I think that the following (from IGN) is a more accurate review of BSG season 4, episode 2: Six of One Review

NY Mag’s “The Vulture” on this week’s BSG episode: ‘Battlestar Galactica’: An Episode Only George Lucas Could Love.

I will confess that the first two episodes have been a lot of set-up and that they haven’t matched the excitement of the third season finale, but comparing it to the Phantom Menace is just low.

Plus, you have the start of the Cylon Civil War, Baltar seeing Head Baltar and Starbuck getting to prove she knows the way to Earth–not bad stuff, to be honest (especially the Cylon Civil War bit).

Peter David has the odds.

More on Caprica: Caprica Very Different From Battlestar

Headline reaction: given that the show would be pre-apocalypse and on planets rather than spaceships, I would think it would have to be quite a bit different.

Says Moore:

Instead of Galactica’s action-adventure space-based war show, Caprica will tell a story that takes place before any of the wars happened. “This is really more of a sci-fi Dallas,” Moore said. “It’s a political story, a family story. It’s about the creation of the Cylons, and it’s about a company. It’s planet-based. It’s very character-oriented, very serialized and very much about the characters. It’s a whole different genre, and that’s what makes it exciting.”

This could be interesting and Moore’s work on BSG and Trek (especially DS9) gives me some hope that it could, in fact, be good. However, I have to wonder exactly what the story arcs will be–and how much we will simply creep towards the Cylons and how much we will actually get to the Cylons. The show will be more interesting if it could actually build through the introduction of the Cylons and their rebellion. If it just hints at it and never delivers, I think that the show will fall short.

The BSG prequel is a go–so reports (amongst others) TrekWeb: Sci Fi Channel Green-Lights Battlestar Galactica Prequel 2-Hour Pilot, Caprica

The Watcher has some details: ‘Battlestar Galactica’ prequel has ‘Friday Night Lights’ connection

They can be found at the Chicago Tribune-based blog, The Watcher.

Of note:

• Lee in civies.
• Baltar in some sort of ceremonial-looking robe (shades of the cult of Baltar?)
• D’anna Biers is back from cold storage.

Also via The Watcher, here are the first ten episode titles:

1. “He That Believeth in Me” by David Weddle and Bradley Thompson
2. “Six of One” by Michael Angeli
3. “The Ties That Bind” by Michael Taylor
4. “Escape Velocity” by Jane Espenson
5. “The Road Less Travelled ” by Mark Verheiden
6. “Faith” by Seamus Kevin Fahey
7. “Guess What’s Coming to Dinner” by Michael Angeli
8. “Sine Qua Non” by Michael Taylor
9. “The Hub” by Jane Espenson
10. “Revelations” by Bradley Thompson and David Weddle

The season will likely be split into two 10-episode blocks. There is some additional spoilery stuff in the post that I decided to forgo.

Via the SyFy Portal: Mark Sheppard Teams Up With ‘Bionic Woman’.

Sheppard played the role of defense attorney Romo Lampkin in the final three episodes of season three of BSG, and did a mighty fine job of it. Further, in listening to him on some of the podcasts he seems to be an interesting and engaging fellow, so this is good news as far as I am concerned.

Katee Sackhoff’s evil bionic character has also been given a recurring role on the series.

If you missed the trailer for the BSG teleflick, Razor that premiered during Eureka on Tuesday, here it is:

Ron Moore talks to TrekWeb.com

Via EW online: Cylon, Farewell, It’s Time to Say Goodbye