An astonishing breakthrough is taking shape on the planet Caprica. The rapidly evolving spheres of human and mechanical engineering have collided, along with the fates of two families. Joined by tragedy in an explosive instant of terror, two rival clans led by powerful patriarchs, Joseph Adama (Esai Morales) and Daniel Greystone (Eric Stoltz) duel in an era of questionable ethics, corporate machinations and unbridled personal ambition as the final war for humanity looms. The latest phenomenon from the executive producers of Battlestar Galactica (Ronald D. Moore and David Eick), set in a time over 50 years earlier, Caprica is entirely its own world - provocative, thrilling and startling relevant to our own.Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #2 in DVD
- Released on: 2009-04-21
- Rating: Unrated
- Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
- Formats: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
- Original language: English
- Subtitled in: English
- Number of discs: 1
- Running time: 93 minutes
Customer Reviews
Really good! Can not wait for the series.
Wow this was so good. If you are a fan of BSG then there is no reason to not like this pilot. The places that this show can go in the BSG universe is astounding. I can not do this show justice just go watch it.
This ain't your Daddy's Battlestar Galactica
Wow. There was more skin shown in this pilot movie than in all five seasons of BSG. All young nubile naked bodies in a free for all virtual night club of orgies, virgin sacrifices, fights, assassinating any virtual public figure you wanted - whew. And that was just the opening sequence. There is a lot of teen angst in this pilot so please be patient. It does figure into the story with the grown ups.
Ok, without giving the plot away you know religion, politics and the dawn of the first Cylons created on Caprica is what sets the wheels in motion.
That aside, I found this to be a 90 minute soap opera setup for the series to come. This is not an action packed military romp through space. There are mafia like figures, political and government drama as well as the teen angst and family theatre between the Greystones and the Adamas.
Still, I liked this settling into a city and the more deliberate pace.
If the drama in Caprica is as compelling and well written as the drama on LOST, then this series will be around to stay and may garner more viewers than die hard BSG fans.
"It's a Cybernetic Lifeform Node - a Cylon."
With Battlestar Galactica now over, the team that brought us one of the best sci-fi shows of the last decade now step back into the series own history with Caprica. Set 58 years before the fall of the colonies, this show has a very different feel and design from it's predecessor.
The story centres around two familles, the Greystones and the Adams, both of which are devastated when a suicide bombing on a maglev train kills Daniel Greystone's daughter and Joseph Adams' wife and daughter.
As the authorities investigate the bombing, evidence seems to indicate that Daniel's daughter Zoe may have been involved with a religious extremist group called 'Soldiers Of The One' who believe that there is only one god and not many.
While Joseph tries to help his son William through the trauma, he is asked by some of his Tauron colleagues to 'help' them with a legal issue. Being a man of moral standing, Joseph has trouble with what they want and tries to find a way out of the situation.
Daniel also has problems with both his wife, Amanda, and that his company's latest project, the U-78 (that's the old style Centurions!) is being threatened by an off-world corporation. As Daniel attempts to complete the project, a friend of Zoe's unwittingly shows him the way to solve his problem and a way to get his daughter back.
Zoe's ability to manipulate digital information and environments leads Daniel into a virtual reality world of night-clubs, sex, excess, human sacrifices and digital avatars.
Both Daniel and Joseph struggle to come to terms with their loss but in the wake of the tragedy they both begin to find something out about themselves.
For those fans wanting a show like BSG, this is not it.
Caprica is more akin to a modern day detective / legal / gangster drama with a few sci-fi elements in the mix. The show still deals with issues like BSG and tackles religion, racial tolerance, faith, monotheism vs. pantheism, terrorism, suicide bombings and the trauma of losing someone you love.
Eric Stoltz and Esai Morales are excellent as Daniel and Joseph. It will be interesting to see how these characters develop as the show continues through the first season. The show sports the same high production values and standards that we expected from BSG which gives the show a very cinematic look.
There are links to BSG and hopefully the plot lines about the first Cylon war will slowly develop as the series progresses. It was great to see the first Cylon Centurion perform it's basic tests and utter those immortal words "By your command."
Caprica has huge potential so lets just hope it gets the chance to fill in some back story for those who loves Battlestar.
"So say we all!"
Caprica
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