Caprica Gets Green Light

SCI FI Channel has given a green light for production to begin on Caprica, a two-hour backdoor pilot and Battlestar Galactica prequel from executive producers Ronald D. Moore and David Eick. Production is slated to begin in Vancouver, Canada, this spring.

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Set 50 years before the events of Battlestar Galactica, Caprica follows two rival families--the Greystones and the Adamas --as they grow, compete and thrive in the vibrant world of the 12 Colonies. Enmeshed in the burgeoning technology of artificial intelligence and robotics that will eventually lead to the creation of the Cylons, the two houses go toe-to-toe.

"I'm thrilled with the chance to expand on the Galactica world and get deeper into the origins of the story we've been telling," Moore said in a statement. "It's also great to have a chance at doing a completely different kind of science fiction series, one that's even more character-oriented and doesn't rely on pyrotechnics to carry the story."

In his own statement, Eick said: "While Caprica will have its own personality, it will carry on Battlestar's commitment to pushing the boundaries of the genre, and we're thrilled that SCI FI has seen fit to giving us another opportunity to tell character-driven stories in challenging ways."

The fourth season of Battlestar Galactica kicks off on March 28 at 10 p.m. ET/PT with two back-to-back half-hour specials, with the first new episode premiering the following week, April 4, at 10 p.m.

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La chaîne Scifi vient d'annoncer qu'elle donne le feu vert à la production de Caprica, prequel de Battlestar Galactica, avec un pilote de deux heures. La production devrait débuter ce printemps à Vancouver.

Selon Ronald D. Moore,

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la série développera l'histoire de deux familles rivales, les Greystone et les Adama, alors que la technologie évolue...

Source : http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=2&id=50594.

La série BSG revient le 4 avril, précédée de deux documentaires le 28 mars.

(Sorry de ne pas traduire complètement l'article, je le ferai si nécessaire en rentrant du travail...)