Painkiller Jane - Premieres TONIGHT on SciFi at 10 PM (EST) - Other Shows That Suck - Other Shows that aren't Survivor - Survivor Sucks

0 Kudos

Painkiller Jane - Premieres TONIGHT on SciFi at 10 PM (EST)

Started By	Comment
moviegirl11	Painkiller Jane - Premieres TONIGHT on SciFi at 10 PM (EST)	Lead	[-]
Posts: 2737 (03/24/07 12:09 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Didnt see a thread about this show but since it premieres April 13th (10 pm EST) on the Sci Fi channel. I figured I'd start up a discussion. I saw a promo for it at the sci fi upfront and it looks like it could be a pretty cool show - Its based on a comic book and looks sort of like Buffy meets Alias (a girl with supernatural abilities working for the government). It stars Kristanna Loken (who played the nearly unstoppable she-bitch from Terminator 3) Anyone planning to watch?
cindidindi76	Re: Painkiller Jane	#1	[-]
Posts: 21711 (03/24/07 12:16 PM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Never heard of it. What channel is it going to be on?
moviegirl11	Re: Painkiller Jane	#2	[-]
Posts: 2737 (03/24/07 12:17 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Sci Fi Channel - I just edited that in to the original post :) Here's their website for it www.scifi.com/painkillerjane/ Here's the video promo for it www.scifi.com/painkillerj...&vid=71409 looks like it could be pretty cool if the story is decent enough.
Screerider	Re: Painkiller Jane	#3	[-]
Posts: 25482 (03/24/07 1:45 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts	I was disappointed to see that Vaugier didn't get the series role.
moviegirl11	Re: Painkiller Jane	#4	[-]
Posts: 2737 (04/12/07 3:39 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts	This show airs tomorrow night. There's a review of the pilot ep here
angela8675	Re: Painkiller Jane	#5	[-]
Posts: 867 (04/12/07 4:15 PM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts	There was a two-hour movie for this about six months ago or so that I Tivo'd but never got around to watching. I'm surprised they're not rerunning it before the premiere. It looked Alias-esque, and a little fun. With Dresden Files wrapping up and BSG MIA for the rest of the year, I may check it out. EW didn't have anything kind to say about it, though.
moviegirl11	Re: Painkiller Jane	#6	[-]
Posts: 2737 (04/12/07 6:26 PM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts	i got to watch an unfinished cut of the pilot episode today. It is a little bit alias-ish but Jane is much more rough-around-the-edges than Sydney Bristow was (who was more of a badass nice girl). Jane is kind of like Bones (from bones) in terms of personality. She's sort of hardened by her experiences as a kid. Its also a little bit heroes-ish because her job is to hunt down and contain neuros (people with powers). So far though, the neoros are much more like cylar than they are like the good heroes. The one thing I really liked about the pilot was the other characters. The "Marshall" of the group is more like Milo from 24 or the tech guy from The Matrix. I wasnt blown away by the pilot but I think the series has real potential.
Screerider	Re: Painkiller Jane	#7	[-]
Posts: 25482 (04/14/07 1:07 AM) Registered user Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Holy shit. It's part of Sci-Fi Friday, eh? I'd say the show just hit the jackpot. I just finished watching the fantastic SG1 episode. Guaranteed, after SG:Atlantis, I'll take a look at the re-do of PJ. As long as it's part of the 3 hour line-up, I'll be recording it. I'll still miss Vaugier, but Loken could make me forget.
zaphrella	Re: Painkiller Jane - Premieres TONIGHT on SciFi at 10 PM (E	#8	[-]
Posts: 515 (04/14/07 6:35 AM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Heroes meets House. Enh. That hardboiled detective noir dialog is just too corny. Special Unit had that same tone, the cast couldn't say it with a straight face and it took a lot away from the show. So what's the weekly plot going to be? PJ throws herself in the way of whatever to get her squad out of trouble in the end while squad chief looks on concerned, chiding her. yawn. Now the chasing down enhanced people can be fun to watch as we see in Heroes. This has too many bits like Heroes but it doesn't do it differently enough or as well. If I'm still awake and remember that it's on then I will watch it. I won't go out of my way to remember that it's on or to tape it. I really dislike Stargate Atlantis so I won't be tuning in because of a lead in, either.
Cassidy666	Re: Painkiller Jane - Premieres TONIGHT on SciFi at 10 PM (E	#9	[-]
Posts: 10746 (04/14/07 8:13 AM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts	This show isn't really that good. The whole overall setup and concept for the show is a bit generic. Secret agency hunts down hidden threats in society. And of course it resembles nothing in the comic book. Just about the only decent thing in it is Kristanna Loken but she did a hell of a better job on the L Word. Did anyone watch the Emanuelle Vaugier version? How does it compare in concept and execution?
Cassidy666	Re: Painkiller Jane - Premieres TONIGHT on SciFi at 10 PM (E	#10	[-]
Posts: 10746 (04/21/07 6:47 AM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts	Let's see. This is on page 5 and the last post was by me exactly one week ago. Why am I not shocked? This is the dullest crap ever. Sleep-inducing. Bad writing. Mediocre plot. As bad as it is, the unending voice-over has got to be the worst. I wonder who's going to continue to make an effort to watch it?
cindidindi76	Re: Painkiller Jane - Premieres TONIGHT on SciFi at 10 PM (E	#11	[-]
Posts: 21711 (04/21/07 11:57 AM) Registered User Reply Quote More Recent Posts	I tried to watch the pilot, but it was so horrible. Even after I decided it was really really bad, I didn't turn the channel right away, because I really wanted to like it. But, the writing was awful, the acting was awful, the whole thing was just not good at all. I think I made it through about 20 minutes and then couldn't take it anymore. I'm not even going to bother trying to watch any more episodes.

<< Previous Topic Next Topic >>

Yuku free message boards

Painkiller Jane - Premieres TONIGHT on SciFi at 10 PM (EST)

Painkiller Jane - Premieres TONIGHT on SciFi at 10 PM (EST)