Sanctuary Pilot: Sanctuary for All

[moonshayde]

Wow, 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.

Comments

[aelfgyfu_mead]

Then he learns it was one of Helen's rehabilitated monster people that did it and is truly sorry for it. Maybe they'll still do that, though if they do I just spoiled you.
In my post, I asked if anyone else thought that the monster who menaces Ashley (whom Will successfully fights) is the one who killed his mother. I very much expect that if that one isn't, another one down the road will be, so you haven't spoiled anything.

In the webisodes, had Will just seen the monster, and not lost his mother to it?

Will seems awfully dim for a genius to me.

[moonshayde.livejournal.com]

Yup, if I remember correctly, Will just saw a monster as a kid. He wasn't camping. His mom wasn't involved. Helen Magnus wasn't involved. He saw a monster and became afraid. As time went on, he tried to make sense of it.

And while in the webisodes he was shown to be a genius, they didn't overdo it like they did in the pilot. Will was my fave character from the webisodes :(

[aelfgyfu_mead]

Oh, noes! Robin Dunne played him in the webisodes too, right? If that's the case, then at least it's not the actor, and we can hope that the writers get themselves straightened out!