Charlie Jade 16/04/05: Pilot (Spoilers)

[Gab]

Anybody watch the premiere of Charlie Jade? I figure since the premiere was on a Canadian channel, that not many Americans watched it?

My thoughts on it:

It's definately different Sci-Fi. The first half-hour of the premiere was a depressing look into a depressing world (alphaverse). It seemed like that first half-hour was just there to show us how depressing alphaverse is. However, the show did pick up after that. But still, after the two-hour premiere, I was left wanting more. Seemed like the premiere only introduced the basic characters and the three parallel worlds. I was left with a "what next?" feeling. Like they'd need a 3-hour premiere to fully get us interested in it.

 

[Viking Bastard]

This show sounds interesting. Is it an ongoing series? Canadian, then?

What's the expected lifespan of Canadian shows?

 

[Gab]

The show premiered last night. AFAIK, 17 episodes have been produced, of a 20-episode first season.

It's a joint Canadian-South African production.

I have no idea what the lifespan is for Canadian-produced shows. The Collector is another Canadian-produced show, and it's in its second season of a full 4 season order.

 

[Kobold Avenger]

I think Lexx has been the most successful Canadian-produced sci-fi series, (well at least Canadian-German and then Canadian-British produced)...

 

[WayneLigon]

That sounds like a very good show. I wish it a lot of luck.

 

[Red Spire Press]

I taped it and plan on sitting down and giving it a good watch this week. That being said, I did catch the first 15 or so minutes and it had a very "Canadian" look about it, if you know what I mean -- my fellow canucks should (odd very TV-looking production values, staccato dialogue, etc. Still, it was definitely interesting enough to merit a chance.

 

[Gab]

There's some info on the show at: http://www.spacecast.com/charliejade/