I have to agree, I mean they did not have to use her and she did not have that
sexy flair to her either. I would love to have Gillian Anderson on the show.
You know some type of mockery of the X Files.
--Lavender
From: Martin Baxter
Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 7:57 AM
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
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Lavendar, I get the feeling that it's going to be a fair mix of mystical
and technological stuff they'll be hunting for.
If I may add here, the new ep following "Eureka" last night was a little
better, IMO. More in flow, fewer odd quirks (though there were still plenty).
And they really could've left Number Sex -- uh, Six, forgive me -- on the shelf
here. Any other actress could've played that role, and probably brought more to
it.
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Date : Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:52:20 -0400
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OK I did watch Warehouse 13 and I did thought that it was an updated
version of X-files. Or with a hipper view on it. But it never dawn on me to
think of Friday 13th the Series. That was my show and I love Ryan more then his
cousin. But with that comparison the items on 13 is not that mystical as it was
on Friday 13th.
--Lavender
From: Tracey de Morsella
Sent: Sunday, July 12, 2009 11:19 PM
To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [scifinoir2] Syfy's New Flagships Recycle Old Favorites
By Sarah Hope Williams, 2:00 PM on Sun Jul 12 2009
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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.
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:
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.
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.
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
People may lie, but the evidence rarely does.
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People may lie, but the evidence rarely does.
