The first glimpse of the Battlestar Galactica prequel, Caprica, is now online, causing major buzz – and lots of discontent.
Watch the Caprica trailer over at SciFi.com, and weigh in your thoughts.
Rob Hunter at Film School Rejects had the following to say after viewing the trailer:
A family drama about the creation of the first Cylons? Without Vipers, dogfights, cliffhangers, or frakkin Grace Park? One of BSG’s many strengths is its strong, dramatic story lines, but they work as part of the whole BSG package. Removing everything but the drama would probably make for a decent TV movie, but an entire series?
Hunter’s sentiments seem to be shared by Peter Sciretta (and nearly everyone who’s commented so far) at SlashFilm.
Personally, I’m intrigued by this trailer. I’ve always loved the more dramatic aspects of BSG, and the character development. The casting choices appear to have been spot-on, particularly Esai Morales as Joseph Adama, and Eric Stoltz as Daniel Graystone. This is the Genesis of the Cylons, and the BSG universe as we currently know it. I for one want to see how the end of humanity began, even if it means there won’t be any big blow-out battles in space. What are your thoughts?
Comments
I’m intrigued by the prequel Caprica only because I have so many unanswered questions about the Cylon creation. I’m looking to this show to answers those. I’m not particularly fond of the casting decisions, and the trailer really harps on the “wouldn’t you want your child back” scenario, which has been done many times before. The trailer just wasn’t as innovative as I was hoping…
But I trust Ron Moore. So I’ll be there.