Pick my next paranormal series

[The Borgified Corpse]

Many of my favorite TV shows are now gone, like Angel, Battlestar Galactica, & Stargate Atlantis. Dollhouse has only 1 episode left. I'm getting mixed signals about whether or not Torchwood will come back. Caprica & Stargate Universe just sound depressing. Besides Doctor Who and some Supernatural DVDs, I don't really have a new series to latch onto.

Which of these shows do you think should become my next TV project? Fringe has been getting some good notices on FOX. I keep seeing all these Primeval ads on my Doctor Who/Torchwood DVDs. I haven't heard a lot about Sanctuary but I'm willing to give it a try because I liked Amanda Tapping on Stargate SG-1.

 

[broberfett]

By paranormal, do you mean scifi/fantasy or do you want stuff about ghosts and demons and that sort of thing? You could try Legend of the Seeker. It is syndicated and is produced by Sam Raimi.You can go outside scifi/fantasy and watch Dexter-that is a pretty good show. There are all sorts of shows about ghost hunting or looking for monsters like Ghosthunters or Destination Truth(Let me sum those two shows up. They go someplace, looking for a ghost or monster. They wander around jumping at their own shadow. They shout,"What was that?!" and then there is nothing there except maybe a spider. When the show ends they have found nothing).

 

[Bob The Skutter]

Many of my favorite TV shows are now gone, like Angel, Battlestar Galactica, & Stargate Atlantis. Dollhouse has only 1 episode left. I'm getting mixed signals about whether or not Torchwood will come back. Caprica & Stargate Universe just sound depressing. Besides Doctor Who and some Supernatural DVDs, I don't really have a new series to latch onto.

Which of these shows do you think should become my next TV project? Fringe has been getting some good notices on FOX. I keep seeing all these Primeval ads on my Doctor Who/Torchwood DVDs. I haven't heard a lot about Sanctuary but I'm willing to give it a try because I liked Amanda Tapping on Stargate SG-1.

All three are a bit hit and miss. Primeval is a lightweight but fun show, which was cancelled after series 3 but picked up for a 4th and 5th series a few months later, but they're not due for another year.

Sanctuary is all right but nothing fantastic.

Fringe never really grabbed me until the end of season 1, then I lost interest early in season 2... I do plan on catching up at some point though.

 

[Starbreaker]

Fringe!

 

[Temis the Vorta]

Yikes, slim pickins there. Fringe I guess.

We need better sf/f shows.

 

[Hyperspace05]

Fringe - But I would also recommend True Blood if you haven't seen it.

 

[auntiehill]

Of these three, Fringe is the one I prefer. By far, actually. It starts slow, but if you hang in there, it really picks up and has a nice little story arc all its own.

Granted, more than a few episodes are thinly veiled X-Files remixes, but the big story arc that it does develop is worthwhile. Plus, the character of Walter alone makes it worth the time.

 

[Faldor]

Look up 'Being Human'

 

[donners22]

None of them.

Absolutely hated Fringe.

Try Early Edition.

Uplifting and just plain beautiful.

Seasons 1 & 2 available on DVD.

Buy them.


Weird post structure at midnight.

 

[Bob The Skutter]

Look up 'Being Human'

I'd agree with that.

The first series has 6 episodes, second is currently airing in the UK, has 8 episodes and I hear it's been picked up for a third. Syfy are making a US version too.

 

[intrinsical]

I've been in the same predicament until I stumbled upon a scifi-lite series called "Being Erica". I highly recommend it!

 

[hyzmarca]

Of the three, Fringe is absolutely the best. Great characters (especially Walter), compelling arc, decent filler. Walter makes everything groovy.

Primeval isn't bad, but it is wishy-washy. Their major arc episodes tend to be good, but their filler is just pure wall-banger, repettitive derivitive wall-banger at that.

Sancturary, is fairly standard syfy action-adventure fare. It's a guilty-pleasure at best. This is sad, because the original web series was awesome. The big problem is that they made major changes to the characters and concept during the move to syfy. The original was a show about compassionate people helping monsters, even if those monsters had committed terrible acts in the past. The syfy version is about people hunting monsters. The original concept was much better.

 

[The Borgified Corpse]

Primeval is a lightweight but fun show, which was cancelled after series 3 but picked up for a 4th and 5th series a few months later, but they're not due for another year.

That's good news. I heard it had been cancelled. I'm glad that's changed. Did ITV change its mind and decide to bring it back or is it moving to the BBC?

I would also recommend True Blood if you haven't seen it.

I have a friend who saw a couple episodes of that. She didn't like it. She said it was mostly just pointless sex (and this is from someone who managed to muddle her way through the 1st season of Torchwood). I haven't seen any of it. I'm curious what you would say to sell me on the series.?

Try Early Edition.

Uplifting and just plain beautiful.

Seasons 1 & 2 available on DVD.

I've already tried it and loved it, both during its original run on CBS and then when they were airing the reruns regularly on PAX. Seasons 1 & 2 are great. Season 3 kinda sucked because of all the new characters they added. Season 4 got rid of most of the obnoxious additions from Season 3 but still no Chuck Fishman.

Look up 'Being Human'

I'd agree with that.

The first series has 6 episodes, second is currently airing in the UK, has 8 episodes and I hear it's been picked up for a third.

Sounds fine. But is it available on DVD in the U.S.?

I've heard good things about Legend of the Seeker. I'll probably borrow the DVDs at some point. However, right now I'm thinking more about some modern day SF/F series in the vein of Angel, The Dresden Files, Roswell, Torchwood, or The X-Files.

 

[Bob The Skutter]

^ITV did a deal with a digital channel, Watch (part owned by BBC Worldwide), to bring Primeval back for 2 more series, ITV get premiere rights to series 4, Watch gets them to series 5.

Just looked on Amazon and it doesn't appear Being Human is out on DVD there, although I believe it has aired on BBC America and it looks like it's on iTunes.

To be honest I had the same initial impression of True Blood, but once you get past it there is a deeper story to it on slow boil and I ended up really enjoying season 1 by the end.

 

[Wicca who Wonta]

Fringe is a great show!

 

[hyzmarca]

I would also recommend True Blood if you haven't seen it.

I have a friend who saw a couple episodes of that. She didn't like it. She said it was mostly just pointless sex (and this is from someone who managed to muddle her way through the 1st season of Torchwood). I haven't seen any of it. I'm curious what you would say to sell me on the series.?

It isn't mostly just pointless sex. It isn't even mostly just sex, and all of the sex has a point even if it is not immediately apparent.

But yes, there is a good deal of sex. It doesn't dominate the show, but it is prominent and explicit. If that squicks you out you shouldn't watch it.

Take a traditional Agatha Christie style murder mystery, make the protagonist a socially-awkward twenty-something telepathy, and add some romance with a socially awkward vampire who hasn't dated since the Civil War. There you've go the first season of True Blood in a nutshell.