Alessandra Torresani Why, oh why, do they have to make Cylons so damn sexy? They are robots. Machines are not supposed to be so hot. It breaks some fundamental law of the universe. Or something. Or it should.

Alessandra Torresani… mmmm.

So I finally watched the extended version of the Caprica pilot which premiered exclusively on DVD back in April. (Because it is not hitting television until the start of next year, there was no real need to rush.) I was a huge fan of Ronald Moore’s reinvented Battlestar Galactica so I was glad to hear they were going to keep that franchise going. This, however, is something of a departure from what I was accustomed to (a dark, gritty, post-apocalyptic world).

I guess this is their attempt to garner the attention of female viewership, which a war-torn battle for survival set in space evidently did not appeal to. Stupid girls. (Except Alessandra, mmm.) Anyway, it seems they are hoping that Caprica will "engage a broader audience," with their having dialled down the action to dial up the character, more lights and less darks, the warmth of homeworld as opposed to the coldness of space, a sense of utopian optimism instead of violent conflict, etc. And it works, in my view. They seem to have struck a good balance. Battlestar Galactica garnered critical acclaim but was never a ratings success. Hopefully the balance struck with Caprica will capture both.

It’s being produced in Vancouver, British Columbia. Yeah… she’s that close.

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