The Caprican

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The Caprican was a daily periodical of Caprican origin in existence at least 58 years before the Fall of the Twelve Colonies. It ran news, entertainment, cultural, financial, and sports articles, as well as editorial columns and a section entitled "Playing the Field" (a reference to Pyramid), where readers could write in to the paper for advice on love, dating, and marriage.

Syfy Blog[edit]

The Caprican is available as an online companion to the events of Caprica, releasing stories that pertain to the plot both before and after episodes air, as well as giving background on culture seen in the series. It is available for viewing on the web, as well as an App for Apple iPhone and iPod Touch. A five-month publishing hiatus ended on September 29, but the pause had been explained in-universe on July 27:

... the truth is that certain interests in the higher echelons of Caprica City society took some issue with a few of the things we'd published in the past few months. We won't go into the gory details, but we were unfortunately forced to cease and desist while the guys with the briefcases sorted things out ... We've received word that the red tape is beginning to clear, and so we'll be returning to action in the very near future ...

The blog's article titles, fictional dates and real-world dates of publication (when available) at Caprica's Notes in 2010 are listed below. The fictional dates were calculated apparently by adding a variable number of days to the dates of publication. For example, the articles published between March 2 and April 30 use dates of YR42 which are three days later than the corresponding publication dates, so March 2 became Martius 5 and April 30 became Maius 3.

YR42[edit]

Ianuarius[edit]

12 (January 8)[edit]

Headline Writer URL
Graystone Computer Science Wing Coming to AU Ann Royall [1]
V-Clubs: A Reality, Virtual and Otherwise Carl Kipp [2]
Monotheists: A Passing Fad, Nothing More Ralston Sinclair [3]
Will the C-Bucs Stop Here? Caleb Barlow [4]
Caprica's Finest: The Graystones Laurel Hill [5]
Fares Rise and Commuter Morale Declines Laurel Hill [6]
Welcome to The Caprican Caleb Barlow [7]

15 (January 15)[edit]

Headline Writer URL
Medics Revive Holoband 'Sleeper' Laurel Hill [8]
Argentum Bay: The Ultimate Vernal Break Carl Kipp [9]

16 (January 16)[edit]

Headline Writer URL
Athena Academy Applications at an All-Time High Ann Royall [10]

17 (January 17)[edit]

Headline Writer URL
Teen Brawl Breaks Out at Little Tauron Eatery Adam Swiderski [11]

21 (January 21)[edit]

Headline Writer URL
Hot Spot: Holo Cafe Laurel Hill [12]
Libran Needs a Pyramid Team, Statim! Carl Kipp [13]

23 (January 22)[edit]

    • BREAKING: MLMT Train Explosion; Casualties Estimated in the Hundreds

Februarius[edit]

5 (January 26)[edit]

    • Athena Academy in Mourning
    • BREAKING: Mayor, Justice Department Confirm Bombing as Act of Terrorism

6 (January 28)[edit]

    • MAGLEV Memorial Ceremony to be held in Apollo Park ["this week", but it was Junius 7th onscreen]
    • What Explosions? Five Things to Help You Forget Terrorism

7 (January 29)[edit]

    • Graystone-Stark Memorial Scholarship Fund Established at Athena Academy
    • Parents: Get Your Heads Out of the Sand
    • Monotheists Are Not Your Enemy

8 (January 30)[edit]

    • Amanda Graystone reveals family link to MAGLEV bombing [even though Graystone Stock Stumbles on Terror Confession is in the Aprilis 11 issue of Caprican Tribune]

9 (February 2)[edit]

    • Graystone-Stark Memorial Scholarship Fund Renamed

11 (February 4)[edit]

    • Storm of the Century Hits Caprica
    • From Bad to Worse For Graystone Industries
    • Are the Graystones Responsible for the MAGLEV Tragedy?

12 (February 5)[edit]

16 (February 9)[edit]

    • Mad Mothers Take Action Against Terrorism
    • Pyramid Trade Requests Are High Treason!

18 (February 12)[edit]

    • Playing the Field: A Guide to Love in the Colonies
    • The Bottom Five Backtalk Guests

23 (February 17)[edit]

    • Capricans to Govt: Stop Being Soft on Terrorism
    • Travel Agency Gets More Than It Bargained For After Group Marriage Wins Sweepstakes
    • REVIEW: The Best New Virtual Dating Sites
    • Playing the Field: Lonely Girl from B.C. needs our help & more! (published on February 23)

24 (February 18)[edit]

27 (February 22)[edit]

Martius[edit]

2 (February 25)[edit]

    • Get to Know the Colonies' Greatest City
    • Daniel Graystone on Backtalk - A Near-Disaster Rescued by 'Terror Mom'
    • Graystone Industries Out of the Holoband Business

5 (March 2)[edit]

    • 'P' Is For Paradise, 'P' Is For Picon
    • GDD Raids Athena Academy
    • EXCLUSIVE: Hot New 'New Cap City' Cheats and Clues

6 (March 3)[edit]

    • 'Graystone Foundation' Established
    • What Is Daniel Graystone Hiding?

7 (March 4)[edit]

    • Citizens Use Marshmallows to Protest Caprica Government
    • Who Will Buy the C-Bucs?

8 (March 5)[edit]

    • Catch the Art Treasures of Kobol Exhibit
    • The Passion of the Three Moons
    • Vergis to Appear on Backtalk
    • Assistant Defense Minister: "Caprica City May Be Caught in the Crossfire of an STO Civil War"

9 (March 6)[edit]

    • BREAKING NEWS: Another Holo Cafe Bombed

13 (March 10)[edit]

    • Racism: An Unacceptable Aspect of Caprican Life
    • Tomas Vergis Makes Big Splash on Backtalk

14 (March 11)[edit]

    • Playing the Field: Scorpian Man in Waiting, and More!
    • Teen Fun Excitement! Get Your Butts to the Dance!
    • The MAGLEV Memorial: It's Time to Move On
    • Delphi Institute Loses Major Funding

15 (March 12)[edit]

    • EXCLUSIVE: Interview with the C-Bucs' Kevin Kovat
    • The Dive: A Place to Hide
    • Top 5 Best V-Match Dates!

21 (March 18)[edit]

    • Students Compete For Robot Crown
    • Capricans and Their Pets: Stop the Madness
    • Pantheon Bridge Getting New Safety Measures
    • Vergis and Graystone: The Plot Thickens

22 (March 19)[edit]

    • New Cap City: Get Thee to Mysteries
    • Local Artist Makes Beautiful Bags From Billboards
    • Top 5 Off-Beat Vacation Destinations
    • Corporate Espionage: Is It Going Too Far?

23 (March 20)[edit]

    • Whither the C-Bucs?

27 (March 24)[edit]

    • Who Is Barnabas? The Ghost of the STO
    • Sagittaron: Up and Down the Acheron
    • GDD Raises Terror Level Alert...Again

28 (March 25)[edit]

29 (March 26)[edit]

    • Road Work on Colonial 5 Nears Completion
    • The Telewindow: One For Every Home
    • STO Training Camps: What Goes on There?
    • The Military Machine: The Other Side of Graystone Industries
    • The Top 5 Entertainment Options in New Cap City

30 (March 27)[edit]

    • BREAKING: Dr. Amanda Graystone Apparently Jumps from Pantheon Bridge

Aprilis[edit]

5 (April 2)[edit]

    • Sister Clarice Willow, Target of Bomb Plot
    • RUMORS & WHISPERINGS: Is Tomas Vergis Buying the C-Bucs?
    • SPOTLIGHT: The Caprica Bay Waterfront
    • The Capricanization of Tomas Vergis

19 (April 16)[edit]

20 (April 17)[edit]

24 (April 21)[edit]

    • Gemenon: The (Evil) Twin of Caprica
    • Stop the Sagittaron Stereotypes

Maius[edit]

3 (April 30)[edit]

    • Two (Out of Seven) MAGLEV Stations Re-open
    • Caprica Prepares for Upcoming Census

Sextilis[edit]

4 (July 27)[edit]

    • The Caprican Will Return!

October[edit]

29 (September 29)[edit]

    • O Daniel, Where Art Thou?

November[edit]

1 (October 1)[edit]

    • Where Will the STO Strike Next?

3 (October 4)[edit]

    • Chatting with Holly Legrand on the Set of 'One'
    • Vergis Running Graystone Industries - Now What?

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