Lost Girl (TV series)

LOG · Dec 8, 2011

Upcoming Syfy series that's, from what I can tell in the commercials, about a descendant of the Fey who's somehow going to get tangled up in their politics/war(s). Sounds pretty standard for the whole Changeling routine.

I'm not sure what to to think of that right now, but it got me wondering--what's the reason for this recent surge in the Fey in media, particularly (urban fantasy) literature? Or have the Sidhe always been this popular and I'm just now noticing it?

I suspect the Dresden Files myself.

Charles Farley · Dec 9, 2011

Lost Girl is in it's third season here in Toronto so I'm not sure what to say . . . .

LOG · Dec 9, 2011

You don't know what to say about what?

defcon6000 · Dec 9, 2011

LOG said:
I'm not sure what to to think of that right now, but it got me wondering--what's the reason for this recent surge in the Fey in media, particularly (urban fantasy) literature? Or have the Sidhe always been this popular and I'm just now noticing it?

If I had to guess, I'd say it's all the fairy tale stuff that's the rage. After all, there's Once Upon a Time and Grimm.

First it was vampires, then werewolves, then angels, now fey. What's next?

I don't know about the show itself as I refuse to watch Syfy (ack!)

Charles Farley · Dec 9, 2011

Maybe you're just noticing it now.

LOG · Dec 10, 2011

defcon6000 said:
If I had to guess, I'd say it's all the fairy tale stuff that's the rage. After all, there's Once Upon a Time and Grimm.

First it was vampires, then werewolves, then angels, now fey. What's next?

I don't know about the show itself as I refuse to watch Syfy (ack!)

I haven't really noticed an angel theme.

Syfy has some okay stuff, Eureka and Warehouse 13 come to mind.

defcon6000 · Dec 10, 2011

LOG said:
I haven't really noticed an angel theme.

Angels had a run in literature, Hush Hush, Fallen, and didn't The Mortal Instruments series have angels, too?

sailor · Dec 10, 2011

Lost Girl is in it's second season in Canada and has been renewed for season 3. After the first season SyFy picked it up and will begin showing season 1. The basic premise is that Bo is a succubus that has been raised by humans. She doesn't understand her powers and can't control them. Neither does she know the history or culture of the Fae. She is told that she has to choose between the Light or Dark Fae, join a side. Her choice is to pick humanity. The Morrigan leads the Dark Fae, the Ash leads the Light. Among the kinds of Fae are shapeshifters, Sirens, Furies, wood nymphs.

The first few episodes are slow but it picks up after the 4th episode.

LOG · Dec 10, 2011

sailor said:
Lost Girl is in it's second season in Canada and has been renewed for season 3. After the first season SyFy picked it up and will begin showing season 1. The basic premise is that Bo is a succubus that has been raised by humans. She doesn't understand her powers and can't control them. Neither does she know the history or culture of the Fae. She is told that she has to choose between the Light or Dark Fae, join a side. Her choice is to pick humanity. The Morrigan leads the Dark Fae, the Ash leads the Light. Among the kinds of Fae are shapeshifters, Sirens, Furies, wood nymphs.

The first few episodes are slow but it picks up after the 4th episode.

That's an . . . interesting blend.

Are they actually called Light and Dark Fae?
Sirens, Furies, and nymphs come from Greek mythology instead of Irish (well, the Furies are the Roman name of the Erinyes, but the Erinyes are Greek).
The Morrigan is from Irish mythology at least.

They ever bother to explain any of that?

sailor · Dec 10, 2011

LOG said:
That's an . . . interesting blend.

Are they actually called Light and Dark Fae?
Sirens, Furies, and nymphs come from Greek mythology instead of Irish (well, the Furies are the Roman name of the Erinyes, but the Erinyes are Greek).
The Morrigan is from Irish mythology at least.

They ever bother to explain any of that?

The Light and Dark Fae appear human and can pass. There is another group, Under Fae which can't pass. It seems the creators just took elements from various mythologies and combined them. The history is slowly revealed as Bo learns who and what she is.

The Showcase Canada home page: Lost Girl

Satori1977 · Jan 13, 2012

Wait, so is this the same series that originally aired in Canada? I had heard about it a couple years ago and wanted to see it. When I saw the commercials on SyFy, I thought great, they are stealing another idea (like they did with BBC's Being Human), new actors, revamped script, and it sucked big time. Well, the first ep anyway, I couldn't watch it after that. But if it is the original Lost Girl, I will watch it.

sailor · Jan 13, 2012

Satori1977 said:
Wait, so is this the same series that originally aired in Canada? I had heard about it a couple years ago and wanted to see it. When I saw the commercials on SyFy, I thought great, they are stealing another idea (like they did with BBC's Being Human), new actors, revamped script, and it sucked big time. Well, the first ep anyway, I couldn't watch it after that. But if it is the original Lost Girl, I will watch it.

Season 1 aired in Canada and was renewed for season 2. SyFy purchased the rights to air it in the US. Season 2 started here and syfy started to show season 1. There were 13 episodes the first year. It's already been renewed for a third.

Satori1977 · Jan 13, 2012

Thanks. I was afraid they were just stealing the idea (again) and making a whole new show.

LOG · Jan 16, 2012

Saw the first episode.
I'm interested and almost entirely positive whoever wrote this borrowed heavily from Urban Fantasy: urban environment, detective work, Fae, running mainly solo, and a lot of sexuality. The last one appears in Urban Fantasy with female leads more often than male leads for some reason.

Also, I got the impression that the Ash and Morrigan aren't the penultimate leaders of the Fae--not the equivalent of the Queens/Kings in standard Aos Sidhe systems--with the mention of other counties who would be laughing at them.

Lost Girl (TV series)

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