Caprica returns to Syfy tonight. As we left the first half of season one, Zoe has accidentally killed her lab tech boyfriend and escaped, Daniel has financial issues and might lose his government contract, Amanda is attempting to jump off the bridge, Joseph’s been kicked out of virtual space by his daughter and The Soldiers of One leader Barnabas had a car bomb detonated.

Hopefully the remainder of the season will see more robot action and seeds of the war that preceded Battlestar Galactica.

From The Hollywood Reporter:

Warner Bros. Television is developing a modern-day reboot of the classic DC comic book heroine and has lassoed an unlikely talent to potentially write and produce the superhero project: David E. Kelley, the showrunner behind legal dramas such as “Ally McBeal,” “Boston Legal” and “The Practice.”

 Attempts to make movies about Wonder Woman have failed for the last decade (or more depending on how you look at it), so I’m wondering if this will be a new Smallville or a new Birds of Prey.

One of the best, and underperforming, new shows is Terriers, Wednesday nights on F/X. It’s about Donal Logue and Michael Raymond-James as a pair of private investigators, Hank and Britt. They are the lowest rung of private investigators, the type that snaps picutres of marital infedelity. Hank is an ex-cop who drank his way out of a job and a marriage, while Britt is an ex-thief, who stopped the criminal life when he fell in love with Katie. Katie loves Britt and is excited by his thief past, as long as it stays in the past. Hank’s ex, Gretchen, is remarrying and Hank isn’t happy with it.

 The series deals with Hank and Britt doing a case (or two) of the week, while dealing with each other, their personal lives and the temptation to fall back into their old life. Hank’s ex partner, Gustafson, makes sure to warn Britt that Hank will fall again and when he does, he’ll take everyone down with him. We start to see some of the cracks in the pilot, as Hank takes a windfall check for the team and uses it to put a down-payment on his old house (which his ex-wife is selling) without consulting Britt. It does put a crimp into their friendship, since both of them know that Hank most likely can’t afford the payments and will lose the house and the money.

The highlight of the show is the interplay between Hank and Britt. You can easily see these two as close friends. And you can see how Hank was a good cop and a good person before the drinking took him down.The show was created by Ted Griffin (Ocean’s 11) and run by Shawn Ryan (creator of The Shield). Overall it’s a very entertaining show that deserves a wider audience than what it’s received so far. Track down the previous 3 episodes On Demand or on Hulu.

The first episode of No Ordinary Family was…well ordinary. It’s a standard superhero pilot. Here’s how we got our powers. Here’s how we learn how to use them. Here’s our first crime fighting with our powers. It’s kind of like the first episode of Heroes, but it doesn’t seem to have the same angst that Heroes had.

The dad and mom were drawn out decently for a pilot, but the kids only got broad brush strokes (the daughter a little more than the son). Michael Chiklis is good as the dad and Julie Benz was decent as the mom. Romany Malco is great as Chiklis’ best friend. Autumn Reeser is Benz’ best friend, but doesn’t really appear long enough to get a sense of her. We get a super powered bad guy and some bad guy friends which point to a larger mythology. Possibly because the Dad’s story was fleshed out more I like him and his friend best.

The pilot didn’t break any new ground, but doesn’t disappoint either. I’m in for the short term, but the next few episodes will go a long way to see how well it handles the powers and the characters. I’m cautiously optimistic, but then again I gave Heroes until season 3 before I gave up. Recommended