It's been pretty busy on the Battlestar Galactica front lately.  It's off air, sure, but inevitably one thing leads to another, and now, we have more former troopers showing up in another sci-fi series, and the soundtracks getting some love (and a release date).

First up, it's been confirmed that three BSG stars will take roles in another series that will air on Sci Fi, Warehouse 13.  Tricia Helfer will guest star as an FBI agent based in Chicago, while Michael Hogan will play the father of the show's star, Myka, played by Joanne Kelly.  (Funnily enough, the person playing Myka's mom is Hogan's real-life wife, Susan.)

Now that Battlestar Galactica has wrapped up, audiences await the next brainchild of the renowned Ronald D. Moore.  Of course, we’re talking about the upcoming spin-off series known as Caprica, set 50 years prior to the Emmy Award-winning 2004 show. 

Caprica is said to focus more on the creation of the robotic Cylons, particularly on how humanity hatched the idea and interacted with them.  The series zeroes in on Joseph Adama (Esai Morales), Admiral Adama's lawyer father, and the wealthy technologist Daniel Graystone (Eric Stoltz). 

If you're still wondering when Caprica, the long-awaited Battlestar Galactica prequel, will finally air on TV, you'll have to wait until 2010. However, you'll be able to watch the two-hour pilot a lot sooner.

In a unique move, the network will release the two-hour pilot of Caprica on DVD April 21 of this year. Fans will be able to get a special sneak peek at the series on the DVD, which will also include special behind-the-scenes featurettes.

Much to the dismay of science fiction fans around the world, the critically acclaimed Battlestar Galactica will be coming to an end in just a few months.  The series returns with the first of its final 10 episodes on Friday, January 16, and will then wrap up on March 20.  The series finished filming months ago, and as audiences wait to see what happens to their favorite characters, the actors are moving on to other projects.  Some will be appearing in the upcoming Battlestar Galactica TV movie entitled The Plan, while others are plotting more earthbound career trajectories.

The show itself may be leaving the airwaves sooner than we'd like, but the BSG universe will live on.  The Sci Fi Channel has announced plans to turn the Battlestar Galactica spin-off Caprica into a series.  The network will launch the new show in early 2010, starting with the two-hour pilot episode that was filmed earlier this year.