Caprica
SyFy | Release Date: January 22, 2010
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
71
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 20 Critic Reviews
Positive:
14
Mixed:
6
Negative:
0

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
100
San Francisco ChronicleTim Goodman
Season 1 Review: The new offering, from executive producers Ronald D. Moore and David Eick (the team behind "BSG"), stands on its own and in many ways might be more inviting to viewers who are not hard-core sci-fi fans. Read full review
91
Entertainment WeeklyKeith StaskiewicZ
Season 1 Review: Less action-packed than BSG, but still awash in the familiar themes of life, loss, identity, and big frakkin' robots with guns. Read full review
83
NewsdayDiane Werts
Season 1 Review: Caprica feels torn between soulfully mature ruminations and adolescent "accessibility" for gamers wondering where the space action went. Let's hope the pilot's spellbinding second hour points the way toward greatness. Read full review
80
VarietyBrian Lowry
Season 1 Review: If this prequel can maintain the quality of its initial salvo, that will likely motivate at least those viewers to beseech whatever gods they pray to that Caprica be blessed with a prolonged stay in this place called Earth. Read full review
80
Boston GlobeJoanna Weiss
Season 1 Review: While the technology is inventive, fear, frustration, and anguish still drive the plot. We’re back in “Battlestar’’ territory, and that feels good. Read full review
80
Washington PostTom Shales
Season 1 Review: There's enough going on in Caprica to keep a sci-fi fan, or anyone who likes to settle into a good story, satisfied and even beguiled--and though it's shot too dark those watching on an upscale, big-screen TV will be treated to a visual spectacular. Read full review
80
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob Owen
Season 1 Review: Executive producer David Eick said, "We wanted to make it less about escapism and more about moral complexity and great characters." In its early episodes, Caprica certainly succeeds in achieving those goals. Read full review
80
Deseret NewsScott D. Pierce
Season 1 Review: Great drama is great drama. And Caprica shows all the signs of turning into another great drama. Read full review
80
Wall Street JournalNancy DeWolf Smith
Season 1 Review: Thankfully, Caprica can be enjoyed without any reference to the literal past or the figurative future. Read full review
75
Chicago TribuneMaureen Ryan
Season 1 Review: Caprica is still finding itself, but it's worth your while, and if it can knit its various elements into a more coherent whole, it could get even better. Read full review
75
Slant MagazineKris King
Season 1 Review: While fans of Battlestar should be happy to hear inventive use of the word "frak" again, they might be put off by Caprica feeling like Moore's own version of Dallas. Read full review
70
Los Angeles TimesMary McNamara
Season 1 Review: Beautifully shot and marvelously acted, Caprica is infused with all manner of intriguing bits of business....After the two-hour pilot, available on DVD last year, early episodes move with an often creaky slowness that seems at odds with its spry and comely cast. Read full review
70
Newark Star-LedgerAlan Sepinwall
Season 1 Review: I've since seen two more episodes, which in some ways intrigued me even more than the pilot. It's not "Battlestar Galactica", in that it swaps out the military components of that show for a bit of teen angst and soap opera intrigue, but I really like the lead performances by Eric Stoltz and Esai Morales (two actors who in previous roles often made me feel like there was something missing), and the social commentary is just as sharp here as it was on "BSG." Read full review
67
San Jose Mercury News/Contra Costa TimesChuck Barney
Season 1 Review: Friday's moody pilot unfolds at a listless pace and, occasionally, gets bogged down in its own density. But in it's favor, there are enough compelling characters and tantalizing questions to keep us engaged for the time being. Read full review
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