TCA: SciFi may consider "Caprica" for series

SciFi is considering bypassing “the backdoor pilot” process for Battlestar Galactica prequel Caprica and may make it into a series instead. Caprica is set on the planet of the same name, and showrunner Ron Moore says it won’t matter how the prequel ends – but having it would add supense. Caprica had a panel at the TCA Press Tour featuring […]

Sci-Fi channel greenlights Battlestar prequel

NBC Universal’s Sci-Fi channel has greenlighted several new projects, unveiled at their upfront presentation in New York City Tuesday. They include: – A new prequel to Battlestar Galactica called Caprica, which is set fifty years before Galactica takes place. Galactica concludes its run this year. – True Beliver, a two-hour backdoor pilot from executive producer Rosario Dawson (a noted sci-fi […]

Comic-Con: not just for comic book fans anymore

Television producers and studios are finding that the annual comic book convention held in San Diego called Comic-Con is a great marketing tool for launching their new fall television shows (take that, Promax), especially if the shows are a sci-fi or fan frenzy nature (i.e. Lost, Heroes, Battlestar Galactica…) This year’s convention has more than 100 TV-related projects that will […]

TCA news: Cablepoolloza continues

More news from the Television Critics Association tour in L.A. : -Discovery is celebrating the 20th anniversary of Shark Week, from July 29 to August 4, with all sharks, all the time. The marathon will also feature footage of Amy Jacobson’s appearance at the Stebic House two weeks ago, in which her career – and local news – jumped the […]