The Sci-Fi Channel has released plans for a prequel series to their hit series, “Battlestar Galactica.” The series will be entitled “Caprica,” and will take place 50 years before “Galactica.” The plot will center around the events and circumstances that led up to the later series.
[“Caprica”] is being developed and executive produced by Ronald D. Moore and David Eick. The duo is responsible for reengineering the 1978 Battlestar (masterminded by TV veteran Glen L. Larson) into a smash 2003 miniseries and then into a full-fledged series that’s garnered a massive cult following and just won a Peabody Award.
Like J.J. Abrams and Joss Whedon before them, Moore and Eick have been tapped for another series when the series that made them successful is still on the air. Usually this means less attention is paid to the first series, diminishing its quality. “Alias” suffered when Abrams started working on “Lost.” Ditto for “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” when Whedon started “Angel.” I think the creativity gets spread too thin and all the shows suffer. Let’s hope that Moore and Eick can keep things fresh.
