- The enigmatic Dr. Helen Magnus (Amanda Tapping) and her Sanctuary team are on a quest to study and protect the strange and terrifying creatures that secretly populate our world. Along with their newest recruit, forensic psychiatrist Will Zimmerman (Robin Dunne), the group must face their darkest fears and their worst nightmares in order to provide a safe haven for the monsters that lurk in the sha
The enigmatic Dr. Helen Magnus (Amanda Tapping) and her Sanctuary team are on a quest to study and protect the strange and terrifying creatures that secretly populate our world. Along with their newest recruit, forensic psychiatrist Will Zimmerman (Robin Dunne), the group must face their darkest fears and their worst nightmares in order to provide a safe haven for the monsters that lurk in the shadows. As seen on SciFi Channel. From the writers and producers of Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis.Even Things That Go Bump in the Night Need Protection…
“with cutting-edge technology, Sanctuary creates a world teaming with mermaids, dinosaurs and monster mayhem” – TV Guide
Dr. Helen Magnus (Amanda Tapping) is a brilliant and enigmatic scientist who seeks out all manner of monstrous creatures. Aided by her protégé, forensic psychiatrist Will Zimmerman (Robin Dunne), and her fearless daughter Ashley (Emilie Ullerup), the Sanctuary team tracks down, studies and protects the strange and often terrifying creatures that secretly populate our world.
As seen on Sci Fi Channel (Syfy), Sanctuary is one of the only series to shoot extensively on green screen using extraordinary visual effects and virtual sets. Helmed by some of the innovative talents behind Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis, the series creative team includes executive producer, writer and creator Damian Kindler; executive producer and lead actor Amanda Tapping; and executive producer and director Martin Wood.
BONUS FEATURES:
Audio commentaries on all 13 episodes with cast and crew including Amanda Tapping, creator Damian Kindler, director Martin Wood and more
3 Making-of Featurettes: “Welcome to the Sanctuary”, “Sanctuary Residents”, “Sanctuary Visual Effects”
Sanctuary: The Original Webisodes
Bloopers, Behind-the-Scenes Photo Gallery
Season Two Sneak Peek
Stills from Sactuary: Season 1 (Click for larger image)
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March 4, 2010
#1
We just finished Fringe and True Blood and while we wait for the 2 seasons to come on dvd, we bought Sanctuary. What a waiste of money. Horrible low budget, poor acting and the story is just too thin!!! The effects are not good and we could not finish the first hour. We just gave up.
March 4, 2010
#2
I looked forward to a new Sci-Fi series when I heard about this one. But, like so many others, it was disappointing and unimpressive.
Upon watching the first episode, I got the vibe that this series is just like the BBC’s Torchwood series. Unlike Dr. Who, Sci-Fi has never re-ran Torchwood, so sci-fi followers only watching the sci-fi channel would have overlooked it. The main points of similarity is that Torchwood is also a secret society lead by an immortal (in this case a man named Jack) and they also combat and protect aliens (not unlike the fantasy creatures in Sanctuary). Torchwood also starts out with a new recruit coming aboard, just like Sanctuary. As with Sanctuary’s Helen, different people from Jack’s past come back to haunt him, being immortal.
I also found the CGI and blue screen sets very cheap and cheesy. They are not realistic at all. I can see using a blue screen for scenes that are hard to film, but using a blue screen for underground tunnel scenes and interior scenes just doesn’t look good. You could obviously tell that the backgrounds were fake!
If you ask me, this show is just a re-working of Torchwood to fit the sci-fi’s vision and give Amanda Tapping a new job. It is completely emotionless and lacks any real human connections.
March 4, 2010
#3
The quality of Amazon.com is always top of the line. The only thing that really upsets me is that whenever I purchase over 2 items when my account is charged Amazon.com comes out with a special on those specific items. Example: I just ordered and received Sanctuary: The complete first season $24.99 and The Hunger: The Complete first season $34.99. Now I get a message that this 2 DVDs are now offered for the two for $44.99. That is $14.99 cheaper than what I paid. Why wasn’t I notified that some of those items would be going on sale? This has happened before. Has it ever happened to you?
March 4, 2010
#4
I bought this product because the premise sounded interesting. It still is and while the actors were good in their parts, in my opinion, with the exception of a few episodes, the series didn’t live up to its potential. AND I hate shows that end a year with wait until next year before you can get closure. What happens if the show is cancelled?
I won’t be watching season two. Season one didn’t do enough for me to hold my interest.
March 4, 2010
#5
Admittedly I could not make it past the first 30 minutes, so this review doesn’t reflect the show as a whole.
I’m a huge fan of Stargate and Dark Angel so I figured this was worth a try. I like Amanda Tapping but her English accent is unbearable and the show just took FOREVER to introduce the few characters that I did see. the main character is mediocre and I just couldn’t take it anymore.
Maybe I’ll give it another chance later if it doesn’t die.