I loved the old Trek fight music in WH13. I wonder if they wrote the episode just so they could have an excuse to play it.
Goodbye, I guess.
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I seriously hope that they did not spend much on that effect in warehouse 13 since it is pretty much a preset and can be applied in just a couple minutes.
Given that that effect was because of a (probably) extremely limited plot device, I don't think we'll see it again. But dom-Myka was hawt. I had figured that she would be the princess rather than Claudia, though in hindsight, not so much. You know what though? Cheese can be good, and in this case, it was.
Will Wheaton is and forever more will be The Westley. I don't like his character and I wanted to yell at him, "Westley! Get up and help 'em you git!". Which is really weird since I'm not British and I've not even watched that much ST:TNG... Also, we got to see, IMO, a cape-from-The Incredibles moment with Jack and his tie. Figured Senator Wray was going to try for a little power play and keep control of GD. Kinda figured that was why Zane was in there; I don't think he'd intentionally jepardize Jo's chances like that.
Gary has got to be the star of Alphas. He's just a fun character. Not expecting Alphas to get another season (or more), given that Summer Glau is showing up next week. Her track record is not too good so far for shows sticking around once she's on 'em. 
So Wil Wheaton was on Eureka. That explains why it's being cancelled.
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It's been obvious since the first episode that WH13's FX budget isn't particularly large. Almost every special effect is conspicuously CG.|
Originally Posted by Dr_Mayhem
I seriously hope that they did not spend much on that effect in warehouse 13 since it is pretty much a preset and can be applied in just a couple minutes.
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I'd chalk it up to Eureka and the difficulty that show has had turning a profit. WH13's smaller main cast and lower quality FX are probably there to make sure the show stays in the black.
Goodbye, I guess.
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Spoilers (somewhat)
Artie is smarter than this episode portrayed him. He's the only one who was on to HG's schemes last year. Now he only has a feeling something's wrong. Based on the events that happened just prior to that, he should have been Tesla'ing the daylights out of a certain sweet talker.
Also how did the warehouse gang make it to the video game party in mere minutes? Last I checked South Dakota was not that close to California. Yet the first guy they talk to states the status of his buddies was only minutes.
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Originally Posted by Dr_Mayhem
I seriously hope that they did not spend much on that effect in warehouse 13 since it is pretty much a preset and can be applied in just a couple minutes.
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Originally Posted by Rodoan
Also how did the warehouse gang make it to the video game party in mere minutes? Last I checked South Dakota was not that close to California. Yet the first guy they talk to states the status of his buddies was only minutes.
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They've always played fast and loose with travel time on WH13. Remember when they went to Vegas to track down the gambling artifact? Seemed like they drove there in a matter of hours when it would've taken about a day, assuming they switched drivers and didn't spend the night anywhere.
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Originally Posted by Rodoan
Also how did the warehouse gang make it to the video game party in mere minutes? Last I checked South Dakota was not that close to California. Yet the first guy they talk to states the status of his buddies was only minutes.
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Goodbye, I guess.
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Actually none of those. I am talking about the base effect that was placed over everything to make it look cartoon like. It is a default plug-in for After Effects and is also created in a few other methods and plug-ins. It is just really cheap.
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Originally Posted by Father Xmas
Which effect are you talking about? The derezing? The yellow brick road? The quicksand?
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So long as it got the point across that they were not in the "real" universe, does it really matter about how expensive it is? I had no problem with it, overall. Not everything needs to be the Escape From Caprica level of SFX, after all. |
Originally Posted by Dr_Mayhem
Actually none of those. I am talking about the base effect that was placed over everything to make it look cartoon like. It is a default plug-in for After Effects and is also created in a few other methods and plug-ins. It is just really cheap.
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I would rather they take a plugin off the shelf then spend more money than necessary to get the needed effect. If it can keep budget cost down and thus more seasons, even better.
Funniest part of the entire WH13 episode...
Pete: "What I would give for some Gold Bond."
HAHAHHAHAH, priceless. Ok, maybe not the exact quote but crose enough!
I love Warehouse 13, it was a great episode.
Wil Wheaton as far as I know is a whiny little *itch in real life so no matter what character he plays I am not gonna like him. (He *itched for months that his character Aofel or whatever died plus he was a complete *ick to everyone who called his character Al or an elf, yeah I would get tired of that and purposly kill his character and never raise him again) If you don't know what I am talking about he played D&D with the people from Penny Aracade and yeah he was a complete whiny *itch, he ruined everyones fun.
For Alphas I love Gary he actually makes the show.
Cancel the kitchen scraps for widows and lepers, no more merciful beheadings and call off christmas!
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Actually, I'm surprised they've not explored the possibility of a rapid transit artifact. I'm thinking 7-league boots would be good, though it is only a single pair. Not good for a team. Good for emergency help from Artie.|
Originally Posted by Father Xmas
Which effect are you talking about? The derezing? The yellow brick road? The quicksand?
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I can't quote chapter and verse, but I do believe the show has referred to airline flights before. I'm guessing that make the warehouse close to Bismark, since being near a small town airport might not be so swift.
This has got me thinking that I need to do a "thoughts about Warehouse 13" thread.
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I'd say probably not. They cite the warehouse as being in western South Dakota, somewhat near the Badlands, iirc. They'd probably be using the Rapid City airport as that one has service to Minneapolis, Denver, etc. If you've ever been in that part of the country, you'd know it's the perfect spot for a government installation like that. There's barely anything there beyond cows... There's a reason that SD had a not-insignificant number of nuclear ICBMs in-state at one point.|
Originally Posted by Rodoan
Actually, I'm surprised they've not explored the possibility of a rapid transit artifact. I'm thinking 7-league boots would be good, though it is only a single pair. Not good for a team. Good for emergency help from Artie.
I can't quote chapter and verse, but I do believe the show has referred to airline flights before. I'm guessing that make the warehouse close to Bismark, since being near a small town airport might not be so swift. This has got me thinking that I need to do a "thoughts about Warehouse 13" thread. |
Also, there's an inherent problem with Seven League Boots...namely the fact that one step puts your one foot seven leagues away from the other.
If I had to guess about rapid transit artifacts, I'd almost say ninja tabi. Why? The mythological nature of ninja appearing out of shadows to strike at their targets. Namely, an artifact that grants the capability to travel through shadows. Or maybe the bell of the cow that jumped over the moon.
<<< Deep South boy. (hmm, there's a hero name there...) only been to the Dakotas once, and that was North, up by Fargo & Grand Forks. Never saw the Badlands, sadly.
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Originally Posted by Rodoan
<<< Deep South boy. (hmm, there's a hero name there...) only been to the Dakotas once, and that was North, up by Fargo & Grand Forks. Never saw the Badlands, sadly.
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tell me you're kidding! |
Originally Posted by Dark One
Well, you're in luck then. Tonight's artifact was exactly that. |
I hadn't seen the schedule. I watch them a day later on Amazon.
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Not kidding.|
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tell me you're kidding!
I hadn't seen the schedule. I watch them a day later on Amazon. |
BTW, what are the Powerball numbers going to be this Wednesday (sic)?
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Not kidding.
BTW, what are the lottery numbers going to be this week? |
I see a power ball of 42. Now to find out which lottery in the world it will be, you'll need to build a computer planet.
wow, what are the odds? Almost as cool as the time I unwittingly predicted 3 accidents for 3 days in a row. (not kidding) Maybe I should go stare at a goat or something. (kidding).
Since nobody started a thread or added to a previous one.
Eureka - Honestly I think Wil Wheaton is trying to damn hard to escape from his days as the Wesley. Not that I think he can't play the obnoxious jerk well, it's just getting to be his new stereotype.
Warehouse 13 - This episode is so full of cheese somebody needs to open up a wine shop next door. Original Star Trek battle music? Claudia as an Elf. Myka as a dominatrix. Wii controllers. Then you have the B-plot with Artie, Jynx and bad girl chick of the season. So who is the person pulling all the strings?
Alphas - Well it was OK. Basic odd couple/buddy cop plot. At least Gary got to drive at least once.
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