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It’s Over

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And just like that, my love of Warehouse 13 is over.

This show had so much going for it, but ruined the dynamic of the show by introducing a new recurring character, Claudia. I could initially excuse the cliche of adding a brilliant, disinterested emo kid, but the portrayal by the actress (who needs a voice coach to explain the difference in making sardonic comments and sounding like you’re vomiting in your mouth) was a major killing point. After talking to Ben, I started to become annoyed at the cliche as well, and now I’m just so full of disappointment that I can no longer watch.

As I said on twitter, it’s like they introduced their version of Scrappy-Doo waaaay too soon. The show didn’t need this extraneous character so soon; the cast was just beginning to take the show and run with it and now there’s this annoying young vomiter stinking up the Warehouse. If anything, what we needed to see was more of Leena, the mysterious, aura reading B&B proprietor. I mean, this cast boasts CCH Pounder for pete’s sake (no pun intended), and she gets fewer episodes than this Claudia? Not on my TV.

Fandom, TV

Not “The” Clash

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Two episodes in and I am utterly fascinated by The History Channel’s new series Clash of the Gods. It’s not the standard documentary, and with all the gore and stylizations, I would say it’s more in the 300 vein. So far, we’ve seen Zeus (though sadly not a hot one like we will see soon), and Hercules. Thanks to my pal Percy Jackson, I already knew a lot of what was being discussed.

The upcoming episode schedule (subject to change) is:
[Mondays at 10PM ET/PT]
August 3 (premiere ZEUS)–now on History.com/video
August 10 HERCULES
August 17 HADES
August 24 THE LABYRINTH OF THE MINOTAUR
August 31 MEDUSA
[Sept 7 – pre-empted]
September 14 ODYSSEUS: CURSE OF THE SEA
September 21 ODYSSEUS: WARRIOR’S REVENGE

September 28 – October 12 – episodes BEOWULF, THE LORD OF THE RINGS and THOR dates TBA

I urge to watch, even if you have to catch it via History.com. It’s that good. Visit the KPITV blog to get more information and general awesomeness from the actual makers of the series.

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More Than Human

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I finally gave in and then rushed through finishing Being Human. There are quite a few edits that BBCAmerica threw at us that I’m not surprised to see, though calling someone a “twat” is a surprising one. Seeing a bit more nudity is always amusing.

The more I watched, I realized that Annie and Mitchell are two of my favorite characters to come along in a very long time. I certainly don’t mean that George is any less wonderful, but Annie and Mitchell are just more relatable (which considering their place in the world, is just weird). I’m so sad that I didn’t watch this sooner, and I’m also sad that I’ve finished the first series so quickly. I guess I’ll never be a fan of a six-episode run (unless it’s a merciful ending a la Demons). I’m so glad to see that there will be a second series and that I have to wait only five months to see it. I’ll just loop Series 1 until then.

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True Bored

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I’ve been having a “twitch moment” after the last several episodes of True Blood and now I’m just going to stay it aloud, “True Blood is boring.”

I’m trying to think of the show as someone who has not read the books and I still find it boring. Oddly enough, the parts I find boring are the ones that are not in the books, though I didn’t find the books all that *exciting*. I would think that the point of adding things in would be to spice it up. The whole Jason/Fellowship of the Sun plotline (not in the book), Maryann/Sam plotline (mentioned in the book for like, two seconds, and very unlike how it is on the show), Layfayette storyline (uh, dead in the book, though I would love to see him even more on the show), and the Bill/Lorena flashbacks (hell to the no) are repetitive, drawn out, and unnecessary. I hope we get a little more action infused into the series because the “slow burn” of the first book won’t work so much with the rest of the book series without seriously killing the mood. If you look at the storyboard on the left, you’ll see that nearly every random snapshot had captured a BORING scene. This show has actually made wild orgies boring. Imagine that!