Syfy's EVP of original programming Mark Stern tweeted that Warehouse 13 would return on Tuesday July 13 with a 12 episode second season that would air straight through.
This is identical to season one, which was also aired on Tuesdays and ran new episodes for 12 consecutive weeks. Hey, if it ain't broke, don't fix it, right?
Alas, no additional news on Sharktopus.
Does anyone have any kind of idea when Eureka will return?
Not sure, but just tweeted @Stern3000 so maybe he will respond.
If you have 13 in the title, you should do 13 episodes
f you have 13 in the title, you should do 13 episodes
Or it’s that nod to the unluckiness of 13 and they’re already pushing their luck with the 13th warehouse on the show being the one that doesn’t crash.
I like the 12 episode thing – it’s just perfect.
I do wish they would get Eureka out faster
Things have been pretty hush hush about Season 4 of Eureka. I even saw a tweet on the Eureka blog mentioning non-disclosure agreements.
Apologies for veering this thread more off-topic.
Things have been pretty hush hush about Season 4 of Eureka. I even saw a tweet on the Eureka blog mentioning non-disclosure agreements.
That’s just complete and utter silliness that if true is purely about creating buzz
I saw Joanne Kelly on CBC’s “Republic of Doyle” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnHV1WcqPP0 which is shot where I live and wondered what was happening with Warehouse 13 (too bad ROD was not as good!)
She is also from the island! Warehouse 13 has a certain quirky-ness about it that just appeals to me!
Maybe or maybe not. I wouldn’t doubt that the producers want to keep a lid on things considering how things left off last season. I’m sure there is a buzz factor as well.
I’m guessing Syfy is counting the days and hoping that S1 was no fluke and all the ratings hold up. It’s been a bleak winter for the little network.
I’ve no doubt that Season 2′s ratings will hold up to Season 1. For W13 to become one of the highest rated shows ever on SyFy/Sci-Fi speaks volumes, especially when it pulled in, iirc, double what Battlestar Galactica used to get. Also, Season 2 is helped initially by having to resolve those cliffhangers from the Season 1 finale. Unless something huge goes wrong, I can’t really see W13 dropping that ball if they can keep the MacPherson arc going.
But obviously the flagship show is Eureka, so any news on when that’s coming back would be great. Hopefully there’ll be a lot more Zoe than we were expecting because Jordan Hinson’s role as Kelsey Grammer’s daughter on Hank ended last year.
“Hopefully there’ll be a lot more Zoe than we were expecting because Jordan Hinson’s role as Kelsey Grammer’s daughter on Hank ended last year.”
Yes. Personally, I would like the first line of the new season to be, “Hi, dad, it turns out Harvard Medical School is an actual thing, and not a fictional plot device that whisks teenage girls away from their junior year of high school. I’m back!”
OK, guys- sorry to break up the questions about Eureka…but friggin JULY??!?!
What *is* it with these longer and longer hiatus times? I thought these were the high flyers- BBT, for example, took several months off at the top of it’s game. Burn Notice is only recently back.
You’d think when the weather is colder and people would tend to spend time inside, they’d put their higher-ranking shows on, not take them off.
Or is there something I’m missing?
Brian, since it’s only 12 episodes and a summer show, that’s just how it is. The Closer for example used to only run in the summer. Not much different than SOA on FX, or Damages either (they just air later in the year, but with ~13 episode seasons that run straight through with long breaks in between). It’s not new
I really enjoyed W13, watched every episode and will watch when it returns. One gripe: I couldn’t believe that it ended last season with a cliffhanger. Did they really think they could sustain the suspense of a cliffhanger for 9 months? No. I don’t even remember the details of it, it’s been so long ago. Maybe it makes more sense in terms of DVD sales, I guess?
it’s like syfy is two different networks… their summer shows are brilliant and their fall/winter ones are atrocious (or at least made to be atrocious by cancelling the good ones). I suppose they just want to play it safe and keep the working summer shows where they are, but I’d sure like to have additional episodes.
Larryville Slim: I watched all the episodes too, and I’d be lying if I said I could remember the cliffhanger off the top of my head. However, I think that’s easily remedied w/~30 seconds of “previously on Warehouse 13″ where we have the “oh yeah, that’s right moment” and move on to enjoying the premiere.
@Robert; thanks for the clarification.
But that raises another question…once upon a time, shows had 52 episodes. Then re-runs were invented, and we went to 26. Now we’re going to 12 in some cases.
So when you get a highly-rated show, a show you can sink your teeth into like BSG, (characters you can care about, stories that matter) how can anyone seeing advertising money show those ratings only a fraction of the year?
I understand the re-run concept; it leaves time to do the show, while the show is playing, and people don’t get to see every episode and running them twice is a reasonable idea. But what’s next? 6-episode shows? This is getting ridiculous.
Once upon a time there were only 3 networks to choose from and only one revenue stream (advertising). Now, there are a dozen dozen of networks and multiple revenue streams.
The Closer had 13 episodes its first season and 15 episodes in subsequent seasons. 12-16 is pretty much the standard for cable.
I think there are a variety of reasons that typically boil down to cost. But there are other factors as well. To quote Sons of Anarchy creator/showrunner Kurt Sutter from his SOA FAQ:
The model for FX and many other cable networks is 13. Yes, it’s about money and scheduling, but it’s also about quality. First of all, we cram more story into 13 episodes of SOA than most network dramas fit into 26. Second, this model allows us to make what I hope are 13 thoughtful, provocative 44 minute independent films, instead of 26 formulaic, predictable big-budget movies. Thirdly, my writers, cast and crew spend 7-9 back-breaking months making this show. It’s guerrilla film-making and a labor of love. Any more than 13 would fucking kill us.
I buy the concept that chunks of 13 (or similar) episodes are easier to manage creatively, and physically than the 22+ of the broadcast model.
I can see the economic and scheduling advantages and maybe SoA provides thought provoking eps for its run of 13 but I can’t say that I notice a big upswing in quality or writing for other cable channels and shows following this model. That’s not to say I don’t like the shows, I just never noticed that W13 was better made than say Supernatural or the Closer was ‘better’ than NCIS. As with most things it all depends on the writer/show runner/producer. I bet if Kurt Sutter’s SoA was 22 eps long it wouldn’t suffer in quality ‘that’ much.