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SciFi Greenlights Espenson/O’Bannon Pilot WAREHOUSE 13!!

So, this is X Files in a warehouse? by GuyGardner	Oct 25th, 2007 07:12:33 AM
Oh yeah, and FIRST!
no, not just any warehouse: by newc0253	Oct 25th, 2007 07:23:58 AM
it's X Files in warehouse 13, to be specific.
Looks like the networks are starting an X-Files re-hash... by Abin Sur	Oct 25th, 2007 08:06:24 AM
We've got "Warehouse 13" PLUS the X-Files type drama that JJ Abrams is doing (forgot the name)...wonder what's next?
(SPOILER) The agents' names are "Sculder" and "Mully" by SpyGuy	Oct 25th, 2007 08:49:07 AM
And every week, they open a mysterious crate that leads them on a pursuit to uncover the truth that causes them to be chased by unmarked black helicopters. Still, Rock O'Bannon has enough cred in the bank after FARSCAPE to make the first episode worth my valuable time. Don't let me down, Rock.
Damn, I thought you meant Dan O'Bannon by Lance Rocke	Oct 25th, 2007 08:50:06 AM
where is that guy?
What's the First-Best TV Show ever forged? by Nice Marmot	Oct 25th, 2007 08:53:13 AM
And you could mix ANY new show premise in the world w/ the words Sci-Fi Channel and I will be under whelmed.
Gotta love the Pedigree there by CrichtonAstronut	Oct 25th, 2007 09:00:15 AM
Rockne O'Bannon and Jane Espenson. Farscape and two thirds of the Whedon trinity. (Did not she not write anything for Angel.) Kind of sounds like Eureka/The Chronicle territory. I expect we can count on a clever/cute factor from Lady Jane and O'B 1's got a solid recod for mixing human drama and scifi(Check Alien Nation out too). And some sharp dialogue and characterization besides. Now tell me Ben and Claudia are the agents in question and I'm so F'n there.
FBI agents by postalpez	Oct 25th, 2007 09:18:33 AM
If they make both FBI agents female it could be a hit. If only someone could do more with Ward 13. That should be a show/tv movie.
Mark Stern's Sci Fi Junk by DangerMan	Oct 25th, 2007 09:21:14 AM
This is the most derivative show EVER! A mash up of X-FILES, RAIDERS, AREA 51 (an unsold pilot from the same studio), NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM and MOONLIGHTING. I love how the article describes EUREKA as a "hit," just because somebody has actually watched it. I'm tired of all this unoriginality. One thing's for sure, based on the names involved... it won't be funny. Not a decent comic mind in the bunch.
lol skiffy does a show by palewook	Oct 25th, 2007 09:38:17 AM
based in a warehouse. nothing like bonnie on doing xfiles on a budget. i smell shit already.
The Gap Band says :"Get On the Atomic Train!" by Uncapie	Oct 25th, 2007 09:40:48 AM
As long as there are break dancing Hare Krishna's aboard.
I, too, thought this was going to be about Dan O'Bannon by ThreeOranges	Oct 25th, 2007 10:06:33 AM
And I got all giddy.
So where's The Lost Room series, you fucks? by crayon	Oct 25th, 2007 10:44:50 AM
Jesus christ. That was the Best New Show That Was A Mini-Series On SciFi Ever Forged Last Year, after all!
And every week... by Kid Z	Oct 25th, 2007 10:55:19 AM
... Something escapes from storage and the agents (Mulder and Scully Jrs.?) have to catch it and bring it back... YAWN! Why do all sci-fi shows have to endlessly recycle the basic plot of the Hair Bear Bunch?
Sounds like Creature Tech by Redstarleo	Oct 25th, 2007 12:04:30 PM
Sounds like Doug Tenapel's book Creature Tech ...sorta. It's about a scientist put in charge of a government warehouse that stores mysterious objects (alien artifacts, anachronistic items, mystic relics, etc.). Oh and there is the ghost of a mad scientist, his demonic house cat, and a weird alien dimension Christ. Tenapel had originally sold the story as a screen play, but the deal fell apart and he just published it as a book.
why do you assume it's Mulder and Scully? by cameron fry	Oct 25th, 2007 12:48:39 PM
I didn't see where it said it's a guy and a girl.... I'm thinking it may be less X-Files in a warehouse and a little mor Brokeback Warehouse...
The lazy storyline concept by Aloy	Oct 25th, 2007 02:24:43 PM
Wow! Each week a new artifact, escaped soul etc. with it's own new story to tell. Although some of these shows are at times interesting they rarely rise above average. And the bickering partners? Whether it's M & S or Brokeback.....snore!
Wow, Talk About Irony,... by Colier Rannd	Oct 25th, 2007 03:06:18 PM
It's great that you all are bitching because this MIGHT be a X-Files rip off by ripping off the people bitching about it being an X-Files rip off. Or ripping off other talkbacks so you can seem cute and clever. This is Jane Espenson people. She has yet to go wrong. Outside of Marti Noxin the Buffy writers are all top notch. I can't wait!
You can't send a boy up in a crate like that! by C.K. Lamoo	Oct 25th, 2007 03:11:01 PM
Literally.
The pefect show for Sci-Fi.. by Ironmuskrat	Oct 25th, 2007 04:09:36 PM
Low budget all the way.. Rent some warehouse up in Canada and turn it into a sound stage. Fill it full of crates and junk from whoever sells all that crap they put on the walls at Applebee's and Joe's Crab Shack. Hire a couple of no name actors to star, mix in the lowest budget effects money can buy and presto! A classic Sci-Fi channel original series! Of course you never know, they may actually create the next BSG or Farscape.. accidents can happen.
I have an idea by Bilblow	Oct 25th, 2007 04:37:28 PM
How about the ads at the bottom of Herc's posts cannot be larger then the actual post.
Warehouse Files by _Maltheus_	Oct 25th, 2007 05:21:26 PM
Farscape was probably the best sci-fi show of all time (maybe neck and neck with B5), but this has suck written all over it. I don't think Hollywood has ever been so committed to recycling old shit as they are now. I keep hearing about this writers strike coming up. I think they should just fire all the writers and rehire non-union ones. It's not like 95% of them could manage the basics of their jobs in the first place. And what really amazes me is that people like us are the target audience here. If a bunch of geeks from AICN aren't gonna watch your show, then what makes them think they're gonna pull away the American Idol crowd. They still have time not to air it, but they're going to go ahead and waste the money anyway. It's like buying stock, without doing market research. It's flimsier than gambling, as business models go.
Friday The 13th the Series starting Mulder and Scully. by Engelhast	Oct 25th, 2007 05:41:53 PM
Could be cool but it is not a very original concept. Has that Trash Gordon series been axed yet? It beyond sucked.
Highly derivative by BrowncoatJedi	Oct 25th, 2007 06:36:58 PM
What a load of crap.
Bet by Trik_Ster	Oct 25th, 2007 07:19:18 PM
there's a Eureka crossover
I Remember 'Friday the 13th The Series' by skoobyx	Oct 25th, 2007 07:35:23 PM
That was pretty cool. Or it was when I was 11 anyway.
How about instead of a warehouse make it a... by GornPirate	Oct 25th, 2007 07:40:13 PM
alien whore house? now tht's something we haven't seen before? It's not easy being a ho in space.
FNORD by ROBRAM89	Oct 25th, 2007 08:03:03 PM
I guess they can't legally call it Warehouse 23.
OMG! ROBRAM89! by acebandage	Oct 25th, 2007 08:32:33 PM
Is that a GURPS reference!?!?!
Yeah, I was hoping for Dan O'Bannon too by Creamery Butter	Oct 25th, 2007 08:56:25 PM
Where has Pinback gone? Don't tell me, it will only disappoint me.
This is so beneath Espenson and O'Bannon. by AnnoyYou	Oct 25th, 2007 11:22:23 PM
But I guess if everyone else is recycling things they should be able to as well. In fact, this almost sounds like a joke made up by writers: let's pitch a total X-Files retread/rip-off and see who bites - after all, that series has been off the air for five years, and probably no one remembers it anyway! Heh. I hope the pilot sells, and I hope they rip off as many X-F episodes as possible
Friday 13th TV series et al. by kabong	Oct 25th, 2007 11:37:18 PM
Stop. Cease and desist. Failure of imagination is not entertaining.
Yo Nixon by carpetofstars	Oct 26th, 2007 09:45:55 AM
You can always keep your shitty productions at home. Now that our dollar is worth more than yours the appeal of having Hollywood actors on our streets has lost it's appeal.
Ms. Hammer, the birds are calling your name... by bswise	Oct 26th, 2007 03:37:28 PM
..."cheap, cheap, cheapity-cheap-cheap." sigh BSG air-date shell-games, Farscape reduced to "Webisodes," Ben and Claudia's chemistry utterly wasted on SG, Canadian Flash Gordon...!? Has there been a good decision yet?
Hooray GURPS! by acebandage	Oct 26th, 2007 08:28:13 PM
i'm such a nerd. fnord.
Copying/Combining ideas and Rebooting by veritasses	Oct 27th, 2007 11:21:48 AM
is fine. Just about everything we see on TV is a copy, combination of, reboot or variation of something else. It's the quality that matters. I'd much rather see a well written, well executed series about Mulder and Scully knock-offs stuck over the last few seasons of the "real" X-Files. Espenson and O'Bannon are a darn good, credible, proven bunch to launch a new series. The SciFi channel has stumbled around, made some real bad/stupid decisions, and created some horrible stuff, but they're also responsible for BSG and Far Scape so there's always hope something just is good is going to be next.
The Immobile X-Files by Mullah Omar	Oct 27th, 2007 11:53:03 AM
It's gonna get old fast if they never get to leave the warehouse grounds. And I too was hoping for Dan O'Bannon.
DAN O BANNON by compn	Oct 28th, 2007 11:27:18 AM
i thought it was dan o'bannon too. WE NEED SOME SCIFI FROM DAN O'BANNON TO SAVE US NOW! this news has insulted my intelligence. there are at least a dozen different comics, video games, other movies and tv shows with this very premise. btw fuck scifi channel for creating this crap, but watch odyssey 5 every friday night because that show is beyond awesome.

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