Tag: science fantasy

Warehouse 13, Season 1

Warehouse 13, Season 1

(Syfy, 2009)

Warehouse 13_Season 1

This quirky science fantasy takes several episodes to find its feet, establish a premise and strike the right balance between serious action and humorous character interaction. With the dynamic in place (mid-season), Warehouse 13 quickly starts to make good on its promise.

 

Doctor Who, Series 9

Doctor Who, Series 9

BBC, 2015

Doctor Who_Series 9

Bookended by Steven Moffat’s tulipomaniacal stake-raising and overblown (if ingenious) retrofitting of Doctor Who’s mythology, the other writers of Series 9 have crafted a straight flush of dark, self-contained science fantasy; gothic disturbances in which Peter Capaldi adds depth to his characterisation.