CapTV is a collection of television channels with news and entertainment on Caprica circa 42YR, prior to the First Cylon War.
The call letters for the network are "CAP," and they offer the following channels (each with its own digital on-screen graphic):
- CAP News, the primary channel with news programming.
- CAP 2, a secondary channel with news programming.
- CAP Sports, channel with sports offerings, such as Pyramid.
- An unnamed financial channel.
Additionally, they offer the following shows:
- "Colonial Days," a "nostalgic drama" Zoe Graystone likes to watch (CAP: Serge's Twitter).[1]
- "Cubits & Pieces," show offering financial outlooks and tickers on stock market offerings, such as those from Graystone Industries (CAP: "Rebirth").
- "Pyramid Tonight," a sports show Serge and Daniel Graystone watch (CAP: Serge's Twitter).[1]
- "Sketch Comedy Friday," a late-night sketch comedy show (The Caprican: "Stop the Sagittaron Stereotypes").[2]
- "Star Cluster Patrol," a science fiction television show the Graystones do not watch (CAP: Serge's Twitter).[3]
- "Young People Going Out with Each Other," a show that perpetuates Sagittaron stereotypes (The Caprican: "Stop the Sagittaron Stereotypes").[2]
Employees and Personalities[edit]
| Name | Role | Introduced | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abasi Lowe | Sports Commentator | "Rebirth" | Often commenting on pyramid events at Atlas Arena, she would later report on the pivotal events where Cylons, controlled by Daniel Graystone, save countless lives after thwarting a mass bombing attempt by Soldiers of the One at the same arena. |
| Steve Bahara | Sports Commentator | "Rebirth" | Often commenting on pyramid events at Atlas Arena, he would later report on the pivotal events where Cylons, controlled by Daniel Graystone, save countless lives after thwarting a mass bombing attempt by Soldiers of the One at the same arena. |
| Sal | Camera Operator | "Apotheosis" | Camera operator who is overpowered by the Graystones, and whose camera station is acquired in order for Daniel Graystone to direct the U-87 combat units responsible for thwarting the Soldiers of the One mass bombing. |
| Baxter Sarno | Media Pundit | "Gravedancing" | A media personality who would offer commentary on current events in a talk show format, and actively viewed across The Twelve Colonies of Kobol. |
| Bayard Sartoris | Traffic Reporter | "Unvanquished" | In a report Daniel Graystone awakes to, Sartoris reports on traffic being congested at the Pantheon Bridge, due to ongoing safety retrofitting in the wake of Amanda Graystone's suicide attempt 3 weeks prior. |
Related imagery[edit]
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News report on the stock troubles plaguing Graystone Industries circa 42YR (58 BCH) (CAP: "Rebirth"). -
A weather report for the week forecasting rainstorms (CAP: "Retribution"). -
Notes[edit]
- The Caprica 5 channel featured decades later in the Re-imagined Series' "Miniseries", and its relation to the CapTV network either a continuation or successor of a kind to CapTV's content offerings post-First Cylon War, is unstated.
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Serge Graystone (24 March 2010). Twitter / Daniel and I watch "Pyrami ... (backup available on Archive.org) . Twitter. Retrieved on 8 April 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Harold Sims (Aprilis 24, YR42). Stop the Sagittaron Stereotypes (backup available on Archive.org) (in ). The Caprican. Retrieved on 14 October 2010.
- ↑ Serge Graystone (17 March 2010). Twitter / Serge Graystone: Star Cluster Patrol is sci ... (backup available on Archive.org) . Twitter. Retrieved on 14 November 2010.