Niall, so sexy on Eureka, so *egh* here. Despite the dinosaur

I love the SyFy channel so much. I mean crazy, adolescent girl-crush much. I tolerated their rebranding from SciFi, I watch all of their new shows (including Caprica, which was painful despite that delicious glass of rosé, Eric Stoltz, who I haven’t stopped crushing on since Some Kind of Wonderful, sigh).

So, I wanted so badly to like (or love) Primeval: New World, I mean it has so much to offer! Based on a beloved British series! Creatures popping into our time from their own pre-historic times! Multiple cast members for the deeply lamented and missed (at least in my household) Eureka! Even a cast member from The Vampire Diaries, and you must remember how much I love that show!

Sadly, no.

In the episodes I have seen so far, there is none of the sexy, humorous banter, or underlying chemistry between primary characters, that are the trademarks of the best SyFy shows. It also lacks the pathos of, say, Battlestar Galactica.

There just seem to be a lot of people running around hunting bad CG creations, in which case I am wondering why they bothered to cancel Santuary, which at least had the always entertaining Amanda Tapping. It also had characters with chemistry and humor and some awesome historical context. Nikola Tesla! Where are you?

I will admit that I have not fully committed to the show. I have about half a dozen on the DVR which haven’t been watched. One of these days, when the twins are asleep, the rosé is chilled and the baby daddy is out, I will commit to an evening of watching it to see if there are redeemable elements of any or all of the following: pathos, humor, chemistry, or undeniably crush-worthy casting.

Also, I may devote myself to the British series, though with 6 years on-air that may be a more daunting task than I can accomplish before the kids leave for college.

I’ll get back to you when I have something to report. That is my promise to you. Pinkie swear. Now let me get back to my Eric Stoltz… err… I meant rosé.

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