The Sci Fi Channel has officially announced that it has greenlit a two-hour pilot for a possible Battlestar Galactica prequel TV series, to be called Caprica. (I’m just guessing, but they’ll probably back on the BSG name somewhere in the title later.) Caprica will be introduced to the public as a two-hour TV movie, that will also act as a backdoor pilot. If you don’t know what a “backdoor pilot” is, it’s pretty simple: if the movie does well, a series will be commissioned. If not, then they’ll cut their losses with a two-hour movie, without the expense of hiring cast/crew for a series.
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“Caprica,” which is set 50 years before the events in the departing “Battlestar,” will begin production in the spring. It hails from the “Battlestar” masterminds Ronald D. Moore and David Eick.
As for “Battlestar,” the series’ final-season premiere will debut online nine hours before it airs on TV.
I have absolutely no idea why they decided to go back in time. The series should go forward, not backwards. But hey, I’m not Ron Moore, so whatever. But with Caprica set 50 years in the past, I guess this means we can kiss all the regular cast/characters of Battlestar Galactica goodbye.
