I thought it was a decent opener. It established the personalities on the team pretty well, but I wish the pilot had a bit more punch in terms of action and a suprise twist or two wouldn't have hurt. I'm not sure if I will be a committed watcher, though I hope the show is successful.
ALPHA's a new series on sy fy: disscussion and comments *spoiler*
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Did you verify that on your own? I only asked, I have no clue if it was?
They're well written, well performed, very entertaining shows, but are way to serious and dark to be even close to fun. I'm not saying this is a bad thing, they're great shows and I'd even say they're favorites of mine alongside BSG and TWD, but I just prefer lighter stuff. It just drives me crazy when people start ripping on stuff just because it's not dark, and serious enough. Not every show has to be like that, sometimes it's nice to be able to sit back and relax and have fun and not think about how shitty life gets.
You should have a chance to catch it this week. I believe the pilot is airing on all the NBC cable stations throughout the week.
The Nazis had a Jewish police force to maintain order in the ghetto.
Cross that with the Children Catcher from Chitty-Chitty bang Bang and I think we have the premise of this story.
The Government is afraid of losing control, so it's probably like the Corps from Babylon 5, power castration through drugs, imprisonment, or run and get hunted. Some prisons are a little more free range than others.
I see a Red Flag flying proud on the white house lawns by the end of this first season.
can you envision this "Compound" that Nina spoke of?
I imagine Alphas hip deep in troughs of their own waste wearing yolkes being zapped with cattleprods answering to numbers because if super crime demands a super jail, what exactly is the proportionate response to super terrorism?
This could be like Mutant X (I saw two episodes. I knew it was shit. But the cable station kept rerunning the fuck. I stayed strong.) without the leather and cheese, or just the X-Men if Professor X was Josef Mengle.
Did you ever see Prey? Debra Messing action/thriller 60 minute show about homosuperior climbing over man up the evolutionary ladder. This feels like season 7 or that.
Cross that with the Children Catcher from Chitty-Chitty bang Bang and I think we have the premise of this story.
The Government is afraid of losing control, so it's probably like the Corps from Babylon 5, power castration through drugs, imprisonment, or run and get hunted. Some prisons are a little more free range than others.
I see a Red Flag flying proud on the white house lawns by the end of this first season.
can you envision this "Compound" that Nina spoke of?
I imagine Alphas hip deep in troughs of their own waste wearing yolkes being zapped with cattleprods answering to numbers because if super crime demands a super jail, what exactly is the proportionate response to super terrorism?
This could be like Mutant X (I saw two episodes. I knew it was shit. But the cable station kept rerunning the fuck. I stayed strong.) without the leather and cheese, or just the X-Men if Professor X was Josef Mengle.
Did you ever see Prey? Debra Messing action/thriller 60 minute show about homosuperior climbing over man up the evolutionary ladder. This feels like season 7 or that.
Looks watchable enough, as the characters have a certain variety. It's already stretching suspension of disbelief that Gary's Mom lets him go crimefighting. Rachel's Dad is an ass who would notice and bitch at his daughter's hours. It's not clear if Bill actually has a relationship with his wife, exept that she adores him. Cameron is supposed to be a mess but keeps using a beard trimmer set on stubble so he can have the right look. Nina's life of crime doesn't fit the crimefighting job but in that case at least the show has noticed the problem.
Really well written characters give the impression of having lives off screen (should be trite to say this but somehow it isn't.) When the glimpses of the lives of a character doesn't fit with the character it undermines the believability and thereby the interest of the character. The first hints of a serialized plot are perfectly unappetizing, but we'll see I suppose. Heroes at least started off knowing that finding secret superheroes would be tough to do.
The notion that superpowers always have an emotional downside is kind of schematic, fake angst custom built, so to speak. Strathairn's Rosen as a cynical view of Professor X as a combination dippy hippy/touchy feely shrink/cop manipulator may be suitably dark and gritty for the conventional people who think they're daring.
It would be easy to put the two together and do episode after episode of X facing a personal emotional crisis during some peril while Rosen always both helps and uses, so that, no matter what the situation no one can ever decides anything about Rosen. Yet, in spite of all the helop, the alphas never get better. The problem with making Rosen a cipher, if they do the lazy cliche thing with the character, is that it would ultimately ruin the series. It would be like a case study of an interminable analysis.
Really well written characters give the impression of having lives off screen (should be trite to say this but somehow it isn't.) When the glimpses of the lives of a character doesn't fit with the character it undermines the believability and thereby the interest of the character. The first hints of a serialized plot are perfectly unappetizing, but we'll see I suppose. Heroes at least started off knowing that finding secret superheroes would be tough to do.
The notion that superpowers always have an emotional downside is kind of schematic, fake angst custom built, so to speak. Strathairn's Rosen as a cynical view of Professor X as a combination dippy hippy/touchy feely shrink/cop manipulator may be suitably dark and gritty for the conventional people who think they're daring.
It would be easy to put the two together and do episode after episode of X facing a personal emotional crisis during some peril while Rosen always both helps and uses, so that, no matter what the situation no one can ever decides anything about Rosen. Yet, in spite of all the helop, the alphas never get better. The problem with making Rosen a cipher, if they do the lazy cliche thing with the character, is that it would ultimately ruin the series. It would be like a case study of an interminable analysis.
A "formulaic show" from Ira Steven Behr and Robert Hewitt Wolfe?
I did not see either of those names during the credits. Did they worked on the show during the first episode?
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About the show: Never liked X-Men, so...
No. No .No.
Call me when there's a space based sci-fi show again. The void SGU left us is way bigger than I first anticipated.
I can't take another show about people with "abilities", so Zzzzz....
"I'm rehearsing for Jeopardy" ...OMG!
A "formulaic show" from Ira Steven Behr and Robert Hewitt Wolfe?
I did not see either of those names during the credits. Did they worked on the show during the first episode?
According to IMDB, Ira Steven Behr is first credited as Executive Producer on episode 2.
Robert Hewitt Wolfe is also first credited as Co-Executive Producer on episode 2.
A "formulaic show" from Ira Steven Behr and Robert Hewitt Wolfe?
I did not see either of those names during the credits. Did they worked on the show during the first episode?
According to IMDB, Ira Steven Behr is first credited as Executive Producer on episode 2.
Robert Hewitt Wolfe is also first credited as Co-Executive Producer on episode 2.
So, Episode 2 should be an adjustment (For good or ill) of what they felt about the Pilot. I should be watching this tonight, if it made it to On Demand yet.
Wolfe's version of The Dresden Files was pretty bland and formulaic. As for Behr, he worked on the abysmal remake of The Twilight Zone that was on UPN and the equally panned TV version of Crash that was on Starz. I'm sure they could pull it off. With an actor like David Strathairn involved, however, you kind of hope they do better.
Wolfe's version of The Dresden Files was pretty bland and formulaic. As for Behr, he worked on the abysmal remake of The Twilight Zone that was on UPN and the equally panned TV version of Crash that was on Starz. I'm sure they could pull it off. With an actor like David Strathairn involved, however, you kind of hope they do better.
The Dresden Files had five producers originally I can't blame RHW for the direction the series took and it only had 13 eps. anyway. All series have a formula for that matter already people are trying to fit Alphas into some kind of catagory, which I think is a bad idea for a series just starting out.
I thought it was pretty darn good. I went in with no real expectations and enjoyed it throughly.
I also agree with JD. I just started netflixing Eureka and the lighter feel to it is so refreshing. I don't mind the dark and brooding but it seems everything sci-fi is so bleak lately. Alphas at least isn't heading that way yet.
I also agree with JD. I just started netflixing Eureka and the lighter feel to it is so refreshing. I don't mind the dark and brooding but it seems everything sci-fi is so bleak lately. Alphas at least isn't heading that way yet.
So...So far, it seems like Mission Impossible with Meta-humans, instead of regular Spies. I think it was very well done for what it was, for a Pilot, I have nothing to complain about, and Ep 2 brings new Producers, so it may get even better.
I'm not sure I'm in the market to invest in a Superheroes without costumes show right now, Heroes, pretty well burned me out, but, this one is well done so far, and may yet drag me in if it gets even better.
Anyone who's in the market for this kinda show, I vouch for it.
I'm not sure I'm in the market to invest in a Superheroes without costumes show right now, Heroes, pretty well burned me out, but, this one is well done so far, and may yet drag me in if it gets even better.
Anyone who's in the market for this kinda show, I vouch for it.
Nothing groundbreaking, but I'll stick around.
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