Why caprica was canceled

However, at no point in time will those decisions be made in such a way that one has to know the mythology or been a fan of Battlestar or of Caprica in order to follow the storyline. This has to exist on its own and it has to be accessible to a new audience. We are. Becca is this phenom software genius who winds up involved with Bill Adama in an unexpected way, and is in the spirit of Caprica and Battlestar Galactica , another uniquely strong, challenging female character.

Ron Moore was so integral to Battlestar Galactica and Caprica. Well Ron and I are spiritually connected at the hip. That was just for the fact that we wanted Caprica to stand on its own and to not exclude audiences that may have not seen Battlestar Galactica. The other way of looking at it is perhaps there were Battlestar Galactica fans or devotees who may have not been aware of Caprica or not understood that Caprica was a descendant of sorts from Battlestar and from the mythology of that show, and perhaps we left money on the table, so to speak, by not being a little bit more overt with that association.

By Adam B. Save FB Tweet More. Battlestar Galactica. Close this dialog window Streaming Options. By Eric Goldman Updated: 5 May am. It's not shocking, but if you're a fan like me, it's disappointing to learn Syfy has canceled Caprica.

The Battlestar Galactica prequel had struggled in the ratings, and with production on Season 1 wrapped long ago, it looked increasingly likely the show wouldn't be back. Syfy recently said they would make a decision on whether the show would be renewed by November 15th no doubt they had to soon, due to actors' contracts , and now EW. A complaint some had about Caprica was it was too slow-paced and lacked the action elements BSG , despite also being quite a thoughtful series, contained.

It's also worth noting that production for Caprica began as early as , but the series remained stuck in developmental hell until , promising a rocky start for the series. Fortunately, the blow to fans was softened somewhat by the announcement of another Battlestar Galactica prequel Blood and Chrome, which followed a younger William Adama and adopted the war-torn tone fans of the franchise were familiar with. Mack is a pop culture writer and nerd from Oregon who enjoys binging Netflix, listening to Star Wars audiobooks, watching James Bond movies, and reading interesting, behind-the-scenes facts about his favorite movies and TV shows.

He studied journalism and public relations in college. You can follow him at mackthemuser. BSG has already seen its universe expand beyond the four seasons with two movies and a clutch of web-only mini-series. In fact we have already seen a 'rookie pilot' Adama in the BSG Razor Flashbacks series of webisodes that aired online to promote the show's fourth season.

Perhaps Caprica's demise suggests we've had one spin-off too many — and it's time to leave the BSG franchise in peace. Caprica: Battlestar Galactica prequel fails its first mission. Syfy has cancelled the show with five episodes of the first season still to be aired.

So what went wrong for the BSG spin-off?