Warehouse 13 (2009– )

After saving the life of the President in Washington D.C., a pair of U.S Secret Service agents are whisked away to a covert location in South Dakota that houses supernatural objects that ... See full summary »

Creators:

Jane Espenson, D. Brent Mote

Stars:

Eddie McClintock, Joanne Kelly, Saul Rubinek

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 2 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Eddie McClintock	...	Pete Lattimer (53 episodes, 2009-2013)
Joanne Kelly	...	Myka Bering (53 episodes, 2009-2013)
Saul Rubinek	...	Artie Nielsen (52 episodes, 2009-2013)
Genelle Williams	...	Leena (50 episodes, 2009-2013)
Allison Scagliotti	...	Claudia Donovan (48 episodes, 2009-2013)
CCH Pounder	...	Mrs. Irene Frederic (23 episodes, 2009-2013)
Aaron Ashmore	...	Steve Jinks (22 episodes, 2011-2013)

Storyline

After saving the life of the President in Washington D.C., a pair of U.S Secret Service agents are whisked away to a covert location in South Dakota that houses supernatural objects that the Regents, an Authority above and outside any government, have collected over the centuries. Their new assignment: retrieve any lost objects and investigate reports of new ones.

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Plot Keywords:

supernatural | south dakota | artifact | supernatural power | digit in title | 

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Taglines:

Mystery loves company.

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

SciFi.com

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 July 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

13-as raktár

Filming Locations:

Glendon Campus, York University, Toronto, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Cable Productions, Syfy

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

One of the questions Artie suggests to ask when investigating artifact effects, "Do you smell fudge in places where there are no fudge?", becomes a bit of a running joke in the series. Midway through the first season, Myka uses the phrase "I smell fudge" to tell Pete that she's on the trail of an artifact; in the season two premiere, Artie identifies an invisible mine by smell, which Claudia immediately states is fudge.

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Quotes

Artie Nelson: Never rule anything out.

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Connections

Referenced in Syfy 20th Anniversary Special (2012)

User Reviews

Lite, entertaining supernatural puzzler

Now a lot of, I suspect, younger reviewers are slamming this show as a X-Files wanna-be. And other are unfairly comparing this one to "Fringe", which I LOVE BTW.

But Warehouse 13 occupies a lighter plane. Pete & Myka are NOT Mulder & Scully, and I do NOT want a repeat of that dark, tortuous, and frankly 'too-full-of-themselves' conspiracy skulduggery.

There's NO Dark conspiracy here-- just a mysterious organization that's trying to keep all the strange and powerful 'Objects' in a safe place where they can do no harm. The Fun is watching the two agents bounce off each other as they try and figure out the puzzle of WHAT the 'Object' is and how to Counter-act it. Sometimes, the hunt is serious-- but never Dark and bloody. Other times, the hunt is light and comical. And the episodes waver back and forth, giving the viewer a range of emotional impact-- but never too deep or too hilarious. It keeps a side of Serious without going too heavy for too long-- and yes-- they always pull through at the end-- and hello folks, that what most of Network TV shows are about. Because that's what most People really want when they turn on their TV after a Long hard day at work. Don't knock it.

And unlike a lot of current Sci-Fi shows (And here I also include Fringe) Warehouse is all about the fact that 'Mysteries' and 'Mythical Objects of Power' exist; but there is NO attempt to studiously explain the WHY or HOW. They just exist, and they can cause wonder, havoc, terror and joy-- but they all tend to have a Price.

And the Warehouse Organization is itself a seeming Mystery in and of itself. It seems to be OLDER than the US Gov't for one. And its Principals-- like Mrs. Fredrick seem to be 'Unexplainables' themselves.

For me-- Mrs. Fredricks is a gem of a character. She exudes gravitas. She's Utterly Unflappable and fundamentally dowdy like a Cast-Iron Grandma. Just don't be so foolish as to expect her to kiss you goodnight before you go to bed. Like Pete says: "She could just Glare you to death."

And she NEVER seems to WALK anywhere. She and her Bodyguard just APPEAR. But the DOOR never moves. That's a Nice touch.

Besides, Warehouse could be classified as an entertaining Family Show. Fringe is NOT for Kids. And X-Files is in a class by itself.

Take this show at it's own worth.