Watching Bones

For those of you who enjoyed watching Eddie McClintock play Agent Tim Sullivan, tune into the SciFi, oh sorry, the SyFy channel and check out the new series Warehouse 13. Reviewed as “”Bones” meets “The Librarian” meets “Eureka,”" by HitFix, that pretty much sums it up. No, there’s more to it than that, but being a new series, there’s only so much to say. (That and I’ve only seen the pilot, so I’m not the best to give you the heads up on the show.)

Although I can tell you that the show is a LOT like Bones, and Eddie McClintock is playing his character from Bones pretty closely. Or, if you agree with HitFix, he’s playing it pretty close to David Boreanaz’s character Booth! They even suggested that “McClintock’s ideal niche is as basic cable’s David Boreanaz.” I guess if you’re going to channel someone, David is a pretty nice choice… Personally, I have to say that the somewhat flippant attitude is much closer to the Sulley that Bones *almost* fell in love with, and there’s just no comparison to Boreanaz’s Special Agent Seeley Booth.

From what I’ve seen and read, the show is a lot more Eureka than Bones, with only the stiff, by the book female lead and off-the-cuff, more laid back male lead solving mysteries to compare. The gist is that there is a secret government warehouse (hence the name) that houses mysterious and often magical/mystical objects that are being kept under lock and key due to the crazy/dangerous/unpredictable things they can do is evaluated. (And then they’re still kept in lock down.) For example, some of the items HitFix referenced were Houdini’s magical diary (which seemed like it was going to play some part in the pilot but was quickly put back in the warehouse without another word), Tesla’s stun gun (which we got to see in use during the pilot), a wish-granting kettle (that conjures ferrets when you wish for something impossible - isn’t that part of what wishes are supposed to be about?) and Thomas Edison’s electrical car (no wonder it’s stashed in the warehouse - gas companies would go under if something like this was ever developed!).

Anyway the show looks amusing, but seeing that I can’t keep up with the shows I already love, and the fact that it was a little more goofy than suspenseful, I don’t know that this is one that I’ll be keeping up with. But, if you’re missing Sulley and wondering when we might see McClintock back again, get your fix with Warehouse 13.

And let me know what you think! Oh yeah, the show’s on Tuesdays at 9/8C. Enjoy!