CAN THIS BE AS GOOD AS OR  WORSE THAN BATTLESTAR GALACTICA?

We know. We miss “Battlestar Galactica” too. So much so that the idea of “Caprica,” a prequel set 58 years before Cylons (nearly) wiped out their human makers, was initially unappealing. We could see it all: No vipers or raptors, no sneaky-but-sexy Cylons, no drunken CAG with an identity-destiny crisis, no Gaius Baltar…

But now that show is really gone, we’re happy to have the “Caprica” pilot DVD out today. We’re in a world off the ship. Specifically, we’re in Caprica and now following the stories of two men who, more or less, become responsible for the “BSG” showdown between man and machine. Daniel Greystone (Eric Stoltz) is a powerful businessman-scientist who creates the “holo-band,” an accessory that creates virtual realities for the user; Joseph Adams is a lawyer from the colony of Tauron. They cross paths when Daniel’s daughter Zoe and Joseph’s wife and daughter are killed by a terrorist attack.