I watched the series premiere of Alphas tonight. Now if only there was an over the counter memory wiping treatment...
Yes, it was that bad.
I guess the first step is to try to explain the premise. I say "try" because the series itself doesn't do a very good job of it. It appears that "Alphas" are people with special neurology in their brains, and that using their minds gives them special powers. Some work for a government agency and others are out there doing their own thing, I guess.
The funny thing about these "powers" is that they make no sense when attributed in this way. For example, one person has the ability to listen to and trace cellular communications (except Nokia because it uses a different protocol). Huh? His mind power makes him a phone tap?
Then we have super strength, the ability to make other people believe whatever they are told and uncanny accuracy in throwing and shooting. So the Apha powers explanation is illogical at best.
Then we come to the characters, who were so un-memorable that I cannot recall any of their names. In addition they are not really likeable. The show is trying for that "edgy" feel that I REALLY wish SyFy would just forget about. And the result is a show that was almost unpleasant to watch. It is sort of like they tried to mix "Painkiller Jane" with "Mutant X". The result is not good - there is a lot of fast action but not enough exposition and characters hard to root for.
Oh well, at least both Eureka and Warehouse 13 returned and with good installments...
Yes, it was that bad.
I guess the first step is to try to explain the premise. I say "try" because the series itself doesn't do a very good job of it. It appears that "Alphas" are people with special neurology in their brains, and that using their minds gives them special powers. Some work for a government agency and others are out there doing their own thing, I guess.
The funny thing about these "powers" is that they make no sense when attributed in this way. For example, one person has the ability to listen to and trace cellular communications (except Nokia because it uses a different protocol). Huh? His mind power makes him a phone tap?
Then we have super strength, the ability to make other people believe whatever they are told and uncanny accuracy in throwing and shooting. So the Apha powers explanation is illogical at best.
Then we come to the characters, who were so un-memorable that I cannot recall any of their names. In addition they are not really likeable. The show is trying for that "edgy" feel that I REALLY wish SyFy would just forget about. And the result is a show that was almost unpleasant to watch. It is sort of like they tried to mix "Painkiller Jane" with "Mutant X". The result is not good - there is a lot of fast action but not enough exposition and characters hard to root for.
Oh well, at least both Eureka and Warehouse 13 returned and with good installments...
I see an opportunity for a somewhat snooty, paid science fiction channel which would market itself as the channel "For Thinking People". Have Google be its main benefactor and offer original material (a la YouTube, but longer format), as well as offer its own content. Pay model would be like YouTube's "rent a video" model, but with much lower proces as well as several free offerings. I would buy it.
), but thats the way it is 
I need to start watching that show. It was great when it first came out but somehow I stopped watching it (I dont have Syfy anymore). I see its on Hulu, so I will try to catch up. Welcome back!
