# BSG fans: pilot for spinoff series "Caprica" will get advance DVD premiere this April **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 6, 2009, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bsg-fans-pilot-for-spinoff-series-caprica-will-get-advance-dvd-premiere-this-april/484732 "2009-02-06T18:33:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2009, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bsg-fans-pilot-for-spinoff-series-caprica-will-get-advance-dvd-premiere-this-april/484732/1 "2009-02-06T18:33:36Z")
[From official press release, as reported on fan site Galactica Sitrep](http://galacticasitrep.blogspot.com/2009/02/caprica-pilot-coming-to-dvd-april-2009.html). > [@](#): > > _Caprica_, the highly anticipated prequel to _Battlestar Galactica_, will enjoy its world premiere exclusively on DVD on April 21, 2009 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. In a groundbreaking move sure to delight fans of the long-running television phenomenon, the feature-length prequel will be available on DVD as a limited-edition uncut and unrated version before the series’ broadcast premiere on the SCI FI Channel in 2010. This is a very smart move, I think. A fair proportion of BSG’s fan base has grown out of DVD circulation, especially during the (agonizingly) long breaks between seasons (and half seasons). There will be another very long break between the end of BSG in a few weeks and the launch of the new series in 2010. The pilot episode is done now, so they might as well capitalize; with an early release on DVD, they are hoping fans will talk up the series over the next several months, making a built-in audience when the first episode launches. There’s a little bit of advance word on _Caprica._ The script was [leaked](http://www.galacticabbs.com/index.php?showtopic=3147), and some fan sites have reported it’s [very impressive](http://www.collider.com/entertainment/reviews/article.asp?aid=8429&tcid=1) (minor spoilers). Also, SciFi greenlighted the series on the strength of the pilot shot from that script, and a few people who have seen it say that as good as the script was, the actual show is even better. (Some additional links and discussion [here](http://whedonesque.com/comments/18931).) The cast appears fairly strong: Eric Stoltz, Esai Morales, and Polly Walker (from HBO’s _Rome_) are the recognizable stars. There’s an official promotional site [here](http://www.capricadvd.com), but it doesn’t have much information yet. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2009, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bsg-fans-pilot-for-spinoff-series-caprica-will-get-advance-dvd-premiere-this-april/484732/2 "2009-02-06T19:45:49Z")
April 21st? That’s just enough time to get a great deal of buzz going at Comic-Con. Right on! ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2009, 2:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bsg-fans-pilot-for-spinoff-series-caprica-will-get-advance-dvd-premiere-this-april/484732/3 "2009-02-07T02:10:38Z")
I absolutely love Battlestar, but I am extremely hesitant about them proceeding with Caprica. I guess it could be cool, but it could also fall into lameness fairly easily. Prequels often do. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2009, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bsg-fans-pilot-for-spinoff-series-caprica-will-get-advance-dvd-premiere-this-april/484732/4 "2009-02-07T05:08:43Z")
I saw this wretched thing. I’m not a fan of BSG, and have never seen any episodes. But my brother and me were in Las Vegas walking through the mall that connects Mandalay Bay and the Luxor (I think). We were approached by someone asking if we would be willing to watch a TV program, blah, blah, blah. A “few minutes” of our time translated into spending the next hour and a half watching a really terrible TV show. As we watched, we were supposed to press a green button when we were enjoying what we were watching, a red one when not. That red button got quite a work-out. After the sucking stopped (nearly an hour later!), we answered an electronic questionnaire where we could explain why we thought it sucked, and in what ways. I took it as the opportunity to mention other non-dreadful SF programming like the new Doctor Who. In brief, I hated every character in this show and didn’t much care for the actors playing the characters. If I ever see an episode of it again, it will be far too soon. I didn’t know the BSG connection until the end when: A traditional Cylon appeared, scanning red eye lights and everything. In short, don’t get your hopes up. ---
**Author:** ![ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2009, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bsg-fans-pilot-for-spinoff-series-caprica-will-get-advance-dvd-premiere-this-april/484732/5 "2009-04-25T03:34:39Z")
I rather enjoyed it, but it as fracking expensive xbox live download for 92 minutes of HD. Of course… Getting full frontal girl on girl orgy scenes within the first minute will get entertainment very far with me …so ymmv. ---
**Author:** ![thwartme](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecc23a/32.png) [@thwartme](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thwartme)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2009, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bsg-fans-pilot-for-spinoff-series-caprica-will-get-advance-dvd-premiere-this-april/484732/6 "2009-04-27T02:15:19Z")
> [@ComeToTheDarkSideWeHaveCookies](#): > > I rather enjoyed it, but it as fracking expensive xbox live download for 92 minutes of HD. So, there’s an HD version out there, but they’re not releasing a Blu Ray? WTF? (that stands for What The Frak, by the way) Anyways, really liked the pilot, but they could go a few different ways from there, some of which I would enjoy and some of which I wouldn’t. Morales and Stoltz were great. thwartme