1/2/07: SyFy Portal is reporting (with a rumor disclaimer) that Caprica is not sure to be picked up by the SciFi Channel and if it is, it won't air until 2008. From SyFyPortal
11/8/06: Caprica has not yet been picked up. The 1-hour pilot has not yet been greenlit by SciFi Channel, but the script is being reworked. Other scripts are also already done.
11/4/06: Though the dominant religion of then of the 12 colonies is polytheistic, Ron Moore says that there are monotheistic religions as well. "Some of the things that are happening in 'Caprica' would deal with the religious aspects, as well, and you'd start to see some of the beginnings of the monotheism that eventually is taken over by the Cylons." Ron Moore from an article from the Jewish Journal
11/1/06: Ronald Moore describes the series as a sci-fi soap opera, as opposed to the more action-adventure nature of Battlestar Galactica.
11/1/06: The series is set fifty years prior to Battlestar Galactica. It is centered on two families. One family owns the corporation that is responsible for the development of the Cylons. The second is Adama's father's family. Adama's father is a lawyer who grows to oppose the creation of the Cylons.
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