Sanctuary Pilot: Sanctuary for All
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moonshaydeWow, I'm disappointed. I actually liked the webisode versions of this way way better. Huh.
I saw the webisodes some time ago and while they weren't perfect, I really really enjoyed them. The first 4 totaled about an hour and those 4 covered the storyline of the pilot.
I don't know. There were some improvements in the TV airing like fleshing out some of the side characters (and main characters) and making them a bit more likeable. There were parts recast. That's fine.
But overall, I found the pilot to drag and be a bit boring. The webisodes were tighter in that respect, though I do appreciate that the TV airing changed a few backstory things to make more sense.
I'm not sure what to think. I was really looking forward to this show, but the dialogue made me cringe half the time. Maybe I'm just accustomed to different kind of dialogue these days. I know much of the dialogue was the same in the webisodes and it didn't bug me then.
I'll give the show a try since I do like the premise. I was just really disappointed in how it ended up coming together. I expected much more.
I saw the webisodes some time ago and while they weren't perfect, I really really enjoyed them. The first 4 totaled about an hour and those 4 covered the storyline of the pilot.
I don't know. There were some improvements in the TV airing like fleshing out some of the side characters (and main characters) and making them a bit more likeable. There were parts recast. That's fine.
But overall, I found the pilot to drag and be a bit boring. The webisodes were tighter in that respect, though I do appreciate that the TV airing changed a few backstory things to make more sense.
I'm not sure what to think. I was really looking forward to this show, but the dialogue made me cringe half the time. Maybe I'm just accustomed to different kind of dialogue these days. I know much of the dialogue was the same in the webisodes and it didn't bug me then.
I'll give the show a try since I do like the premise. I was just really disappointed in how it ended up coming together. I expected much more.
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Date: 2008-10-08 02:53 pm (UTC)I was worried when I heard that the pilot was going to be 2 hours. I was afraid they might drag it out. And I was right. They could have cut a lot of stuff out of the pilot and made the writing tighter. The webisodes were far from perfect, but the pacing was way way better in them.
Things they improved on: They made Ashley have more personality. They introduced the tech guy sooner. He was originally in the next batch of webisodes but it was nice to see him come in earlier. They fleshed out the Helen and Druitt stuff better. Little things like that were nice.
What I didn't like? They retooled Will's backstory so now he seems more like Daniel. I liked him the way he was before. Brilliant, but it didn't seem so contrived. And it was the Bigfoot character that came and scared him as a child, and not monsters that ate up his mom. I much much preferred that link between the two characters than the no-link we had this time. I had this huige disconnect with how they presented Will here vs the webisodes. I just found him more his own character in the webisodes.
I really want to like it so I'll see how the next episode goes. The next episode should finish off the remaining webisodes that aired online and then it will be new material.