Comments on: Caprica review: ‘End of Line’

By: Dennis Murphy

Dennis Murphy — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 02:28:13 +0000

I believe you should come back to this. Caprica may be over and cancelled, but it was a good show while it lasted. As you are already half way through it shouldn’t bee too difficult to finish.

By: karatasiospa

karatasiospa — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 10:09:44 +0000

Finally Caprica comes back on october 5!

By: karatasiospa

karatasiospa — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 10:28:25 +0000

As i predicted the first nine episodes will be released seperately on dvd!! Now why pay 30 dollars for only 9 episodes?

By: karatasiospa

karatasiospa — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 09:38:45 +0000

I agree. Who will remember caprica after 10 months besides hardcore fans of science fiction and caprica in particular (and how many fans can have a series with only 9 episodes aired?) ? When you don’t give a series the chance to develop its story and potential what can you expect?
And why caprica is not renewed for a second season while stargate universse does allthough the ratings of STU in its final episode were the same with caprica’s?

By: Jammer

Jammer — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:02:33 +0000

Yeah, I don’t get it either. This whole notion of splitting a season in half and then waiting so long that it essentially becomes two seasons … I guess I understand it from an economic viewpoint if the series is on the bubble regarding renewal — the network can save money on producing new episodes but still on a PR level say they have this series that is “currently” running. But I don’t see how it keeps fresh programming on the air, or keeps its viewers from even remembering that the show exists.

I did read a quote where Ron Moore said he was fairly confident the series would get renewed for a second season, but take that for what it’s worth.

By: karatasiospa

karatasiospa — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 09:56:26 +0000

I just read that the remaining 9 episodes of caprica’s first season will air on january 2011 (!) with a break of almost 10 months!! Sometimes i don’t understand the desicions of the people who are in charge of development in tv chanells. Do they want to cancel it (which now seems very possible)? then why not air it on october and be done with it. Or do they want to give the series a chance? but in that case what do they expect with a break of 10 months? i don’t think that the actors will wait one year to see if caprica will have a second season and if they will have a job.

By: Jammer

Jammer — Thu, 27 May 2010 02:24:57 +0000

I am changing the title on this entry to “End of Line” rather than “End of the Line.” I finally got around to listening to all the podcasts, and as someone previously noted, David Eick called it “End of Line,” so that’s what I’m going to go with, retroactively. The exec producer is probably right, one would think.

By: Anthony Aguilar

Anthony Aguilar — Tue, 11 May 2010 15:12:21 +0000

You make a good point concerning the over-operatic nature of the episode. The stakes are simply not as high as they were in BSG, and yet they’re playing it like they are. Still, though, I thought it was engaging enough, with the Barnabas-Lacy storyline. That was truly intense and shocking.

I hope this series gets better and in turn gets better ratings, because as of now it doesn’t appear to be looking very good for the show.

By: Vladimir Estragon

Vladimir Estragon — Sat, 08 May 2010 17:28:17 +0000

My assumption is that the New Cap City thread will continue with little Bill going online in place of his father, and hopefully exhibiting a few more stones in the process. The biggest surprise to me in the show so far is what a pathetic wimp Joseph Adama turned out to be. He lets that judge treat him like his bitch (when the judge surely has more to lose if the whole arrangement comes out), and only gets tough when he has his big brother backing him up.

By: JackBauer

JackBauer — Fri, 07 May 2010 04:23:30 +0000

I cant believe its been 2 years since ther last TNG review….

By: mouse

mouse — Sun, 02 May 2010 21:31:39 +0000

alex1939, I agree with you about Amanda being believable. I see why her plots are kind of jarring to other viewers but they totally work for me.

By: Josh

Josh — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 09:50:40 +0000

Dragging its feet seems like a very apt description. The series has been slow and plodding. But well made aside from that.

By: alex1939

alex1939 — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 00:47:27 +0000

from what I’ve read it seems amanda is panned as unbelievable by many, but she’s probably one of the more believable characters to me. She’s also one of my favorites on the show. I guess I just get the “craziness” after losing a loved one. The announcing her daughter was a terrorist was over-the-top, but given her drug abuse and previous mental history, I just see it somehow.

This show is not BSG to me, but I still find it to be about the best show on TV.

By: Brendan

Brendan — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 03:01:02 +0000

By the way, TV.com, IMDB.com, the official podcast, and Bear McCreary’s blog all refer to the episode as “End of Line”. I assume someone just made a mistake at Syfy and that henceforth mislead other people who also called it that.

By: karatasiospa

karatasiospa — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 10:00:47 +0000

I also believe that Amanda will not die. but if she’s not what was the point of the suicide attempt? Why make it at all? My point is that until now Caprica has many sopoperish traits. And the problem is that scifi fans want scifi not soap opera.

By: Brendan

Brendan — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 23:08:06 +0000

I totally disagree with you about Amanda and the operatic score… I was really moved by it all. Bear outdid himself with that opera and I loved that it was none other than Felix Gaeta himself singing the male part.

As for the title… I have never seen it with the “the” in it… weeks leading up I heard it would be called End of Line and I thought that was a great BSG reference, and this is the first time I’ve seen someone refer to it otherwise.

By: Jammer

Jammer — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 21:46:38 +0000

I will be surprised if Amanda dies. Shocked, really. I just don’t see it. I could be wrong, and such a move could have potential in moving the story in a truly new direction. But from a contracted actor’s standpoint, I have a hard time envisioning that scenario.

The phone call could’ve been anything, whether it was the hospital saying Amanda was in the hospital after jumping, or news that the Cylon had rammed through a roadblock and was recaptured.

By: Harvey

Harvey — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 20:49:55 +0000

I felt that the previous week’s episode was a stronger outing, but this one wasn’t weak by any stretch.

By all indications that I’ve read, New Caprica City is far from done. But who really knows?

I’m also not convinced that Amanda will survive. It’s possible she will live on as another avatar, of course, but there’s little justification for such an operatic finale (and the implication of the final phone call to Daniel) if she survives her suicide attempt.

By: bigpale

bigpale — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 18:59:30 +0000

Overall, this was a good, not great start to the series. I think a lot of people were spoiled when BSG took off right from the start as a balls-to-the-wall awesome show. Most shows take some time to get rolling (look at TNG and DS9). I think (assuming Caprica is given 3 or 4 seasons) we’ll look back on this mini season as that typical feeling out process.

There were some great positives in these first 10 hours, and a few negatives (one big one being the two female leads who just suck the energy out of each episode) but overall I think it’s a good start.

Best episode, hands down: “There is Another Sky.” If we are done with NewCapCity, then that IS a huge shame, since that place is a goldmine.

By: Jammer

Jammer — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 18:35:36 +0000

I haven’t had time to listen to the podcast, but I’d probably be most likely to go with that as the final authority for the title.

I have also seen it both ways, but figured the Syfy site (and a contact there that Alan Sepinwall says confirmed it with him when he wrote his review) would know what they were talking about.

But then again, maybe not.

But then again again, I also recall that RDM kept calling it “Deadlocked” rather than “Deadlock” for his podcast of that episode, and I’m pretty sure the actual title is “Deadlock.”

I also remember that the SciFi website listed “Sacrifices” rather than “Sacrifice” when that episode of BSG originally aired. In that case, the website was wrong and the podcast was right.

Jesus, why do I remember this useless stuff?

My point: I do my due diligence when it comes to episode titles. If I’m wrong, it’s because I chose the wrong source to listen to, rather than from a lack of checking.