According to the report, “Marsters will play a dangerous terrorist leader by the name of Barnabus Greeley in a minimum [...]]]> Ausiello has reported that James Marsters, the man behind Spike on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, has been hired for three episodes of BSG spinoff Caprica (currently being run by former Buffy writer Jane Espenson).

According to the report, “Marsters will play a dangerous terrorist leader by the name of Barnabus Greeley in a minimum of three episodes. Driven by desires both moralistic and carnal, Barnabus is as lethal as he is unpredictable.”

Um… oh dear. Let me be totally honest up-front; I’m not a fan of Marsters. I’ve never seen him as a particularly strong actor, and I’m a bit concerned that this Greeley character could be overplayed somewhat. Still, I try not to pre-judge (too much) and I’ll just have to wait and see what the result is. I’ve got a lot of faith in Jane Espenson, but I do rather wish she’d picked a different actor for this one…

Thoughts, readers?

Patton Oswalt

His character, Sarno, is a popular talkshow host who invites Daniel [...]]]> US comedian and actor Patton Oswalt (who may be recognised by some sci-fi fans from his recent appearance in Dollhouse as client Joel Mynor) has been cast as Caprican comedian Baxter Sarno in the Battlestar Galactica prequel, coming to Syfy in January 2010.

Patton Oswalt

His character, Sarno, is a popular talkshow host who invites Daniel Greystone (the inventor of the Cylons) and his wife Amanda onto the show.

Sounds like an interesting idea, but I’d be curious to see how a comedy talk show host fits in as a recurring character; I’d guess there’ll be a little more to him than that. For those of you wanting to keep up-to-date on everything happening with Caprica, you can follow showrunner Jane Espenson on Twitter (her username is CapricaSeven, aptly enough!)