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 (49 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 Alphas: Never Let Me Go (2011)

User Reviews

I like Warehouse 13

Especially the character of Claudia. While most of the other recurring characters are fine, well acted and occasionally engaging, Allison Scagliotti's Claudia is the only one with fire and passion. H. G. Wells shares some of Claudia's intensity but pales just a little in comparison.

And I have to give the concept of the Warehouse applause for it's originality and potential as an endless source of interesting episodes, which, unfortunately, it has failed to mine.

A really sore point with me is 'Getting Soap Opera-y' which means stretching a story line through multiple episodes in high melodrama using cliff-hanger plots that change the rules with each new resolution while driving towards an Apocalypse. I like my shows better when episodes are episodic, a new story each week. Past few seasons, WH 13 has emphasized the former. Even then, I still find the scenes with Claudia worth watching and, with a little less melodrama and cliff-hanging, I could have enjoyed the serials, especially the one centered on Wells. Except for an even bigger flaw: Pete.

The insecure, self-absorbed Egotist has been a staple of western drama since the Renaissance, usually played for comic relief (Falstaff). But there is one hard and fast rule in writing the character - you never let them refer to themselves in the first person. It grates. I I Me Me Mine Mine will, eventually, have you throwing tomatoes at the actor and your shoe at the TV set. That's how I feel about Pete; every time I hear him say I, Me or Mine I cringe and change channels. His character is annoying enough without rubbing it in.

There is a technical reason for this prohibition: narcissists use first person pronouns to draw attention to themselves which brings the plot-line to a screeching halt and you feel like you just hit a wall. Anyone else, those pronouns just fly by; the Petes screaming 'LOOK AT ME!' drive you off the screen.

For all of that, if WH 13 ever returns to its roots and becomes, once again, episodic I'll be a fan. Toning down Pete would be a grand bonus.

And WH 13 is far from being the only offender - Joe and Brian in Wings and Frasier in Frasier (not so much Cheers) are every bit as irritating when using the Toxic I.

Back to Claudia - she is a delight, simply watching her on the screen.

Finally, my criticisms are purely personal - if you can stomach Pete or if you liked WH 13's Soap-Opera-y-ness serial-ness, more power.