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This new series starts on Tuesday July 7, 2009 at 9:00pm EDT, with the usual number of repeat performances during the week for those with full DVR plates. The promos make me curious enough to at least watch the pilot episode. Any thoughts on this new show?
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I agree. It looks interesting. I plan on giving it a shot.
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I'll be watching (or recording) it.
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I'll be recording it as well since I'm out of town during the premiere. I'll catch up this weekend.
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Seems like just a remake of the old "Friday the 13th" television series. People tracking down cursed objects.
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I thought it was good, i'll def keep watching.
The female lead is gorgeous.
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I thought it was good for a pilot. Pilots are usually not very strong. They have to get a lot of stuff out of the way. I am definitely going to give it a chance to grow and improve.
I like the premise. There are a lot of things they can do with it. Only time will tell if they can keep it fresh and fun. It does seem a lot like Friday the 13th: the series. Just more modern.
I am looking forward to seeing what weird items they come up with.
Did they explain what the deal is with the Houdini wallet?
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I finally got time to watch the pilot show last night and I actually, really enjoyed it. I liked the dialogue between the two agents and the fact that this time it's the woman who's kickin' butt and the man with a more vibey, aura'esque feel about him. Usually it's the other way around.
I also like the fact that Saul Rubineck is in this (Artie). He always plays a great, quirky kind of person.
I'll be staying with this show.
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The concept is similar to TNT's The Librarian, except their repository is a lot more grungy.
I'd say both owe something to the final shot of
Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Call it
Friday the 13th:TS meets
Bones with a bit of
Ghostbusters thrown in.
I liked the pilot. The objects can be anything from super-scientific devices to possibly supernatural ones, which gives them more leeway that
F13, and the characters are interesting. There is plenty of backstory to explore and develop over time, but it doesn't feel like it isn't going to be another arc-driven serial, of which TV has too many at the moment. I'll be recording future episodes until and unless the producers give me a reason not to. Nice to have another show to help fill up the dull days of summer while waiting for the network stuff to return in the fall. And nice to have something from "SyFy" that isn't total low-budget crap, for a change.
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Yeah - Saul Rubinek and CCH Pounder are two more very good reasons to watch this show.
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Maybe the Houdini wallet will get out again and the story will be told. Seemed like they indicated that it trie to "escape" regularly. Enjoyable pilot for the most part.
Doug
Yeah, the "file card" on the shelf said something about it frequently teleporting or something along those lines. And, after all, what would you expect Houdini's wallet to do, if not escape?
Not sure how many episodes they've ordered, but if they run into the Fall, it would make an obvious topic for a Halloween episode.
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I enjoyed the show. I noticed that they are trying to create a Booth and Bones type of dynamic for the leads, aren't they?
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What's the tone of this show? Do they play it totally straight, or tongue-in-cheek? How would y'all compare it to Special Unit 2?
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I haven't watched this yet. Is there a way to catch up with the series without watching it on my computer?
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Even though I started the thread on this show and thought that it showed promise, I've dropped it from my DVR schedule. For some reason, SyFy has chosen to place it after a wrestling program that always goes over by five minutes or so. That means that I miss the ending of Warehouse 13. It happened for both Episode #2 and #3. Yes, I realize that I can set things up to record the following show on a regular basis (ala CBS on Sunday nights because of their uncertain sports schedules) or I can search for times on SyFy where Warehouse 13 isn't on right after wrestling but I have so many programs to watch already that quite frankly I don't feel it's special enough to warrant the extra effort.
If the buzz on this show tells me that it improves over the first season I can always wait for the DVD set. I wish that the stations respected scheduled time frames (except for emergencies, of course.) To me a wrestling show doesn't qualify as an emergency.
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