The Librarians

REBerg said:
Noah Wyle isn't scheduled to be a series regular, although that may change when Falling Skies ends.
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Yes that is what I am hoping for. Honestly what else has he got to do? It's clear he loves that role! Also actors that have a good relationship with a TV Channel tend to stay on there. In fact, Wyle's career has sort of opened my eyes to other actors who do this as well. I think this happens more on cable however. Many a HBO regulars still do HBO shows.
 
Cli-Fi said:
Also actors that have a good relationship with a TV Channel tend to stay on there.
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Yes, I've always loved the way actors turn up unexpectedly in multiple sci-fi shows.

Case in point: Niall Matter, bad boy scientist Zane Donovan from Eureka, gets the male lead in Primeval: New World, then encounters Colin Ferguson, Eureka Sheriff Jack Carter, while searching for a time-traveling triceratops. Priceless.
 
REBerg said:
Yes, I've always loved the way actors turn up unexpectedly in multiple sci-fi shows.

Case in point: Niall Matter, bad boy scientist Zane Donovan from Eureka, gets the male lead in Primeval: New World, then encounters Colin Ferguson, Eureka Sheriff Jack Carter, while searching for a time-traveling triceratops. Priceless.
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That would be a bad but hilarious crossover episode.:D
 
Cli-Fi said:
Just note ONLY Noah Wyle is in the movie. None of the other characters in the series is. The movies, however are better.
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In the movies, he was pretty much in the same boat as the new Guardian and the three Librarian recruits are in the new series. Bob Newhart was the Librarian. And Jane Curtin added to the mix quite well. Wylie was the newbie.

I have to say that I wasn't heartbroken when the last of the tv movies was over. I didn't see a future beyond that. I have been pleasantly surprised by the new series. It is often just for laughs, but has plenty of action and adventure. I just wish the key villain wasn't Max Headroom. His character seems weak. But overall it's a lot of fun and very entertaining.
 
Episode 7 "And the Rule of Three"
I like the use of the magic versus science trope and the science fair was an interesting setting I don't think I've seen used much. Morgan le Fay is an interesting addition and it was nice to see Alicia Witt show up. Interesting development about Jenkins being much older than he appears.

Episode 8 "And the Heart of Darkness"
I generally enjoy haunted house stories and this was done fairly well. Katie being the evil entity was an interesting twist. I liked that Cassandra was the one to step up and save everyone. Nice references to the Star Trek transporter and the TARDIS.
 
I thought of the films as my guilty pleasure and was delighted to see the series, but I only managed to watch part of the first episode and gave up, disappointed. I felt the humour that worked in the films fell flat in the series. Probably just me.
 
I've now watched the first two movies. Although I liked both of them, I like the series more.

I enjoy getting to know an ensemble cast as the character themselves are getting to know each other and interact.
 
The last two episodes this season are very Star Trek-like and totally fun. I'm surprised Jonathan Frakes wasn't involved. He has a relationship with Christian Kane and worked heavily on Leverage. I'm almost certain Dean Devlin got those ideas from Star Trek.

EDIT: Never mind: The Loom of Fate
was written by John Rogers and directed by Jonathan Frakes
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http://au.ibtimes.com/articles/5795...ason-1-recap-light-fate-city.htm#.VL3I1kfF_JY

Haha I know his style without even looking it up.
 
Whaaat? Season 1 over already?

I know cable series seasons are short, but the finales always take me by surprise. It didn't help that TNT ran double episodes on the last two Sundays.

I worry whenever a network starts burning episodes. TNT has apparently not made a decision on a second season, although I've read that the ratings were good.
 
Episode 9 "And the City of Light"
I love the homage to Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978) even going as far as copying the Donald Sutherland pose at the end of that film.

Episode 10 "And the Loom of Fate"
Nice reveals that Jenkins is actually Galahad and Dulaque was Lancelot, which some posters had already put together. I liked the three realities each with a different librarian and intertwining them as the resolution was a nice touch. I was surprised to see Jerry O'Connell show up as young Dulaque.
 
REBerg said:
Whaaat? Season 1 over already?

I know cable series seasons are short, but the finales always take me by surprise. It didn't help that TNT ran double episodes on the last two Sundays.

I worry whenever a network starts burning episodes. TNT has apparently not made a decision on a second season, although I've read that the ratings were good.
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It premiered as TNT's highest rated show in history, even beating summer's The Last Ship. It settled back down into average 2-3 Million viewers territory. I was half expecting to see, The Librarians will return...At the end credits, but the ending of Episode 10 felt like it could just end right there. Everything was wrapped up nicely. Which was a surprise. Cable doesn't usually get the chance to do that and even if they do, usually don't do it for first season runs...We'll see.
 
Cli-Fi said:
It premiered as TNT's highest rated show in history, even beating summer's The Last Ship. It settled back down into average 2-3 Million viewers territory. I was half expecting to see, The Librarians will return...At the end credits, but the ending of Episode 10 felt like it could just end right there. Everything was wrapped up nicely. Which was a surprise. Cable doesn't usually get the chance to do that and even if they do, usually don't do it for first season runs...We'll see.
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I felt the same way, the way the season ended, they could either have another season or just say that's it, one was enough. Very enjoyable, I hope it comes back.
 
An element of the show that consistently caused me to chuckle was the troupe's response whenever their investigative authority was questioned.

Badges? They don't need no stinking badges! They're librarians.

Still no word on a second season. C'mon TNT!
 
REBerg said:
Still no word on a second season. C'mon TNT!
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I won't go into plot points, etc. Suffice to say that because it was billed as the "season finale" instead of the "series finale", it will perforce return for another set of episodes.
 
clovis-man said:
I won't go into plot points, etc. Suffice to say that because it was billed as the "season finale" instead of the "series finale", it will perforce return for another set of episodes.
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Actually most TV shows only say Series Finale, when they know they are ending. Thereby, TNT would have already announced no new episodes and that it was cancelled. No news at this point, is still no news. It will probably be a couple of weeks or even months before they make the decision.

The Last Ship which is what we can compare it to, was renewed so early because it was their highest rated show in history. They did not anticipate it would do as well as it did. It constantly maintained 4 million viewers throughout the season and was renewed three weeks into airing.

The Librarians are a little different, because they know the market. They know there is some type of fanbase out there based on the first three movies. I don't know what ratings they were expecting. The pilot did well, but it now has dropped to only 2 million viewers.

I'm not saying it will be cancelled, I'm just pointing out that having no Series Finale means nothing. Since shows seem to constantly get pulled off the air without any ending or huge announcement like that.
 
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