Science fiction returns to Syfy: Check out the pissed-off aliens of Syfy’s Defiance
We've
got an exclusive trailer for Syfy's new alien Western, Defiance. Set in
a post-apocalyptic Earth that's trying to rebuild after a long and
disastrous alien war, the show centers around the population of a town
called Defiance, formerly Saint Louis. It's like Firefly — but with a
crap load of more aliens, and all stuck in one place. Check out this
new trailer for the television series, which will sync up with a giant
MMO game, so that your actions in the game affect the show.
Defiance will premiere on April 15th, 2013.
Source:
io9
New Earth - New Rules. Check out the new trailer below for Defiance, premiering Monday, April 15th @ 9:00 p.m. EST/PST on Syfy.
The
trailer seems to emphasize the discord among the people, with glimpses
of alien faces, guns being pointed and Julie Benz talking about working
out their differences. With so many different alien races trying to live
together, getting along may prove to be a challenge. But therein lies
the drama, right?
Trailer:
YouTube
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Cinema Blend
“DEFIANCE” TO PREMIERE MONDAY, APRIL 15 @ 9 PM ON SYFY
NEW
YORK – January 7, 2012 - Syfy’s highly-anticipated Defiance will have
its series premiere Monday, April 15 @ 9pm with a two-hour episode
(culminating in a total of 12 episodes/13 hours). Defiance, an
unprecedented approach to storytelling, will unite scripted television
and online gaming for the very first time. Both the series and The Game
feature an interconnected world and storylines that will launch in early
April with the release of The Game and continue seamlessly with the
series premiere on the 15th.
Defiance stars Grant Bowler (Nolan),
Julie Benz (Amanda Rosewater), Stephanie Leonidas (Irisa), T
ony Curran
(Datak Tarr), Jaime Murray (Stahma Tarr), Graham Greene (Rafe McCawley)
and Mia Kirshner (Kenya).
About Defiance
Set in the near
future, Defiance introduces an exotically transformed planet Earth, its
landscapes permanently altered following the sudden – and tumultuous –
arrival of seven unique alien races. In this somewhat unknown and
unpredictable landscape, the richly diverse, newly-formed civilization
of humans and aliens must learn to co-exist peacefully. Each week,
viewers will follow an immersive character drama set in the boom-town of
Defiance, which sits atop the ruins of St. Louis, MO, while in The
Game, players will adventure in the new frontier of the San Francisco
Bay area. The dramatic tapestry of the series and the intense action of
The Game will exist in a single universe where their respective
narratives will inform one another and evolve together into one overall
story.
Source:
TV-tastic
Defiance
In June 2011, Syfy announced that they
would be producing a television series which was being developed by
Rockne S. O'Bannon and would be produced by Universal Cable Productions.
It was also announced that the TV series would be connected to a video
game being produced by Trion Worlds. It was later confirmed that Syfy
had ordered thirteen episodes for the show's first season, which would
premiere in either late 2012 or the summer of 2013. In July 2012, the
network announced that the series and game would debut in April 2013.
Casting announcements began in January 2012 with Grant Bowler first to
be cast. Bowler plays Jeb Nolan, "the law keeper in a bustling frontier
boomtown that is one of the new world's few oasis of civility and
inclusion." On February 8, TVWise revealed profiles of five of the main
characters. It was later reported that Gillian Anderson had been briefly
considered by the show's producers to play either Amanda or Stahma,
however, that casting did not move forward as they assumed she would not
be interested in returning to episodic television. On March 8, 2012 it
was announced that Jaime Murray, Julie Benz, Stephanie Leonidas and
Tony
Curran has been cast in the series. Jaime Murray plays Stahma Tarr
"Datak’s beautiful and proper wife", Julie Benz plays Amanda Rosewater,
the mayor of Defiance, Stephanie Leonidas plays Irisa, "a beautiful
warrior who is part of an alien race called the Irathients" and Tony
Curran plays Datak Tarr, "the right hand to Amanda."
Production on the series began in April 2012 in Toronto.
As of Season 1, linguist David J. Peterson has developed two full
languages for the different alien races, for the Castithans and the
Irathients. Basic language sketches also exist for two of the other
races, the Indogenes and the Liberata.
On January 7, 2013, Shaw
Media announced it had picked up 12 episodes for the Canadian broadcast
rights to air on cable channel Showcase., to debut April 15, 2013.
The series is set in the near future, where aliens known collectively
as Votans have come to Earth seeking a new home after their solar system
was destroyed. However, when they reached Earth, they discovered
despite a prolonged negotiation with the government on Earth, they were
not welcome. Rather than turn away, they began a war with the humans as
they are determined to make Earth their new home. During the war, the
Votans drop terraformers on the planet and transform the surface of the
planet; scorching the earth, opening chasms in the ground and covering
the surface of the planet in dust and debris. After decades of war, a
ceasefire is declared when both sides realise they must focus on
survival on this new almost alien planet. The series largely revolves
around the character of Jeb Nolan. Jeb was only ten years old when the
Votans arrived and he served in the military during the war. With the
war now over, he returns to his hometown of St Louis to find it's is no
longer the city he left; it is little more than refugee camp. Deciding
his services are needed, Jeb takes up a position as the Chief Lawkeeper
in Defiance, so he can protect the town from dangerous clashes between
humans, aliens, military scavengers and other dangerous visitors who
occasionally enter the town. (IMDB.com)
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Modus Vivendi Wendy
The World and Show of Defiance
Defiance
is set on Earth in the near future. This future Earth is nothing like
the Earth we know today, however. Aliens exist, they've made contact
with us, and it didn't go well. After decades of war, there's not much
left to fight for. Cities are in ruins, and the few survivors are
fighting to re-build civilization. The game and the show are set in the
ruins of the San Francisco Bay area.
The TV show, which is being
produced by Universal Cable Productions, follows one group of survivors,
telling their individual stories as well as referencing in-game events
and charting the overall struggles of what's left of the human race.
Some
big-names have signed up to take part in the show. The show will be
directed by Scott Stewart (Legion, Priest), with writing and production
from Rockne O’Bannon (Farscape), Kevin Murphy (Desperate Housewives,
Caprica, Hellcats), and Michael Taylor (Battlestar Galactica).
The cast looks promising too:
Julie
Benz (Dexter, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Roswell, Taken), plays
the role of Amanda Rosewater, the idealistic mayor of a bustling mining
boomtown, one of the world’s few oases of civility and inclusion. As
the newly appointed mayor, she is determined to maintain peace in the
community, an ambitious task in this deadly new world.
Stephanie
Leonidas (Whitechapel, Eternal Law, Dracula) plays Irisa, an exotically
beautiful warrior who is part of an alien race called the Irathients.
After Nolan (Bowler) killed her criminal father, he adopted the girl and
raised her as his clever – and lethal – right-hand.
Tony Curran
(The Invisble Man, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Blade II)
will portray the character of Datak Tarr, one of an elite alien race
known as the Castithans. Datak grew up in the slums of his home planet,
but despite being part of the under-privileged class, he schemed his
way onto one of the alien arks, saving himself before his home planet
was destroyed.
Jaime Murray (Warehouse 13, Hustle, Dexter,
Spartacus: Gods in the Arena, Ringer) potrays Datak’s beautiful and
proper wife, Stahma, a high-ranking Castithan before her home planet
ceased to exist. Clever, imaginative and darkly opportunistic, Stahma
is perhaps more dangerous than her husband.
Grant Bowler (True
Blood, Lost) will take the role of Nolan, the new law keeper in the
boomtown. Nolan is a former Marine. He fought in the alien conflict and
after losing his wife and child in the war, became a wanderer in the
dangerous new world. Eventually, he met Irisa, a young Irathient who he
decides to raise as his own. Irisa becomes his sole companion in the
lawless badlands.
Source:
Myth Games
New TV Spot For 'Defiance'
One
of the most ambitious shows that will soon be on television has to be
the Syfy network’s new series ‘Defiance.’ If you were watching their
Powerful Mondays block of shows, then you may have caught the newest TV
spot for the series, but if you missed it, we have it here for you
below!
Set in a post-apocalyptic future, ‘Defiance’ focuses on
humanity’s attempts to co-exist with various alien races on an earth
that has been ravaged by war. It’s been described as a futuristic
Western in a town that used to be St. Louis. Here’s a more detailed
synopsis of the show:
The series is set in the near future, where
aliens known collectively as Votans have come to Earth seeking a new
home after their solar system was destroyed. However, when they reached
Earth, they discovered despite a prolonged negotiation with the
government on Earth, they were not welcome. Rather than turn away, they
began a war with the humans as they are determined to make Earth their
new home. During the war, the Votans drop terraformers on the planet and
transform the surface of the planet; scorching the earth, opening
chasms in the ground and covering the surface of the planet in dust and
debris. After decades of war, a ceasefire is declared when both sides
realize they must focus on survival on this new almost alien planet. The
series largely revolves around the character of Jeb Nolan. Jeb was only
ten years old when the Votans arrived and he served in the military
during the war. With the war now over, he returns to his hometown of St
Louis to find it’s is no longer the city he left; it is little more than
refugee camp. Deciding his services are needed, Jeb takes up a position
as the Chief Lawkeeper in Defiance, so he can protect the town from
dangerous clashes between humans, aliens, military scavengers and other
dangerous visitors who occasionally enter the town.
The TV spot
below gives a glimpse on how cohabitation is coming along between the
humans and aliens in the town of Defiance and it doesn’t look too good.
What does look good, however, is the series! With the likes of Grant
Bowler (‘True Blood,’ ‘Lost,’ ‘Liz and Dick’), Jaime Murray (‘Warehouse
13,’ ‘Dexter’),
Tony Curran (‘Doctor Who,’ ‘Underworld: Evolution’),
Julie Benz (‘Dexter) and Mia Kirshner (‘Vampire Diaries,’ ‘Wolf Lake’),
this series seems to be one worth watching.
Source:
Science Fiction
Promos - @MsJaimeMurray (Stahma Tarr) / @TonyCurran69 (Datak Tarr) !! #Defiance
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http://twitpic.com/bwyp8a
Official Defiance website
In the Dark Half (DVD)
Marie
lives with her mother on the edge of the city and her only friend,
Sean, lives next door with his father. Sean and his father, Filthy, get
on very well and they often go hunting together for rabbits on the hill
behind their houses. Marie does not get on so well with her Mother and
begins to find communication difficult. Marie has a secret den on the
hill where Filthy and his father hunt and often goes there to escape.
One day, Marie is asked to babysit Sean, which she happily takes on.
However, while under her care, Sean mysteriously dies and his Filthy is
devistated. Marie is sure that the hill has something to do with his
death and even begins to feel that she is being haunted. Is it the
spirit of Sean or something more sinister?
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Blockbuster
