After seeing it available on Netflix, I've been debating watching Caprica.  I never saw the original Battlestar Galactica, but the reboot was fantastically amazing, even the series finale which was panned by many fans. A few days ago I figured I'd give it a shot.

After watching most of the episodes, I'm sincerely disappointed that there was never a second season filmed since the show not only had promise, but an incredible way to take the genre and change how science fiction can mirror real world conflicts while making a statement about families, betrayal, expectations and let-downs, how human we all can be, and still highlight the brutality that inevitably accompanies the human condition. And saying all of this while expounding on what it is to be human since the show is also about the birth of Cylons, the machines that ultimately turn on their human creators, then mimic humans as chronicled in the BSG reboot and try to destroy the human race altogether.

One thing that is difficult to find in general is intelligent discourse, whether it's in television, books, conversation, or any other medium.  It seems like everyone can recall who was the last American Idol winner or which Kardashian has done something lately, but it's inspiring to me when I can watch something like Battlestar or Caprica that takes risks and tries to expand social commentary on the human condition, even through what is ostensibly a science fiction show.

Maybe someday there can be an online or Netflix continuation of the series, but I hope that it lives up to the quality of the first season where things were bold and unflinching, the same as the Battlestar reboot it was spun from.