Borealis

[amberdreams]

I just finally got round to watching Ty Olsen's Borealis - wow, but it was powerful good. I can't believe the station probably isn't going to run with it.  The whole cast of characters are engaging on a variety of levels, there is potential for lots of stories - and the setting is really cool (in every sense, being in the Arctic!). I really liked Vic's half Irish half Inuit laconic side kick.

If you haven't seen it yet, here it is, in full on Youtube.

Now I need to belatedly tweet my support.

Comments

[quickreaver.livejournal.com]

I caught the pilot; gotta admit, Ty was the only part I reeeally liked. It felt like a watered-down Firefly to me. I haaaated Blogger Girl, or whatever her name was though admittedly, it's tough to nail characters in one small chunk of time. And yeah, I did like the side-kick. Reminded me a little of 'Northern Exposure', back in the day.

I'd probably give it another watch if they picked it up.

[amber1960.livejournal.com]

Actually, yes, laconic side kick was very Northern Exposure...but I'm easy to please, I liked everyone! I didn't get a Firefly feel from it, I thought it was too grounded on Earth and also didn't have the language/dialogue to make it Whedonish enough to remind me of Firefly. Also - no tight pants.