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Caprica promotional poster courtesy of Syfy.
Syfy (formerly known as the SciFi Channel) has given fans a sneak peek at the poster artwork for the new series Caprica.
The poster features Alessandra Torresani as Caprica character Zoe Graystone. The image, showing Torresani bare skinned, is suggestive of the Biblical figure of Eve. The apple with a missing bite represents the eating of the forbidden fruit and humanity’s fall from grace.The tagline reads, “The future of humanity begins with a choice.”
While the poster is sexy and likely to appeal to the geek-boy fan base, there’s more going on here than just an image of a pretty girl. Yes, it certainly caters to those who believe “sex sells,” but it’s also provocative. Simply put, it shows a maturity that is likely to be driving the new series. As with Battlestar Galactica before it, Caprica is likely to use its science fiction setting to address real-world issues, from terrorism to stem cell research.
For those who haven’t seen the Caprica pilot, the series is set in the same universe as Battlestar Galactica, but before the war between humans and Cylons. Caprica tells how humans originally created the robotic Cylons. What the “choice” is, I will not say. Watch the series and see it for yourself.
The two-hour pilot of Caprica
