Warehouse 13 Episode 1x01 - Grading & Discussion

[Jack Bauer]

It was quite fun though I think it dragged out the story too much. I think either and hour or 90 minute premiere would've been better. 2 hours seemed a bit too long.

I thought that Eddie McClintock and Joanne Kelly had some nice chemistry. I hope they don't do too much sexual tension stuff as that stuff is so played out on other shows.. I'd rather the characters have a brother/sister type thing.

I must say that Genelle Williams is very hot. And Joanne Kelly is gorgeous.

 

[BigFoot]

^ Agreed on the running time being too long. 90 minutes would have been perfect.

 

[Spider]

It was OK, but not much more. I thought the ending was beyond stupid, but if I remember, I'll DVR the next episode. I've already erased this one.

 

[Forbin]

I took issue with the 1920's video phone, unless it had modern cellular technology how can it transmist real time video bandwidth states apart. This show could have easily ben a Stargate spin off when you think of all the things the SG teams had stored at Area 51.

Keep in mind it's a light-hearted fantasy show, and don't even try to think about the technical stuff.

 

[od0_ital]

^

Like an electric car that needs all the passengers to hold on to the handle bar!

 

[bigdaddy]

I was poored with the story, the characters, the warehouse. It was just really boring.

 

[Othello]

It was ok. Nothing special, but nor horrible either. I see potential. I'll keep watching.

On a purely superficial note.. anyone else notice they made sure the female lead had on a shirt that was tight and really showed off her chest a lot? LOL

Secret Service Agents don't wear body armor. Bullets might ricochet and hit the president.

Where did you get body armor from a tight shirt to show off her boobs??

 

[Witterquick]

I was ready to abandon watching after 10 min but left the tv on and found it got better as the show progressed. But the show didn't grab me in any way. Neither the characters, the premise or the writing and style did anything for me. The premise and execution is rather "cute" but the thought of artifacts-of-the-week, episode after episode just simply bores me. The two leads are inoffensive but not really clicking with me.

 

[24thcenstfan]

I enjoyed the Pilot a little more upon viewing it a second time. I felt there were some pacing issues (slow plot development). This seemed to be less of a problem when I was able to zap through the commercials.

Overall, I think the show has potential. I ended up liking the Pete Lattimer character more than Myka Bering. I didn't like Artie much at all. A little too much of a bumbler.

Mrs. Frederick is an intriguing character and I look forward to learning more about her.

I get the feeling the writers haven't decided on what direction to take the series in regards to seriousness. Will it be more of a serious "X-Files" type show, or will they focus more on the comedy. I definitely want to see more back and forward verbal sparring between Myka and Pete. I think the partnership would be more interesting too if they bypassed creating a romantic "will they get together or not" type tension. I find that typical and boring.

All in all, I would rate this Pilot a B+. Looking forward to next week's episode.

 

[Witterquick]

You watched it a second time?

 

[bigdaddy]

I get the feeling the writers haven't decided on what direction to take the series in regards to seriousness.

I need to find the interview by one of the 10 writers of the pilot even admitted that they were picking and choosing what to put in the show because they have no clue how serious or not to be.

 

[Temis the Vorta]

ooookaaaayyy...

I made it to the B&B. I feel proud about that.

Wow, how odd. Usually the problem with shows is bad writing undermining decent actors. Here, it's the reverse. Pretty decent premise, snappy writing (a few bumbles - Myka climbs a dungheap without knowing? is her nose broken? but nothing too bad and the dialogue actually contains a few zings) but the casting was really too bad. Myka has the personality of a soap dish and while Pete isn't that bad, they're obviously going for Joe Flanigan-style snarky charm and getting jackass instead. An object lesson in how difficult it can be to get that Flangian/RDA thing going.

An interesting series that I might have stuck with, if they'd cast, say, Elizabeth Mitchell and Ben Browder in the lead roles. Oh well, more time to go out and play in the sun this summer.

And now I feel I have to stick up for South Dakota. The Badlands is a frakking national park and pretty damn spectacular if not terribly well known. So they go and shoot in some nondescript abandoned quarry and call it The Badlands? Good gort. What's next, they shoot an episode in a muddy ditch and call it the Grand Canyon? I know they can't afford to shoot footage in the actual Badlands, but then just call it "random prairie" and don't insult an area of actual beauty with your bullshit little TV show.

Sorry. Still bitter about that time they tried to pass off Vancouver as San Francisco. If anything, this incident is even more aggrevating.

 

[Technobuilder]

Expectations were low, but I kinda liked it.

Saul Rubinek is who I came to see. The Formula stories are going to get boring quick though.

 

[Trubinator]

Well, like it or not, it looks like the show may be around a while. THR is reporting that the pilot scored about 3.5 million viewers ... rather high for this network. If future episodes do well, I think we can expect another pickup.

 

[RJDiogenes]

Like an electric car that needs all the passengers to hold on to the handle bar!

Since he later hooked it up to a battery, one might suppose that Artie was using it to make a point with his new staff members (and provide a bit of exposition to the audience).

This was a pretty good beginning. I liked the retro/Jules Verne/Steampunk elements; and the pullback of the warehouse, complete with ships and dirigibles was cool. The show also seems to have a good heart; the characters were sympathetic and even the antagonists were more flawed than evil. I liked Artie's "I know, love hurts" remark to the Lucretia Borgia painting. I just hope they go with a theme of freewheeling adventure, rather than falling into the adolescent "dark and edgy" trap. If people start blowing smoke in each other's faces or puking all over themselves, I'm gone.

 

[Greg Cox]

Well, like it or not, it looks like the show may be around a while. THR is reporting that the pilot scored about 3.5 million viewers ... rather high for this network. If future episodes do well, I think we can expect another pickup.

That's better than I expected, considering most of the world was probably watching the coverage of Michael Jackson's memorial . . . .

 

[Checkmate]

Re: the car. My assumption was that it takes one person's energy to carry one person's weight. So one person can run the car alone. But three people all need to be "powering" the car or there isn't enough juice to move all three people.

While I haven't seen the show yet, I just have to say that's a pretty faulty argument as you're ignoring the weight of the car. If two people can power the car, then obviously that's enough to carry the weight of two people plus the car. Since the car's weight will stay the same, the more people you add the fewer people (compared to the whole) will be needed to power it.

What is wrong with you people?

I told you twice, they clearly showed Artie hook up a battery to the car to power it when he rode it by himself.

What's wrong with you? Did I once say that he didn't hook anything up to a car battery? No. I said that his argument in particular was weak regardless of whether or not he did.

The world doesn't fucking revolve around you. Quit assuming everyone's replying to every insignificant thing you have to say.

 

[Carpe Occasio]

What is wrong with you people?

I told you twice, they clearly showed Artie hook up a battery to the car to power it when he rode it by himself.

What's wrong with you? Did I once say that he didn't hook anything up to a car battery? No. I said that his argument in particular was weak regardless of whether or not he did.

The world doesn't fucking revolve around you. Quit assuming everyone's replying to every insignificant thing you have to say.

Why so hostile? Of course the world doesn't revolve around me, but I was bringing out a very significant plot point in reference to the car. As for your musings about the weight of the car, etc., it has no bearing because Artie (the character) said the car needed two people to put both hands on the bar. When just one person took just one hand off the bar the car ceased to function. It only worked with two people (there is only room for two passengers and the driver who cannot reach the bar) having both hands on the bar. Unless of course you hook up a battery.

 

[CorporalClegg]

What is wrong with you people?

I told you twice, they clearly showed Artie hook up a battery to the car to power it when he rode it by himself.

What's wrong with you? Did I once say that he didn't hook anything up to a car battery? No. I said that his argument in particular was weak regardless of whether or not he did.

The world doesn't fucking revolve around you. Quit assuming everyone's replying to every insignificant thing you have to say.

How did I get pulled into this argument?

 

[Carpe Occasio]

What's wrong with you? Did I once say that he didn't hook anything up to a car battery? No. I said that his argument in particular was weak regardless of whether or not he did.

The world doesn't fucking revolve around you. Quit assuming everyone's replying to every insignificant thing you have to say.

How did I get pulled into this argument?

That's what you get for using the animated avatar I made for you.