Introduction

Caprica is an American science fiction drama television series.

A spin-off prequel of the re-imagined Battlestar Galactica taking place 58 years before the cataclysmic destruction of the twelve colonies of Kobol, Caprica shows how humanity first created the Cylon androids who would later turn against their human masters.

Among Caprica’s main characters are the father and uncle of William Adama, the man who becomes the senior surviving military leader of the fleet which represents the remnants of the Twelve Colonies in Battlestar Galactica.

An extended version of the pilot premiered exclusively on DVD and digital download on 21 April 2009. The first season debuted on 22 January 2010, on Syfy in the US, Space in Canada, and Sky1 in the UK, running nine episodes, including the two-hour pilot, before going on a mid-season hiatus. The second half of the first season (Season 1.5) began airing on 05 October 2010, on Syfy and Space.

On 27 October 2010, Syfy cancelled the show, citing low ratings, and pulled the remaining five episodes of the series from its broadcast schedule.

The series continued to air as scheduled on Space, finishing with the series finale on 30 November 2010. The remaining episodes were released on DVD in the US on 21 December, 2010 and aired on Syfy in a burn off marathon on 04 January, 2011.

Outline (General)

The Twelve Colonies are at peace, 58 years before the rebooted series, when an act of religious fanaticism brings together Joseph Adama, a lawyer with ties to the criminal underworld, and wealthy technologist Daniel Graystone, both of whom lost family members.

Grief-stricken by the loss of his daughter and fuelled by obsession, Daniel sets out to bring her back, using his considerable wealth and sprawling technology corporation.

Offered the chance of his own daughter being restored, Joseph wrestles with the notion until he comes face to face with its reality.

Outline of Series 01, Episode 09

Joseph and Emmanuelle seek Tamara at the New Cap equivalent of the Adama home, but the apartment is inhabited by a drug addict – an “amphead”.

As the druggie yields the information that Joseph’s daughter is at a club called “Mysteries,” a gang of drug dealers burst in on the scene and threaten to end his New Cap gamelife.

Emmanuelle then takes out the whole team with her pistol, and berates him for freezing up. Daniel tries to communicate with Zoe but without success, and later constructs a pyre around her.

Although Zoe is agonised by memories of being trapped in a burning house when she was 5, she does not reveal herself.

Still troubled by visions of her long-dead brother, Amanda returns to the scene of the fatal crash in an unsuccessful attempt to learn more.

Joseph, now a regular Amp user himself, goes to the Mysteries club and finds evidence of Tamara – a stylised “T” signature of hers.

Tomas visits the Graystone house and tells Amanda about the theft and his two dead employees, but Amanda refuses to doubt her husband (who tests U-87 again by ordering her to shoot their pet dog).

Later in V-world, Zoe pleads with Lacy to find a way to get her off of Caprica before she harms Daniel due to the nature of his ‘tests’.

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Production & Filming Details

• Creators: Remi Aubuchon and Ronald D. Moore.
• Director: Wayne Rose.
• Producers: Ronald D. Moore, David Eick, Jane Espenson, Kevin Murphy, and Clara George.
• Writer: Michael Taylor.
• Music: Bear McCreary.
• Production: Universal Cable Productions.
• Distributor: NBC Universal Television Distribution.
• Release Date: 19 March 2010.
• Running Time: 42 minutes.
• Language: English.

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