Category: TV-series
Alphas ‘Rosetta’ review and ‘Never let me go’ preview!.
Finally did I manage to get round to reviewing last weeks episode of Alphas. It maybe summer holiday for others but not for me, which is really a shame because last weeks episode of Alphas just rocked! It was entitled ‘Rosetta’ in reference, obviously, to the Rosetta stone which helped decipher the ancient Egyptian language. This episode is the first since the pilot to really move forward the Alphas mythology. Remember from the pilot that Cameron had been recruited into Dr Rosen’s Alpha group after he had tried to assassinate government witnesses who were involved in studying Alphas. It was revealed he was...
Warehouse 13 ‘Queen for a Day’ Review!
Warehouse 13 certainly took off well in its third season. Better special effects, more budget towards the set and the cast appearance was considerably altered. Almost as if for 5 years production had ceased and only just restarted. What was also different was the level of drama, which was considerably increased. This probably because the series wouldn’t have a long lifetime if it merely became a ‘artifact of the week’ show. We already learned a great deal about Myka’s background in the last season but Pete’s background has but a reference to his alcoholism not been touched upon. That was set right in this...
Eureka “Up in the Air” review!
Another week, another Eureka review! This week we see our crew train for the Astraeus mission to Titan, it is still too early to say whether the show will ever go to Titan but it seems suddenly that it has a goal to work towards to. Despite the fact that almost everybody is training for the mission (Blake, Lupo, Zane, Fargo, Henry and his wife) it is certainly not clear if anyone can go. In the meantime Carter has got his handful when a supposedly normal case of ‘bank robbery’ turns out into a suspected case where the entire ‘bank’ has been physically robbed....
Eureka “Reprise” review!
Eureka is back for another episode, this time the plot takes a little while to get started. Fargo thinks he is getting evaluated after last weeks unsanctioned rocket launch and to gain strength for the upcoming ego fight he is listening to some unusual tunes. In the meantime doctor Blake needs to disappear because she doesn’t fit into this story and ends up saving somebody from a roadside crash. Instead we get Carter having to look after Blake’s two kids which includes Kevin (played by Trevor Jackson) who despite some difficulty with his dialogue seems hellbent on cracking everybody up...
Eureka “Liftoff” review!
Eureka is back! Finally season 4 can continue. Since season 4 took the series in a new direction we have been delighted with mostly superb episodes after season 2 and 3 took a slow march downwards. The first thing noticeable in this episode are the special effects, lets hope will stay as good as they were. The storyline revolves around the accidental launch of a Mercury era space capsule that is tested for an experimental FTL drive, only downside is that both Fargo and Zane are in it. After nearly blowing it out of the sky the gang on the ground have to rescue...
Alphas first episode review!
Alphas is the latest tv-series from the Syfy Channel. It is produced by no other than Gail Berman (Malcolm in the middle, 24) and Ira Steven Behr (DS9) and has both sci-fi and supernatural elements. The series revolves around a group of people with special abilities such as superb hearing and smell as well as being able to listen to the ether (TV, wi-fi etc). The head of this group is Dr. Lee Rosen (David Straithairn) who acts as both guide fo the group members and liaison between a mysterious government facilitator Wilson (Callum Rennie). The episode starts when a witness of Wilson gets shot to...
Torchwood: Miracle Day first episode review!
Torchwood is back for a fourth season. Now it has the subtitle ‘Miracle Day’ and will take place largely in the US. The new season sees the return of Captain Jack Harkness (John Barrowman) and Gwen Cooper (Eve Myles) as the remaining members of Torchwood. This season they will be accompanied by Rex Matheson (Mekhi Phifer) a CIA agent and Esther Drummond (Alexa Havins). The new season/series storyline revolves around the premiss that the entire world has stopped dying. Despite the initial jubilation at this ‘Miracle Day’ things quickly get gloomy when the full repercussions become known. Of course both Rex and Esther quickly make...
Summer scheduling of your favorite TV-shows.
Here is the complete schedule of all sci-fi tv-schows set to air this summer. Torchwood: Miracle Day (8th July). Alphas (July 11th). Warehouse 13 (July 11th). Eureka (July 11th). Fringe (september 23rd). Sanctuary (fall 2011). It would seem that July 11th is going to be a big day, check back for the reviews on July 12th. The review of torchwood can be expected any day now.
Ongoing coverage of Fringe, Warehouse 13, Sanctuary and Torchwood.
This page is the place to be for the latest buzz on upcoming, ongoing and foregone TV-series. At present we are mourning the loss of Stargate Universe and before that Stargate Atlantis. This September we shall be once again enthralled by the return of Fringe for what could well be its own next to the last season. Then on July 11th will air the first episode of the new Syfy channel series Alphas. Stay tuned for the first review then. Please come back for our ongoing coverage of Sanctuary, Warehouse 13 and Torchwood.
New SyFy channel series ‘Alphas’ airs july 11th.
The much touted new Syfy channel series ‘Alphas’ will definitely air on July 11th. The series is a superhero/sci-fi themed story about five individuals (alphas) who discover they have special abilities. Each specializes in one ability and together they try to rid New York from evil. At first this seems like another attempt on behalf of the Syfy channel to produce a series that would appeal to a greater audience by treating the Science-Fiction elements lightly. We will have to see if their attempts to come up with a series that isn’t as excentric as Fringe nor as uselessly techie as Numbers will...
Welcome to SciFiEmpire.net
Dear readers, This is the first post of ScifiEmpire.net, which is a new website dedicated to bringing you the latest news, previews and reviews ranging from movies, books, DVD and computer games. We will also give in-depth analysis of gadgets and conventions. Yours sincerely, Kane
