It has only been a month since Battlestar Galactica's finale left us dazed and confused, so I was looking forward to watching the DVD (available today) of the much anticipated Caprica prequel. It seemed like the perfect way to fill the void in my life since BSG went off the air. Unfortunately, this pilot (which is scheduled to air in some form or another in early 2010 on SyFy) wasn't everything I could have hoped for and more. Instead it was dull... and actually pretty boring. I'm not planning on writing off the show based on this one episode, which isn't even in its final state, but I had grander expectations for this based on the fact that the BSG mini-series was so mind-blowingly awesome. It deals with some interesting subject matter for die hard BSG fans, from the creation of Cylons and the history of the Adama family, but it is lacking some of the intensity that the BSG remake had from the get-go. Here were the things that I found most disappointing. Be warned, if you haven't watched the DVD yet, this review does contain some minor spoilers.

Tags: battlestar galactica, caprica, eric stoltz, esai morales, paula malcolmson, polly walker