2024/07/05

On July 7^th 2009, Warehouse 13 came to our screens in a time that science fiction and with this I mean spaceships and such, was very limited. Battlestar Galactica was ending, Stargate Atlantis was cancelled although we did get Stargate Universe in October 2009. But all in all Warehouse 13 was the new kind of sci-fi we had to accept and appreciate. Think Eureka, Sanctuary, Primeval, it was sci-fi that perhaps was accepted and loved by a broader audience. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoyed Eureka, Sanctuary, Primeval and Warehouse 13 for the most part, but my heart will always lie with space drama’s, think Star Trek: DS9, Babylon 5, Stargate Atlantis, The Expanse, Dark Matter, The Orville and so on.

For me, Warehouse 13, has always been my favorite show out of the different kind of sci-fi. This mainly had to do because the brilliant cast! Saul Rubinek as Artie Nielsen, Jaime Murray as H.G. Wells, Allison Scagliotti as Claudia Donovan, Genelle Williams as the mysterious Leena, CCH Pounder as Mrs. Frederic, even more mysterious I might add. Also Aaron Ashmore as Steve Jinks and the two lead characters Myka Bering (Joanne Kelly) and Peter Lattimer, played by Eddie McClintock. These two characters, the Mulder and Scully of Warehouse 13. Always that vibe between them, will they or won’t they, the humor of the Peter character was the most important part of the show. It was a great ensemble show but these two characters made the show work for me.

Besides a great cast, we also see lots of strong recurring characters and guest stars popping in. Actors like Rene Auberjonois; Mark Sheppard; Lindsay Wagner; Jeri Ryan as Pete’s wife; Kate Mulgrew as Pete’s mom; Kelly Hu; Anthony Michael Hall; Anthony Head; Polly Walker; James Masters; Tricia Helfer; Laura Harris; Laura Innes; Armin Shimerman; Anthony Lemke; Amy Acker; Brent Spiner; Sasha Roiz; Faran Tahir; Erica Cerra; Nial Matter; Roger Rees; Paula Garcés and many, many more I now forget. So many great TV stars, it really was a joy to see these exciting recurring cast and guest stars in an episode of Warehouse 13. A lot of Star Trek degree!

The show ran for 5 seasons, the last season unfortunately was kinda short, only 6 episodes, still it had a very good run. Warehouse 13 was set in the Eureka universe, don’t know if this was intention from the start but at one point there were some cross-over episodes which made it more fun. Claudia Donovan was in Eureka a few times and Douglas Fargo (Neil Grayston) visited the Warehouse a few times. I also did a rewatch of both shows a few years ago, and for me, Warehouse 13 is the better show. For some reason the constant offending the Sherif Carter’s intelligence really began to annoy me, especially because he usually solved the problem with his ‘simple mind’. I know it was created like that but after a few seasons you would expect the other town occupants would come to realize this, and adjust their attitude towards him?!

What I did not really love about Warehouse 13, where the CGI scenes, like with Sanctuary and V (2009), it looks so fake, so obvious that they are before a green or blue screen, it is hard for the viewer to actually believe that it is real what they are watching. As a viewer you want to have the illusion that what you see is real, but with this kind of CGI, this very hard.

For a few years now, there have been rumors about a new Warehouse 13 season, Eddie McClintock himself mentioned it a few times. He was game! However at the moment they remain rumors and the strike last year did not help either. Still it would be fun to see the old gang come back, even if it would be for a miniseries or something.

Final Word:

Well, time goes by so fast, 15 years ago since this show started, it is fun, doesn’t takes itself so seriously, great cast, recurring and guest stars, very few weak episodes and in my opinion superior to Eureka. What is also nice is that Warehouse 13 has been released on Blu-ray a few years ago, so you can watch in the best quality available. Happy 15^th Anniversary!

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