Random Viewing Thoughts: Warehouse 13
When I'm not gaming or writing, I watch TV. Netflix and Amazon Prime are our frequent guests at home, because we dont' have cable. That means sometimes it takes a while for us to get to a series. It has to be available to stream. But it also means we can frequently watch entire seasons and series at once.
Or pick random movies. Whatever strikes our mood. And we tend to pick the less mainstream films.
And every once in a while I feel the desire to muse aloud about these shows and movies. Not really so much reviews as impressions--initial and long term--and thoughts.
If this works (working defined as it doesn't just sound like random gibberish), I'll make it a regular feature.
Saul Rubinek & Eddie McClintock courtesy of WikipediaWarehouse 13About six months ago, Amazon Prime started recommending this Warehouse 13 thing to us. And after going through Dexter, and The Walking Dead, and Game of Thrones, we had no idea what to watch next that could even compare.
So I figured, "Meh. Let's give this a try." And let it kind of play in the background one night. Very first impressions, it wasn't bad. First episodes never nail the characters, and at least it wasn't Arrow (which, for the record, will probably never make it to a random viewing thoughts post. Not by me anyway.)
As the episodes ticked away, I was spending more and more time watching, and less time writing like I was supposed to be. It was lighthearted (sometimes I need a little of that, especially after marathoning something like Game of Thrones), it didn't take itself too seriously, and the character dynamics were... different. I won't say unique, that's not really a thing these days, but they certainly twisted the standard tropes of tough guy agents and everything else that goes along with a show with questionable fantastical elements.
And suddenly, we'd eaten through Season 3, and there was no more free Warehouse 13. EEP!
I can't even say where along the way I stopped thinking "Oh this is kind of fun and campy" and started thinking "OMG THE CHARACTERS I ADORE THEM!"
(I don't have a problem buying TV episodes or movies, so we didn't wait for seasons 4 & 5 to go free. We paid, and watched).
The series wound up this last week, with a very short Season 5. As the season started, I was reminded exactly why I feel in love with these quirky peoples. I was a little iffy on the episodes. Where all the arcs and development up to that point had felt smooth and natural, the characters made some drastic changes (okay, I thought they were drastic), that felt rushed. Reasonable conclusions, but still rushed.
And then last night, I got to watch the season finale. I thought "okay, no big deal" because I'm not a get choked up kind of person about TV characters. I'm not very good at hard core fandom.
And yet 15 minutes in, I was sniffling. Absolutely engrossed, choked up, and emotionally attached as I watched this series wind up and the characters find their endings and new beginnings.
Which, to me, is what makes a story. Not the story, because I'll be honest, the 'monster of the week' methodology is so overdone...
But the characters. The people who drive the tale forward, and make me feel for them, even if their situation is forced or contrived.
So...thoughts? Have you seen the show? No spoilers, please. Or if not, can you enjoy a film or TV show even if the plot or world building is a little less than there, as long as the characters draw you in? Or is plot/world everything?
Or pick random movies. Whatever strikes our mood. And we tend to pick the less mainstream films.
And every once in a while I feel the desire to muse aloud about these shows and movies. Not really so much reviews as impressions--initial and long term--and thoughts.
If this works (working defined as it doesn't just sound like random gibberish), I'll make it a regular feature.
Saul Rubinek & Eddie McClintock courtesy of WikipediaWarehouse 13About six months ago, Amazon Prime started recommending this Warehouse 13 thing to us. And after going through Dexter, and The Walking Dead, and Game of Thrones, we had no idea what to watch next that could even compare.So I figured, "Meh. Let's give this a try." And let it kind of play in the background one night. Very first impressions, it wasn't bad. First episodes never nail the characters, and at least it wasn't Arrow (which, for the record, will probably never make it to a random viewing thoughts post. Not by me anyway.)
As the episodes ticked away, I was spending more and more time watching, and less time writing like I was supposed to be. It was lighthearted (sometimes I need a little of that, especially after marathoning something like Game of Thrones), it didn't take itself too seriously, and the character dynamics were... different. I won't say unique, that's not really a thing these days, but they certainly twisted the standard tropes of tough guy agents and everything else that goes along with a show with questionable fantastical elements.
And suddenly, we'd eaten through Season 3, and there was no more free Warehouse 13. EEP!
I can't even say where along the way I stopped thinking "Oh this is kind of fun and campy" and started thinking "OMG THE CHARACTERS I ADORE THEM!"
(I don't have a problem buying TV episodes or movies, so we didn't wait for seasons 4 & 5 to go free. We paid, and watched).
The series wound up this last week, with a very short Season 5. As the season started, I was reminded exactly why I feel in love with these quirky peoples. I was a little iffy on the episodes. Where all the arcs and development up to that point had felt smooth and natural, the characters made some drastic changes (okay, I thought they were drastic), that felt rushed. Reasonable conclusions, but still rushed.
And then last night, I got to watch the season finale. I thought "okay, no big deal" because I'm not a get choked up kind of person about TV characters. I'm not very good at hard core fandom.
And yet 15 minutes in, I was sniffling. Absolutely engrossed, choked up, and emotionally attached as I watched this series wind up and the characters find their endings and new beginnings.
Which, to me, is what makes a story. Not the story, because I'll be honest, the 'monster of the week' methodology is so overdone...
But the characters. The people who drive the tale forward, and make me feel for them, even if their situation is forced or contrived.
So...thoughts? Have you seen the show? No spoilers, please. Or if not, can you enjoy a film or TV show even if the plot or world building is a little less than there, as long as the characters draw you in? Or is plot/world everything?
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