Syfy Asks You To Imagine Greater
July 2, 2009 by Cynthia
With the switch rapidly approaching, the channel formerly known as Syfy has released a charming new promo video that is meant to capture the feel of the new brand.
I’ve always enjoyed SCI FI’s imaginative ads, seeing people and things transform right before your very eyes. This new promo takes it even one step further as some of the network’s stars come out to party in a truly magical castle.
The biggest difference I see between this new promo and the old ones, is the warmth and happy tone. The original ads were cool but always very sterile and simple — truly capturing the feel of modern science fiction. This new ad is full of warm colors and detailed images that are constantly changing and moving. It feels more modern fairy tale and less a trip into space and you gotta love the Escher homage with the cast of Warehouse 13.
It’s all very SteamPunk meets Alice in Wonderland and I can totally get behind that. Click here to watch the House of Imagination video at the new Syfy.com.
I think it’s more fun to spot the stars Waldo style, but if you want a list in order of appearance, it’s under the cut.
Syfy Announces Their Comic Con Schedule
June 30, 2009 by Cynthia
Making the brand change from SCI FI to Syfy, the (insert name here) channel promises a big show at this year’s San Diego Comic Con. In addition to the usual panels, they’ll be taking over the restaurant at the Hard Rock Hotel, and re-branding it as Eureka’s “Cafe Diem” for the duration of the convention. This will act as their convention hub and I imagine that will mean lots of goodies and fun for everyone who stops by. (SCI FI Channel Photo: Liane Hentscher)
They have some great guests and lots of sneak peeks at many of their new TV shows.
Also note that the Sanctuary panel is listed as being at the Bayside Hilton — leading me to wonder if more of the events are going to be held off site to reduce crowding. Nice idea, but getting from there to the Warehouse 13 panel that follows is going to be a nightmare.
Here’s the full listing:
Friday, July 24
10:30 AM-11:30 AM Stargate Universe
Galactica Concert Comes to LA
May 29, 2009 by Cynthia
Battlestar Galactica and Caprica composer Bear McCreary will be celebrating the release of the new Caprica Soundtrack CD with two live concerts in the Los Angeles area.
First, on June 13, McCreary will conduct the music from Battlestar Galactica to kick-off the 2009 Grand Performances Series at California Plaza. It’s a free concert in downtown Los Angeles so all you have to do is show up and enjoy. Not going to be in the area? Then mark your calendar for June 16. That’s the day La-La Land Records will release the soundtrack for Caprica on CD.
Next, on July 23-25, McCreary will be performing at the House of Blues in San Diego just for all you Comic-Con fans. That concert will celebrate the July 21 release of a special 2-CD set, Battlestar Galactica: Season 4. The first disc features music from seasons 4.0 and 4.5, with the music from “Daybreak”, the stunning series finale, featured on the second disc.
Two concerts and two new CDs. It’s music that will inspire you. Get more information or order your CDs at the La-La Land Records website.
CD cover: La-La Land Records
Battlestar Galactica at the Paley Festival Photo Call
April 22, 2009 by Cynthia
Going through the photos from the Paley Festival Battlestar Galactica / Caprica red carpet, I can only think that the heat has gotten to these poor people (it’s been over 100 degrees here) — why else would these lovely ladies be in such a cranky mood? (For a detailed report on the panel, visit The Futon Critic.)
It’s Alessandra Torressani and Paula Malcomson.
Tricia Helfer seems a bit happier to be here and then there’s the funky Seth Green Read more
Can Caprica "Franchise" Battlestar Galactica?
Part 1
This has all happened before. And it will all happen again. That’s not just the mythology behind Battlestar Galactica, it’s what the newly christened Syfy hopes will take place where prequel Caprica is concerned.
Faced with a hole in its lineup larger than the one Boomer created when she jumped near the ship, the cable channel took a predictable step toward filling it. No show garnered more buzz, earned more pop culture resonance and became more identifiable as Sci Fi Channel programming than BSG.
Win Caprica on DVD!
April 14, 2009 by Cynthia
Last week I told you all about the DVD release of the new Battlestar Galactica prequel Caprica and the Digital Download (Both available on April 21)
Now I’m here to give you a shot at winning one!
Universal Home Entertainment has given us two copies of this limited-edition uncut DVD edition and we’re giving them to you, our loyal SFUniverse readers. You are a loyal reader, right?
Leave a comment stating what show, movie, planet, you’d like to see us cover more here on SFUniverse and you’ll be entered to win.
US entries only please. Contest ends April 21 at midnight PST, so hurry!
After you enter, check out this new clip from Caprica courtesy of Universal Home Entertainment.
Caprica Comes to DVD
April 8, 2009 by Cynthia
Want to be the first person to see the Battlestar Galactica prequel Caprica? Simply get up bright and early on April 21st and buy the Digital Download. This limited-edition uncut and unrated version will be also be available on DVD so you can see it all long before the series’ broadcast premiere on SyFy in 2010.
Here’s how it goes:
An astonishing breakthrough is taking shape on the planet Caprica. The rapidly evolving spheres of human and mechanical engineering have collided, along with the fates of two families. Joined by tragedy in an explosive instant of terror, two rival clans led by powerful patriarchs, Joseph Adama (Esai Morales, Jericho) and Daniel Graystone (Eric Stoltz, The Butterfly Effect) duel in an era of questionable ethics, corporate machinations and unbridled personal ambition as the final war for humanity looms. The latest phenomenon from the executive producers of Battlestar Galactica (Ronald D. Moore and David Eick), set in a time over 50 years earlier, Caprica is entirely its own world - provocative, thrilling and startling relevant to our own.
The DVD has several great bonus features including commentary by Ronald D. Moore and David Eick, video blogs, “The Director’s Process,” “The Birth of a Cyclon,” “The V Club” and “What the Frak is Caprica.” Learn more about the DVD by visiting the official site.
Want more? Check out the “Discover Caprica” website where you’ll find an exclusive clip and help reveal additional videos by removing pixels one by one. Before you go, click the cut to see a extended clip from the new series courtesy of SyFy Channel.
Caprica Will Hit DVD Before TV
February 10, 2009 by brian
In an interesting promotional move, Battlestar Galactica prequel Caprica will actually come out April 21 as a DVD. That’s a full eight months before it hits Sci Fi as a TV series in 2010. TV Guide reports on the unusual release and seems as confused as I am.
Sci Fi has to be thinking - OK, I don’t what they’re thinking but maybe this will help generate buzz. The two-hour pilot movie better be really good though. The last thing you want is a bunch of BSG fans watching this pilot and deciding to skip the show.
Caprica looks at the Greystone and Adama families that play a pivotal role in setting up the society soon to be ruined by the Cylon-Human conflict.
Esai Morales as Joseph Adams, Eric Stoltz as Daniel Graystone — SCI FI Channel Photo: Carole Segal
Caprica Gets Full Season Pickup
December 2, 2008 by brian
SCI FI Channel is betting that Battlestar fans won’t have had their fill of the universe that reinvented the classic sci-fi series. Today SCI FI announced a 20 episode full season pickup of BSG prequel Caprica.
Caprica focuses on the 12 Colonies’ two preeminent families, the Greystones and the Adamas. The Greystones are the family that create the artificial intelligence that will grow into the Cylons. The Adamas will go on to lead the Colonial Fleet and in Lee Adama’s case, become president.
BSG creator Ron Moore has said the tone of this one will be more like Dallas than Galactica. What do you think, readers? Does this Viper fly as far as you’re concerned?
Pictured: (l-r) Esai Morales as Joseph Adams, Eric Stoltz as Daniel Graystone — SCI FI Channel Photo: Carole Segal
Eric Stolz Joins Caprica’s Graystone Family
May 14, 2008 by brian
The Hollywood Reporter says Eric Stoltz has signed on to play opposite Jericho’s Esai Morales in the two-hour pilot Caprica. Stolz will take on the role of wealthy computer engineer Daniel Graystone, rumored to be the creator of the Cylons.
Stoltz has appeared on Medium and in Ashton Kutcher’s sci-fi jaunt The Butterfly Effect, but is of course best known for his role as Rocky Dennis in Mask. Stolz also has experience in the director’s chair having directed episodes of Once and Again, Boston Legal and ER.
The Battlestar Galactica prequel takes place 50 years before the events of that show, focusing on the Graystone and Adama families and their role shaping the future of Caprica.
Image courtesy of Newscom