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High Definition: The Apocalypse Will Be Televised

Sci-fi television is often full of storylines about heroes who prevent the destruction of humanity, but post-apocalyptic visions have mostly been reserved for the big screen. From Mad Max to The Road and every zombie movie before and in between, we’ve seen our worst fears come to fruition and looked for hope beyond them. But these same dystopian dreams have begun to pop up in TV, as well....  read more

Sanctuary Review. "The Five" (Episode 7)

Apparently we're living in the Year of the Vampire. In the upcoming Twilight film and HBO's series True Blood, vampires live among us. But in the universe of Sci-Fi's Sanctuary, we find out in Episode 7 ("The Five") that they were all killed out before the Middle Ages. Vampires were the race of the Pharaohs and the Caesars, intelligent and powerful, enslaving humans until they were killed off by they church. But they also play a large part in how Dr. Helen Mangus (Amanda Tapping) has lived to be 157 years old. She injected a syrum from preserved vampire blood,...  read more

Sanctuary Review. "The Five" (Episode 7)

Apparently we're living in the Year of the Vampire. In the upcoming Twilight film and HBO's series True Blood, vampires live among us. But in the universe of Sci-Fi's Sanctuary, we find out in Episode 7 ("The Five") that they were all killed out before the Middle Ages. Vampires were the race of the Pharaohs and the Caesars, intelligent and powerful, enslaving humans until they were killed off by they church. But they also play a large part in how Dr. Helen Mangus (Amanda Tapping) has lived to be 157 years old. She injected a syrum from preserved vampire blood,...  read more

Sanctuary review. Episode 6—"Nubbins"

Sanctuary has borrowed liberally from the sci-fi shows that preceded it. Creators Damian Kindler and Martin Wood are veterans of Stargate SG-1, and the two shows' mythologies—the reality of fabled aliens kept in secret from the general populace vs. the reality of fabled creatures kept in secret from the general populace—are extremely similar. Watching the beautiful, young Ashley Mangus (Emilie Ullerup) fight a gang of crypt keepers quickly calls to mind the heroine of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. And the latest episode, "Nubbins," is a tribute to the classic Star Trek episode "The Trouble with Tribbles."...  read more

Sanctuary review. Episode 6—"Nubbins"

Sanctuary has borrowed liberally from the sci-fi shows that preceded it. Creators Damian Kindler and Martin Wood are veterans of Stargate SG-1, and the two shows' mythologies—the reality of fabled aliens kept in secret from the general populace vs. the reality of fabled creatures kept in secret from the general populace—are extremely similar. Watching the beautiful, young Ashley Mangus (Emilie Ullerup) fight a gang of crypt keepers quickly calls to mind the heroine of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. And the latest episode, "Nubbins," is a tribute to the classic Star Trek episode "The Trouble with Tribbles."...  read more

TV Detail: Sanctuary review—Series premiere

Science fiction used to be nothing more than a novelty on Television, making periodical appearances in each decade since Buck Roger and Flash Gordon debuted in the 1950s. Not so much, anymore. Tonight, two sci-fi series premiered head-to-head, The Cartoon Network's Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Sci-Fi's Sanctuary. Both shows promised unique visuals: the video-game interstitial cut-scene feel of The Clone Wars and the CGI environments of Sanctuary. The latter was filmed almost entirely on green screen with the scenery added in afterwards. The strategy allows for a show that was originally designed for the Internet boast a setting...  read more

TV Detail: Sanctuary review—Series premiere

Science fiction used to be nothing more than a novelty on Television, making periodical appearances in each decade since Buck Roger and Flash Gordon debuted in the 1950s. Not so much, anymore. Tonight, two sci-fi series premiered head-to-head, The Cartoon Network's Star Wars: The Clone Wars and Sci-Fi's Sanctuary. Both shows promised unique visuals: the video-game interstitial cut-scene feel of The Clone Wars and the CGI environments of Sanctuary. The latter was filmed almost entirely on green screen with the scenery added in afterwards. The strategy allows for a show that was originally designed for the Internet boast a setting...  read more