Comments on: SyFy Sets Return For "Caprica"

By: Emily

Emily — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:30:42 +0000

Jay--I am not saying it's a conspiracy, and I am sure it's really not that big a deal for them. I doubt they will really loose alot of thier core audience. But it's keeping that casual viewer that they will always have trouble with. Personally, I am a casual and indifferent viewer. I could care less what happens to Caperica

With the exception of Warehouse 13, that's kind of how I am with all of their shows.

By: Kurt in St. George

Kurt in St. George — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 03:36:02 +0000

"I have a bad feeling the long gap between season (esp. since we were initially promised Caprica would be back this summer) means that we won’t get a season two of this one."

I sadly agree with your analysis.

We all know that the cost to produce Caprica is astronomical compared to the Reality crap the networks prefer to air.
So by slowly depriving SciFi fans of any meaningful content, they are trying to push them into the Reality world. So that they don’t have to make this “expensive, quality, crap” anymore.

I also agree with this but I would add "or attract new viewers who don't like to think, only watch TV."

By: jay

jay — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 17:11:52 +0000

"Why does Syfy do this to themselves? *shrug*"

as is everything, I disagree with, it's a conspiracy. SyFy is owned by Universal. We all know that the cost to produce Caprica is astronomical compared to the Reality crap the networks prefer to air.

So by slowly depriving SciFi fans of any meaningful content, they are trying to push them into the Reality world. So that they don't have to make this "expensive, quality, crap" anymore.

I suppose SGU will be back in March 2011.

By: Michael Hickerson

Michael Hickerson — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 16:05:31 +0000

Part of this comes from the fact that SyFy is going to do the big switch in October and show wrestling on Fridays instead of their genre programming. (We covered this a few weeks back on Slice...I can't recall which episode).

So that means we have a more limited number of slots for the original shows they air.

SGU was getting better ratings, so it will come back first.

I have a bad feeling the long gap between season (esp. since we were initially promised Caprica would be back this summer) means that we won't get a season two of this one.

By: Robin

Robin — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:01:03 +0000

I... uh... what? But it's Friday night partner show SGU is coming back in the Fall. I understand that they're moving everything off of the Friday night lineup to make room for yet more wrestling (ptooey!), but they seriously couldn't find an open slot on their Fall schedule? They couldn't have pushed back something else, like say, Ghost Hunters: Antarctica?

By: Lee in WV

Lee in WV — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:50:25 +0000

Maybe Bonnie Hammer just has it out for scifi fans.

By: Emily

Emily — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:32:51 +0000

Why does Syfy do this to themselves? *shrug*

By: Danny

Danny — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:21:05 +0000

I hope they at least play all of the first half before they start the second half, since we all forgot what was going on... oh wait, they won't do that they'll sell us a DVD of the first half!

By: Sam Sloan

Sam Sloan — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 13:06:20 +0000

Sounds typical. Anyone remember how long it took to get 4 seasons of BSG done?

By: Mic7

Mic7 — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:44:16 +0000

January is long to wait...not a good thing to leave it on the back burner so long.

By: Colin

Colin — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 05:34:54 +0000

The show was really staring to find it's legs at the end of the first half and now we have to week six months? Come on!

By: Arkle

Arkle — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 04:29:52 +0000

January? JANUARY?!? MOTHER F***ING JANUARY?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

By: Gazerbeam

Gazerbeam — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 02:39:53 +0000

I'd totally forgotten about the show. Way to keep the viewer coming back, SciFi....

By: CW

CW — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 01:51:48 +0000

Given the return date, I think its fairly safe to say that Caprica will only get one season.

By: eric

eric — Thu, 22 Jul 2010 00:06:59 +0000

2011?! So, all in all, the first season will have taken over 1 whole year to air. Here's a tip, Syfy: cut down on the time we have to wait between episodes, that way viewers don't lose interest in your 'critically acclaimed' series.