Caprica pilot on DVD: Big thumbs up
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gategrrlJust saw the Caprica pilot on DVD last night. Pretty good! There's a fair amount in the VR nightclub that's not going to make it past the censors (like nudity and sex movements). Tons of great set-up. So far, the only character who is in both this series and Galactica is Bill Adama; in this series he's only 11 years old.
I'm amazed at how far the plot took the story--there's already a Cylon (although no one knows it yet) and the creation of another virtual sentient being-Bill Adama's sister. I think she's going to be a force for good; but we don't know her very well at all at this point. We do know the daughter of the computer Bill Gates type guy much better. You have to see it to understand. I think her role is going to be much larger as the show continues. Really looking forward to it.
I did have some trouble with how the Taurans are portrayed as something like a Sicilian or Jewish style mafia, complete down to fedoras. I mean, I *like* fedoras but...I suppose it's better than bowler hats or cowboy hats? I love the actor who plays Bill Adama's father. I don't think Bill Adama had any idea who or what his father really was, aside from being a tireless civil rights activist lawyer. I think the guy had much darker things going on. Love it. He's sort of the reluctant mob boss on the rise, like in the Godfather. I think.
I'm amazed at how far the plot took the story--there's already a Cylon (although no one knows it yet) and the creation of another virtual sentient being-Bill Adama's sister. I think she's going to be a force for good; but we don't know her very well at all at this point. We do know the daughter of the computer Bill Gates type guy much better. You have to see it to understand. I think her role is going to be much larger as the show continues. Really looking forward to it.
I did have some trouble with how the Taurans are portrayed as something like a Sicilian or Jewish style mafia, complete down to fedoras. I mean, I *like* fedoras but...I suppose it's better than bowler hats or cowboy hats? I love the actor who plays Bill Adama's father. I don't think Bill Adama had any idea who or what his father really was, aside from being a tireless civil rights activist lawyer. I think the guy had much darker things going on. Love it. He's sort of the reluctant mob boss on the rise, like in the Godfather. I think.
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It's interesting, isn't it
Date: 2009-04-26 03:01 am (UTC)Eric Stolz is crazy but brilliant.
Elias Morales (?) is good but waffling.
Political observations:
They have a prime minister, not a president; and ministers, not secretarys - definitely a war to come with readjustment to the council of twelve.
I still am not clear why they wanted a battlebot.
Also, was it clear to you: were the original:cylon who beat the servant:bots and the zoe:bot that malfunctioned one and the same? The zoe:bot had a red eye by the time she called for help, as did the original:cylon