It ran from 1999-2000, 22 eps all toted.
---------[ Received Mail Content ]---------- Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] Syfy's New Flagships Recycle Old Favorites Date : Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:56:51 -0700 From : "Mr. Worf" <hellomahog...@gmail.com> To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Hmm ok. Sounds a bit like Reaper. (which I think could have been a movie) How long was G vs E on? On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 5:18 AM, Martin Baxter wrote: > It had Richard Brooks of "Law & Order" and Clayton Rohner playing two > formerly dead men who are resurrected by the forces of Good to return demons > to Hell. They have no powers and only magical gizmos to do so, while the > demons are fully powered. > > Oh -- and they can't have any contact with people in their past lives. > > And no sex. 8-O > > > > > > ---------[ Received Mail Content ]---------- > > Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] Syfy's New Flagships Recycle Old Favorites > > Date : Mon, 13 Jul 2009 04:59:00 -0700 > > From : "Mr. Worf" > > To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > > > I never got around to catching it. What was it about? > > On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 4:55 AM, Martin Baxter wrote: > > > Good vs Evil, a USA show from earlier this decade. > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------[ Received Mail Content ]---------- > > > > Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] Syfy's New Flagships Recycle Old Favorites > > > > Date : Sun, 12 Jul 2009 23:02:15 -0700 > > > > From : "Mr. Worf" > > > > To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > > > > > > What is G vs E ? > > > > On Sun, Jul 12, 2009 at 9:17 PM, Keith Johnson wrote: > > > > > Yeah, I mentioned that in my review of "Warehouse 13" the other night, > > > along with similarities to "Level 9", "G vs. E", "The Chronicle", and > > > others--and all of them are better than this show. I hope it gets > better, > > > but have doubts... > > > but I must say, between SyFy and another channel --was it USA? > TNT?--the > > > debut was aired at least half a dozen times in the last week. > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Tracey de Morsella" > > > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > > > Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2009 11:28:48 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > > > Subject: RE: [scifinoir2] Syfy's New Flagships Recycle Old Favorites > > > > > > > > > > > > I was thinking like you. Friday the thirteen meets XFiles. Dead on > > > > > > > > > > > > *From:* scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com [mailto:scifino...@yahoogroups.com] > > *On > > > Behalf Of *Mr. Worf > > > *Sent:* Sunday, July 12, 2009 8:26 PM > > > *To:* scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > > > *Subject:* Re: [scifinoir2] Syfy's New Flagships Recycle Old Favorites > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm glad that someone made the same connection that I was seeing. > > Warehouse > > > 13 is a LOT like Friday the 13th but a little more humorous. More like > > > Friday the 13th meets Xfiles. > > > > > > On Sun, Jul 12, 2009 at 8:19 PM, Tracey de Morsella < > > > tdli...@multiculturaladvantage.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > By Sarah Hope Williams , > > > 2:00 PM on Sun Jul 12 2009 > > > > > > Copy this whole post to another site > > > > > > Slurp cancel > > > > > > [image: sending request] > > > > > > Syfy is back, now with "Y"s, vying even harder for your attention. But > > the > > > network's name isn't the only thing that has been re-purposed; its new > > > staple shows seem oddly familiar. Why is Syfy so unapologetically > > recycling > > > old television? > > > > > > Syfy is trying to impress us with its new look and new shows, like a > > > small-town girl who moves to the big city to be an "actress", bleaches > > her > > > hair platinum blonde and changes her name. And while we remain > skeptical > > of > > > clichéd reinvention, we have to admit – it worked for Norma Jeane. > > > > > > [image: > > > > > > http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/8/2009/07/504x_Warehouse13_cast-thumb-550x268-13745.jpg > > ] > > > *Warehouse 13 * premiered this week on > > > Syfy, and many viewers were filled with a strong sense of Déjà vu. A > pair > > of > > > odd-couple government agents are sent to investigate paranormal > activity, > > > blatantly setting the characters up as replicas of Mulder and Scully. > > > Couldn't Syfy at least have mixed things up a bit by making Pete being > > the > > > by-the-book skeptic and Myka being the intuitive true-believer? But > it's > > not > > > just the agents themselves that are borrowed directly from the > archives: > > > > > > [image: > > > > http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/io9/2009/07/friday-series.jpg]The > > > name of show, and its very concept, evokes another direct influence: > the > > > quirky Canadian series *Friday the 13th > > > * that aired in 1987, about a pair of cousins who inherit an antique > shop > > > that turns out to be filled with supernatural artifacts. They too are > > aided > > > by an eccentric middle-aged man with a vast knowledge of the > > supernatural. > > > In *Friday*, the female lead is named Micki, and *Warehouse's* > > tight-laced > > > female agent is Myka – here again, Syfy strives to make things new and > > shiny > > > by swapping "y"s for "i"s. > > > > > > [image: > > > http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/io9/2009/07/T1iT41eeWdY_02.jpg] > > > > > > [image: > > http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/io9/2009/07/itHmmsweuro.jpg] > > > > > > This isn't a new approach by any means. When Syfy's old staple show, * > > > Eureka*, first premiered in 2006, its premise was equally familiar; > > > government official gets sent to a small town in the Pacific Northwest > to > > > investigate a strange occurrence, teams up with local law enforcement > and > > > becomes deeply embroiled in the wacky little town and all its colorful > > > characters. Sheriff Carter is no Agent Cooper, but the sense of odd > > > familiarity about the show was undeniable. *Eureka* appeared to be a > > > candy-coated kid's coloring-book version of *Twin Peaks > > > .* > > > > > > [image: > > http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/io9/2009/07/C9kejvxRokg.jpg] > > > > > > The question remains, why isn't Syfy trying harder to hide its > > repackaging > > > of television we already know and love? Do they hope that by > > transparently > > > recycling these well-worn television tropes they can take a direct > route > > to > > > high ratings and fan admiration? Certainly the ever-increasing number > of > > > movie sequels indicates "more of the same" is a safe bet. Syfy already > > seems > > > to be engaged in rebooting even more 80's television, including > *Quantum > > > Leap* and *Alien Nation*. It is remarkable how much attention all these > > > "new" shows have gotten on blogs, message boards and by word of mouth. > > > Perhaps the network executives at Syfy know the game better than we > > imagine, > > > and are inviting us to play along as we watch them pressing our > buttons. > > But > > > don't they also know that "familiarity breeds contempt"? > > > > > > You have our attention, Syfy – now can you show us something new? > > > > > > http://io9.com/5312950/syfys-new-flagships-recycle-old-favorites > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Bringing diversity to perversity for 9 years! > > > Mahogany at: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Bringing diversity to perversity for 9 years! > > Mahogany at: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ > > > > > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds > > > > > -- > Bringing diversity to perversity for 9 years! > Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds > -- Bringing diversity to perversity for 9 years! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds
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