I just saw dark matters and it was so cliché I had some trouble with it. I am a bit intrigued with the idea that their amnesia was purposeful and their bio's contrived by the mult-corps??? Why? Just a thought..
Problem is that there are so many really great series these days and not just the premiums like Game of Thrones or P Dreadful and many more. We have,,Justified to Orphan Black(awsome),to well,way too many to list here. Syfy has a lot of work to do..some of their stuff are imports,but they have a tendency to,just not be quite as good as some...but they have some good stuff too. Don't want to rag too much.
This,right off the bat feels more fun,the good guys winning..more like Warehouse 13,maybe. I may have thought of it because of Ashmore? BTW he is not scheduled for the last three episodes..what does that mean..he isn't going to make it past those 1st 7? I like him and his bro,the other cast members I'm not familiar with. But a lot of the series that are so good that I was thinking of are really not feel good shows,they are excellent,but not feel good. We need one! This has lots of incrediable fighting that would kill anyone in the real world,completely impossible,but fun to watch. And you are right..there is something that is drawing me that DM doesn't have...at least yet. I hope they are not borrowing from Alien with the robot who may be a plant by the corps..
It is always a bit disconcerting that the future has devolved so,,better tech,but socially and morally we have returned to the Roman era of blood sport etc... But my point isn't that they are really making social commentary,but I think just trying to have a good time. A wierd kind of dissonance I know.
But I like it a lot better..a lot...I feel more connected to the cast and I haven't even seen the ending yet..lol...the other one had characters that at least so far I don't care about. The dickless wonder,big gun toting idiot could have been used for some comedy,but they didn't or haven't yet gone there..Not caring about the them isn't good...that could change,but you really want your audience connected to the players or your sunk.
This has new worlds to visit..you can do anything with that..it opens up things for a lot of fun if they have the money and creative talent. If you ever saw Faescape..it was so much fun with all the alien characters and wacky beyond anything..iive been waiting for another one like it,but so far...nothing even close...this won't either,but they have the opportunity. It just,so far doesn't look like wierd aliens is their thing.
They are contriving some things..ie the bros having silly conflicts just so we have scenes of them argueing..I love him,want to save him,but...we must have petty arguement and flex our muscles for?? Thing is it worked and had some tongue in cheek humor..so good thing here. It is a tight wire walk with writing.. so many things have to come together to make it work and look good,sound good blah,blah..
The ending kind of had a crescendo of things coming together,suspense building,with info being given to the audience about several things,tech,story etc..iand. A mystery of sorts about why the assassin was spared when she broke the oath.. And who she is? It worked...
Much better show! Or more fair,better pilot.
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