what an oddly muddled morality this universe has.”

What’s the problem?

There is obviously no intrinsic conflict between monotheism and plural marriage; every major monotheist religion on Earth has condoned it at some point. ‘Decadence,’ like ‘morality,’ is often in the eye of the beholder. For example, Capricans, regardless of religious orientation, seem to hold drug use (now) legal and fairly unremarkable. Our polygamous ancestors would surely have found many aspects of our (and Caprican) mundane society irredeemably decadent.

I haven’t watched far enough to see whether the group marriage element of Caprican society has any specific relevance to the plot, or if it is just part of the world, but if it’s just the latter, I like it. Caprica is often *like* (Westernized, industrial) Earth, but it is *not* (Westernized, industrial) Earth, and the tweaks and twists to familiar referents are among my favorite aspects of the show.

In a way, based on how the seasons were structured in terms of the stories and with each half-season basically having a season-finale-like cliffhanger, I would argue that these all should’ve been called separate seasons. When you consider that the DVD sets were also sold separately (as seasons 2.0, 2.5, 4.0, and 4.5), that just makes the case that they might as well be separate seasons. I think the reason they are not separate seasons has more to do with the way the contracts are written for the actors and writers and producers more than anything else, but that’s just a guess.

I have a post that talks more about this notion.

Based on what I’ve read, it sounds like Caprica season 1 will be similarly split into two halves, with the second half airing late this year — fall, I believe.

These people are STO.
the STO are monotheist,
the STO rail against the decadence of society…while having group marriages?

what an oddly muddled morality this universe has.

Alex99a, yes it has all happened before and may happen again, but I will get something posted sooner rather than later, even if I go with a briefer approach (which so far has not happened because I just can’t stop myself).

The fact of the matter is that with my schedule Friday is the absolute worst day for me in terms of watching the show on time or getting around to writing about it. If the thing aired Monday or Tuesday or Wednesday, I’d be much more on time with these things.

Jammer is getting behind on reviews

SyFy are very much on board the Caprica bandwagon from everything I’ve read and heard.

I mean you HAVE to know that SyFy knew they were getting into when letting everyone set up shop to film Caprica. Battlestar never had superb ratings, either.

and the financing is somewhat different for cable shows as opposed to network.

It would be a pity if they build up this universe across 2 shows and you NEVER get to see anything other than the minimal glimpses of Cylon destruction you get in Razor or The Plan.

I mean, they spend SO much of BSG harping on Sagittarons, yet they’re spending a lot of time on “Caprica” drilling it into us that Taurons are dirt-eaters (and I don’t much remember anyone saying anything about Taurons in BSG).

I don’t think the melodramatic scenes between Mr. and Mrs. Graystone are too bad or overacted. I think they may be realistic given the trauma that has stricken them. Emotions are bound to fly. I never really mind the dialogue either. I do remember feeling distinctly for Zoe in the episode that she had to watch her parents have sex…

The show, so far (this having seen “There is Another Sky”) on the whole seems to be a bit too scattered for me. They really need to pull it together into a coherent whole. At the moment there seem to be too many storylines and plot threads. However, I believe that they can pull it off and it is for that hope that I continue to watch the show.

Unfortunately, the whole STO thread continues to make no sense what-so-ever.

I remember her early days as a Buffy writer/producer. I’m surprised she was able to make the transition so effortlessly from comedy to drama, since she used to write the “funny” shows at Buffy and Angel.