The Taruons are more like the Sicilian mob. The exception is that they are a
little more modern. We got to see more of the Taurons in episodes 3 and 4. I
won't give it away but it was interesting.
Their religion mixes pagan with greek and mythology so you have people that
worship Athena and others that worship other gods. The school teacher for
example is an Athena worshiper so she lives in a poly household.
I find it all refreshing because it would be interesting to see how greek
mythology plays out in a modern setting. I wonder if they will do something
similar to the olympics on the show?
The holobands were hacked by teenagers to have the crazy hangout spot. They
are supposed to be all rich teenagers and young adults where they are but
when they do the wide shots you see mostly adults because they don't want to
get in trouble with the censors etc.
On Sat, Feb 6, 2010 at 6:33 AM, Kelwyn <ravena...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Okay, admittedly I am on the late show but I just saw the pilot episode for
> SYFY's Caprica series.
>
> First of all, love the fifties, "Mad Men" esthetic: bros in fedoras
> (except, if like Eric Stoltz, they have great hair). Love the cityscapes
> (makes me want to move to Vancouver). I love that Esai Morales is the
> patriarch of the Adama Clan and, as a gifted actor, is actually given
> something to do.
>
> I loved the "limited" commercials. It led me to ponder why, with all the
> narrow casting going on, this, having one predominant sponsor sponsoring
> fewer commercial breaks, isn't done more often.
>
> Not too crazy about the way sex and sacrifice and sex and violence (murder)
> are frequently juxtaposed.
>
> The business with the holobands was fascinating in light of news reports of
> people getting wigged out by watching "Avatar." Imagine if those fragile
> souls were jacked in via holobands.
>
> Also, the business about Caprican antipathy to monotheism was too
> heavy-handed and, for me, unrealistic. It reminds me of the theology light
> dogma of "The Book of Eli" and flies in the face of history (our history,
> any way) where the more complex a society becomes, the less polytheistic it
> is.
>
> I wasn't a fan and didn't watch the reboot of "Battlestar Galatica" so I am
> somewhat confused by the new mythos. The original Battlestar series, if my
> recollection is correct, left this earth and was not an alternative world
> narrative as "Caprica" appears to be. I saw the original a long time ago
> and I could be wrong about this.
>
> I had to do a Google search to discover the different planets (that form
> the Twelve Colonies) are named after the zodiac signs. Caprica would be
> Capricorn; the Tauron would be Taurus; Gemenon would be Gemini; and so on.
> Although not mentioned, the other colonies are Aerilon, Aquaria, Canceron,
> Leonis, Libran, Picon, Sagittaron, Scorpia, and Virgon.
>
> It is this very simplicity that I find a little annoying and cloying about
> this series.
>
> As a side note, it must be nice to be Jewish as the creators are and to
> meld Jewish history into a such a Waspish enterprise. It is also
> interesting to see Hispanic Esai Morales playing what is essentially a
> Jewish Patriarch ("Yosef" he is called by his fellow Taurons).
>
> Lastly, Sacha Roiz, as Sam Adama, is very evocative...so, of course, he
> disappears after two episodes.
>
> ~rave!
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