Caprica Countdown – Day 12

By WorldofHiglet

In a few short days the new series from Syfy, Caprica, will burst onto our screens. I’ve been waiting for this since the end of BSG, so to count us down in style I’ve concocted the Caprica Countdown, packed full of must-have* information about the series. And on Release Day, Jan 22th, you can read my report from the Caprica set as you wait anxiously for the 9 PM Eastern Time. And don’t forget the PinkRaygun/Caprica give away Haiku Challenge.

Twelve Tribes Not Feuding

As we found out in BSG, there are Twelve Tribes and they are not going to war (yet). They live on twelve planets (Colonies) with names spookily (or not) similar our own zodiac signs. Despite the fact they are not at war, there are racial tensions between the planets.

The two main families in the series originate from different planets. Joseph (or Yosef) Adama is from Tauron, although he now lives on Caprica. Dr. and Mrs. Graystone are Capricans. Ethnicity informs many of the decisions made by the protagonists, and we can expect to see different cultures explored in detail.

* The “must-have” nature of this information is not guaranteed.

You can find out more about the colonies on Wikipedia.

WorldofHiglet is the online persona of writer Mary R. Higgins, a born-again geek reclaiming her heritage bit by bit. A youth filled with sci-fi, horror and adventure fare (TV, films, computer games and books) was crushed by years of office grind. Buffy brought her back into the fold after years of denial. Discovering Firefly sealed the deal. Now she geeks fulltime on her blog ‘the last geek bus home’ and her first novel ‘Turning left at Albuquerque” is currently looking for a home in publishing-land.