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Madwelshboy · #**101** November 16th, 2009, 03:42 PM

Caprica - Jane Espenson Steps Aside as Showrunner

Syfy once said it was excited to have former "Battlestar Galactica" and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" writer Jane Espenson take on showrunning duties for its upcoming prequel show "Caprica." But apparently, that excitement may have been short-lived.

Espenson is out as showrunner, replaced by Kevin Murphy, who joined "Caprica" last month as a co-executive producer to work on the second half of the show's first season, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Espenson is not leaving the show, however. She will remain an executive producer with Murphy and "Battlestar Galactica" developer Ronald D. Moore. Instead, according to a Syfy spokeswoman, Espenson wanted to focus more on writing than management.

"She and Kevin switched up duties a bit during the second half of 'Caprica' Season 1," a Syfy spokeswoman told Airlock Alpha. "Jane decided to get back into some more intensive writing rather than running the room, and so ... Kevin has been taking a bit more of a lead in breaking stories as a result."

However, the spokeswoman added, this is simply "business as usual." It "doesn't change anything," she said. "And Jane, along with Ron and David, is still an exec producer."

http://www.spoilertv.com/2009/11/her...g-5-sneak.html

knowles2 · #**102** November 16th, 2009, 06:41 PM

I sound like she was managing the show poorly. Considering they already cut one episode, either because of time or because of money, it not susprising they are shaking up the management team an bringing in someone else.

I suspect that if the show does not take off they will bringing in new writers to do something else with the BSG universe.

DigiFluid · #**103** November 16th, 2009, 09:45 PM

Well, that's some good news.

Pharaoh Atem · #**104** November 17th, 2009, 12:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DigiFluid

Well, that's some good news.

....no no no

THAT'S DAMN GOOD NEWS

Jeff O'Connor · #**105** November 17th, 2009, 05:45 PM

I don't know, I'm on the fence here. I'm not an Espenson fan much or anything, but the guy they brought in to replace her was an executive producer on 'Desperate Housewives'. That's... a very dissimilar series.

the fifth man · #**106** November 17th, 2009, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeff O'Connor

I don't know, I'm on the fence here. I'm not an Espenson fan much or anything, but the guy they brought in to replace her was an executive producer on 'Desperate Housewives'. That's... a very dissimilar series.

We just have to hope for the best here.