This post is an archival post from the original Datamancer.net blog, which is no longer online. It was written by Richard Nagy between 2009 and 2012, before he passed away. We have kept it public, unchanged apart from the layout, so the information stays available to as many people as possible.
I watched Warehouse 13 the other night and thought the show was rather good! If I had to describe it, I guess I’d say it’s “X-Files mixed with the old Friday the 13th TV series, with a splash of Eureka”. Some of the character backgrounds were introduced a bit ham-handedly but that’s to be expected with a pilot episode. They have a very short amount of time to introduce the characters, flesh them out, lay out the general storyline of the series, weave the episode plot, show off as many props and effects as they can while still making it funny and interesting and I think they managed to strike a decent balance with it.
I’ve been overwhelmed by the positive responses from the steampunk and sci-fi community and am quite flattered by how many people were out there cheering for me. Thanks so much, everyone!
I found some great screen captures of the keyboard in action on notcot.com. Click the photo below to see the original post and some larger images.
Saul Rubinek as "Artie" using the Sojourner keyboard