Craprica is a contemptuous reference to the
future TV series ‘Caprica’, a prequel to the canceled sci-fi TV series ‘Battlestar Galactica’. Discriminating science fiction fans expect the prequel to be canceled at the end of its
first season.
The prequel is promoted as futuristic and delivering all of the passion, intrigue political backbiting, family conflict, etc. of ‘Battlestar Galactica’.
Disappointed, former fans of ‘Battlestar Galactica’, however, interpret the prequel’s promotions as doublespeak for a soap opera thinly disguised as a science fiction
drama. These former fans expect the prequel to including all of the bad science, contrived shipper angst,
nihilism, complete disregard for story continuity, and unresolved
plot holes of the original show.