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 17

Tamara mysteriously “derezes” and is taken to a virtual room by Daniel. Zoe then appears in the room and stabs Daniel’s virtual self, thus derezing him too.

Daniel then asks Sam to help him – at first Sam refuses, but after seeing a T-shirt of the Avenging Angels, he decides to go in to save his brother any more grief.

Amanda finally tells Daniel that she is a mole in Clarice’s house and later meets Duram – who wants Amanda to switch Clarice’s holoband.

On Gemenon, Lacy watches in horror as an STO soldier orders a Cylon to shoot a young recruit who failed to salute. She tells the robot to stop and surprisingly it obeys.

Fidelia Fazekas, the Gautrau’s daughter and Joseph’s former lover, becomes increasingly suspicious of the missing Cylon units.

After the handover, Duram is shot by an unseen sniper – Amanda runs to save his life, but cannot find Clarice’s holoband.

Later, Lacy goes to the storage area where a squad of Cylons are kept in standby mode, and asks for Zoe.

Meanwhile, the Blessed Mother becomes aware of Lacy’s power and suggests that she be killed.

Clarice, Olaf, and Nestor find that her holoband was switched, and realise that Amanda was the true spy in their house.

Sam, Amanda and Daniel, out to locate the girls, travel through Zoe and Tamara’s newly created forest.

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Production & Filming Details

• Creators: Remi Aubuchon and Ronald D. Moore.
• Director: Michael Nankin.
• Producers: Ronald D. Moore, David Eick, Jane Espenson, Kevin Murphy, and Clara George.
• Writer: Patrick Massett and John Zinman.
• Music: Bear McCreary.
• Production: Universal Cable Productions.
• Distributor: NBC Universal Television Distribution.
• Release Date: 16 November 2010.
• Running Time: 42 minutes.
• Language: English.

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