Sanctuary 1.01 - 1.02

[tielan]

triciabyrne1978? The files you sent me didn't work. First one only worked in VLC, the second wouldn't play at all. I had to torrent it.

Will Zimmerman seems to be basically a better looking version of Doogie Houser. I have the feeling I've seen him before, but looking through his IMDb page, I've never seen any of the shows he's in.

There are moments where AT's 'British' accent is distinctly odd. As is Christopher Heyerdahl's.

Ryan Robbins is really quite a talented actor. The body stance and language patterns of Henry is so completely different to either Ladon, or the vengeful man in BSG: Collaborators.

Joel Goldstein did the music. You can tell that in the scene with the interview with the boy.

One thing about Stargate writers, they tend to have very showy, yet seriously impractical standoffs. A lot of monologuing (Y HELO THAR, RODNEY), but very little actually cunning. Why doesn't Helen put up the anti-teleportation field the instant she realises John's in the building? (The Stargate writers also have serious obsessions with names beginning with the letter J. They should see a therapist about that.) At least then she can contain John to deal with him and alert the others about what's happening to Ashley.

Overall...enjoyable. Has possibilities. Possibly.

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I tried watching Heroes 3.03 and got bored halfway through. It doesn't bode well.

Comments

[balikpulang.livejournal.com]

I tried watching Heroes 3.03 and got bored halfway through. It doesn't bode well.
Heh, I'd just lamented about Heroes (http://balikpulang.livejournal.com/#asset-balikpulang-76384) a few days back. I think I lost it after episode 4. Haven't seen any more eps since.

Haven't been able to bring myself to see Sanctuary yet.

[tielan]

I agree with much of what you wrote - and add that some of the things that they're carrying over this season from last are the things that frustrated me most last season.

- Maya's dependance on the men in her life - first Alejandro, then Sylar, now Mohinder

- the sheer stupidity of Hiro's innocent simplicity - he never stops to question anything, to think things over. He let the formula out because he was bored - and never stops to question if it was the right thing to do. The only thing more dangerous than intentional evil is unintentional stupidity - and Hiro is showing that in spades.

- Peter's "good is good and bad is bad" line is a bit hard to swallow, too: his repeated belief last season that Adam was good, purely because he helped save Nathan? IDIOCY. Especially when Matt, Hiro, and Nathan all pointed out what was happening. The whole thing with the break-out quartet? They're small-minded thieves and petty crims, nothing more. Small evil. If Peter really wanted to do something about them, he could; but he's too busy waffling.

...let's not even get started on Claire, Niki, or Mohinder's storylines this season.

*sigh*

Once again, a show fails to live up to its potential.

[balikpulang.livejournal.com]

I tried watching Heroes 3.03 and got bored halfway through. It doesn't bode well.
Heh, I'd just lamented about Heroes (http://balikpulang.livejournal.com/#asset-balikpulang-76384) a few days back. I think I lost it after episode 4. Haven't seen any more eps since.

Haven't been able to bring myself to see Sanctuary yet.

[tielan]

I agree with much of what you wrote - and add that some of the things that they're carrying over this season from last are the things that frustrated me most last season.

- Maya's dependance on the men in her life - first Alejandro, then Sylar, now Mohinder

- the sheer stupidity of Hiro's innocent simplicity - he never stops to question anything, to think things over. He let the formula out because he was bored - and never stops to question if it was the right thing to do. The only thing more dangerous than intentional evil is unintentional stupidity - and Hiro is showing that in spades.

- Peter's "good is good and bad is bad" line is a bit hard to swallow, too: his repeated belief last season that Adam was good, purely because he helped save Nathan? IDIOCY. Especially when Matt, Hiro, and Nathan all pointed out what was happening. The whole thing with the break-out quartet? They're small-minded thieves and petty crims, nothing more. Small evil. If Peter really wanted to do something about them, he could; but he's too busy waffling.

...let's not even get started on Claire, Niki, or Mohinder's storylines this season.

*sigh*

Once again, a show fails to live up to its potential.