Caprica
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| German title | Caprica |
| Original title | Caprica |
 | |
| Country of production |
United States , Canada |
| original language | English |
| year | 2010 |
| Production company |
Universal Cable Productions |
| length | approx. 42 minutes |
| Episodes | 18 in 1 season |
| genre |
Science fiction , drama |
| idea | Remi Aubuchon, Ronald D. Moore, David Eick |
| production |
Remi Aubuchon , Ronald D. Moore , David Eick |
| music | Bear McCreary |
| First broadcast | January 22, 2010 (USA) on Syfy |
| German-language first broadcast |
July 1, 2011 on TNT Series |
| occupation | |
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Caprica is an American television series . She is a prequel to the science fiction series Battlestar Galactica .
action
The series takes place 58 years before the events depicted in Battlestar Galactica . The place of the action is the planet Caprica , one of twelve colonial worlds of a fictional human civilization 150,000 years before our present. In addition to family dramas, economic intrigues and religious tensions, the series depicts the development of the Cylons, a cybernetic form of life that was originally developed as a combat robot and which later rebelled against its builder.
production
The series was first broadcast on January 22, 2010 by US television station Syfy in the 2009/10 season. For the first season, 18 episodes were produced. The pilot film and eight other episodes were broadcast until March 26, 2010. Another four episodes were broadcast from October 5, 2010. At the end of October, Syfy Caprica discontinued due to a lack of viewership, the last five episodes not yet aired were shown on January 4, 2011 as a 5-hour special in a row. The problem with the series is that the Battlestar Galactica fans could not be convinced by Caprica . The Canadian television station Space , on which the episodes were broadcast parallel to Syfy, followed the original schedule and also showed the last episodes on the announced dates.
At the beginning of the official broadcast, a slightly modified pilot film was released on Syfy, which was expanded to include complex visual effects and in which erotic scenes were defused.
The German free TV premiere took place on June 12, 2014 on Tele 5 .
Narrative style
Caprica retains a similar narrative style to the mother series Battlestar Galactica itself. However, the story is less action-oriented and is mainly dedicated to the character drama and the detailed representation of a science fiction world. In addition, the Adama family is partly about a mafia story in the style of the film The Godfather and generally about social taboos.
design
The production design of the series is striking. As with Battlestar Galactica , advanced technology (such as interplanetary traffic and a networked society) are mixed with certain “old-fashioned” stylistic elements: clothing and the architectural style of public buildings appear to be strongly influenced by the style of the 1930s to 1950s. Aviation ( zeppelins ) and automobile traffic are also being equipped with vehicles from the middle of the 20th century (American and above all European car models from the 1960s and 1970s can be seen) in order to achieve an alienation effect and at the same time distance from the later settled Battlestar Galactica series .
Episode list
No German episode titles were given. The episodes were broadcast with their original English title.
|
Number (total) |
Number (season) |
Original title | First broadcast (Syfy) |
First broadcast (TNT series) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 01 | pilot | January 22, 2010 | July 1, 2011 (part 1) July 8, 2011 (part 2) |
| 02 | 02 | Rebirth | January 29, 2010 | July 15, 2011 |
| 03 | 03 | Reins of a Waterfall | February 5, 2010 | July 22, 2011 |
| 04 | 04 | Gravedancing | February 19, 2010 | July 29, 2011 |
| 05 | 05 | There is another sky | February 26, 2010 | August 5, 2011 |
| 06 | 06 | Know Thy Enemy | March 5, 2010 | August 12, 2011 |
| 07 | 07 | The Imperfections of Memory | March 12, 2010 | August 19, 2011 |
| 08 | 08 | Ghosts in the Machine | March 19, 2010 | August 26, 2011 |
| 09 | 09 | End of line | March 26, 2010 | September 2, 2011 |
| 10 | 10 | Unvanquished | October 5, 2010 | September 9, 2011 |
| 11 | 11 | Retribution | October 12, 2010 | September 16, 2011 |
| 12 | 12 | Things We Lock Away | October 19, 2010 | September 23, 2011 |
| 13 | 13 | False laboratory | October 26, 2010 | September 30, 2011 |
| 14th | 14th | Blowback | November 2, 2010 (Space) | October 7, 2011 |
| 15th | 15th | The Dirteaters | November 9, 2010 (Space) | October 14, 2011 |
| 16 | 16 | The Heavens Will Rise | November 16, 2010 (Space) | October 21, 2011 |
| 17th | 17th | Here Be Dragons | November 23, 2010 (Space) | October 28, 2011 |
| 18th | 18th | Apotheosis | November 30, 2010 (Space) | November 4, 2011 |
DVD release
An expanded version of the pilot including extras such as audio commentary, video blogs and cut scenes was released on DVD worldwide on April 21, 2009 . Universal Studios Home Entertainment justifies the period of one year between the release of the pilot film and the first season with the fact that, among other things, they want to enable fans to give their first feedback to the makers of the series before the film is made.
See also
literature
- Anke Woschech: Playing God: Fictions of technology-induced religiosity in "Caprica" , in: Zeitschrift für Fantastikforschung , Issue 1, Lit Verlag, Berlin 2012, pp. 145–150
Web links
- Caprica in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official website of Syfy (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Marion Rauhut: The first script for "Caprica" was submitted to Sci Fi. August 23, 2006, archived from the original on July 7, 2009 ; accessed on November 22, 2019 .
- ↑ Peter Glotz: “Battlestar Galactica” prequel “Caprica” is produced. March 19, 2008, archived from the original on July 7, 2009 ; accessed on November 22, 2019 .
- ↑ Joann Weiss: The writer of "Battlestar" is now writing for the prequel "Caprica" . The Boston Globe . March 26, 2009. Retrieved April 23, 2009.
- ↑ "Battlestar Galactica" prequel "Caprica" is 18 episodes . Chicago Tribune . November 12, 2009. Retrieved April 16, 2010.
- ↑ Syfy is showing “Caprica” in October, “Sanctuary” on Fridays . Serial junkies. September 9, 2010. Retrieved December 17, 2010.
- ↑ Syfy Will Air Caprica's Final Five Episodes in a 6p-11p Marathon on Tuesday, January 4 . TV By the Numbers. November 19, 2010. Retrieved December 17, 2010.
- ↑ Bernd Michael Krannich: Syfy discontinues Caprica . Serienjunkies.de . October 28, 2010. Retrieved October 28, 2010.
- ↑ Mickey O'Connor: Caprica : The Battlestar Galactica Prequel Explained ( English ) TV Guide . July 21, 2008. Archived from the original on July 24, 2008. Retrieved on August 25, 2012.
- ^ A b Luna Black: “Caprica”: Premiere of the Galactica prequel as DVD & download . fictionBOX.de. February 6, 2009. Retrieved April 23, 2009.