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Ron Moore sure knows how to confuse us. In a recent interview with Den of Geek, he said the following about “Daniel” who is very briefly mentioned in Battlestar Galactica:

Is there a connection between the Daniel mentioned toward the end of Galactica and Daniel Graystone?

No, that was a complete coincidence of name. I didn’t realise how much people would glom onto that coincidence and start to read all kinds of things into it. There’s really nothing there.

So that’s the latest update on Daniel Graystone’s status. However, it directly conflicts with another statement that Ron Moore made asserting that “Daniel” was in Caprica. As The Caprica Times previously reported, in the podcast for Battlestar Galactica’s “No Exit” at the 31:03 mark Ron Moore exclaims,

“And Daniel has signifigance in Caprica as well.”

As executive producer, we’ll trust that Ron Moore knows what he’s talking about, however The Caprica Times is a bit skeptical as to what is really going on. Do the worlds of Caprica have room for another Daniel?

For more information about the confusion over “Daniel” and the 7th cylon  see the earlier post, Is Daniel Graystone the 7th Cylon?

Airlock Alpha reports a rumor that renewal of Caprica for a 2nd season is very close to being approved. But if that isn’t comforting enough, Mark Stern, Syfy’s executive vice president of original programming, said that they are in talks with Caprica’s creator, Ron Moore, about creating a second Battlestar Galactica spin-off. Either way we’re sure to see some great programming from Syfy in the coming seasons.

Io9.com reports a rumor that the BSG storyline may intertwine with Caprica. Executives are saying that we may see “The Final Five” and their lives on Caprica. Apparently they’ve also asked Lucy Lawless to join the Caprica cast in her portrayel of D’Anna Biers. Let the speculation begin!

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In an interview with TV Guide, Katee Sackoff, the actress who played Starbuck in Battlestar Galactica, has said that she will not be appearing on the show as she is “done with that world.” She gave the premier episode praise, however, saying that the colors and textures reminded her of BSG.

Michael Trucco was interviewed by Sci Fi Wire regarding the Battlestar Galactica movie, The Plan and the upcoming Caprica television series. He talked about the possibility of coming back as a guest star saying, “If they decide that’s a storyline then we’ll do it.” Trucco had played Sam Anders, one of the mysterious final five cylons, on Battlestar Galactica.

Sci Fi Wire has posted a 5 minute video of interviews with Caprica’s Producers and Cast from the Paley Center. Tricia Helfer of Battlestar Galactica also makes a few comments. They discuss how Caprica resembles our current society on Earth more than BSG did and how it will be able to reach a younger audience.

Bear McCreary, composer for Caprica, posted a detailed blog entry about the music of Caprica. In the post he mentions the tracklisting for the Caprica Soundtrack to be released on 6/16:

1. The Graystone Family
2. Terrorism On The Lev
3. Grieving
4. Lacey and Zoe-A
5. Cybernetic Life Form Node
6. Zoe’s Avatar
7. Daniel Captures the Code
8. A Tauron Sacrifice
9. Amanda Graystone
10. Joseph and Daniel
11. Tamara’s Heartbeat
12. Delivering the Message
13. Monotheism At The Athena Academy
14. Children of Caprica
15. Irrecoverable Error
16. The Adama Name
17. Zoe Awakens
18. CAPRICA End Credits

The Paley Center recently held an interview session with the stars and producers of Battlestar Galactica and Caprica. IGN.com recaps the stories told at The Paley Center and adds their own video interview with those in attendance from Caprica.

Back after the Battlestar Galactica episode “No Exit” aired and it’s podcast was released, The Caprica Times asked, “Is Daniel Graystone the 7th Cylon?” The conclusion was that the mentioning of Daniel was a tease to make us infer that it might be the same Daniel that we know from the Caprica TV Series.

MHall of Galactica Science commented on that post, saying that Ron Moore (Executive Producer of both Battlestar Galactica and Caprica) had mentioned Daniel elsewhere in the podcast, stating, “And Daniel has significance in Caprica as well.” Relistening to the podcast, he does say this, beginning with Anders’ saying “Daniel” at 31:03 and ending at 31:12.

While there may still be another Daniel lurking the streets of Caprica the TV Series, The Caprica Times will conclude that Daniel Graystone is the seventh cylon model until he appears.

During the episode of Battlestar Galactica titled “No Exit”, we learned of a cylon model whose number was 7 and name was Daniel. Ellen mentions that he was a sensitive artistic type. As quickly as this astonishing reveal came, it went, for we learned that Cavil had tampered with the amniotic fluid meant for the Daniel copies and corrupted the genetic material. Since his mentioning, who Daniel was has become a hot topic for speculation among the fandom of Battlestar Galactica. Here we will set some facts straight.

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