Published 10/3/2008
at L.A. Times - TV News
The new Sci Fi Channel drama, starring Amanda Tapping, originated as an online series.
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“Sanctuary,” which premieres tonight on Sci Fi Channel, is a draggy piece of somber silliness that recalls a host of earlier fantasies, including "The X-Files," "X-Men," "Men in Black," Sci Fi's own "Eureka" and "Beauty and the Beast" (the TV series) and the Island of Misfit Toys segment from "Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer."
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