What it is: a new movie on DVD set in the Battlestar Galactica universe but with a family saga twist. This "series premiere" is available on DVD in April, while new episodes are supposed to start airing on the sci-fi channel in 2010. Set against the backdrop of a society a lot like ours, Caprica will be looking at all the ethical conundrums we like to imagine we'll be dealing with soon enough (bring it on Children of Men, Gattaca and Caprica - the near-future looks awesome!). The story is centered around Joseph Adama (father of Bill) played by
Esai Morales and a "wealthy technologist" named Daniel Graystone (Eric
Stoltz) who have both lost their daughters to an act of terrorism.
Graystone approaches grief in an unorthodox way--recreating his
daughter in robot form. (An interesting idea in theory, but obviously
it doesn't end well.)
Why it's Significant: Because Battlestar Galactica is arguably the best show ever and a prequel done right is really exciting. And simply, because Eric Stoltz is the man. ---Kira
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