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SCI FI Channel - New Slate

SF Signal had an excellent 'catch-all' post detailing the the SCI FI Channel's recent Upfront Announcements (from last week). They have a huge amount of programming planned for this year! In general, I have a positive slant toward the SCI FI programming - but there are a few notable exceptions. Here's my take:

Not going to watch
"Ghost Hunters International", "Scare Tactics", "Mind Control with Derren Brown", "Brain Trust", "Estate of Panic"

Let's face it - I watch Sci-Fi to escape from the real world. I do not want to see 'reality' type shows on my Sci-Fi network. That might just be me...but I am sticking to my guns on this.

Watching, but no expectations
"Deputized" - "Deputized" is described as "...a dramedy in which an average Joe suddenly finds himself possessing special abilities after being accidentally fitted with an alien exoskeleton that cannot be removed." The guys over at AICN don't seem very high on it, noting that the writer, Joe Gazzam, sole IMDB credit was having a wife named Laurie. I'll watch an episode, but not get my hopes up.

"Alice" - "Alice" is a six-hour mini-series, based on "Alice in Wonderland" and created by the same team that did "Tin Man", which was pretty decent. I'll certainly give it a shot, especially as a mini-series.

High Hopes
"True Believer" - It's billed as "...a quirky, contemporary dramedy about a 20-something comic book nerd who hires a washed-up real-life Superhero to be his crime-fighting sidekick and teach him the ropes." The concept is from actress Rosario Dawson ("Sin City"), besed on a comic that she helped develop. If the initial viewing does well, there is a good chance that this one-shot will become a series (this is a so-called 'back door pilot'). I think that it has some potential, especially if Ms. Dawson has picked up some of Kevin Smith's ("Dogma", "Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back", "Clerks") wit.

The Stranded - Another comic-based concept! "The Stranded" features "five ordinary people living on Earth who, it turns out, are actually from a world called Standfire. Their past has returned — not to haunt them, but to kill them." Interesting. I will absolutely check this out and it is perfect for the SCI FI Network. Hopefully it is more like "Eureka" quality rather than the level of "Flash Gordon"

"Caprica" - I don't think I even have to say it - I am in! A two-hour backdoor pilot is approved for production, which will almost certainly become a series, unless it completely flops. The story will be set fifty years before "Battlestar Galactica" and follows the Adama family (and their rivals, the Greystones) in the 12 Colonies.

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Posted by Fred on March 28, 2008 2:06 PM
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