Defiance (SyFy TV series)

[Perpetual Change]

Anyone plan on watching it? I think it looks like it could be pretty good, and since I heard a lot of people involved with Battlestar Galactica are working on it, I'm pretty hopeful that it'll be decent.

Here's the official website: https://www.defiance.com/en/

[Dimitrius]

Yeah, I'm very interested in it.

[gmillerdrake]

Yep. I like the majority of he shows that SyFy puts out a d his one looks cool also. I think it looks like its either going to be pretty good, or pretty bad... With no in between. But from what I've seen and read I hunk I'm going to dig it.
  Do you think there will be enough support for an 'Official Discussion' thread?

[BlobVanDam]

The previews haven't excited me much at this point, but as a scifi fan I will definitely be checking it out and hoping it's good.
I have no interest in the game though.

[MrBoom_shack-a-lack]

I may watch it, the game seems pretty cool and i like the fact that they work in conjunction with the show.

[King Postwhore]

Count me in as well.  I liked Continuum & Eureka.

[Bolsters]

This show is on my radar, and I'll probably watch it shortly after it airs (I barely watch anything live anymore).

As for the game, I never pay full, introductory prices for them unless it's a title that I've been anticipating. I might consider it in a few months when the price comes down and there is more information available on it.

[BlobVanDam]

Count me in as well.  I liked Continuum & Eureka.

I've still been meaning to check out Continuum, although I'm reluctant to get invested in any new scifi show anymore until I know it's going to last. I watched a few episodes of Eureka though, and found it to be weak fluff with no personality.

[King Postwhore]

You have to follow the story arc blob.  It was on the fluffy side, but good non the less.  Continuum is serious and I like the sotryline.

[gmillerdrake]

You have to follow the story arc blob.  It was on the fluffy side, but good non the less.  Continuum is serious and I like the sotryline.

Yeah, I thought Eureka was good. It didn't take itself serious and he characters interacted well together. I've been curious about Continuum and have been told by folks it's good, I just don't know if I want to try and catch up with the series. How many seasons/episodes has it been on?

[BlobVanDam]

You have to follow the story arc blob.  It was on the fluffy side, but good non the less.  Continuum is serious and I like the sotryline.

Yeah, I thought Eureka was good. It didn't take itself serious and he characters interacted well together. I've been curious about Continuum and have been told by folks it's good, I just don't know if I want to try and catch up with the series. How many seasons/episodes has it been on?

It's only had 1 season / 10 episodes so far, so there's not a lot to catch up on.

[gmillerdrake]

You have to follow the story arc blob.  It was on the fluffy side, but good non the less.  Continuum is serious and I like the sotryline.

Yeah, I thought Eureka was good. It didn't take itself serious and he characters interacted well together. I've been curious about Continuum and have been told by folks it's good, I just don't know if I want to try and catch up with the series. How many seasons/episodes has it been on?

It's only had 1 season / 10 episodes so far, so there's not a lot to catch up on.

Thanks, that's fairly reasonable to catch up with. I can ignore my wife and kids for a weekend to do so I was under the impression that series had been around longer

[Nekov]

I'll be watching it for sure. Thanks for letting me know this exists

[BlobVanDam]

Just finished watching it. It was ok. I'll probably keep watching for now to see how it develops, but tbh I wouldn't be interested in it if there wasn't such a drought on scifi right now.

[gmillerdrake]

Just finished watching it. It was ok. I'll probably keep watching for now to see how it develops, but tbh I wouldn't be interested in it if there wasn't such a drought on scifi right now.

Pretty much this. It was alright. Enough to keep me entertained. But the storyline is nothing new or groundbreaking.

[jingle.boy]

Contemplated recording the premiere last night, but decided not to.  I'm already watching enough TV, have a lot of books on the 'to-read' list; have a Netflix subscription I don't use enough, and a whack load of concert DVD's still in the wrapper.

aside... Continuum is fantastic.  Season 2 premiere comes this Sunday in Canada (on Showcase).  Not sure when SyFy is starting it up.  I think it will have staying power.  As a Showcase original series, got  the highest ratings they've ever had.  It's in the same time-slot as last year, so assuming the story doesn't go in the tanker, it should last.

[abydos]

You have to follow the story arc blob.  It was on the fluffy side, but good non the less.  Continuum is serious and I like the sotryline.

Yeah, I thought Eureka was good. It didn't take itself serious and he characters interacted well together. I've been curious about Continuum and have been told by folks it's good, I just don't know if I want to try and catch up with the series. How many seasons/episodes has it been on?

It's only had 1 season / 10 episodes so far, so there's not a lot to catch up on.

+1 for Continuum. It has it's moments when it's pure hollywood compyter/scifi garbage of cliches but overall it's pretty fantastic. And getting picked for a second season was a great surprise for me - a pleasant one (glad to see someone giving a non-hit scifi show a chance with a second season instead of canning it if it's not Lost-big). It's serious but it has enough of a comedy/light moments to balance it out.
Also... Rachel Nichols.

[Perpetual Change]

Guys, this thread is about a show named "Defiance". Not "Continuum", OK? Sheesh.

Anyway, caught the first few minutes. It seemed pretty good, but then I had to run. I did record it, though, so I will be checking back.

The general consensus seems to be "good, not great" or "OK" from what I've seen here and from friends in real life. I can live with that. Hopefully it'll get better.

[BlobVanDam]

The general consensus seems to be "good, not great" or "OK" from what I've seen here and from friends in real life. I can live with that. Hopefully it'll get better.

Yeah, the general consensus I've gotten from online is "decent, but has potential". A lot of the scifi shows I like had pretty weak pilots though, and there's plenty of potential for it to grow, and it wasn't a bad pilot by any means.

On an unrelated note, I really liked the surly alien doctor.

[Perpetual Change]

For what it's worth, I didn't really like Battlestar Galactica's "mini-series" premier either.

[Perpetual Change]

Finally watched the pilot. I didn't love it, but I liked it a lot, and the characters were undeniably strong. I'm looking forward to watching the next episode, which is still recorded and waiting to be watched.

[BlobVanDam]

I've already mostly forgotten the second episode already. Nothing too exciting happened.