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.

The episodes since the pilot have been a bit hit or miss. I haven't caught all of them, although a friend of mine DVR'd them all, so I intend to do a little marathon next weekend with him. We'll see what I think, but I'm not happy as I could be. Still, what great sci-fi show ever starts off as well as BSG? We've been a little spolied, I say.

Those books — "Price of the Phoenix" and "Fate of the Phoenix" — were very controversial among Trek fans, first of all for being borderline-slash, and secondly for being something of a tangent from what most people considered the regular Trek universe. Ron Moore has name-checked the authors, Sandra Marshak and Myrna Culbreath, so he may well have read those novels.

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.

So i guess the question really is, how much different does their culture need to be? If it's too different it risks being over the top fake, if it's too similar it strains believability.

I'm betting that the kid running away was a clumsy plot device. Sort of like Zoe getting blown up on the train. I know she needs to be dead, but why would her boyfriend of all people want to blow her up?

Gamer: Yeah. It's kinda like a different version of Caprica City. They update it so it matches...

TA: OK, what's the object of the game?

Gamer: It's a mystery. It's almost like, figuring out the object of the game *is* the object of the game. But we think it's about getting things that convert into points, like money, or weapons -

TA: So no one's ever finished it? Or won it?

Gamer: Not yet. There's this thing - when you die in the game, you're out - you can't ever come back...

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And that is when I knew: Caprica is going to be a very awesome show.

few things:

I really appreciated the continued respect toward the classical Greek inspired mythos that informs the worlds these characters inhabit. The Tauron funeral was well-done, and the music fantastic; the vocalist did great and how it leads into the Adama family theme was more thana little touching.

oh well. so those proto-Vipers they kept showing in ads leading up to this episode ended up being kinda pointless and only exist in the V-world (at least as far as I know at this point).

Absolutely could not believe how well done the VFX are on this show...Not just New Cap City, but the other little things, such as the boardroom shot where Cyrus walks in and tells Daniel about his votes and walks out. stunning.

I didn't quite get why the kid would run away from Joseph after telling him about Tamara. Does he hate the real world that much?

how about Willy's aim with big rocks? awesome.

I get the high rating. This was a very good-looking episode with some interesting plot points and things to look out for in the future. I just didn't feel like a consistent whole episode, but more like three stories from three episodes spliced together randomly. Still, I watch the show because it is compelling and the writers have proven themselves with BSG. I know it will get better from here on out.