Such a cool interview, thanks for posting!

cronopiogal | April 21, 03:05 CET

"what do you think viewers will be most surprised about when they see Caprica?"

My friend already got his copy today and a bunch of us watched it.

My LDS friends were not happy about the boobs.

I thought this pilot was very good, I'm looking forward to more eps.

Succatash | April 21, 03:21 CET

Succatash, that invisotext'd bit is one the loudest laughs I've had all day.

The One True b!X | April 21, 03:28 CET

We got an advance copy of the DVD and had a big viewing party on Saturday. Not at all what I expected, but I enjoyed it. My favorite thing that they didn't say:

"So Billy, have you ever been in a men's locker room?"

AlanD | April 21, 05:53 CET

Can. Not. Wait.

aapac | April 21, 07:55 CET

Just got back from PaleyFest. Got to watch the pilot. I am very impressed. So different from Galactica except for 2 things. The writing and the overall quality of the production. From sets to actors, this is some good stuff.

I know it won't be everyone's cup o' tea. It is mine though, and I am now very upset I have to wait until next year for more.

danregal | April 21, 09:58 CET

I was pretty wary after the Dynasty comparisons, as I'm not really a fan of over-the-top soaps. Shouldn't have worried, based on the pilot. Sure, it's about the dynamics of rich families, but it was every bit as smart and layered as BSG. Much less gritty, which I can imagine is fun for the writers. And compelling characters, right off the bat.

And yeah, Succatash's invisitext is the funniest thing I've read all day. I must say, it took me by surprise, particularly after the standard teen show opening. I was all "well, this isn't going to be 90210 after all".

sojourner | April 21, 10:01 CET

I've seen it too, and I have to say that I enjoyed it very much. However, there was one huge issue that made absolutely no sense to me whatsoever:

Daddy Greystone is distraught at his daughter's death, but then discovers her "avatar", an apparent "copy" of his daughter in a virtual world. In this virtual world she looks and behaves exactly like his daughter, he can touch her, hug her, hold her, look into her eyes. So instead he decides to download her into an 8ft tall solid chrome metal combat robot, because nothing would make him feel closer to his daughter than gazing into the blank metal face of a colossal killing machine. Ermmm ... WTF?

In the end I just decided to not think about it, accept it, and move on, and I thoroughly enjoyed the rest of it.

dzr | April 21, 14:09 CET

What a interesting, and strangely kind of daring pilot (I can't imagine this show airing on Sci-Fi, so outside of anything they've done.)

Remarkably different than Battlestar Galactica though. Love it so far. Can't believe we have to wait so long for the first episode.

dzr Kind of took it as less about feeling close to his daughter and more about, as he put it, letting her see the world, feel the sun on her face and see the flowers on the side of the road. I mean nothing says "I love my daughter" like isolating her either in a crazy hedonistic night club or alone in utter blackness. While it's true that the "metallic body" (which for all we know might be something Greystone saw as a temporary measure, as he seemed to describe a sleeker design to Joseph), seems clumsier, I can understand the desire to let her "feel" the real world.

[ edited by rabid on 2009-04-21 14:23 ]

rabid | April 21, 14:23 CET

I don't buy the premise. Rich educated society gets divided by religion? No way. Religion grows from poverty and oppression, not middle class boredom. I could buy this in BSG because of the schism between humans and cylons, but among equals it makes no sense, so the appearance is as a frilly mythology. There has to be a power struggle underlying the drama. It's all about power. Who's got it? Who wants to have it? Espenson should know better.

doublemeat | April 22, 02:38 CET

Have you seen any of it?

The One True b!X | April 22, 02:45 CET

I haven't seen the final series of BSG so I don't know if they showed that the entire conflict was apparently founded on teen angst and a father's grief. That's some weak tea. I watched the Caprica pilot tonight. Like BSG it felt like it skates close to a mythos of convenience, junk telly.

doublemeat | April 22, 03:17 CET

The monotheistic overtones are what drove me away from the new Battlestar Galactica, and it will probably be why I do not like this show.

I am glad to hear they are going to have some polytheistic groups and some science groups though.

I know that a lot of Christians loved the new BG series because they switched from the ancient gods in the 80s series to the Abrahamic god in the new series, but the ancient gods were just a lot more interesting than the Abrahamic god in my opinion.

Besides, this is scifi, not the religious channel. They need to be a little philosophical and let people explore their faith and the faith of others. It sounds like they might do that bit, but unfortunately they have already sort of committed to one ideology in the BG finale.

Jayne's Hat | April 22, 22:48 CET

I know that a lot of Christians loved the new BG series because they switched from the ancient gods in the 80s series to the Abrahamic god in the new series...

Um, what? The colonies were all polytheistic. Nearly every main character beleived in The Gods. It was just some of the Cylons, and sometimes Baltar, that talked of just one God.

The One True b!X | April 22, 22:56 CET

There's an unenthusiastic review of this on TWOP now. I'd already decided that $15 is too steep for me for a TV episode that's almost certainly going to be on the season DVD.

dreamlogic | April 22, 23:30 CET

dreamlogic, I recommend trying to Netflix it. That's my plan.

DaisyButtercup | April 23, 22:27 CET