New July Shows - High School and the Supernatural

Tomorrow will be the premiere of two new series that might brighten up the Summer - just maybe.

Warehouse 13 is a new Sci Fi (or is it SyFy?) program that appears to be a mix of Men in Black and Raiders of the Lost Ark (you know, the bit where the Ark is thrown into a huge warehouse to be forgotten for many more years). The show sells itself as two Secret Service agents protecting these weird treasures in a remote corner of South Dakota. The program starts at 9PM EST.

The LA Times seemed to like it, stating "Warehouse 13 has no Cancer Man, no irritating prophesy, no need to bludgeon viewers with lessons in mortality and morality. The warehouse is warm and cozy with its Oriental rugs and Victorian lighting, Rubinek's Artie steals every scene he is in, and McClintock and Kelly provide a happy friction that promises great things." Sound okay?

10 Things I Hate About You on ABC Family also starts tomorrow, but at 8PM EST. I remember the film with Heath Ledger and Joseph Gorden-Levitt, and I don't expect the same great acting here, but it might be worth tuning in. I saw the pilot via iTunes and enjoyed the show. While it continues to play off of every stereotype, isn't that why we watch these programs? High school was all about stereotypes and it was a mine-field we had to survice. Why we want to watch it again is anyone's guess. Do Marines watch the films of their time at bootcamp? Unlikely, but you never know.