Caprican in a Tauron Body (or, Remembering Mom)

From whence I get my good looks! Mom in the late 50's/early 60s.

My mother, Mariana Hernandez Jusino, passed away on April 5, 2006.  I’ve been posting the eulogy I read during her wake for the past couple of years as a memorial.  This year, though, what I’ve been thinking about are my feelings about my mother and how they relate to my connection to sci-fi.

Yeah, I know.  Yes, I am that much of a geek.  Bear with me.

I actually addressed it in a blog post shortly after my mom’s death, where I talk about watching the “Sarek” and “The Offspring” episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation to help me through the grieving process.  But lately?  It’s Caprica that makes me think about my mom.  However, it isn’t the stuff actually having to do with death that does it.  It’s the Tauron elements.

But first, some back story…

Joanna, Me, and Eileen. I was about 13 here.

Some of you may have heard this one before: I was in seventh grade, and it was just after gym class.  I was getting changed, when two girls in my grade, Bridget and Myra, came up to talk to me.  This was strange, because they were “popular girls” and never voluntarily came up to talk to me.  They were also fellow Puerto Ricans.  “What are you?” one of them asked (I forget which one, as they’ve become a composite blob in my memory).  I knew what she was asking, but I wanted her to ask me outright if she was going to ask me.  “What?” I replied, playing dumb.  “What are you?” the other one asked. “I’m a New Yorker,” I said, a bit annoyed that they were asking me this out of the blue when they never talked to me before. “No!” the first one said, frustrated. “What are you?  Like, what’s your background?”  “I’m Puerto Rican,” I said.  The two of them in their doorknocker earrings and slathered-on red lipstick looked at me as though I had five heads.

With knit eyebrows, one of them said “Really?”  And the other said “You don’t act Puerto Rican.”  And then they just walked away.

I was 12, and I wasn’t prepared for my identity to be called into question like that.  Certainly not while I was putting my pants back on after gym class.  I didn’t say anything, and I tried to forget about it for the rest of the day, but I couldn’t shake it.  On the walk home from school, their words kept playing over and over in my head.  You don’t act Puerto Rican. I wondered what this meant.  I speak Spanish, and spoke it at home.  My mother watched novelas on Univision every day, and sometimes I’d watch them with her (Maria Del Barrio and Te Sigo Amando were favorites).  I was raised loving arroz con pollo even though I hated pasteles (“But they’re the food of your people!” my mom would say, to which I’d reply “Well, the food of my people is gross!”).  I attended Spanish-language mass with my parents… It was one of the first times my being Puerto Rican was called into question, and it wasn’t the last.

A couple of years ago, Robin and I went to Puerto Rico on vacation and stayed with my aunt Ana on my father’s side.  We visited my mom’s relatives in Guaynabo, and I nicknamed it The Place Where Everyone Looks Like My Mom.  On a day trip, Robin and I took a cab, and I chatted up the cab driver in Spanish.  After a while, he asked me where I was from.  I said “Yo soy Boricua!”  He asked me in Spanish, “No, where are you from?”  I told him I was from New York, and he said “Ah…you’re ‘Nuyorican.’ That doesn’t count!”

I’m rarely given a hard time about my ethnicity by non-Hispanics.  There was one instance in my teens when I was walking down the street with a non-Hispanic friend and when we were stopped by a cop and asked a question about a robbery that had happened near our high school, that “friend” said completely seriously, “He probably stopped us because of you.”  But usually, I just get surprised reactions from them when I mention I’m Puerto Rican.  “Really?” they ask, and I know they’re thinking But you speak so well! even if they’re not saying it.  Also, as an actress, I’ve definitely been “too ethnic” for many roles.  However, I’ve always been given the biggest hard time by fellow Hispanics, fellow Puerto Ricans.  Because for some reason, despite the language I was raised with and the food I grew up eating, despite my skin tone and a town on a Caribbean island where everyone kinda looks like me, I’m never Puerto Rican enough.

Sam and Joseph Adama on Caprica

So on Caprica, when Sam Adama tells Joseph Adama that he’s a “Caprican in a Tauron body,” I know how it feels to have someone in your family, your culture, your tribe say that to you.  It hurts.

Honestly, the Taurons are the reason why I love Caprica rather than just like it.  I understand Willie Adama not liking the Tauron food his Tsattie makes for him (pasteles, anyone?  Ick.).  I understand Joseph Adama and his desire to be educated and successful and part of the establishment, even as he’s proud to be Tauron.  I understand his frustration at being too Tauron for some people and not Tauron enough for others.

But I also understand Sam Adama.  I understand being the youngest in a family and clawing at your heritage, desperate to hang on, because you’re the furthest away from it.  I understand being frustrated by the distance of years, and by seeing that your heritage doesn’t seem to mean the same thing to your older sibling(s).

And I understand that culture means even more to you after you start to lose family.

It’s always upset me when people call my heritage into question, because I’ve never believed that Being Puerto Rican required any one set of criteria.  “Puerto Rican” is a broad label that encompasses a million shades,  body types, interests, and experiences.

Though both my parents are Puerto Rican, I’ve always associated my own Puerto Rican-ness with my mother.  She was the one I spoke Spanish with at home.  She was the one who cooked the rice and beans, and it was with her that I watched trashy Spanish-language TV.  It’s mostly her family I visit when I go to Puerto Rico, because most of my father’s family came to New York.  So it’s especially painful to think of Not Being Puerto Rican Enough in the years after her death.  It hurts that I’m starting to lose my Spanish from lack of practice.  It hurts that I never asked my mom to teach me how she makes her rice and beans.  And it hurts that, for whatever stupid reason, my memories and the life I’ve lived aren’t enough to “qualify me” for Puerto Rican status to a lot of people.

So, let’s make a deal, OK world?  Let’s just agree right here and now that this IS what Puerto Rican looks like and acts like.  I was raised in Queens and on Long Island, and I’m Puerto Rican.  I spoke Spanish only at home, and I’m Puerto Rican.  I’m a sci-fi geek, and I’m Puerto Rican.  I’m a writer, I’m smart, I’m well-spoken, and I’m Puerto Rican.  I’m Puerto Rican whether anyone likes it or not.  I, however, happen to like it.  I’m proud.

I only wish my mom were here so that I could practice Spanish with her.  I always imagined that she’d help me teach it to my future kids.  I’ll have to do that myself, I guess.  And I will, in her memory, with lots of love.

RIP, Mommy.  I love you.

Photo from Mom & Dad's first date! Late 1950s. The inscription reads: "For Ray, Save this as a memento of our first day together. With all the care and love I profess to you, Mariana"

Tor.com Post: “Caprica S1, Ep8: “Ghost in the Machine” (and a Very Special Caprica PSA)

It’s a little late this week, but I’ve finally posted my review of the latest Caprica episode, “Ghost in the Machine”, over at Tor.com.  This is my favorite episode of the show since “Gravedancing.”

And if you’re into the show at ALL, do me a favor.  Watch it LIVE this Friday. Don’t watch the DVR after the fact.  Watch it AT 9PM.  Live ratings count more toward a show’s survival than watching it recorded, or on Hulu.  The second you hit pause on your DVR, even if you started watching it on time, it stops being counted the same.  Caprica’s ratings went up this past week, which is great!  But this is the mid-season finale, and we’re still not sure if Caprica’s going to be renewed for a second season.  With all the crap on television right now, THIS is a show that really deserves a chance to grow.  So make sure to watch this Friday, the 26th at 9PM ET on SyFy. And just this once, follow the advice of Bill O’Reilly and DO IT LIVE! 

And now, back to your regularly scheduled excerpt…

EXCERPT:

Life is brutal, and you have to make choices – like that – and sometimes you make the wrong ones. – Daniel Graystone

Until now, “Gravedancing”, Episode 4 of Caprica, held the title of Episode Most Likely to Make You Squee On Your Couch With Your Knees Pulled Up To Your Chest and Your Fists Pulled Up to Your Mouth (unless that was just me?). “Gravedancing” has been usurped. Badassery, thy new name is “Ghost in the Machine.”

The titular ghosts, Avatars Zoe and Tamara, each have their fathers coming for them, acting beyond their usual threshold of moral dubiousness. Daniel, suspecting that Avatar Zoe is in the U-87 cylon, puts it through a series of increasingly harrowing psychological tests designed to trick Avatar Zoe into revealing herself. She slips once, but after that remains determined to hide from Daniel at all costs. Joseph, with a little help from a virtual friend and a performance-enhancing drug called Amp, continues to pursue Avatar Tamara in New Cap City. She isn’t readily lured out either, and after Joseph steels himself to become increasingly violent in the game is told that it “seems like [his] daughter has found a home. Maybe [he] should go back to [his].” Meanwhile, Amanda continues to struggle with her mental state, even as she’s defending her husband to Vergis’ accusations, and Sam and Lacy both work to convince those closest to them that it is perhaps time to stop being so stubborn in their quests. That it is time to move on.

For the full review, CLICK HERE.

Tor.com Post: “Caprica S1, Ep7: “The Imperfections of Memory”

First, some EXCITING NEWS.  I may be sitting down to interview a member of the cast of Caprica this week.  I don’t want to jinx it, so I won’t reveal more than that, but I’m very, very excited about it!

Secondly, my latest Caprica review is up at Tor.com – Caprica S1, Ep7: “The Imperfections of Memory.” Give it a read!

EXCERPT

I have a theory. The success of an episode of Caprica is directly proportional to the amount of screen time given to Sam Adama. The more Sam Adama, the better the episode. “Gravedancing,” the finest episode of the season so far, was half about Sam. In “Know Thy Enemy”, which was slightly weaker that the previous week’s episode, Sam had only one scene. Episode 7 of Caprica didn’t have Sam in it at all. This should tell you something.

In “The Imperfections of Memory,” we learn that Amanda had a brother named Darius, whose death in a car accident in their youth caused her to have a mental breakdown, which seems to have been triggered again by new grief and the stress she’s been under. Luckily, or perhaps unluckily, Sister Clarice is there to help her pick up the pieces. Meanwhile, Joseph is taken into New Cap City to look for Tamara, and Daniel is on the verge of figuring out exactly what’s making the MCP inside the cylon tick.

For the full review, CLICK HERE.

Tor.com Post: “Caprica S1, Ep 5: ‘There Is Another Sky’”

My latest Caprica review is up at Tor.com!  “Caprica S1, Ep5: ‘There Is Another Sky.’  And by the way, if you haven’t already started watching Caprica, get thee to Hulu right now and catch up.  You don’t know what you’re missing!

EXCERPT:

After the intensity of “Gravedancing,” “There is Another Sky” provides a welcome respite, focusing in on the smaller stories, providing closure for some, and endless possibilities for others. Tamara Adama—remember her?—is still in V-World, trying to find her way out. The “other sky” of the episode title hangs over New Cap City, a game in V-World that takes place in a virtual, lawless version of Caprica City. Its players, one of whom is a cute boy her age, discover that she has a special ability. Since she is all avatar, she can’t be de-rezzed, which is advantageous in a game where once you de-rezz, you’re locked out of the game and can never come back. They agree to “help her get home” if she is willing to help them pull a heist that would improve their status in the game. Meanwhile, Joseph is having trouble dealing with his son as he continues to struggle with his grief, pushing Willie closer to Sam and the values of the Tauron underworld, and Daniel Graystone deals with the possible loss of his company by introducing the profitability of a cylon slave race.

For the full review, CLICK HERE!

Catching Up Is Hard to Do

Just a quick post to let you know I’m still alive!    There’s so much that’s happened recently.  It’d be impossible to do it all justice…but here are some highlights!

**Geeks Are Only “Anti-Social” Around Stupid People

Me at the Geek Girls Network NY Tweet-Up, hosted by @geekgirls. Why yes, that is a monkey in my shirt!

It always amazes me when people say that geeks are socially inept.  It amazes me, because just about everything geeks involve themselves in are things done in groups.  Conventions, meet-ups, and now, Tweet-ups.  We love being around people!  It’s just that we prefer to be around people who know what you mean when you say “TNG” or “TOS.” 

I had the pleasure of going to the Geek Girls Network NY Tweet-Up two weekends ago, and it was such a great time.  Extreme kudos to Kristin (@geekgirls on Twitter) for organizing it!  She pretty much put a call out to all geeks within eye-shot of her tweets, invited them to The Brass Monkey in TriBeCa, and let the free swag and the alcohol flow!    I had a chance to hang out with the lovely Lisa from Pink Raygun (@pinkraygun), and got to meet Kristin and Geek Girl Diva (@geekgirldiva), whom I’d only ever “met” on Twitter before.  I also met some fabulous new folks, including Sarah (@dracona1031), Dale (@daleochase), Risa (@lachendwolf), Jill (@thenerdybird), and John (@sentroid91).  It was a great night full of wonderful, geeky conversation, much beer, and fabulously geeky gifts (I snagged a ThinkGeek.com monkey, along with a Space Invaders necklace, and a “Rock, Paper, Scissors, Lizard, Spock” shirt that I will be giving to Robin since it doesn’t fit me.  Which is fine, because RPSLS is the gift that keeps on giving!).

That weekend, I was house/dog/catsitting for Jean, and I had a much better time of it than I did the last time I did it…except for the bathtub leaking into the apartment below.

Sometimes, I feel like a walking Three Stooges episode.

Anyway, I also got to have a lovely lunch and quality hang out time w/Ms. Geek Girl Diva (no, she doesn’t give her name) the following day.

**Robin’s Getting Married (Or, My First Time As a Maid-Of-Honor)!

Robin and Matt right after question poppage!

One of my closest friends since I was in fifth grade, Robin, is GETTINGMARRIEDHOLYCRAP!  And she’s marrying my DP on The Pack, which makes things SO convenient.    This is such a strange thing.  I’ve known Robin since FIFTH GRADE.  We’ve talked about what it would be like when we were getting married, but it’s a whole other thing to have it actually be happening to one of us.  I have to admit that, at first, I felt a bit like Amelia in the movie Walking and Talking.  But I couldn’t be happier for these two!  And one of the best parts?  I’M THE MAID OF HONOR!  I have no idea what I’m supposed to do, but I’m going to DO IT.  With APLOMB n’ shit.

**Meanwhile, Over at Tor.com…That’s Right!  More Caprica.  (Though I Have Yet to Write The Final “Moffat’s Women” Post)

Not even Caprica being off for a week can keep me from writing about it, apparently…    Here are my most recent articles:

Beating Caprica Withdrawal (2/16/10)

From Vicki to Zoe: The Evolution of Robot Daughters on Television (2/19/10)

Caprica S1, Ep 4: “Gravedancing” (2/23/10)

Now, I’ve got houseguests staying with me for a week beginning this weekend, and I’ve got KATIE’S BABY SHOWER later today (I need to go to bed!), so I’m going to be pretty busy and not writing much.  However, here’s some of what you’ve got to look forward to here at The Teresa Jusino Experience:

Teresa’s Bookshelf: Breakfast of Champions

Tor.com Post: Caprica S1, Ep 5: “There Is Another Sky”

-I’ll be posting my short story, “December”, on March 10th, just before I find out whether it got me to the final round of the NYCMidnight Short Story Contest.

- a post on why Caprica (specifically the Tauron storylines) have struck such a chord with me

- a post inspired by Geek Girl Diva (and a discussion she fostered over on her blog)

Until then…keep up with me more regularly on Twitter and Facebook.  Later, kids!

Tor.com Post: “Caprica S1, Ep 3: Reins of a Waterfall”

If you’re done drooling over Sasha and Daniel, we can now get back to business.    Check out my latest Tor.com review, Caprica S1, Ep 3: Reins of a Waterfall.

EXCERPT

Episode 3 of Caprica, “Reins of a Waterfall,” begins with the aftermath of Amanda Graystone’s sudden announcement that her daughter, Zoe, was affiliated with Soldiers of the One, the monotheistic organization that has claimed responsibility for the MAGLEV train bombing. Both Amanda and Daniel experience violence, Graystone Industries takes a huge hit in the stock market, and even the Caprica Buccaneers, the pyramid team Daniel owns, suffer as a result of Amanda’s unfortunate lapse of control at the memorial service. Meanwhile, Virtual Zoe asks Lacy to help her get to Gemenon to fulfill Zoe’s plan for her, Sam Adama begins teaching his nephew about the city’s criminal underbelly, the Caprican police become more determined to connect the Graystones to the bombing, and Joseph becomes more and more vengeful. What begins as an unexceptional, but perfectly competent and serviceable episode explodes with a final, jarring scene in which we see Joseph Adama go completely to the dark side.

For the full review, CLICK HERE.

A Completely Unsubstantive Crush Post (Beautiful, Beautiful Picspam)

I’ve decided to take a break from relentless productivity to stop and appreciate complete and utter hotness.  Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you my latest crushes:

SASHA ROIZ – Sam Adama on Caprica

OK first, just look at him:

Not convinced?  OK, how about this one?

Um, clearly someone has season passes to the Gun Show.  Wait, still not convinced?  OK, I see those guns and raise you hot tattoos and really big blades…

Add to that the fact that he’s super talented, really smart, enjoys karaoke (from what I gather from Twitter), replies to Twitter followers a lot, and works out with kettlebells.  *drools*  Now, he plays Teh Gay on TV.  I don’t know if he’s Teh Gay in real life, but it doesn’t matter.  Because in The Cockles of My Vajayjay, where my fantasies live?  He’s whatever I want – usually not wearing much but the fedora.  And of course, the blades…

You really, really need to watch Caprica.  I mean, yeah, yeah, yeah, it’s a great show.  Well-written, great acting all around, blah-blah…  But come ON:

DANIEL TOSH – Comedian

OK, first of all, tell me you wouldn’t make out with this guy at the bar…

Yeah, I thought you would.  I saw his comedy special, Completely Serious, on Comedy Central for the first time the other day and fell in love!  Not only is he hot, but he is hilarious and sarcastic as hell, which is the world’s biggest turn-on.  I could totally imagine walking through the park holding hands with Daniel Tosh as we make fun of homeless people and the elderly just before we go back to my place to bone.

But it would all be just in good fun, of course.  I mean the making fun of the homeless and the elderly, not the boning.  The boning would be serious, and real.

What makes him truly hot, though, is the cocky, assured delivery of the jokes.  You can pretty much listen to all of Completely Serious on YouTube, and you SHOULD.  But here’s a clip from some stand-up he did for EffinFunny.com:

He’s kind of become *gasp* my replacement Dane Cook!  I’ve heard that his show, Tosh 2.0 on Comedy Central is less effective than his stand-up…but now I’m going to check it out anyway.  Because how could I possibly ignore any endeavor undertaken by a hottie who does this?

Simple.  I can’t.

Odds and Ends: Caprica Post, Doctor Who Audio Submission, and Other Writerly Stuff

First things first…check out my latest Tor.com post, Caprica S1, Ep 2: “Rebirth.” It’s my review of the first new episode of Caprica after the 2hr pilot that came out on DVD and was finally aired 2 weeks ago.  I was really excited for this episode, and I was not disappointed!

EXCERPT:

Fans of Caprica and Battlestar Galactica were finally treated to a new story this week with Caprica’s first new episode, “Rebirth.” (You can watch the episode on SyFy.com or Hulu on Wednesday) For any of you who might have worried about the legacy of Battlestar or whether a prequel show was necessary, worry no more. Caprica is proof that the legacy of Battlestar Galactica is thoroughly intact, and that the Battlestar universe is so rich and complex that one could tell its stories forever, and each story would be just as necessary.

For the full review, CLICK HERE.

I’m having a bit of trouble writing my next (and final!) Moffat’s Women post for Tor, mostly because the final episodes about which I’m writing are so dense and complex that I don’t know where to begin.  Also, I’m not only writing about ONE woman from that episode, but FOUR (Five if you count me briefly commenting on his writing of Donna).  Also, I think I’ve been burning myself out a bit lately.

I’ve been a busy writerly bee.  Here are some things I’ve been working on lately:

• I’ve submitted a 2,500-word short story to the NYC Midnight short fiction contest.  I had to write a ghost story incorporating a piano.  I’ve never written a horror story before, but I think I ended up writing something appropriately creepy!  I’ve let a couple of friends read it, and I’ve gotten positive, creeped-out reviews.    I’ll be posting the story here once we get closer to March, which is when I find out if I’ve made it to the next round.
• I’ve submitted a pitch to Big Finish, which is the production company in the UK that does the popular Doctor Who audio adventures.  They put out a call for new writers and asked for a Fifth Doctor/Nyssa story pitch with a synopsis no longer than 500 words along with 2pgs of the script.  I did the best I could considering I’d only read about this opportunity the DAY BEFORE THE DEADLINE on Paul Cornell’s blog.  But I’d had an idea for a Doctor Who story floating around in my head for a while, so it isn’t as though I made up my pitch just for this.  I was really glad for this opportunity actually, last-minute though it was, because it gave me an excuse to flesh out my story and turn it into something.  I even managed to use the Fifth Doctor’s love of cricket as part of the plot!  Big Finish has received double the amount of submissions they were expecting!  1,200 in all, I think.  They were aiming to have them all read by the end of February, but now who knows when we’ll hear about whether we’ve been selected or not.  Keep your fingers and toes crossed for me, kids!  This would be a slammin’ opportunity.  Meanwhile, there’s another Doctor story in my brain, but I’m saving that for a comic script.  Details on that to come.

And here are some things I’m working on now:

• that pesky final Moffat’s Women Tor post
• I’d like to start writing about comics for Pink Raygun again, and am planning pieces on a couple of comics I think are great, but overlooked.  Also, there’ll be a piece on why I hate both Veronica AND Betty.
• I’m entering a Dollhouse essay contest being judged by JANE ESPENSON!  Winners get a cash prize and will be published in a forthcoming anthology of Dollhouse essays from Smart Pop Books.  I’m currently whittling down my ideas for an essay topic, and will have to write it within the next week.  Did I fall asleep…?
• I’m submitting something, a non-fiction piece this time, to Make/Shift Magazine.  They just sent out a submission call for their next issue.  I’ll probably submit a fiction AND a non-fiction piece.  After all, the last thing I sent them did get me this really nice response: Dear Teresa, Thank you for sharing your work with us. While we found this story quite moving, it happens not to fit with our vision of our upcoming issues. We hope you find a home for it elsewhere, and we would be happy to receive other submissions from you.  All the best,
  The Make/shift Collective (that was for Talking About William).  However, I think that the way things are going, if I’m going to be published, it’s going to be a non-fiction piece that gets there first.  I need to stop being ashamed of the fact that my non-fiction tends to get me noticed a lot more than my fiction, and I need to start using that to my advantage.  Dammit! 
• And then there’s The Pack.  I’m still reworking Episodes 1-4, and I need to write 5 and 6.  I had a great meeting last weekend with Liz and Alex, where we discussed how our collaboration is going to work.  I realized two things: First, that I need their help, Alex’s in particular (though Liz came up with a hilarious idea at the meeting, too), to make these scripts everything they can be.  They are not going to be perfect on their own, and they’re not going to be perfect with only my input.  The other thing I realized?  I’ve never written anything collaboratively before – never been a part of a “writer’s room” scenario – and it scares the shit out of me.  It’s insecurity, and I know it.  I’m petrified that once I let other people start working on a script of mine, their ideas will be so much better than mine that they’ll overtake what I wrote originally, and my name will end up being last on a long list of writers of that episode who are more talented than me.  I’m afraid that the thing I’ll learn from having people tinker with my script is that I really shouldn’t have been trying to write a script in the first place, and that I should just pack it up and go home.  I don’t know why this is such a terrifying thought when I never even wanted to be a screenwriter to begin with, but there you are.  And I need to get over it.  I’m glad that we’ve figured out how this is going to work and that I have Alex’s and Liz’s support, because I need the practice.  If I ever expect to do this for a living, it’s nice to be able to get practice at it with my really smart and funny friends.  And when I feel insecure, I need to remember that there’s a reason why Liz and Alex wanted to do my show idea in the first place.  It can’t be all bad, right?  *sigh*

Writing makes me so emo sometimes. 

Pink Raygun Post: “Caprica Babe: Sex Sells, Even When It’s Not the Point”

Check out my latest post over at Pink Raygun!  It’s called “Caprica Babe: Sex Sells, Even When It’s Not the Point“, and it tells my reaction to the ad artwork promoting the highly-anticipated (especially by me!) BSG prequel series, Caprica.

EXCERPT

I’m normally not one to freak out about “exploitative” images of women in print or on-screen. I am firmly in the camp that says that sexuality is nothing to be ashamed of, that it’s a woman’s right to dress any way she sees fit without having to deal with people making assumptions about her, and that visual representations of men in things like comics or film are just as unrealistic and sexualized as those of women, albeit in different ways. However, when I saw the ad artwork promoting the premiere of Caprica, it bothered me in a way that kind of thing usually doesn’t.

The problem with the image isn’t the suggestion of nudity. It certainly isn’t the raciest photo ever taken. The problem isn’t the age of the subject. While the character on the show is a teenager, the actress playing her is 22. Yet I can’t help but think the image cheap. Having seen the Caprica pilot, this image is insulting because of who the character is, what she could represent in science-fiction storytelling, and how it undermines that.

For the full article, CLICK HERE.