Battlestar Galactica is still well into its final season, but before fans start mourning the loss, there's more news on the Ronald D. Moore spin-off
Caprica. According to The Hollywood Reporter,
Paula Malcomson and Esai Morales have been cast as two of the leads in the new series.
Malcomson, best known as the prostitute Trixie on HBO's
Deadwood, will play the role of Amanda Grayston, a brilliant scientist, which Morales, most recently seen as Major Beck on
Jericho, will play Joseph Adama, Bill's father. In
Caprica, Amanda and her husband pioneer the creation of the Cylons. In the pilot, their daughter Zoe is killed, but her DNA and consciousness live on as she is the prototype for the next step of humanity, the Cylon equivalent to Eve.
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chiccowow2 said:
I'm a fun man to be around. I am a very hard worker and independent. Olso I can be shy at times ADD me chi...
dust420 said:
Caprica is going to suck.
hikinggirl70 said:
I am excited to see the spin-off Caprica and I am sure it will do fine. BSG has more then 15 people watchin...
The more news we get about
Caprica, the more I'm excited by it. Once
Battlestar Galactica finishes its run, there will be little to no reason to watch the Sci Fi Channel (unless you're a fan of
Jennifer Love Hewitt's cleavage, as the network recently acquired
Ghost Whisperer reruns). However, the continuation of the
Battlestar Galactica franchise is a very smart, if not tricky, move.
The only problem I can foresee is that the show has to walk a dangerous tight rope.
Caprica has to be able to stand on its own as a series without abandoning the legions of
Battlestar Galactica fans. It might be difficult to create a unique show that exists in the same universe as such a great series. Comparisons to
BSG will inevitably ensue, so Moore and his team have to strike the perfect balance to appease everyone.
The Malcomson casting is a great start. Aside from the foul-mouthed Trixie, TV fans might also remember her as the baby mama of Tony Gates (
John Stamos) on
ER, or as Colleen on
Lost, the Other shot by Sun in the third season who was married to Danny Pickett, the ruthless Other who beat Sawyer in the rock quarry.
UPDATE: Yesterday when I wrote about Malcomson, I hoped Moore would continue to cast great actors from under-appreciated shows similar to Deadwood, such as
The Wire or
Once and Again.
Jericho is just as good, and Morales is a great choice to play the patriarch of the Adama clan.
What other Deadwood alum would you most like to see on Caprica?
-John Kubicek, BuddyTV Senior Writer
(Image courtesy of HBO)