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Syfy (ended 2011)

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This show follows a nobody, Walter Speckman, who is struck by lightning and gains the ability to move any object with his mind... but only for 3 inches at a time. A recruiter who knows of super-powered individuals finds Walter and offers him the chance to use his powers to do good... and join with a team of other people with similar abilities. Walter accepts, but soon discovers that "good" and "evil" aren't as easy to differentiate as he thought.

Originally Three Inches was intended as a regular series, a 30-minute comedy. However, SyFy soon realized that it was very similar to another of their programs, Alphas, and chose to go with that series instead. They quietly aired the pilot as a two-hour TV movie on 12/29/11 rather than let it go to waste and then dropped the series without fanfare.

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Aired 12/29/11

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Andrea Martin	Belinda Spackman
Naoko Mori	Annika
Stephanie Chaves-Jacobsen	Tess Watts
Noah Reid	Walter Spackman
James Marsters	Troy Hamilton
Antony Del Rio	Carlos/The Human Smell

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Hmm! Seems to parallel a familiar book series with a different title

5.0

By ecaia, Feb 03, 2013

This seems an awful lot like the Michael Vey book series.
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Great Syfy

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By imfeliz202, Dec 31, 2011

This show has subtleties that are lacking in shows of similar genres. The mother-son relationship and the best friend are both unique, finely tuned characters, and his team has potential. Yes, this is similar to other shows in the genre, but I think the subtleties make it stand out above the rest. Also, as I like this premise, these shows are enjoyable to me overall. This show has a lot of potential and I look forward to more episodes.moreless
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Too similar to other series and yet it could work with some outside the box thoughts / directions!!

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By bmoshier, Dec 30, 2011

There are many other series out there with similar themes, on (or off) the Syfy channel, so the limits put upon this team really doesn't make sense. The writers should think outside the box and larger than life. The series needs to be different enough to justify, yet another series about people who are different.

ONE ASPECT I really do see different and enjoy is how Troy's Son (the guy in charge of H.Q.) is sad that he doesn't have a power. I can relate to that fact, as I suspect many people can. Of course, his gaining a power would be great.

And mentioning "a power," people should be able to have more than one power. Some MMORPG games, like FFXI, having a sub-job that you can switch and that boosts your main ability. Giving this to the team members would be GREAT. It would be different. THOUGHT on how they could do this and not jump the shark: First it could just happen, BUT considering some have had their abilities for years - if not decades - time doesn't seem a valid factor. Instead I'd suggest they run into someone who gives them this ability as a reward, which leads into my next thought . . .

As I said earlier, the series needs to be different enough to justify watching it over the other similar series that exist (current or in rerun/DVD). My thought is to over time expand the team to include more than Earth. Yeah, for some this might be jumping the shark, but it could go to explaining why the powers are showing up. The powers do develop naturally but a group of "aliens" are advancing them quicker than evolution and testing to see who can both handle power, as well as do the right thing. Also can they handle more and more power.

This takes us back to the thought on sub-job / multiple powers. The person who adds this to the team could be an human previously tested and selected to help. He's back to recruit people who show HONOR and the ability to do the right thing (in the end). At first they simply discover his ability is to (A) clone the ability of others and (B) augment the powers of other people. While he can't teach them to clone other power, he can teach them how to augment their powers based upon their fellow team members. It could be in real time or like in FFXI, back at a home base. In the field IMHO would be best.

In this team's case, not only can they pass the tests, but Troy's Son is able to gain his own powers, and maybe so does Troy. Yes, they still do stuff on Earth, but they also have adventures with teams from other worlds and on other worlds. They get to see where Earth can head or where Earth can destroy itself. This would be different and if done in a thought out and logical way wouldn't jump the shark.

ONE word of advice: The vast majority of Sci-Fi people like to see a positive future and people who do the right stuff. So far, you're off to a GREAT start in this direction. PLEASE DON'T CHANGE IT! (We also like ot think beyond Earth, which is why I suggest thinking outside the Earth box.)moreless
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Good show - that spells trouble
it is the same basic formula as Alphas but I think the difference is thatthe superpower is really limited - this show has real pro...

By PeterWilliams3, Jan 01, 2012

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this show is too similar to Alphas...
no, really. just different abilities and actors. way to go!

By DimitarChristof, Dec 30, 2011

12/30/11

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