Sorry, fans of “Caprica”, but the SyFy Channel has officially canceled your show. Not only has the cable net made the cancellation official, but they are pulling the show off their schedule after the November 2nd, 2010 episode. That leaves five more unaired episodes, which the network plans to run in their entirety sometime in early 2011, though when exactly is unknown. After that, there will be no more “Caprica”.
The network released a presser from Mark Stern, EVP of Original Programming at Syfy, saying in part:
We appreciate all the support that fans have shown for Caprica and are very proud of the producers, cast, writers and the rest of the amazing team that has been committed to this fine series. Unfortunately, despite its obvious quality, Caprica has not been able to build the audience necessary to justify a second season.
Eagle eye readers may have noticed that something was up when the network recently announced the creation of a new “Battlestar Galactica” series called “Battlestar Galactica: Blood & Chrome”, which would focus on a young Adama. The series would be set 20 years after the events of “Caprica”, and 40 years before those of “Battlestar Galactica”.
Unlike “Caprica”, which had abandoned the original series’ space setting for planet-side storylines, “Blood & Chrome” would return the franchise back to its space/action roots, and one of the reasons why some suspected that its coming might somehow indicate the SyFy Channel’s displeasure with “Caprica”.
As it turns out, they were right.
