SyFy released a press release today (July 27, 2009) announcing that the new Battlestar Galactica series, titled Caprica, will start airing 9:00 p.m., January 22, 2010, on the SyFy channel.

The first episode will be two hours long and the series will air in the previous series’ time slot of 10:00 p.m., Friday nights. This is liking an airing of the…

As the fourth and final season of the hit Sci-Fi Channel series, Battlestar Galactica is coming to its conclusion, the next series was already in the works long before season 4.5 got underway.

Now fans will get to see Caprica much sooner than the original 2010 release date as Universal Studios Home Entertainment announced that the Battlestar Galactica prequel will be released exclusively to DVD on April 21, 2009, for $26.98.

Originally slated to be a miniseries…