Posted by: Kayode Kendall on July 30, 2009 at 1:43 pm
The rebranding of the Sci-Fi Channel, now known as “Sy-Fy”, continues to be an excercise in voluntary retardation. We’re not even gonna talk about the facepalm-inducing slogan, “Imagine Greater”. That’s like asking a five year-old who had too much Kool-Aid at the park to piss his pants greater! Watching their latest series, Warehouse 13, I almost choked to death laughing when I saw “A Sy-Fy Original Series” in the opening credits! The irony can’t be lost on anyone that’s seen this show, as it ridiculously apes its basic framework from Fox’s Fringe:
Male/Female partner dynamic with thinly-veiled sexual tension? Check!
Dilapitated base of operations/museum of weird science and the paranormal? Check!
Slovenly old eccentric scientist? Check!
Spunky black assistant that never gets to go on missions with the cool kids? CHECK!!!
Which (FINALLY, I know!) brings us to this week’s lovely lady, Genelle Williams. For all my indignation, I’ve actually enjoyed the one or two episodes of Warehouse 13 I’ve managed to catch, so I’m willing to give it a chance. Maybe they’ll actually give Genelle’s character, Leena, something of merit to do. It makes me wonder if this is a sick joke that the people in charge of these shows are playing. At the end of the day, they’re all trying to be The X-Files, but the female leads don’t stand a snowball’s chance in hell of being the total package that was Gillian Anderson as Dana Scully. So when they insist on including supporting female characters that, at least I think are more engaging, it boggles my mind! Is Gina Torres the only sista standing on the frontlines when some sci-fi action needs to go down?!?
7 Responses to "My Future Ex-Wife Of The Week: Genelle Williams"
3 | landadda
Oluchi: Hey Kayode, can I be your future ex-wife?
Kayode: Nah baby, that skin too dark, I like those redbone girls…
4 | kayode
C’mon now! That ain’t fair! Oluchi was one of my picks for Shola’s Pop List!
6 | xsuit
September 5th, 2009 at 1:19 pm
I think it’s kinda funny you mentioned it being a Fringe rip since until now I hadn’t even thought of it that way. Though they share similarities though, I have to admit that I think it’s possible to appreciate them both since they take the plots in two very different ways. Fringe focusing more on the drama while W13 is clearly more light-hearted and comical.
All that aside bringing Fringe’s Astrid in the mix makes this a hard sell.
7 | kayode
September 5th, 2009 at 5:27 pm
Speaking of Astrid!
http://bsaidso.wordpress.com/2009/04/16/my-future-ex-wife-of-the-week-jasika-nicole/
But yeah, I’m certainly not trying to say W13 is a bad show, but the basic framework is there.
