First published on Good to Be a Geek on 7/6/10 http://goodtobeageek.com/?p=236
Geekerati, rejoice! Two terrific, fun Syfy original series return to that network this week – Warehouse 13, returning for its second season on Tuesday night, July 6, and Eureka, which returns for its fourth season on Friday, July 9. Both series released their previous season’s DVD set last week. I love both shows, not because they’re particularly deep, challenging, or mysterious (I compare every show to LOST), but because they’re cozy shows that appeal to my love of sci fi and geekiness, as they were clearly created to do.
Welcome to Warehouse 13 – The Unknown Has an Address
If you’ve not seen this series, it could be described as Bones meets The Lost Room (an exceptional mini-series also from Syfy) meets The X-Files meets Jules Verne. The basic premise is that there are artifacts strewn about the world which are imbued with supernatural powers (as was the subject of The Lost Room), and they are collected and stored in the warehouse. The warehouse employs two government agents, played by Eddie McClintock and Joanne Kelley (the Mulder and Scully Lite of the show), who seek out the objects based on information gathered by the warehouse manager and top agent, played by Saul Rubinek. Later in the first season they added Allison Scagliotti as (eventually) a young assistant, who brought a helpful dose of youth, frenzy, intellect, and a bit of edge. The look of the warehouse, which is one of my favorite things about the show, is very steampunk. If that look wasn’t a part of the show I’m certain I wouldn’t enjoy it as much.
Warehouse 13 is a show whose episodes are most often Monster of the Week in content, meaning you can
Geekerati, rejoice! Two terrific, fun Syfy original series return to that network this week – Warehouse 13, returning for its second season on Tuesday night, July 6, and Eureka, which returns for its fourth season on Friday, July 9. Both series released their previous season’s DVD set last week. I love both shows, not because they’re particularly deep, challenging, or mysterious (I compare every show to LOST), but because they’re cozy shows that appeal to my love of sci fi and geekiness, as they were clearly created to do.
Welcome to Warehouse 13 – The Unknown Has an Address
If you’ve not seen this series, it could be described as Bones meets The Lost Room (an exceptional mini-series also from Syfy) meets The X-Files meets Jules Verne. The basic premise is that there are artifacts strewn about the world which are imbued with supernatural powers (as was the subject of The Lost Room), and they are collected and stored in the warehouse. The warehouse employs two government agents, played by Eddie McClintock and Joanne Kelley (the Mulder and Scully Lite of the show), who seek out the objects based on information gathered by the warehouse manager and top agent, played by Saul Rubinek. Later in the first season they added Allison Scagliotti as (eventually) a young assistant, who brought a helpful dose of youth, frenzy, intellect, and a bit of edge. The look of the warehouse, which is one of my favorite things about the show, is very steampunk. If that look wasn’t a part of the show I’m certain I wouldn’t enjoy it as much.
Warehouse 13 is a show whose episodes are most often Monster of the Week in content, meaning you can
