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Anybody else watch this tonight? It is on SYFY by Ron Moore about a virus outbreak on an arctic station. I found it pretty good and very creepy. It reminds me of a cross between the Thing and the Andromeda Strain. The best actor is by far Billy Campbell who does a good job playing the CDC scientist trying to find answers. I will probably watch the next few episodes to see where it goes.


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I enjoy it so far. If I were to award the first two episodes a grade, it might be a solid B. The disease storyline is involving and even a bit frightening, and the atmosphere is definitely potent. However, none of the characters grab me. Every time the dialogue shifts into a character-development gear, such as the protagonist's hesitant relationship with his ex, I become bored. I will definitely continue to watch, though.

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Sun Jan 12, 2014 2:44 pm
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Ain't bad at all. Being on the SyFy network almost deterred me from watching the show since the only decent ongoing series produced by that channel was Battlestar Galatica.


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El Maskado wrote:
Ain't bad at all. Being on the SyFy network almost deterred me from watching the show since the only decent ongoing series produced by that channel was Battlestar Galatica.



Warehouse 13 is pretty good, but they haven't done anything else that good in recent years.


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