Let me guess, Adama whined about getting his 'daughter' out of the vr world, again, and Stoltz's character is still wondering why his robot isn't working the way it's supposed to?
*yawn*
Same events since episode two. Rob, you give Spartacus sh!t about spinning its wheels storywise, yet you eat up the very same blandness with Caprica. And honestly, the acting in Caprica is almost as bad as it is in Spartacus, but at least Spartacus has a little nudity as its saving grace.
No oko...it's not on. Rob just made up a review of a pretend episode.
Actually DaForce...you are kind of correct. Adama is actually looking for his daughter in the VR world and Graystone finally figured out that the Robot is his daughter.
You are going to have slow going on in this show from time to time. As I pointed out last week I read that Moore said he wanted Caprica to be the "Dallas" of sci-fi which means this is basically going to be a soap.
jdiggitty....its no more Kurzweils than any other sci-fi that's been around since the 60's. His idea isn't an original concept to begin with.
Hobbs, that's hilarious. Jeez, if he wants it to be the "Dallas" of sci-fi, he's got to loosen up a little.
Maybe he doesn't understand what makes a soap successful. It's not enough to have characters you love or hate. Soaps require lighter sub-plots to balance out the heavier plots. That means you have characters on the sidelines who are involved in something completely different than the main characters. Something more mundane, like trying to win a competition, or graduate college, or get a job, or a date. The sub and main characters cross paths, but they don't drag each other's plots down.
In other words, he needs to have a few characters who are living the light side of Caprica - just doing Caprican things. It would make the show more endearing and it would enhance the eerie foreshadowing. Let's face it, at this point Caprica is so grim that you almost don't care that the Cylons are about to bring it down.
I'm just wondering if I would watch this if it wasn't BSG-related.
The whole series just feels like the calm before the storm.
I wouldn't mind playing "New Cap City" on my Playstation 3 though.
I think you completely misread Zoe's scheme. She did NOT want to father to find out she's in the robot (she made that clear in the first episode). If she did all she'd have to do is tap it out on the keyboard and tell him directly. No need for some convoluted plot. Her plan was to get Philomon to take the Cylon outside. She was trying to make him think that the Cylon needed a varied environment or different stimulation in order to develop. That would give her a chance to escape to Gemenon.
Nell, Your post made me lol. Though when you think about it, that's probably what Moore is aiming for that you don't care that Cylons are about to bring down their society. On a personal note though I would like a little more light hearted parts as well. I could understand why BSG was also so dark as it was the end of the world and not a lot to be happy about but this...yeah, there should be some happy people.
I don't remember the exact quote from Moore. Just googled it to see if I could find it but I couldn't. I do remember him making comparisons to Dallas but I don't remember the specific quote. So it's possible I'm misrepresenting him.
Everyone is probably done reading this thread but in case Mania doesn't cover it. AICN has a post that says ScyFY channel has approached Moore about doing another BSG spin off, set more in space like BSG was. They are talking to Moore about it so who knows what it will be...maybe it will be the first Cylon war? Anyways, if that's true I would think Moore is going to get a 2nd season of Caprica if they are talking another spin off.
Hobbs,
Your right about the Dallas comment: "Moore himself has likened Caprica to the 1980s prime time soap opera Dallas, and it has been referred to as "television's first science fiction family saga." from Battlestar Galactica News (Gateworld) 08-06-2008.
I like the show and the direction it's moving, my only critique is Polly Walker combined with the suddenly "i was crazy" plotline for Amanda... Makes me think of 24 Day One maybe next she'll get amnesia. Finally, Zoe's suduction of the dweeb makes sense and is less creepy more manipulative. I still don't get how she expects her clueless friend Lacy to transport the robot... she's smarter than that and could she have manipulated via V-World a means of transport with altered records... i'm just sayin...
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Rob, I gotta say I agree with you whole-heartedly. This episode doesn't seem to have wheels of its own, but you cna see the need for the trip. The Amanda Greystone character is getting tedious and i found myself wanting to fast forward those scenes.
I haven't seen this mentioned before, but this whole mythology seems to be lifted directly from Ray Kurzweil's The Singularity is Near. I have a hard time believing that hasn't provided the map for the BSG universe. Anyone else catch that vibe?