That's exactly why she needed more screentime.
--- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@...> wrote:
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> Funny. She was okay, but not enough by herself to keep me watching.
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> About one and a half hours in, my wife turned to me and said "Is this any
> good? It seems to be a bit slow". I had to admit it still hadn't engaged me.
> Something about the plotting and pacing seemed lackluster and plodding. The
> leads were both a bit of a blank to me: their personalities just didn't shine
> brightly enough to make up for the cliched storyline of the
> incredibly-talented-cops/agents/detectives-who-are-recruited-for-a-top-secret-job.
> The flow was oddly paced, with moments that seemed to want to make the show
> lighthearted (like the completely illogical pulley system the archivist used
> to go deep into the belly of the warehouse, or the cute-but-silly idea of
> using old tech for their weaponry and communications), then moments that
> tried to be really dramatic. I'm loathe to say this, but there wasn't enough
> action to offset the poor plot (you know I try to always defend a good scifi
> story that isn't relying solely on FX and action. By the climax, I wasn't
> engaged, amused, full of suspense, worried, or anything.
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> It seemed to me like a show patched poorly together from elements from other
> shows. It reminds me in some ways of X-Files (man and woman team chasing
> dangerous mysteries in the shadows) but with leads not as good, and writing
> not as sharp...put me in mind of that series "Friday the 13th" (collecting
> items of power that need to be locked up), but not as macabre or full of
> horror elements....had little cutesy bits with gadgets and jokes and quirky
> characters a la "Level 9", "Reaper", "G vs. E", "The Chronicle", and even
> "Eureka", but not as much fun as any of those, and unsure about whether to
> commit to the lighthearted angle in the first place.
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> I also had time to notice the lack of a significant soundtrack to heighten
> the scenes. That's not a necessity by any means, as a soundtrack should
> enhance, not create, the mood, but here it was so weak I sorely felt the lack
> of a good score.
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> Overall it was nearly as lacking to me as that series "Seven Days", which
> just didn't pull together for me. Maybe it was just me being sleepy and
> tired, but honestly, I find Noah Wylie and Bob Newhart in those Librarian TV
> movies more fun. I'll give it another go, and I'll support it for as long as
> its on, unless it turns to truly awful.
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "B. Smith" <daikaij...@...>
> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wednesday, July 8, 2009 9:29:01 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
> Subject: [scifinoir2] Re: "Warehouse 13" on Now
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> The first ep wasn't bad either. LOL!
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> --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , "Martin Baxter" <truthseeker013@> wrote:
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> Date : Wed, 8 Jul 2009 12:07:08 +0000
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> To : "SciFiNoir2 mailing list" < scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com >
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> I loved G vs. E. The cable channel Chiller used to show it. That's how I
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> > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry
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> > From: "Martin Baxter"
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> > Date: Wed, 08 Jul 2009 08:03:53
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> > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] "Warehouse 13" on Now
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> > Hope you don't mind me weighing in here, Keith, to answer this for Fate.
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> > "G vs E" (aka "Good vs Evil") was a USA series, about -- why don't I let
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> > http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0195462/
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> > Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] "Warehouse 13" on Now
> > Date : Tue, 7 Jul 2009 18:52:11 -0700 (PDT)
> > From : Augustus Augustus
> > To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
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> > Keith,
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> > --- On Tue, 7/7/09, Keith Johnson wrote:
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> > From: Keith Johnson
> > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] "Warehouse 13" on Now
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> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Augustus Augustus"
> > To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 7, 2009 9:22:20 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern
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> > --- On Tue, 7/7/09, Keith Johnson wrote:
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> > From: Keith Johnson
> > Subject: [scifinoir2] "Warehouse 13" on Now
> > To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com
> > Date: Tuesday, July 7, 2009, 9:14 PM
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> > I'm just into the first ten minutes, so no way i can make a judgement, but
> > wondered if anyone heard any early buzz on the show? I do recognize a
> > couple of the actors. The lead actress played Jeremiah's traitorous lover
> > on the show of the same name. And the mad scientist guy is memorable as
> > Fajah (sp?), in the TNG ep about a rich dude who collects things, and tries
> > to add Data to his collection.
> > As always with Sci--er, SyFy, I'm divided. If the show sucks, it's another
> > sorry show commissioned by the network. If it's good--and I must admit
> > they've shown some good stuff here and there over the years--I fear it'll
> > be canceled to soon. And when I see a show like this, I must confess it
> > makes me wonder why the likes of "Level 9", "The Dresden Files", and others
> > of this type were canceled. Throw
> > in shows on other stations, like "The Chronicle", "John Doe", "Jake 2.0",
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