Warehouse 13
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This show is available on Netflix streaming. The first 4 episodes of the current season are up on Hulu.
I recommend starting with episdoe 1.04, which is the first episode that has Claudia in it. (Claudia is my favorite, she's a young computer geek with great quips and a great fashion sense. I spend a lot of time noticing her accessories.)
If you still find yourself stalling out on season one, which can be a little draggy, then skip ahead to 1.12.
The premise of the show is that there is a big warehouse in South Dakota where magical artifacts are kept. Agents of the warehouse travel around the country and world snagging, tagging, and bagging magical artifacts and bringing them back to the warehouse for safe keeping. These artifacts have effects on people that are usually bad/dangerous. It's an SFF show with comedy and adventure elements. I personally get a kick out of the fact that the show takes place in South Dakota-- probably the only non-Western show ever to do so. (Although their town is a lot cooler than any town to actually exist in SD.)
The main characters are Pete Latimer and Myka Bering, two secret service agents; Artie, their boss, and Claudia, the young computer whiz. CCH Pounder plays Arties' boss. Leena is the inn keeper, who also works for the warehouse and takes care of the place where they live. Later they are joined by HG (Helena) Wells, and Steve, who are canonically queer characters.
This show has a lot of women, and multiple women of color. One scene I watched had three women of color talking to each other about the PLOT. The guy who played Badger in Firefly (that guy), was also in that scene, but just kind of stood there looking useless. IT WAS AWESOME. There are cool guest stars, fun plots, and character development. Artie is a Jewish character who actually gets to have a Jewish identity rather than being a joke or stereotype.
There's also a really strong "found family" thing going on in the show!!
Thingswithwings wrote some stuff about the show here and she also wants you to watch it!
There is some ableism in Season 3, sigh. I would also like Leena to get some back story.
I ship: Artie/Claudia; Myka/HG, and randomly I ship Steve/Jason (who is Claudia's brother).
This show is available on Netflix streaming. The first 4 episodes of the current season are up on Hulu.
I recommend starting with episdoe 1.04, which is the first episode that has Claudia in it. (Claudia is my favorite, she's a young computer geek with great quips and a great fashion sense. I spend a lot of time noticing her accessories.)
If you still find yourself stalling out on season one, which can be a little draggy, then skip ahead to 1.12.
The premise of the show is that there is a big warehouse in South Dakota where magical artifacts are kept. Agents of the warehouse travel around the country and world snagging, tagging, and bagging magical artifacts and bringing them back to the warehouse for safe keeping. These artifacts have effects on people that are usually bad/dangerous. It's an SFF show with comedy and adventure elements. I personally get a kick out of the fact that the show takes place in South Dakota-- probably the only non-Western show ever to do so. (Although their town is a lot cooler than any town to actually exist in SD.)
The main characters are Pete Latimer and Myka Bering, two secret service agents; Artie, their boss, and Claudia, the young computer whiz. CCH Pounder plays Arties' boss. Leena is the inn keeper, who also works for the warehouse and takes care of the place where they live. Later they are joined by HG (Helena) Wells, and Steve, who are canonically queer characters.
This show has a lot of women, and multiple women of color. One scene I watched had three women of color talking to each other about the PLOT. The guy who played Badger in Firefly (that guy), was also in that scene, but just kind of stood there looking useless. IT WAS AWESOME. There are cool guest stars, fun plots, and character development. Artie is a Jewish character who actually gets to have a Jewish identity rather than being a joke or stereotype.
There's also a really strong "found family" thing going on in the show!!
Thingswithwings wrote some stuff about the show here and she also wants you to watch it!
There is some ableism in Season 3, sigh. I would also like Leena to get some back story.
I ship: Artie/Claudia; Myka/HG, and randomly I ship Steve/Jason (who is Claudia's brother).
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Date: 2012-09-21 01:14 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2012-09-21 01:40 am (UTC)This made me giggle right out loud, even though I'm in public.
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Date: 2012-09-25 10:36 pm (UTC)I imagine the writer's room:
a: "Well, we have this kinda famous guest star. He should really be in this scene."
b: "But let's put another woman in and give her the important lines instead!"
a: "What should Famous guest star do?"
b: "I don't know, just have him stand there and look pretty."
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Date: 2012-09-25 06:42 pm (UTC)it's what i imagine the baby would be like if the parents were the x-files and scooby doo :)
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Date: 2012-09-25 10:36 pm (UTC)no subject
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