Killjoys on SyFy

By VanorDM, in X-Wing Off-Topic

I don't know who else has seen this, but I haven't seen it mentioned here so thought I'd point it for anyone interested. I've only watched a few episodes so far, but really like it. You can watch the first two 10 ep seasons on SyFy On Demand or their website.

The show is about a team of Killjoys which is what they call bounty hunters in that universe, the team works for the RAC (Reclamation Apprehension Coalition) who also serve as sort of the police for the Quad, a system of 4 planets and a bunch of moons that have been terraformed/colonized by the Company, and ruled by 9 noble houses. A RAC agent gives up all allegiance to world or government and collects bounties handed out by the RAC.

The cast is IMO quite good, Dutch the team leader is a cool character and although a bit of the Warrior Princess trope is still well done and interesting. The other two guys who are brothers are also interesting characters, although so far John, seems the most shallow of the three. The 'world' they live in is has sort of a Firefly/Defiance vibe, but is it's own thing. It's not quite the western in space that Firefly is, but it does have a bit of the frontier feel that Firefly and Defiance did.

It is definitely fun.

Fun note, I found Dutch in TFA.

Edited by Sithborg

I do worry about a 4th season. Hannah John-Kamen, Dutch, seems to really blowing up theatrically. Tomb Raider, Ready Player One, and now Ant-man 2.

19 hours ago, Sithborg said:

I do worry about a 4th season. Hannah John-Kamen, Dutch, seems to really blowing up theatrically.

I'm not surprised, she's a fantastic actor. Has huge screen presence, can do fight scenes very well (it seems like she does or own fights) and is very hot. Plus she has this interesting thing in Killjoys at least where if she wears her hair different she looks like a different person almost.

Speaking of Ready Player One, anyone else hoping an x-wing or tie-fighter will be featured in the film? And this is a real long-shot, but **** I'd like to see Parzival taking on the Firefly class ship in an x-wing, disableing its engines and boarding it.

I'd also wouldn't mind seeing r2d2 DJ'ing.

This movie can be such a nerdfest if they clear the rights...

Spielberg is buddies with Kathleen Kennedy, so it could happen.