Warehouse 13

Warehouse 13
Warehouse 13's intertitle
Genre	Science fantasy Science fiction Comedy-drama
Created by	Jane Espenson D. Brent Mote
Starring	Eddie McClintock Joanne Kelly Saul Rubinek Genelle Williams Allison Scagliotti Simon Reynolds
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	38 (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Jack Kenny David Simkins
Editor(s)	Andrew Sekilr
Cinematography	Mike McMurray
Camera setup	Multiple
Running time	44 minutes
Production company(s)	Universal Cable Productions
Broadcast
Original channel	Syfy
Original run	July 7, 2009 (2009-07-07) – present
External links
Website

Warehouse 13 is an American fantasy television series that premiered on July 7, 2009 on the Syfy network.^[1][2]

Executive-produced by Jack Kenny and David Simkins,^[3] the dramatic comedy from Universal Media Studios has been described as borrowing much from 1980s television series Friday the 13th: The Series,^[4][5][6] and as "part The X-Files, part Raiders of the Lost Ark and part Moonlighting."^[7] Syfy President Dave Howe has suggested that it was derived from a 2006 miniseries The Lost Room.^[8] The series premiere was Syfy's third largest debut to date, garnering 3.5 million viewers.^[1][9] It also has a near 50% female viewership.^[10] The first six episodes were all among the top ten highest rated series episodes on Syfy. Episode 6, "Burnout", drew 4.4 million viewers, setting the record for Syfy's highest rated show.^[11] The second season of Warehouse 13 began July 6, 2010.^[12] On October 5, 2010, Warehouse 13 was renewed for a third season of 13 episodes that premiered on July 11, 2011.^[13] A fourth season was commissioned on August 11, 2011, for 2012.^[14]

Characters from Eureka have crossed over to Warehouse 13 and vice-versa,^[15] and characters from Warehouse 13 have crossed over to Alphas, making the three shows sister shows.^[16]

Contents 1 Premise 2 Production 3 Cast and characters 4 Artifacts and gadgets 5 Reception 6 Episodes 7 Media 7.1 DVD release 7.2 Novels 7.3 Comics 8 References 9 External links

Premise

The series follows United States Secret Service Agents Myka Bering (Joanne Kelly) and Peter Lattimer (Eddie McClintock) when they are assigned to the government's secret Warehouse 13 for supernatural "artifacts".^{[7][17][18][19]} It is located in a barren landscape in South Dakota, and they initially regard the assignment as punishment. As they go about their assignments to retrieve missing Warehouse 13 artifacts and investigate reports of new ones, they come to understand the importance of what they are doing.^[7][19] They are enthusiastically joined by young, hip, brilliant techno-wiz Claudia Donovan (Allison Scagliotti).

Production

Then known as SciFi, the network originally ordered a two-hour pilot episode written by Farscape creator Rockne S. O'Bannon, Battlestar Galactica co-Executive Producer Jane Espenson, and D. Brent Mote.^[7] Jace Alexander eventually directed a revised version written by Espenson, Mote, and Blade: The Series executive producer David Simkins.^[19] SciFi ordered an additional nine episodes on September 19, 2008.^[19][20] The series premiered in the U.S. on July 7, 2009^[1][2] concurrent with the name-change to Syfy. The series is filmed in and around Toronto, Ontario, and Montreal, Quebec.^[21]

Cast and characters

• Eddie McClintock as Pete Lattimer is a "rule-bender" Secret Service Agent, now assigned to Warehouse 13. He is able to pick up "vibes", both good and bad, in regards to people and circumstances.
• Joanne Kelly as Myka Bering, once a rising star in the Secret Service, is Lattimer's by-the-book partner. She has a scrupulous eye for detail and possesses a photographic memory.
• Saul Rubinek as Artie Nielsen is the Special Agent in Charge at Warehouse 13, and Pete and Myka's boss. He has spent over 30 years at the Warehouse^[22] and is very knowledgeable about artifacts, both in the Warehouse and out in the world.
• Genelle Williams as Leena is the proprietor of the bed-and-breakfast in Univille, South Dakota, where Lattimer, Bering, and Donovan live. She can read people's "auras" in a most intuitive way.
• Allison Scagliotti as Claudia Donovan (Season 2+, recurring previously) is a "young, hip, brilliant techno-wiz"^[23] who earns a job at Warehouse 13 after discovering too many of its secrets. She can hack into almost any computer network, and has modified many artifacts to suit her needs.
• Simon Reynolds as Daniel Dickinson (Season 1) was Pete and Myka's boss in Washington, D.C. He was killed in Season Two

Artifacts and gadgets

Established in 1898, Warehouse 13 was designed by Thomas Edison, Nikola Tesla, and M. C. Escher.^[24] As the name suggests, there have been twelve incarnations prior to the one in South Dakota. The oldest is Warehouse 1, which was run by Alexander the Great. Warehouse 2 was at the Library of Alexandria, Warehouse 7 was within the Mongol Empire under Genghis Khan, Warehouse 9 was in Constantanople and was the inspiration for Ali Baba. Warehouse 11 was in the Russian Empire under the Romanov Dynasty (The Napoleonic war with Russia in 1812 was an attempt to seize control of Warehouse 11) and Warehouse 12 was in the United Kingdom during the 19th century until before the first world war. Throughout history, the Warehouse has moved to the country/city-state that was the most powerful at that time (Egypt, Greece, Rome, Khmer, Russia, United Kingdom, United States, etc.).^[25]

The artifacts are items in some way connected to some historical or mythological figure. Each one has been imbued with something from their creator or user, something they allude to in their writing or enhances some aspect of their personality. Some are well known: Lewis Carroll's looking glass, which is a portal to a mirror world full of evil versions of the shows characters, and Poe's pen and a volume of his writing, which make whatever the user writes a reality. Some are not: Lizzie Borden had a mirrored compact that today compels users to kill their loved ones with an axe, Marilyn Monroe owned a brush that now turns its user's hair platinum blonde (which Myka once used on herself while under the influence of W. C. Field's juggling balls that induce drunkenness and blackouts). The artifacts react with electricity and can be neutralized only by a mysterious purple goo produced by Warehouse 13 and used by Pete and Myka to neutralize them once they have been retrieved. The mysterious purple goo also might not work sometimes depending on the artifact. Artie has also mentioned that ingesting neutralizer will make you "see things".^[26]

Agents of Warehouse 13 seem to be chosen either for their above-average intelligence (Artie is an expert NSA codebreaker, Myka has an eidetic memory and a wealth of encyclopedic knowledge, Claudia and H.G. Wells are both expert inventors) or because they possess a kind of extranormal ability (Pete and Mrs. Frederic both receive "vibes" regarding situations; Leena can read peoples' auras, Jinks can tell when a person is lying).

Reception

Warehouse 13's series premiere was the most-watched cable show on American television that night.^[9] With 3.5 million viewers, it was also Syfy's third best premiere ever, behind Stargate Atlantis (2004) and Eureka (2006).^[1][9] Joanne Ostrow of The Denver Post described it as "X-Files light, with the bickering Scully and Mulder stand-ins going off on Indiana Jones-style adventures."^[27] IGN reviewer Ramsey Isler gave the pilot a positive review, but felt that it was not enough to give Syfy "a chance to once again boast the best sci-fi show on TV."^[28] Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly gave it a negative review in July 2009, describing it as an "unholy cross between The X-Files, Bones, and Raiders of the Lost Ark."^[29] In July 2010, Tucker amended his opinion, stating that "Warehouse improved as it went along" and "grew more riveting"; he subsequently gave the show a rating of "B".^[30] In 2010, the series' composer, Edward Rogers, was nominated for an Emmy Award for Best Original Main Title Theme Music.^[31]

Episodes

Season		Episodes	Originally aired		DVD release date
			Season premiere	Season finale	Region 1	Region 2	Region 4
	1	12	July 7, 2009 (2009-07-07)	September 22, 2009 (2009-09-22)	June 29, 2010 (2010-06-29)[32]	June 22, 2010 (2010-06-22)[33]	March 2, 2011 (2011-03-02)[34]
	2	13	July 6, 2010 (2010-07-06)	December 7, 2010 (2010-12-07)	June 28, 2011 (2011-06-28)[35]	July 5, 2011 (2011-07-05)[36]	N/A
	3	13[37]	July 11, 2011 (2011-07-11)	December 6, 2011 (2011-12-06)	N/A	N/A	N/A
	4[14]	13[14]	2012	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Media

DVD release

DVD Name	Ep #	Release dates			Additional features
		Region 1	Region 2	Region 4
Warehouse 13: Season One	12	June 29, 2010[38]	June 22, 2010[39]	March 2, 2011[40]	Season 2 Sneak Peek, Deleted Scenes, Artie-Facts, Saul Searching, What's in the Shadows, Ye Olde Curiosity Shoppe, "Claudia" Feature Commentary, "Implosion" Feature Commentary, "Macpherson" Feature Commentary, Pilot Commentary with Cast And Crew, Pilot Podcast with Series Star Saul Rubinek, Gag Reel, Syfy Featurettes.
Warehouse 13: Season Two	12	June 28, 2011[41]	July 5, 2011[42]	N/A	Deleted Scenes, Gag Reel, "Crossing Over" Eureka cross over episode, A Thrilleromedy, A Stitch in Time, Designing the Warehouse,"Time Will Tell" Commentary, "Merge With Caution" Commentary, "Reset" Commentary, Video Blogs, Photo Gallery, does not contain Episode 13 "Secret Santa".

Novels

• Warehouse 13: A Touch of Fever. Greg Cox, Simon and Schuster, June 2011.

Comics

The first part of a five-part comic series were released in August 2011 by Dynamite Entertainment^[43] with part five released in December 2011.^[44]

References

External links

• Official website
• Warehouse 13 at the Internet Movie Database
• Warehouse 13 at TV.com

Warehouse 13 Episodes Episode list · Pilot · Resonance · Don't Hate the Player · Insatiable Seasons Season 1 · Season 2 · Season 3 Characters Character list · Pete Lattimer · Myka Bering · Arthur "Artie" Nielsen · Leena · Claudia Donovan