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Interesting indeed..
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Very cool. Looking forward to it.
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Interesting. 
SyFy Portal - Caprica Casts Former Deadwood Star
SyFy Portal posted:
May-06-2008
The "Battlestar Galactica" spinoff prequel "Caprica" has cast its first lead role.
The Hollywood Reporter says that Paula Malcomson will play Amanda Graystone, the matriarch of the Graystone family in the planet-based drama.
Malcomson is probably best known for her role of Trixie, the prostitute trying to become legitimate in the HBO western series "Deadwood." She also had a two-episode stint as Colleen Pickett -- one of The Others -- in the ABC series "Lost."
Most recently, she appeared in five episodes of HBO's short-lived drama "John from Cincinnati. She also appeared in the "Star Trek: Enterprise" episode "Silent Enemy" as Madeline Reed. She made her debut as a bartender in the 1992 independent film "Another Girl Another Planet." She has also appeared in "The Green Mile" and "A.I.: Artificial Intelligence."
Casting is expected to continue for "Caprica" throughout the month, with filming on a backdoor pilot expected to begin this summer.
The show focuses on 50 years before the current events of "Battlestar Galactica" focusing on the family of William Adama and the Graystones. It will feature the initial creation of the Cylons as well as the beginning of the monotheistic movement that continued with the actual Cylons.
TrekWeb - New Details of Galactica Prequel, Caprica, Pilot Episode Storyline - Major Spoilers
TrekWeb - New Details of Galactica Prequel, Caprica, Characters Descriptions - Major Spoilers
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Ulkesh2
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The role of Joseph Adama/Adams has been cast. The actor's name is Esai Morales. Nice bit o' casting! He looks like an Adama.
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Ain't It Cool posted:
Eric Stoltz Will Play The Inventor Of The Cylons!!
Eric Stoltz, the Jesusy-looking drug dealer from “Pulp Fiction” who almost starred as Marty McFly in “Back To The Future,” will play Daniel Greystone – the genius who creates the Cylon race in “Caprica.”
The TV-movie pilot prequel to “Battlestar Galactica” has also cast Alessandra Toressani (“Malcolm in the Middle”) as both Greystone’s 16-year-old daughter and the First Cylon.
If “Caprica” goes to series, Stoltz’ character will continue to play a central role.
Read all of The Hollywood Reporter’s story on the matter here.
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Ulkesh2
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SFC is most likely preparing for the actors strike. According to the website The Doctor And Mrs. Who SFC has ordered a full first season for the BG prequel. Despite the fact filming of the TV-movie 'pilot' has yet to begin. Also might be a show of confidence in Ronald Moore. Other news is that a trilogy of post-season four TV-movies are in the planning stage. Seems Moore has more to reveal beyond season four. Interesting!
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Spoiler-laden review of the Caprica pilot-script, at E! Online.
It's quite favorable, and allays any fears that this show won't live up to the bar raised by its progenitor. Some highlights:
But TV Is the Idiot Box! Hard to believe this script is the spinoff of a remake of a '70s schlockfest based on Mormon cultural mythology. As densely written and layered as any novel, this script feels original and, most important, deeply thoughtful. Plus, all your major Frontline feature-story topics get a nod: racism, terrorism, industrial espionage, black-ops government agencies, religious fundamentalists, the perpetual panic about teen sex and, last but not least, that pesky, troublesome Internet.
More still:
Perfect Casting: Eric Stoltz will be beyond perfect as billionaire industrialist Daniel Graystone. A substantial man in many ways, Daniel's gravitas is largely intellectual, and only minimally moral or psychological. If Joseph Adama is the actual ancestor of Bill and Lee Adama, Daniel is some kind of spiritual ancestor to Gaius Baltar. In a similar vein, as I was following chilly, self-destructive Amanda on her path through the script, I realized I couldn't imagine anyone but Paula Malcolmson in this scenery-chewing role.
Nice to hear that we're gonna get to see Trixie start some more ****. Ron Moore's a huge Deadwood fan, and he's undoubtedly tailored the role with Malcomson in mind.
Lots of other spoilers to be found at the link.
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Reports now indicate that Caprica has received a 13-episode series order from Sci-Fi.
Somewhat-spoilery Caprica set-visit report, including the first look at the now-brunette Paula Malcomson playing Amanda Graystone during the shooting of a particular scene.
And some comments from the Arclight "Q&A" session, from Ron Moore and the cast, concerning Caprica and their thoughts about the new movie/series:
Q: You mentioned a couple of years ago that there was a prequel series. Is that still in the works?
Ron Moore: Not only is it in the works, they're shooting it as we speak. Caprica is being shot in Vancouver right now. Jeff Reiner is directing it. He's one of the directors on Friday Night Lights. Dailies look great. I was up on the set last week. It's very cool, the cast is tremendous, Eric Stoltz and Esai Morales headline the cast. We have high hopes for it. It's a two-hour backdoor pilot. We have great hopes that it goes to series, and it's a very different piece. It's not this show. It's a different mood, it's a different flavor, it's a completely different concept for a series that lives within the same Galactica universe, and we'll just see what happens.
Mary McDonnell: I snuck out of Battlestar the other day...[spoiler removed] and I went over to watch Caprica. I, first of all, scared them, because they didn't know who I was, this mad woman [spoiler removed], and then they said, "Mary!" I sat there and watched, and it was absolutely thrilling. They were beautiful and adorable, and it was startling to watch. I just wanted to share that because we all feel, I don't know, we all feel paternal.
Katee Sackhoff: I was just going to say that they all kind of treat us like their parents. It's very interesting.
It's also being reported by sources close to the production that Caprica was pitched to Sci-Fi by Ron Moore and the other producers as a "limited-run" series. (Make of that what you will.)
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Interesting. I forsee Caprica being a bit like Babylon 5, then. It will run for a set number of seasons, maybe two or three, and then stop.
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Well the news of Caprica being a 'limited-run' series should be no surprise. The structure of Caprica is VERY serial in nature. Not unlike British shows like I, Claudius from the 1970s. Or perhaps a bit like Herman Wouk's The Winds Of War - TWOW takes place mostly prior to WWII. Caprica is also about the prelude to a war (First Cylon War). Here's something else to chew on. If Caprica as a prelude to the First Cylon War does well then we might get a third series set in the new B-star-G mythos. That being another limited-run series set firmly during the First Cylon War. I think this is the 'master plan' of the producers. So if Caprica is The Winds Of War then a third series would be War And Remembrance (sequel to TWOW). Or it might be that Caprica will evolve into the First Cylon War. BUT as we know Caprica is the backstory of the conflict with the Cylons. So as has been stated Caprica is not a action-adventure space opera thing. But it will pave the road toward that. I urge people to watch I,Claudius, The Winds Of War, War And Remembrance to get a kind of idea of what Caprica might be like.
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The Winds of War and War and Rememberance were great! If this is like that at all, then I'm totally game. And I sincerely hope it opens the door for a full 1st Cylon War series.
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Sources on the set of Caprica describe the costumes as 1940s New York meets 21st/22nd century gadgetry. Think 1930s/1940s style society with cell phones and other higher tech tools. Sounds like I might be correct to suggest that Caprica being like The Winds Of War. Here is another comparison to chew on - the tech noir and corporate intigue of Bladerunner. Caprica is a cautionary story about technological gluttony as was Bladerunner. The Twelve Colonies of Kobol are in the middle of a Roaring 1920s-like boom. BUT the 'shadows of the 1930s' are upon them. Only these 'shadows' are cybernetic in nature rather than a completely flesh and blood derived fascism. Caprica will be of two families and society in general heading toward a trainwreck fueled by a coupling between a progressive tech movement and underground monothesitic revolution. I think in time we will see Caprica as the main story and the current B-star-G as the smaller coda. Caprica is ultimately going to be the grander composition that begat the series we are now enjoying. If Caprica is the Illiad - then B'-star-G is the Odyessey.
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Obey Wann posted:
And I sincerely hope it opens the door for a full 1st Cylon War series.
So do I. I think the way to look at this franchise is like a three act play. Caprica introduces us to the Adamas in particular and to the Galactiverse in general. Everything goes to hell during the Cylon Wars and the all of the plot threads are tied up in Battlestar Galactica.
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Yes I think that hits the nail on the head. Funny thing about that approach to a three-act play by starting backwards. That's what Lucas did more or less with SW. Started with second trilogy first and then went back to a prequel trilogy in terms of original release. But with somewhat mixed results story wise. Ronald Moore is doing much the same thing. However thus far the quality of storytelling with the new B-star-G mythos has remained very high brow. I bet Moore will demonstrate what a prequel can and should do. Again I strongly urge people to prepare for what Caprica might be like. Watch the BBC's I,Claudius. It will I think give you a sense of what a tight serial is all about. It also is about internal/external family based intrigue. Then move on to The Winds Of War for a sense of how a family gets drawn into the whirlpool of politics that lead to WWII. Also it will give you that 1930/1940s style that Caprica apparently will strive for. Then for the issues of technological gluttony and its ramifications watch Bladerunner. It also has that 1930s/1940s film noir appeal that might be adopted by Caprica. Eventaully Caprica will evolve into the First Cylon War or it will maybe spark another series dedicated to that conflict. Not unlike how The Winds Of War led to War And Remembrance. We are likely to be only at the tip of the iceberg with the new B-star-G mythos.
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