Previews for Caprica 1x13, "False Labor"

Syfy has posted three preview clips and a teaser for episode 1x13, "False Labor," which airs next Tuesday at 10 pm. Still no podcast for yesterday's episode or the one from last week, but you can keep checking here. The sneak peek clips are embedded below.

Here is the synopsis for "False Labor" from the official site:

Political trouble on Tauron causes Sam to put his own life in danger.

Elsewhere, SciFiTV.com.au has posted a video chat with Ryan Robbins. He mostly talks about Sanctuary, but there are some interesting bits about Caprica and the characters he played on Battlestar Galactica. As it turns out, there was one we didn't get to see (Head Baltar).

Paula Malcomson won't only appear in episode 1x06 of The Event, but also episode 1x07, "I Know Who You Are." SpoilerTV has the synopsis. 

Bear McCreary's Human Target CD went on sale yesterday. He also tweeted that a Battlestar piano book definitely might be on the way.

Richard Harmon has either a regular or recurring role in Tower Prep, a show that premiered on the Cartoon Network yesterday.

Finally, here are the clips, with Eric Stoltz, Sasha Roiz, some unfamiliar faces, and a big frakking robot:

Previews for Caprica 1x12, "Things We Lock Away"

Syfy has posted the teaser and two previews for episode 1x12, "Things We Lock Away," which airs next Tuesday at 10 pm on Syfy. You can watch yesterday's episode, "Retribution," on Syfy Rewind or Hulu. The podcast hasn't been posted yet, but will probably show up by the end of the day here, with commentary from Magda Apanowicz and Tom Lieber. Not to forget, last night's episode of Glee is also available on Hulu.

The four new clips below are a scene from "Retribution" with Magda Apanowicz and James Marsters, the teaser for "Things We Lock Away," and two sneak previews of the episode. One is a scene with Alessandra Torresani in New Cap City and the other one has Eric Stoltz and John Pyper-Ferguson discussing some finer aspects of a massive plot point that happens in the next episode. Be careful with the second clip, it contains at least one major spoiler.

And you can still rate "Retribution" here.

Synopsis and first clip from the Caprica midseason finale

SyFy has posted a preview clip for episode 1x09, "End of Line," with Polly Walker and James Marsters.

Here is the synopsis:

"Barnabas escalates his war with Clarice and Zoe tries a daring escape."

And a more detailed one:

"Daniel sets a deadline to reset the Cylon, forcing Zoe to find a way to save herself; Barnabas clashes with Clarice, with Lacy caught in the middle; Daniel makes a confession to Amanda."

The clip:

Preview for Ghosts in the Machine and new BTS clip

SyFy has a new behind-the-scenes clip with the cast & creators talking about the holoband and the virtual reality aspect of the show.

In the clip: Mark Stern, David Eick, Esai Morales, Alessandra Torresani, Magda Apanowicz, Eric Stoltz



The synopsis for episode 1x08, "Ghosts in the Machine," reads: "Daniel Graystone engages in a dangerous game to draw out his daughter's avatar." Not sure if they decided to rename it to "Ghost in the Machine" or if it's just a typo, so I'm leaving the old title.

Here is the teaser:

Bonus scene from Know Thy Enemy & promo for The Imperfections of Memory

SyFy has put up a bonus scene from last week's episode, "Know Thy Enemy," and a couple of previews for episode 1x07, "The Imperfections of Memory."

The deleted scene, with Eric Stoltz, Paula Malcomson and Alessandra Torresani:



The teaser for this Friday's ep:



A preview clip, with Alessandra Torresani and Alex Arsenault:



The synopsis:

Amanda’s life spirals out of control as she begins to see visions of her brother, who died years earlier. As a result, Clarice sees an opportunity to gain her trust and we learn a dark secret from Amanda’s past that could have major implications for her life with Daniel.

And some promotional stills:

 

  

 

James Marsters talks about Caprica

James Marsters talked to 411mania.com in recent days and also did a conference call yesterday to discuss his role in Caprica and a bunch of other things.

His first episode, "Know Thy Enemy," airs tomorrow and, from what he says (five episodes in total, the last one directed by Eric Stoltz), it seems that he will be appearing in all the remaining episodes in the first half of the season (Know Thy Enemy, The Imperfections of Memory, Ghosts in the Machine, End of Line) and the first one when the show returns (title and air date TBA).

Links and snippets below.

Al Norton: How did the role on Caprica come about?

James Marsters: This came about because of Jane (Espensen, executive producer of Caprica and former writer/executive producer of Buffy the Vampire Slayer); she really wanted me on the show and she let everyone know that I wouldn't let them down if they let me come on. She really fought for me and I would go anywhere in the world if she called but I'm really glad she called me to come up there.

Al Norton: Had you watched Battlestar Galactica at all during its run?

James Marsters: I've seen some episodes. I didn't see the whole thing but every time I saw it it was amazing. Much more about human interaction and the potential that we all have to hurt each other. It was like, "who's going to be evil this week?"

Al Norton: What Galactica and Buffy have in common is they were both shows where critics and fans tried to convince people, "don't be put off by the genre, it's really just about people."

James Marsters: Yes, exactly. It's nice that the actors are following. These are just good stories. The whole point of good writing and good directing is to get human beings in very intense circumstances. My favorite director is Martin Scorsese because he notches up the tension in his characters so high. That's one thing that fantasy and science fiction can do so well, put people in extraordinary circumstances and then the audience gets to sit back and watch how they deal with it.

Al Norton: Tell me about Barnabas and what drew you to him.

James Marsters: He is a lot like me. He's a revolutionary fighting for a more just world, at least one he believes in. He's at war with the world, like me (laughing). My thing is that my revolution is peaceful whereas he has decided otherwise. He is so thinking that he is right that he is going to battle for it and he's hurting people in the name of philosophy.

Al Norton: And you're on for at least four episodes?

James Marsters: Yes. They've left it open. I've completed one arc and I'm hoping they weren't just being friendly when they told me it was going well and they were thinking about having me back. They didn't promise anything, of course, but they told me they would definitely like to see my face again. We'll see. -- 411mania.com

Since playing Spike, Marsters has played a series of mean, menacing guys, including his character Barnabus Greely, a diehard revolutionary on "Caprica," but he doesn't mind being typecast.

"I mean if I was playing Urkel, then I'd have a problem being typecast," he says. "But when you're typecast as the cool guy or the tough guy, or the potent character or the jerk who mixes things up, I think if you're going to get typecast, that's the one you'd want. I went in to audition for this 'Moonshot' [moon landing TV movie]. I love the Apollo program, I'm a science geek and stuff, so I was just so excited and would have taken any three roles, but the director's like, 'Oh no, I saw you in "Buffy" and I need you for Buzz Aldrin because he's the rock star.' -- Zap2It

We asked Marsters how he felt about playing a religious zealot, after years of playing bad boys, and he said:

I love anybody who has conviction enough to make mistakes, because only people who make mistakes get into enough trouble to be called drama... I feel like I understand why he's doing what he's doing: he's living in a time that is coming apart at the seams. In his world, people are committing mass sacrifice, and mass execution, and mass orgies, and people are shooting each other for fun. In Rome, it was the coliseum. In Caprica, it's the V-club. (...)

And Marsters says Caprica's portrayal of a society on the verge of collapse — whose residents don't know they're doomed to destruction within 50 years — is a clear parallel to our own reality. "Being that Caprica is scifi, you don't have to call it America. You can call it Caprica." You only have to watch Battlestar Galactica to know how screwed these people are. Meanwhile, in the here and now, you only have to listen to climatologists or experts on food supplies and clean water to know how precarious our situation is.

"In scifi and fantasy, we address those issues," Marsters says. "We just change the names."

Marsters says he's filmed five episodes of Caprica so far, culminating in episode nine or ten, and he's not sure whether his character will reappear in the first season. "They've left the door open" to bring his character back. -- Io9.com

- He says his favorite character on Caprica is Barnabas. His favorite actor is Eric Stoltz. James had a hard time not gushing in awe when in Eric's presence.

- Marsters says that Eric Stoltz directed the last episode Barnabas appears in. He says Eric was an awesome director, cracking just the right amount of jokes. He called Eric very brave and of having a 'free mind'.

- Regarding working with Caprica head writer Jane Espenson, James says, "I'm glad Jane worked with me on Buffy, because she fought to bring me on to Caprica". He also says that Jane is on the the top of the list of writers in Hollywood that he follows and enjoys working with.

- James is in five episodes this season. The writers have left the storyline open for Barnabas' return at a later date, although James hasn't heard anything about returning for a possible season two appearance. -- SpoilerTV

James on his character, Barnabus Greely:
James describes Barnabus as a religious warrior, a man who will do anything to change this corrupting world. And in trying to save the world, he is ‘not afraid to make mistakes;’ this James says with a heavy dose of admiration. When asked how he feels about playing such a zealous character, James says that he understands Barnabus’ motivation as he sees his world coming apart. In this fallen world, Barnabus is trying to save humanity and as such, he doesn’t fear going too far to do so. He will hurt and use people in order to make this right.

On Barnabus’ motivation:
Barnabus is driven by the loss of his father to the corruption of the surrounding world. Barnabus’ journey starts out very personal, as a quest to save his father and then expands to become very large in a quest to save the world in whole.

On Caprica and society:
Caprica reflects where we are in current society. James compares the world today to Rome and the rise of decadence. Before declining to get too morose, James admits that he finds the idea depressing.

Favorite episode of Caprica:
The episode the character is introduced in gives more for the actor to work with. James adds that the first episode is very intense for an actor because you don’t know what you’re doing well. -- Poptimal

SCI FI Wire has posted the preview clip from tomorrow's episode:

First clip from Caprica 1x05

Spoilers.



In the first clip from the next episode, Daniel Graystone pimps his robot daughter as a slave to appease the board of directors and unwittingly gives Gaius Baltar a run for his money in the bizarre department.

Preview for Caprica 1x05 There Is Another Sky

The teaser for the next episode:



"There Is Another Sky" airs on Friday, Feb. 26 at 9/8c.

Caprica 1x04 Gravedancing: Promotional stills, new clip

A new clip from "Gravedancing:" 



And a few stills from the episode:

 

  

  

  

 

"Gravedancing" airs tonight at 9/8c.

New Caprica preview and interview with Alessandra Torresani

SCI FI Wire has a couple of new clips up. The first one is a promo for the Caprica City Buccaneers that airs during Baxter Sarno's show and gets hacked. The second is a relatively recent interview with Alessandra Torresani.

Here they are:

Two preview clips for 1x04 Gravedancing

SyFy has released two scenes from the next episode, which airs this Friday:

Caprica video blog and new promo for 1x03 The Reins of a Waterfall

SyFy has put up a new video on the Caprica video blog. In it, the cast, crew and producers discuss Zoe's relationship with her robot body.



And this is a new preview clip from episode 1x03, The Reins of a Waterfall:

Previews for Caprica 1x02 Rebirth

Here are the teasers for next week's episode:

Two new Caprica previews

A couple of new Caprica previews appeared online earlier today. One is a teaser and the other is a short clip with Eric Stoltz and Esai Morales.






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New Caprica video: scene from episode 1x02

Here is a clip from the second episode, with Alessandra Torresani and Magda Apanowicz, from The Daily Beast: