I didn't watch "Battlestar Galactica" yet I was intrigued by the pilot of "Caprica," the prequel to that show that airs tonight on Syfy at 9.

Of course, that might be why. For those familiar with this world, it might seem like a retread or simply forced.

Set 58 years earlier than BG, the show focuses on two fathers, Daniel Graystone (Eric Stoltz), a computer genius specializing in artificial intelligence, and Joseph Adama (Esai Morales), a prominent attorney. (Frakin', by the way, is the expletive of choice on "Caprica.")