Entertainment

I'm trying to practice my review writing, and my review for (500) Days of Summer was one of them. Truth is, I'm pretty terribad at it. So, here's some more practice, with something I love more than movies: television programs. Enjoy, my children. Enjoy. First up is Warehouse 13:


Despite its many, many flaws and cliches, "Warehouse 13" proves to be a special and unique viewing experience.
"Warehouse 13" revolves around Secret Service agents Pete Lattimer (Eddie McClintock) and Myka Bering (Joanne Kelly), who are sent to work for the mysterious Warehouse 13 under the eccentric Artie Nielsen (Saul Rubinek). Warehouse 13, which is affectionately called "America's Attic" by Artie, houses many artifacts with special abilities.
Each episode, Pete and Myka are sent out to recover an artifact that has gone awry and neutralize its powers by dousing it in a special purple goop.
Sound silly? The adventure usually is, but the series succeeds solely because it does not take itself seriously. The drama is kept to a minimum, and most outings focus on the light-hearted pitter-patter that is the interaction between Pete and Myka. Although they stereotype as the typical polar opposite partners, their banter relies more on Pete's mishaps and Myka's eclectic interests. Think about it as "Psych" with magical artifacts.
Imagination is played to full here, in both the artifacts that need acquiring and the tools that Pete and Myka use. Items such as the Tesla, a sort of 1800's long range stun gun, show scientific items with historical resonance. Unlike "Fringe", which many viewers have been comparing it to, the show bases its mysteries more in history as opposed to science, and seperates itself from other sci-fi shows because of its premise basis.
It is defined as a comedy-drama, and its comedy holds much ground in situational humor; however, when the show does attempt drama, it seems a bit forced and overdone. McClintock and Kelly both don't act dramatically very well, but Rubinek can hold his own in more dramatic moments, though his have been few and far between. Where the show does well is popping the dramatic bubble once in a while with humorous interjections, like during a stand-off in "Magnetism" or while in a serious video conversation in "Claudia".
On the surface, "Warehouse 13" doesn't seem to set itself apart from other sci-fi series on television with its cliched characters and "scientific" items, but when you scratch away all of your presumptions and look past its follies, "Warehouse 13" proves to be a fun, engaging and unique program, best enjoyed by just sitting back and going along for the ride.