tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801353936317413912.post2882223331169767797..comments2023-11-03T06:19:48.931-04:00Comments on Superpowers That Be: Alphas Review, Or, How SyFy Ripped Off the X-MenCaptain Eliashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12604628919109925935noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801353936317413912.post-80003734762264661272012-08-10T15:13:02.412-04:002012-08-10T15:13:02.412-04:00I like Alphas but it is clear as it goes further a...I like Alphas but it is clear as it goes further along that it is a point for point ripoff of the core of the X-Men series. We now have this Stanton Parish guy who is a clear match for Magneto. We even have him sponsoring research in a special medical facility to turn people into Alphas just like Magneto was trying to do forcing mutation on people. And just like in X-Men, there is the warning from Parish to Rosen of an impending "war" between normals and Alphas.<br /><br />I mean I like the show but come on, show a little creative genius.jkochjrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14712252975149688830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801353936317413912.post-40339369037309593872011-07-19T13:34:25.891-04:002011-07-19T13:34:25.891-04:00The writer is the same as one of the X-Men movies....The writer is the same as one of the X-Men movies. So I think he had a slightly hard time getting away from it and I have a feeling it will improve. I do like your review it is just what I thought mostly. I don't agree on your Nina review I think it was the writing that failed there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801353936317413912.post-27917118862896243832011-07-15T06:31:21.030-04:002011-07-15T06:31:21.030-04:00For me, I thought they were trying to shift Nina a...For me, I thought they were trying to shift Nina at end of the pilot into the "...with a heart of gold" type. The problem is, really, that it is hard to combine "Selfish controller of other human beings" with "...with a heart of gold." <br /><br />Bill reminded me a little too much of constantly yelling, "I'm always right," Rex Matheson from Torchwood: Miracle Day. Is this the new look of black people in the genre? Once you are part of the system, you become a prick?<br /><br />Still, the pilot didn't suck, and it was filmed in my old stomping grounds of west Toronto, which always earns you a couple of extra watches if only for the fun of "which spot in Toronto is subbing for New York today?" I attended some birthday parties at that Bowlarama with the mural on the wall of where the Alphas work as much as 30 years ago. <br /><br />Also, they did touch a little bit on some prejudice. Rachel's father saying she would never get a good man with her condition. You know, her condition of being a hot woman who can completely control a power with no outward effects. <br /><br />So far, it is still on my DVR as well. But it is definitely, in my opinion, the weakest of SyFy's Monday offerings.Just_A_Rathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09848396616280249857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801353936317413912.post-86090493330899035022011-07-14T07:16:40.315-04:002011-07-14T07:16:40.315-04:00I see Deadshot. Chris Sims at ComicsAlliance thoug...I see Deadshot. Chris Sims at ComicsAlliance thought he was Bullseye. I personally see a cross between Gambit (agility and moral ambiguity-wise) and Hawkeye.<br /><br />Guess we're all a bit colored by our favorites :-)Captain Eliashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12604628919109925935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801353936317413912.post-18214045101319133612011-07-14T01:54:44.599-04:002011-07-14T01:54:44.599-04:00i kinda watched this in passing so take this this ...i kinda watched this in passing so take this this comment with a grain of salt perhaps. i can't say there was anything of interest about this show that caught my eye or ear. aside from the obvious X-Men parallels they've also got a total Deadshot rip off here to from what i can see.Shlomo Ben Hungstienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238927958290618109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8801353936317413912.post-50318581146576006022011-07-13T11:11:07.609-04:002011-07-13T11:11:07.609-04:00I totally agree with this review. Although just to...I totally agree with this review. Although just to be clear I think Nina can act, she's just written clumsily. Hopefully that will improve as time goes on. I'm with you on Strathairn having a slightly menacing undertone, like when he leaves Cameron no choice but to join. <br /><br />What does "the jump" refer to in blogs? I've seen you use the term a few times.<br /><br />Thanks, and keep up the great work!!Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17900182391563980980noreply@blogger.com