As the popularity of this phenomenal Sci-fi series grows, New Zealand
consumers now have the opportunity to see where it all started – on the
internet.
The collectors edition of Season 1 has an extra disc with all the original
webisodes – the most expensive made-for-internet series to date.
The beautiful, enigmatic and brilliant scientist, Dr. Helen Magnus, has the
spectacular proof that the frightening beings that we dismiss as figments of our
imagination are indeed real. With her new recruit, forensic psychiatrist Dr.
Will Zimmerman, her fearless daughter Ashley and quirky tech-whiz Henry, Magnus
uses a unique combination of instinct, medicine and cutting edge technology to
protect, and study, the clandestine population of strange and sometimes
terrifying beings, known as “abnormals”, which hides among humans. There are
monsters loose in the world. And they are the key to the future of
our race…
Special Features:
Audio Commentaries
Behind-the-scenes F eaturettes
Bloopers
Photo Gallery
Season 2 Preview
Reviews
“Like any fan of the “Stargate” series, I took a shine to
“Sanctuary” because of Amanda Tapping’s involvement. I missed the
original web series, but you don’t need that to get into the show. In fact,
the first handful of episodes rehash the webisodes…I have a lot of respect
for what the filmmakers are doing with “Sanctuary” in terms of taking a new
step to the future of television. The use of virtual sets (to a lesser degree
than the original web series, but definitely utilized quite often for the show)
and the rich character history is particularly compelling…”
7mpictures.com
“…A little Torchwood, a little Dark Angel, a little X-Files, there's a
lot of good stuff in the mix. Trouble is, as I watched the show, everything
I saw reminded me of some other show, and where an homage is nice, these guys
really need to find a niche and make it their own. If you like your scifi on the
fantasy side, check this out. It's also a good pick if you're simply interested
in the future of TV production because this is where we're heading, especially
with genre shows such as this.” dvdverdict.com
“…The TV series is initially paced incredibly slowly; without the
perspective afforded by the web it is admittedly difficult to gain momentum. If
you manage to stick with it you will be rewarded with a well constructed,
character driven series…this is a solid piece of science fiction and has a lot
of potential going forward.” hometheaterinfo.com
The creator of the series, Damian Kindler has an admirable amount of
experience particularly with television Sci-Fi. He is an accomplished script
writer with series such as ‘Stargate SG-1’, Stargate: Atlantis’, and
‘Earth: Final Conflict among his credits. There are a few unusual and notable
aspects about this series that put its origins and continued production into
category of unique. Instead of the typical pilot this series began as a string
of webcasts. It is also one of the most environmentally aware shows around
taking ‘green’ to another level. The episodes are recorded directly to hard
drive storage requiring no film or other disposable media. The sets are entirely
virtually created with almost all principle photography done in front of a green
screen.
