Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome is the up and coming new prequel that will air on the Syfy channel that may just work a bit better than the previous prequel, Caprica, did. Blood and Chrome covers the era between the time Caprica touched on and the events that started up the Ronald D. Moore re-imagined BSG series. But hopefully this time around there will be less soap opera and more battle opera! Today, I decided to look around and see if there were any new developments and I didn’t find much on that front, but I did happen across some concept art that I missed when it first came out, plus I reiterate the press release on what the show will be about.
With that said, the era between Caprica and BSG is when Battlestar Galactica: Blood and Chrome will take place, chronicling the adventures of the young William Adama during the era of the first Cylon War with the humans.
Though Caprica floundered in the ratings on the Syfy channel, it was a good story that focused on the development of the first Cylon. What bogged it down, in my opinion, was all the side-plots that tried to build up the surrounding intrigue of the series. Aside from the Cylon development we had organized crime, political intrigue, murder, mayhem and the usual dysfunctional families. But there was so much of the side-stories that it detracted from the original premise of the prequel. I forgot what it was supposed to be about. This isn’t a ding, but an opinion: It was like watching how the first Ford automobile got built, and then experiencing the drama behind how the lug-nuts and every other component were created. You forgot there was a car in the story. Or at least you became so caught up in the intrigue of the other stories that you forgot. The writing was wonderful, the cast, a dream for me. But it lost too many viewers to maintain viability in the eyes of the advertisers.
It didn’t hold viewers, as evidenced by comments around the web, was there wasn’t enough action to entice and thrill the TV audience with. If Blood and Chrome is done right, we’ll have our battle opera and have it peppered with decent underlying plots that advance the battle scenes accordingly.
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