SERIES PREMIERE: This new 13-part Syfy series from Ron Moore of Battlestar Galactica is part Outbreak, and part The Thing, with a small dose of Alien thrown in for good measure. The action takes place at a remote research facility in the Arctic, where Centers for Disease Control doctor Alan Farragut (Billy Campbell, fresh from The Killing) tries to contain, and find a cure for, a mysterious outbreak that is infecting and altering the staffers there. Each episode takes place in one day, with the first two days presented in tonight’s occasionally tense premiere. Helix starts off with enough momentum and promise to stay tuned – but it’ll take until about Day 7 to see whether this new series is going anywhere worth following for the duration.