Maybe, but H.G. Wells is, pretty much by definition, a larger-than-life character. And if they want to make her spinoff series a Victorian steampunk version of THE AVENGERS . . . well, that sounds pretty fantastic, to be honest.

I don't know. I think there should be a statute of limitations when it comes to cancelling cult tv shows. After awhile, you just have to let it go.

I don't know. Sounds like Emma Peel to me . . . .

Not really. It's about "troubled" people whose unusual abilities tend to manifest in spooky ways, like materializing evil clowns or turning people old or whatever.

And given that Myka grew up in a bookstore, and is an obsessive reader, is it any wonder she woud be fascinated by the "real" H. G. Wells?

I always enjoyed RELIC HUNTER. That was a fun show.

But, of course, it would have to be "Julia Verne" . . . since Jules Verne was really a woman!

Plus, to be honest, I don't know what SGU or CAPRICA or EUREKA has to do with watching WH13 or not. The whole "I'm not going going to watch X, because I'm pissed that they cancelled Y" business has always seemed kind of silly to me. I mean, I loved FARSCAPE, too, but I wasn't going to hold its cancellation against…

And how is this different from any other tv network. Every year ABC, NBC, CBS, Fox, and the rest debut several new series, the majority of which don't last one season. Most TV shows get cancelled eventually, sometimes too soon, sometimes not soon enough . . . that's just how it works. So I'm not sure why people are…

Helena, not Harriet. Turns out she was the brains behind her idiot brother, who took the credit for her books.

As opposed to BSG which ran for four years, Eureka which ran for five, and Farscape that ran for four years? Or Stargate that run forever? Seriously, I'm not sure where people are getting the idea that syfy cancels things abruptly. Four or five years is a decent run for a tv series.

I gotta admit: I loved the idea of a steampunk rocketship powered by Joshua's Horn. That was just brilliant.

As I recall, this had the misfortune to run opposite ROOTS and got slaughtered in the ratings.

Is it worth pointing out that Fox cancelled Firefly, not Syfy?

Well, there's also Haven, Alphas, and (imported) Merlin . . . and I think maybe Sanctuary. Me, I'm hoping the H. G. Wells spin-off gets green-lighted and Riese as well

I wonder if the novels will continue . . . .

Okay, I admit I haven't seen this in years, and I'm sure it hasn't aged well, but as a teen I really appreciated the fact that, unlike all the other CBS Marvel Comics adaptations of the time, it actually felt like a comic book! Back then, there was a tendency to downplay the more fantastic, larger-than-life aspects…

It actually did win an Oscar—for special effects.

Incidentally, the bit where his kids pose as other people was not in Matheson's book. And the novel isn't exactly obscure; it was a New York Times bestseller.

Agreed. It's an interesting read, but the Rod Serling movie is better.