I never got the impression that the Cylon religion started in the colonies but that they're religion evolved organically from both the colonial perspective on the one god religion and the Final Fives one god religion.

What's that sound I hear? Why it's the sound of tv producers putting their fingers in their ears going - "la la la I can't hear you. I busy rebooting this old thing to squeeze all the money."

I'd love to see hard sci-fi, expanse like realism, combined with a fun buck Rogers style campy vibe.

Although done in a very different form, the game Battlestar Galactica Deadlock does a decent job exploring the colonies during the Cylon uprising, and how the Battlestars came to be a staple for humanity.

7:29 "Had I watched it at the time" sums up the downfall of Caprica in a single phrase.

In Caprica, the Monads (Monotheists) didn't enlist the Cylons or seek to convert them because they didn't need to.  Because of Zoe Graystone's beliefs becoming part of the core of the MCP (when Graystone Industries began producing it after she fused with the U-87) the Cylons already had Monad beliefs.  Sister Clarice simply became their evangelist/prophet/religious leader and thought this infused her own beliefs/views on them as well.

As someone that isnt a "hardcore fan" of any specific sci fi series - i found caprica interesting to learn more about the background lore of the series. And because you already know what will happen in the long run (Cylons go all Skynet) its not a "ooh AI robits go rogue and kill all humans boring" but actually "i want to know what trigger their behaviour and the humies to fuck up so royal".

Interesting how they turned such a heavily Mormon lore into Space Ancient Greece

Your sentiments are shared by many. Every year thousands if not more story ideas must be pitched to Hollywood or where ever, but there seems to be a cabal somewhere that simply says no.
That is the reason I see the making of a show like the Expanse like a unicorn event.

This world building and that of Kings have influenced my world building approach so much. Thanks RJC.

There's one Sci fi show that definitely needs to be rebooted. That was 90's Fox show SPACE:ABOVE & BEYOND.

I personally always wanted to see more about Kobol including in the original 1978 series.

Caprica is the reason I started watching BSG in the first place. Since the Pandemic, I began to watch more BSG and have been fascinated with how the society of The Twelve Colonies was meant to mirror contemporary life at the time of filming (specifically how Caprica is based on Western countries like The United States). Something very unique to the space opera genre. As a kid I was confused when BSG promos played and I would see characters dressed like people in the real world or using caliber weapons instead of lasers.

One show that I'd love to see get a live action retelling would be the U.S. version of the Robotech Saga.

Well... old 1978 Cylons ARE LIZZARDS who create Centurions as their army, but new 2000's Cylons are only robots.

I loved Caprica, it was outstanding. Still hoping we get more from this universe ❤️

Me: I absolutely agree with this video, we should be focusing on creating brand new shows and universes to explore...

Also me: But... I mean... y’know... a Space: 1999 reboot might be nice.—runs away—

I’d love to see is a SeaQuest DSV reboot. That would be interesting.

A major contributing factor to the shows that I think you may be overlooking is the real-world politics of the time. In 1978 the world was solidly in the grip of the cold war, and on the tail end of the era of detente. Glen Larson was vehemently Republican and vehemently anti-communist, and as such he utterly opposed anything he saw as the US "Letting its guard down" around the Communists. (And in fact the USSR formally complained about this obvious symbolism in the show). It begins with the colonies signing a peace treaty, and getting slaughtered by automatons of evil, which is how Soviets were often depicted back in the day. To drive this home, during the Terra arc, they come across a world in the middle of a world war, the soviet/nazi equivalents propose a peace treaty, the american analogues accept, and the bad guys immediately launch a sneak attack, which the Galactica saves them from. Apollo basically says "you can never trust commies" in his big speech (though obviously he doesn't use that word)
In the RDM Galactica, the show is largely driven by 9/11, which RDM had admitted several times in interviews. The Cylon attack is portrayed as a 9/11-type thing, and the cylons are depicted as murderous fanatical monotheists, with the Colonials being mostly-secularized polytheists, which was intended to represent a more multicultural society. He did back away from this as the show went on, but it's very apparent in the first season.

I wounder how the original how the original Battle Star Galactica was going to handle the findings of earth? Because the opening of each episode had a narration saying that the survivers went on to found civilization on Earth but the show ends with them picking up the Apollo moon landings and there are hints that some explores from earth had made into deep space.

As for a new space opera show. I want one where the characters are some what's larger than life that can bring  a sense of excitement and fun to the show. I say this because we have plenty of ground real heroes now so I think it time to bring back a character who if they were on the stage would be said to be acting so those inthe back can feel the full force of their performance.