SyFy Sets Caprica Premiere

SyFy PR must be racking up the overtime this weekend. They're all over San Diego Comic-Con with street teams, a faux-Cafe Diem and lot's of swag. They also announced a fourth season of Eureka and the premiere date for Battlestar Galactica-kin Caprica.

If you're a sci-fi or TV geek, you've probably already seen the two hour premiere of Caprica, which has already been released on DVD (way back in April). The full series is set to kick off with a showing of that two hour special on January 22, 2010 at 9pm. The show will then take up it's predeccessor's 10pm time slot on Friday evenings.

Maybe now that Battlestar related television is returning, everyone will shut up about SyFy airing "mindless" sci-fi shows. DVR Life does not find Warehouse 13 or Eureka mindless; we find them awesome and fun and get sick of people expecting mock-U.N. meetings out of every series on the network.

Here's some video clips:





(Take note: The second video is supposed to be the Comic-Con trailer but the embed code on the SyFy player seems to be a bit off. If the second video is the same as the first, click here for the Comic-Con trailer)

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Welcome Back, Eureka!

DVR Life really wanted to get this up yesterday, you know, before the show came back, but we were having nicotine fits or something. It's never too late to welcome back an old friend, though.

Things may have shifted a bit on the show, what with Carter not being Sheriff anymore, and even in the real world surrounding the show, with SyFy being the new official name of the Sci...well, what was the Sci-Fi network, but the show is back and quirky as ever.

The series' easy breezy story lines and grin-inducing verbal patter tends to get a lot of flack in the science fiction world as being mindless or labeled the kind of show you zone out on. We think that's a load of bull, though.

While the premise and story lines may not lead to mock UN sessions like Battlestar Galactica, the production values are of a decent level and feature some fantastic visual effects, especially for a show of it's size. It's also fun and witty and one of the few science fiction shows we could watch with our mothers (and that's a good thing - we love our moms).

The basic idea is this: not every show needs to explore the greater intricacies of the human condition or blah blah. It's good to have some sci-fi that elicits a giggle or two, wows us with non-killer robots and oddball experiments gone wrong. We heart Eureka for giving us a laugh, an escape and good science fiction all at the same time.

If you missed the return of of Eureka last night, fear not. Set your DVR's as the first episode of season 4 is being replayed on SyFy Tuesday at 8pm and then again Friday at 8pm.

The next new episode of Eureka airs on SyFy Friday at 9pm.

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Starbuck Joining Cast Of 24

Starbuck aka Kara Thrace aka Katee Sackhoff is joining the cast of 24's eighth season. EW's Michael Ausiello (who else?) broke the news that the Battlestar Galactica alum will be joining the cast as a CTU computer analyst. I was hoping the character would feature Starbuck's piss n' vinegar attitude but Ausiello says her character will be "a highly respected and down-to-earth data analyst".

Information on the eighth season of 24 has been leaking out since before season seven even ended when word came out that the next season would be taking place in New York City. Since then, we've also learned Anil Kapoor, the creepy game show host from Slumdog Millionaire, will be a star, Cherry Jones will be returning as the president, the character of FBI agent Renee Walker will make a come back and Freddie Prinze Junior will be running the New York CTU branch.

Ausiello also says Sackhoff's character will be in a relationship with Freddie Prinze Junior's.

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Salma Hayek's Frak'n T-Shirt

Was it a shameless plug or Tina Fey's tribute to the loss of weekly BSG? Perhaps a random joke inserted into 20-something minutes of random jokes or a way to light a fire under the legion of blogger nerds. Whatever it was, Salma Hayek showing up in a Battlestar Galactica T-shirt on this week's 30 Rock was certainly a "What The Frak" moment heard 'round the world.

A busty beauty like Hayek wearing a nerdy T-shirt, complete with the BSG logo on back, while confessing a dark secret was probably the high light of many of a geek's night.

Let's face it, though, part of 30 Rock's genius is the complete randomness peppered throughout pretty much every line of every scene - "It hurts more than my foot botox", Brian William's at home or Liz Lemmon singing "Night Cheese" in a Snuggie. Random oddities and snide product placement are the fuel of this show so I'll probably chalk it up to that.

Also, BSG airs on NBC sister net Sci-Fi (I refuse to go along with that SyFy crap) and we all know Jack Donaghy is a big fan of "synergy".

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