# Caprica...the Battlestar Galactica prequel series. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 27, 2006, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caprica-the-battlestar-galactica-prequel-series/354407 "2006-04-27T02:44:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Improv\_Geek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b3f665/32.png) [@Improv\_Geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Improv_Geek)\ **Post date:** [April 28, 2006, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caprica-the-battlestar-galactica-prequel-series/354407/21 "2006-04-28T15:10:41Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Far be it from me to say this is made up, but [Scifi.com](http://Scifi.com)’s website contains an article about their new fall schedule that doesn’t mention “Caprica” at all, and AICN seems to be the only source for the press release proffered above. Until I see something a little more official, I can’t say I believe this is for real. Google News turns up many other sources confirming the story: [Google News](http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=&q=caprica&btnG=Search+News) Perhaps the most respectable (used loosely) is E!: [link](http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,18906,00.html) ---
**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:** [April 28, 2006, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caprica-the-battlestar-galactica-prequel-series/354407/22 "2006-04-28T15:28:36Z")
> [@Smapti](#): > > Far be it from me to say this is made up, but [Scifi.com](http://Scifi.com)’s website contains an article about their new fall schedule that doesn’t mention “Caprica” at all, and AICN seems to be the only source for the press release proffered above. Until I see something a little more official, I can’t say I believe this is for real. It was on Yahoo! news as well, reported by E! online. [http://entertainment.tv.yahoo.com/entnews/eo/20060428/114624528000.html](http://entertainment.tv.yahoo.com/entnews/eo/20060428/114624528000.html) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caprica-the-battlestar-galactica-prequel-series/354407.md?page=1)