Warehouse 13

For those that don't know, Warehouse 13 is a show on The Sci-Fi Channel (I refuse to call it by its new name SyFy) about a place stocked with all the secret cool stuff the government has stashed away over the years and the agents in charge of finding anything weird and dangerous that needs to go there. Kinda like the place at the end of Raiders of the Lost Ark.

My one sentence review: This is a fun show.

As far as I'm concerned, not every property dealing with a sci-fi or fantasy element has to make us look deep inside ourselves to find a bigger truth. Sometimes, a couple of actors having fun with their roles inside a world where nifty things happen is all I need.

Now don't get me wrong. I'm not falling all over myself for this thing. Like a lot of series before it, it's taking a few episodes to find its footing. But I think it's getting there. The actors are growing more and more into their roles and beginning to jive really well with each other.

Not Mulder and Scully ripoffs. Yet.

There was a scene last week with Pete, the male lead, in a room by himself with an ancient Japanese sword and, thinking he's alone, he starts playing with it, doing the exaggerated Japanese Movie film dub voice as he has an imaginary sword fight. It was goofy and silly and something I don't see on other shows, but totally something I would do myself! Some probably find the scene an exercise in stupidity, I find it an exercise in awesome.

The stories are improving and becoming more enjoyable. I really dig the mixture of old tech and new (Steampunk, the younguns call it). I'm no scientist, but you kind of have to look past certain things that might stretch believability. I've seen people complain, wondering why these people would use these old timey looking pocket TV monitor dealies to talk to each other instead of cell phones like most modern advanced human beings do. Other than the fact that it looks neat, what is the point? the logical thinking fellow geek asks.

The monitor thingie is cool, as is Artie.

I say, “Who cares?” I find it a nice change of pace from all these shows that have fast moving characters in high pressured situations with their ears glued to a stupid cell phone. I see enough of that in real life.

All I want from this show is a mental break from the real world for an hour or so and that is what it delivers.

It's a fun show and that's all I ask.