
Sophomore outing struggles a bit domestically in the box office
by MICHAEL HINMAN
May-19-2013 - No Comments
Could this be the change of an era at cable channel?
"Defiance," the bold (and very expensive) new series from Syfy, earned a second season Friday as expected. But it's what Syfy has yet to renew that may be getting more attention. "Warehouse 13," which is in the middle of its fourth season, has yet to receive any news about its fate. Although show ...
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This preview contains minor spoilers for "Defiance." Science-fiction writers sure like to talk about alien invasions, from life before the invasion right up to the event itself. And of course, you have your very human heroes who step in to save the day just in time. But what about life after t ...
Read MoreActress still interested in continuing on with H.G. Wells
Jaime Murray is one popular actress, and it seems nearly every television producer wants to have her a part of the team. But when Murray signed on to the highly anticipated new Syfy series "Defiance," there were many concerns that plans to keep her in another universe -- one created by "Warehouse ...
Read MoreAlien convict appears on both platforms to add to the fun
Outside of the fact they take place with the same aliens, same planet and pretty much the same country, there has been a lot separating "Defiance" the online game from Trion Worlds and "Defiance" the television series from Syfy. And it only starts with one taking place in what used to be San Francis ...
Read MoreAlum from 'Battlestar Galactica,' 'Caprica,' Star Trek
If Syfy brings back "Defiance" for a second season (and judging by the initial numbers, that's looking more and more likely every day), it will have to happen without Michael Taylor. Taylor, who helped develop the series with Rockne S. O'Bannon, is leaving the show, according to Deadline.com. Det ...
Read MoreViewership drops just 11 percent in second outing
Fans are coming back for more "Defiance," giving it a solid second week with just an 11 percent drop in overall viewers. Typically, many shows -- especially those with a huge promotional campaign behind it -- can lose as much as 30 percent of its premiere audience. But "Defiance" seemed to have e ...
Read MoreNew Syfy show brings in just under 3 million viewers Monday
There is something to celebrate at the Syfy corporate offices ... at least for now. "Defiance," the cable channel's high-priced alien frontier epic earned Syfy's biggest audience in years Monday, pulling in more than 2.7 million viewers, including more than half from the coveted adults 25-54 adve ...
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Read MoreIs by far the cable channel's most expensive series ever
There's something to be said when a network or cable channel is willing to spend an obscene amount of money on a television show. And that something is usually: "Uh oh, don't expect it to last long." Genre fans got their taste of that in the 1960s with the original "Star Trek," and it carried on ...
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