Watts's and Annika's powers would be neat to have.

DaddyCatALSO | August 26, 22:07 CET

I'n glad something official at last mentions JMS. I think the show could be fun, but only if worked expertly or at least with some sense of humour.

Heavs | August 26, 22:39 CET

It looks like a really interesting cast, and I prepared to love the show (hey, I love 'Warehouse 13', and 'Eureka' so it could happen!).

embers | August 26, 23:19 CET

I dunno, I think Watts's power is mighty creepy. Emotional control over a fellow human being? Now there's a power ripe for potential abuse. But... it does sound better than being The Human Smell. Which, first of all, eeew. And second of all, although I'm sure it is a very nice power to have in a dark parking lot, I can see it making socializing potentially difficult depending on it's "quirks."

BreathesStory | August 26, 23:34 CET

whelp they've got tosh for torchwood, as if i needed more reason to hope for this show.

kefka | August 27, 03:50 CET

I wish it was not Fox related - but, yay James. I will be watching.

Mirage | August 27, 10:53 CET

I thought Syfy was NBC? They have network stuff in the NBC store.

I bought my Caprica keychain there.

redeem147 | August 27, 11:46 CET

BreathesStory "Emotional control over a fellow human being? Now there's a power ripe for potential abuse" Yeah, kinda the idea :-).

DaddyCatALSO | August 27, 14:44 CET

Sci-Fi is NBC Universal but according to the press release Fox TV is one of the studios behind the show. That's not Fox Fox though (i.e. the network), pretty sure that's the nice Fox that Joss (for one) has said was supportive of his stuff.

Sounds like it could be funny if done well, not a bad cast. The powers kind of remind me of a) 'The Freshmen' comic that Seth Green was involved with and b) a brief foray with some mates into the Marvel Superheroes RPG back in the early 90s where one of us had the ability to shoot a weak laser beam from his left heel. You wouldn't believe how often that isn't useful in any way. Except you would.

(JM sounds like the Nick Fury of the bunch, could be he doesn't have any super-powers himself)

Saje | August 27, 15:06 CET

It's like sitting through season 4 of Heroes, all over again... ;)

This new series actually sounds half decent, although I'm a little worried about the number of superhero type shows starting up this season. The sudden overkill of a concept is usually a bad thing for all the shows involved. I'll be keeping my fingers crossed that Three Inches beats the odds. James deserves his next big thing.

Hmmm, 'Three Inches' and 'big thing'. Something sounding not quite right there...

The Arcane | August 27, 19:43 CET

Sounds more and more like fun :)

Can't wait to actually see it. I really hope it'll work out and become a great show.

| August 27, 20:49 CET

Well, fortunately for JM the "three inches" refers to another character, so this could very well be his big thing. Although, as you point out RockPagan, this show is bound to lead to a lot of... comparison with all the other superhero type shows out there. I guess we'll just have to wait and see which ones end up preforming well.

BreathesStory | August 27, 21:38 CET

Sounds pretty interesting, I am going to give it a try.

cheryl | August 28, 08:33 CET

The show's concept reminds me of that Heroes viral video "Zeroes" that NBC brought out.

Simon | August 28, 08:42 CET

Never watched that and it sounds like I didn't miss anything. Hopefully this will be as good as it sounds.

cheryl | August 28, 10:00 CET

'Zeroes' wasn't much cop IMO though the guy that could kick himself in the head did make me smile (and the concept is decent).

Hmmm, 'Three Inches' and 'big thing'. Something sounding not quite right there...

Yep, "big" indeed, pfft. Three inches is totally average.


... What ?

Saje | August 28, 13:06 CET

Three inches is totally average.

Well, there's nothing wrong with average. But will any of us get to actually experience "Three Inches?" They're not obliged to show us at all, right? SyFy ordered quite a few pilots. (The number ten is stuck in my mind for some reason.) It's my understanding that just because "Three Inches" is given a shot at it, SyFy might not end up very satisfied with the end result and could decide not to seek any further development. That's how this whole pilot season thing works, right? They try out a bunch of them and see which ones have the best fit. I figure there's apt to be some stiff competition amongst them and they all won't be making it to the finish line.

BreathesStory | August 28, 15:41 CET

"Three Inches" has a better chance than most, I'd think, because of it's over-the-top genre cred in the cast -- you can stop after you've got Marsters, Jacobsen, and Mori in the show.

KingofCretins | August 28, 16:16 CET