Warehouse 13

By ThisSiteHasLostItsCharm
in The Media Room

 Share

Recommended Posts

Grand Master

Rappy Veteran

Posted
  • Veteran
Posted

Almost A 'Warehouse 13' Without Eddie McClintock?

Eddie McClintock almost didn't get cast on Syfy's new hit series "Warehouse 13" because he bombed his final audition.

McClintock recalled to an audience at San Diego Comic-Con last weekend that he had a freak-out attack during his final audition for the role of Secret Service agent Peter Lattimer when it was down to the wire between him and one other actor. All McClintock could think about was the fact that he had just come off of a number of failed television shows and he said really needed this job badly.

"I had two squawking bird chicks at home and I needed to provide them with a worm," McClintock said of his two children, including the recent birth of his second son. On top of that, he had just seen one of the show's producers come out and put his arm around the competition, so he thought it was over.

That's when the panic attack set in.

Joanne Kelly, who was part of a different audition team, said she found McClintock "profusely sweating and shaking."

"I had to talk Eddie off the ledge," she said.

Thus, it was during a 30-minute excruciating wait that they bonded to such a strong degree when they were called in together for their first time, their electric chemistry was apparent from the start. However, they both admittedly blew their lines and lost their concentration, and thought they had lost the job.

But because of their instant bonding and willingness to stick up for each and work through their mistakes, the producers saw the magic that makes a television series work -- these were two people who liked each other and were willing to work together no matter how bad it got. It was instinctive and just the secret ingredient what the producers were looking for.

For they showed that they would help each other through thick and thin -- which would be essential for the key core relationship between their lead characters, and which the executive producers and network suits when they needed to launch a pivotal new science-fiction show. It is perhaps the most unusual way to get a job: Have a near breakdown and blow the audition.

However, it worked, and now the audience is reaping the benefit every Tuesday, as both McClintock and Kelly use their Secret Service characters for the special assignment of protecting the world from mystical objects that do more harm than good when unleashed on the world at large.

The other key secret ingredient for "Warehouse 13" is the amazing artifacts. In creating the show, David Simpkins said he put extra care in designing the warehouse, and each and every artifact so that it was a real three-dimensional object, and not just some computer-generated illusion.

The design and production of each artifact costs thousands of dollars because of the special design work done by the show's props department. When asked about whether they were ever tempted to touch the artifacts, McClintock, Kelly and co-star Saul Rubinek all sheepishly admitted that they found the artifacts irresistible and loved playing with the fun "toys" in Artie's office.

Starting this week a new character, Claudia -- played by Allison Scagliotti -- will be introduced. Scagliotti plays the computer hacker that has plagued Artie and, after she learns about the warehouse, Artie is not certain what to do with her.

Rubinek shared that in order to keep her quiet, his character will begin to mentor Claudia which will provide Artie ?a chance to grow a bit more into the adult he needs to be.? Scagliotti also shared that she has a secret agenda which will be revealed over the next few episodes.

In other fun news, look for appearances by two series regulars from "Eureka:" Neil Grayson and Erica Cerra. "Battlestar Galactica" favorite Mark Sheppard has been cast as a regular in the role of one of the mysterious Regents as Mrs. Frederick?s boss.

And last, but not least, watch to find out Artie?s secret: "It will knock your socks off!"

Grand Master

Rappy Veteran

Posted
  • Veteran
Posted

We'll actually meet the Regents, the secret society who run the warehouse, later this season, and we'll learn more about the dynamic between Artie and Mrs. Frederic. And Pete and Myka go searching for an artifact that's eluded Artie for years, and "unfortunately," they find it, says producer Jack Kenny. And that season-finale twist involving B&B keeper Leena will change everything. [E! Online]

Grand Master

Rappy Veteran

Posted
  • Veteran
Posted

Reports: Syfy Greenlights Second Season Of 'Warehouse 13'

Airlock Alpha has picked up word from a number of sources that Syfy already has commissioned a second season of its breakout new hit "Warehouse 13," meaning 13 for now and possibly a total of 20 episodes when it's all said and done for America's newest favorite Secret Service agents Pete Lattimer and Myka Bering.

Since its premiere in early July, the same night that SciFi Channel officially changed its name to Syfy, "Warehouse 13" has been a ratings winner for the network. The most recent episode that aired Aug. 18 pulled in nearly 3.3 million viewers. That's slightly below the 3.5 million viewers who tuned in for the initial premiere, which was the third largest debut ever recorded on the channel behind "Stargate: Atlantis" in 2004 and "Eureka" in 2006.

NBC Universal, the parent company of Syfy, officially announced the renewal through Variety, but bringing "Warehouse 13" back for a second season has already been pretty much a foregone conclusion.

Part of the creative team of "Warehouse 13" was Jane Espenson, best known to many genre fans for her work in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "Firefly" and "Battlestar Galactica." Espenson is now the showrunner for the upcoming Syfy series "Caprica," the "Battlestar" prequel that is set to premiere in January on the network.

"Warehouse 13" already is averaging a stronger audience than Syfy's other high-rated show, "Eureka," which is averaging about 2.5 million viewers per episode. The success of shows such as "Warehouse 13" and "Eureka" has helped Syfy justify its move toward more "grounded" series, and moving away from more expensive space-faring shows such as "Battlestar."

While "Caprica" is yet another grounded series coming to the schedule, Syfy isn't shying away from shows set in space. The highly anticipated "Stargate: Universe" is set to premiere this fall, focusing on a ship built by the Ancients that a crew is trapped on.

Variety confirmed the pickup with a 13-episode order.

"We took a look at doing 20 episodes, but for logistic and financial reasons, it didn't make sense to do that right now, but I wouldn't rule that out," Syfy president Dave Howe told the trade publication.

"Warehouse 13" stars Eddie McClintock, Joanne Kelly and Saul Rubinek. It airs Tuesdays at 10 p.m. ET on Syfy.

Source: Airlock Alpha

Grand Master

temple_treefrog

Posted
Posted
this show is a poor man version of Fringe! i don't know why i watch it, guess cause there nothing on tv around that time!

Someone at work told me about this show and I had some high expectations for it.

I watched the pilot and I don't think I could force myself to watch another episode of Warehouse 13. Even Eureka is better! :p

Veteran

tuckeratlarge

Posted
Posted

I like it a lot. It has the usual irksome trait like many other Sci-Fi (genre not channel) programmes. Way TOO much secretive crap.

Myka and Pete are obviously in it for the long haul so just tell 'em everything there and then. OK so it might stop the 'suspense' elements of the story but as usual it just boils my pee. I also wish they would keep there old boss in the loop more, he could help them so much.

Anyway I will keep watching it as well as A Town Called Eureka and Defying Gravity.

I am also be patiently waiting for Caprica and Stargate Universe.

  • 1 month later...
This topic is now closed to further replies.
 Share
Go to topic listing

  • Posts

    • Microsoft releases major feature updates for stock Windows 11 apps

      By TarasBuria · Posted

      Microsoft releases major feature updates for stock Windows 11 apps by Taras Buria In addition to releasing new Windows 11 preview builds, Microsoft announced that inbox Windows apps now have dedicated release notes in the official documentation. At long last, users have access to all the release notes for each app, with changes listed in chronological order. Microsoft used to announce feature updates for stock apps with each build. Now, with Windows Insider release notes hosted on the Microsoft Learn website, each app has a dedicated space for its changelog, which is very useful for those who want to track new features and improvements. Alongside that, Microsoft dropped massive feature updates for six stock apps: Clock, Media Player, Calculator, Voice Recorder, Photos, and Paint. Each app packs quite a lot of changes and new capabilities, so here are the release notes. Here are quick notes so that you can jump to the app you are interested in the most: Calculator Camera Clock Media Player Paint Photos Sound Recorder Here is what is new for the Calculator in version 11.2605.9.0: More accurate square-root results — Fixed rare cases where a calculation that should equal zero (like sqrt(2.25) - 1.5) returned a tiny leftover value instead. Readable text in High Contrast themes — Settings text now shows the correct colors in the High Contrast Aquatic and Desert themes. Fixed layout for right-to-left languages — For languages like Arabic and Hebrew, the graph, number pad, equation fields, and scroll buttons now appear correctly oriented. Reliable launch after upgrading — Fixed an issue where upgrading from much older versions could leave outdated settings that stopped the app from opening. Here is what is new for the Camera app (version 2026.2605.7.0): Zoom slider works on more cameras — The zoom slider now works on the latest cameras, respects your system zoom settings, and updates instantly when you change those settings. Full range of zoom levels — Fixed an issue where the zoom slider only showed three steps on some devices that zoom in finer increments. Front camera works on more devices — Resolved a problem that blocked the front-facing camera on certain wide-angle devices. More video resolution choices — You can now pick video resolutions that were previously hidden; the app shows a heads-up warning instead of removing them. QR links you can still use — When a scanned QR code points to something with no matching app, the link is now copied to your clipboard (with a notification) while still offering a Store search. Smarter default settings — When you haven't set a preference, the app now follows your system settings by default. The Clock app has a massive changelog with the following improvements in version 11.2605.9.0: Timers keep counting after they hit zero — When a timer runs out, it now keeps counting up (for example, -00:27:31) so you can see how far past the time you've gone. You can turn off the daily goal — Focus Sessions now include an "Off" option so you can skip setting a daily goal entirely. New 15-minute snooze option — Alarms now offer a 15-minute snooze interval. Run up to 3 countdowns at once — The Countdown Widget now supports three simultaneous countdowns, up from two. Timer Widget notifications now appear — Fixed an issue where the "timer finished" notification didn't show when the timer was started from the widget. Less clutter in Focus Sessions — Tasks you've already completed no longer show up in the Focus Session task list. More accurate focus progress — Fixed a rounding issue that could show your daily focus progress as a minute short (for example, 49 minutes instead of 50). Smoother World Clock comparisons — The World Clock compare page now loads dates as you scroll, so it feels more responsive. Up-to-date World Clock locations — Refreshed country and city names to match their current names. Correct sun and moon icons during midnight sun — Fixed an icon that wrongly showed a moon during all-day daylight in polar regions. Fixed back-button behavior in clock comparisons — Pressing back once now takes you back as expected, instead of jumping the date to 1926. Corrected the Newfoundland time zone — Newfoundland now uses the right time zone (St. John's). Disabled alarms stay looking disabled — Editing a turned-off alarm no longer makes it appear turned on. Cleaner timer cards — The expand button is now turned off on timer cards that have no time set, preventing actions that wouldn't do anything. Clearer theme setting — Updated the wording to "Choose your preferred app theme." Smoother Settings links — The "About" links in Settings no longer trigger an unexpected "switch apps" prompt. Fixed spacing in Spotify settings — Corrected uneven spacing in the Spotify settings card. Better focus visibility in High Contrast — The focus highlight in World Clock is now clearly visible in the High Contrast Aquatic and Desert themes. No more double announcements — Screen readers no longer read the timer value twice. Countdown names read correctly — Screen readers now properly announce the name of each countdown. Keyboard focus stays put — Focus no longer disappears after you press the Timer Reset button. Clearer alarm toggle for screen readers — Tidied up how the alarm on/off switch is announced. The Media Player app received plenty of changes as well (version 11.2605.14.0): Custom captions — You can now personalize how closed captions appear, with caption styling tied to your Windows caption settings, plus a quick link to open those settings directly. "Indexing" banner in the play queue — When your media library is still being scanned, a banner now explains why some items may not appear yet. Fixed the look of selected items — Corrected a layout glitch with selected items in lists. Fewer playback failures — Improved how the app recognizes supported file types, so more files play without issues. Playlists need a name — You can no longer accidentally save a playlist with a blank name. Cleaner look for empty playlists — Improved how a playlist appears when it has no items yet. More stable play queue edits — Fixed a crash that could happen when changing the play queue while the app was switching between sessions. Clearer "missing codec" message — Improved the dialog that appears when a file needs a codec you don't have, with clearer guidance on what to do. A big update is also available for Paint in version 11.2605.61.0: Adjustable eraser transparency — You can now control how transparent the eraser is. Cleaner stamp brush strokes — Fixed visible color shifts and artifacts when using stamp-style brushes. JPEG photos save in place — Opening a rotated JPEG and pressing Save now overwrites the original instead of unexpectedly prompting "Save As." No more crash on bad image files — Opening a damaged or invalid image, from within the app, by double click, or commandline, now shows a clear error message instead of closing the app. Classic selection behavior restored — The selection outline now hides while you move, resize, or rotate a selection, just like in classic Paint. Tidier AI image panel — Fixed missing spacing at the bottom of the AI image generation panel for a cleaner layout. Visible button hover in light theme — Toolbar split buttons now show a clear hover highlight in the light theme. Snappier toolbar — Streamlined how the ribbon lays out, giving a small speed boost at startup. Fewer background crashes — Fixed a crash that could happen while background tasks were finishing up. Stable app shutdown — Prevented rare crashes when closing the app. Fixed layer removal glitch — Deleting the active layer no longer leaves the layers list in an inconsistent state. Here is what is new in the Photos app (version 2026.11060.2004.0): AI watermarking — AI-generated or edited images can now carry a visible Copilot watermark. You choose Never, Always, or Ask Every Time in Settings, with a confirmation when saving. The watermarking is off by default in settings. Better viewing of small images and pixel art — Tiny images (like 16×16 pixel art) now zoom in far more to fill the screen and stay crisp instead of looking blurry. Select scanned text with the keyboard — When text is detected in an image, you can now navigate and select it using the arrow keys, Shift+Arrow, Home/End, and Ctrl+A, with a clear focus highlight. Fixed a crash in text recognition — Resolved a crash that could close Photos while detecting text in images; the app now recovers gracefully. Easier keyboard navigation — Tabbing through the navigation bar no longer stops on hidden controls, so it takes a single Tab to move past it instead of three. And finally, here is the Sound Recorder (version 11.2605.1.0): Waveform shows with Bluetooth mics — The live waveform now displays correctly when you record using a Bluetooth audio device. No more stray scrollbar — A non-working horizontal scrollbar no longer appears at the bottom of the waveform unless you've zoomed in. Mark button ready right away — The Mark button no longer looks grayed out until you hover over it after opening the app. Markers hidden for WAV files — Markers are now turned off for WAV recordings, since that format can't store them — so they're no longer lost silently. Smoother deleting — Quickly pressing Delete and Enter to remove several recordings in a row no longer triggers a "file doesn't exist" error. Fixed a memory issue — Resolved a memory leak that occurred each time a recording started. You can find all these changelogs in the official documentation here.
    • Microsoft about to radically change how often your Edge browser updates

      By ShahinD · Posted

      again, an article about Microsoft Edge and ridicules hater's comments
    • Microsoft about to radically change how often your Edge browser updates

      By leonsk29 · Posted

      From this very same article: "For organizations that prefer a “more deliberate pace”, the Extended Stable channel remains an option."
    • Microsoft about to radically change how often your Edge browser updates

      By leonsk29 · Posted

      Or every other browser, because they all behave the same, at least the mainstream ones. Firefox does exactly the same: background updates, restart to install them. Haters gotta hate, I guess.
    • Microsoft about to radically change how often your Edge browser updates

      By ShahinD · Posted

      or google chrome

  • Recent Achievements

    • Very Popular
      AndrewSteel earned a badge
      Very Popular
    • Veteran
      Taliseian went up a rank
      Veteran
    • One Month Later
      Clizby earned a badge
      One Month Later
    • One Month Later
      Timaximus earned a badge
      One Month Later
    • Week One Done
      Timaximus earned a badge
      Week One Done

  • Popular Contributors

    1. 1
      +primortal
      493
    2. 2
      PsYcHoKiLLa
      166
    3. 3
      +Edouard
      162
    4. 4
      Steven P.
      85
    5. 5
      ATLien_0
      77
    Show More

  • Tell a friend

    Love Neowin? Tell a friend!