Defiance has a MUCH bigger budget than any CW show, so you can expect the 100 to look cheaper, and it will be harder to wow the audience with the visuals and all.

FYI the series is not a 10-part mini-series, it will be ongoing. Rodriguez said something about planning for future seasons already and changing characters' fates so it would be sustainable as a series.

The trailer spoiled the whole vampire thing, actually, but the movie descriptions was ambiguous and only said something like "one night is all that stands between them and freedom, but it's going to be… one hell of a night"

Actually it's a normal thing. Networks can't broadcast 22 episodes in a row (production can't catch up/writers can't work on story) so that's why air dates in the winter/spring is kind random.

Next week is a weird episode where electricity is still on (apparently in Aaron's dream) and the preview look terrific! I had hoped at least that would be the last episode on coverage.

The acting here is great, and the story is kinda messy at the start but it turned out fine. The AV Club reviews pretty much sums up my thoughts.

These after-shows inherit ratings from the parent show, so the network makes healthy profit. Lots of ad money at virtually no cost, so it's kinda inevitable.

On top of that, Mind Games premiered right where Killer Women failed, so the odds are stacked against it now.

I think the characters here are better: what with a bipolar guy and an ex-con and all. And we don't know how exactly the psychological manipulation comes into play, yet.

Yeah it's true. Killen said that himself in an interview.