Post by Ardbeg... innit on Feb 7, 2010 10:36:27 GMT -6
The prequel to the Battlestar Galactica series has been airing for the past couple weeks.
So far the series has me waiting for the next episode. The pilot (first aired last April) outlined how the spark of intelligence, a "soul", and monotheistic beliefs were first introduced into a robot. After two more episodes, the ramifications of this accident are only starting to be hinted at.
Dark and moody in it presentation, dont look for obvious CGI use in this series. So far that has been subtle but effective, all the more impressive for not being obvious at first glance. Very good writing in a story arc format, with a thematic background score to enhance the setting of each scene. Acting has been more than adequate so far, with no major names in the cast. Vancouver is the backdrop again, as it was in BG, the lake shots so familiar in BG must have moved a couple houses down the shore for Caprica, as the perspective over the lake is almost identical, but the houses are different.
Beginning 58 years before the events seen in Battlestar Galactica, Caprica tells the story of how Colonial humanity first created the robotic cylons, who would later plot to destroy human civilization in retaliation for their enslavement.
Whereas the dark, post-apocalyptic reimagined series revolved around a final struggle for survival, Caprica is concerned with a world intoxicated by success. Ronald D. Moore states: "It's about a society that's running out of control with a wild-eyed glint in its eye." The Twelve Colonies are at their peak: self-involved, oblivious, and mesmerized by the seemingly unlimited promise of technology. Framed by the conflict between the Adamas and the Graystones over the resurrection of loved ones lost in an act of terrorism, the series will explore ethical implications of advances in artificial intelligence and robotics.
Set against the backdrop of a society with technology ahead of our own, Caprica is grounded in urban locales rather than in space, and focuses on corporate, political, familial, and personal intrigue, with the troubled relationship between two families at its center.
Ethnicity is a recurring theme in Caprica. The series takes place before the Twelve Colonies are unified under one government. Relations between the diverse worlds are contentious and discrimination is pervasive. After Joseph's sense of propriety is energized, he confesses to his son he changed his last name to hide his background. Introduced as Adams, Joseph then reclaims his surname, Adama. He is also referred to as "Yosef" by fellow Taurons in private conversations. Joseph is clearly a "Capricanized" rendition of his true Tauron name, similar to Joseph being an Anglicized version of the Hebrew.
Whereas the dark, post-apocalyptic reimagined series revolved around a final struggle for survival, Caprica is concerned with a world intoxicated by success. Ronald D. Moore states: "It's about a society that's running out of control with a wild-eyed glint in its eye." The Twelve Colonies are at their peak: self-involved, oblivious, and mesmerized by the seemingly unlimited promise of technology. Framed by the conflict between the Adamas and the Graystones over the resurrection of loved ones lost in an act of terrorism, the series will explore ethical implications of advances in artificial intelligence and robotics.
Set against the backdrop of a society with technology ahead of our own, Caprica is grounded in urban locales rather than in space, and focuses on corporate, political, familial, and personal intrigue, with the troubled relationship between two families at its center.
Ethnicity is a recurring theme in Caprica. The series takes place before the Twelve Colonies are unified under one government. Relations between the diverse worlds are contentious and discrimination is pervasive. After Joseph's sense of propriety is energized, he confesses to his son he changed his last name to hide his background. Introduced as Adams, Joseph then reclaims his surname, Adama. He is also referred to as "Yosef" by fellow Taurons in private conversations. Joseph is clearly a "Capricanized" rendition of his true Tauron name, similar to Joseph being an Anglicized version of the Hebrew.
So far the series has me waiting for the next episode. The pilot (first aired last April) outlined how the spark of intelligence, a "soul", and monotheistic beliefs were first introduced into a robot. After two more episodes, the ramifications of this accident are only starting to be hinted at.
Dark and moody in it presentation, dont look for obvious CGI use in this series. So far that has been subtle but effective, all the more impressive for not being obvious at first glance. Very good writing in a story arc format, with a thematic background score to enhance the setting of each scene. Acting has been more than adequate so far, with no major names in the cast. Vancouver is the backdrop again, as it was in BG, the lake shots so familiar in BG must have moved a couple houses down the shore for Caprica, as the perspective over the lake is almost identical, but the houses are different.