Caprica Countdown – Day 1

By WorldofHiglet

Tomorrow the new series from Syfy, Caprica, bursts onto our screens. Here’s the last installment of the must-have* information about the series. Tomorrow, Jan 22th, you can read my report from the Caprica set as you wait anxiously for 9 PM Eastern Time.

And one God to rule them all

What drives the catastrophic act that brings the main players together in Caprica? Sex? Power? Politics? Technology? None of the above?

There is a long-running debate about whether religion and science-fiction have any business together (see a recent post in io9.com for two opposing views). Religion was woven into the fabric of BSG and it will be with Caprica, too, and I think it adds a welcome dimension to the characters and story-telling.

The idea of a monotheism overtaking polytheism is a trope that is repeated across books, films and TV because it resonates so deeply. One of the quotes that stuck with me from the brilliant film “Excalibur” (1981) is:

Merlin: The days of our kind are numberèd. The one God comes to drive out the many gods. The spirits of wood and stream grow silent. It’s the way of things. Yes… it’s a time for men, and their ways.

All this has happened before and it will happen again. And I can’t wait…

If you are eager to read all the “Caprica Countdown” posts you can find them here:

Twelve Tribes Not Feuding
Eleven: a Parallel Universe?
Ten Lords a-Leaping
Nine Ladies Dancing
Eight Daggetts Missing
Seven Characters, Mainly
Six writers, writing
Five Finals Beginning?
Four Ladies Leading
Three Friends a-Plotting
Two Families Grieving
And one God to rule them all
* The “must-have” nature of this information is not guaranteed.

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.

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