The Kiss of Death


First of all, this series was doomed as soon as it showed any kind of popularity, because that meant that Sy Fy started paying attention to it and meddling. There's nothing like a focus group to take all the edge off of something and make it completely bland. To me, the first season was barely passable, then the second season became a joke. Could they mess with it anymore than they have already?!

Secondly, this Series is made in the Toronto Region of Canada. Its like a film and television graveyard for projects they don't think will make it. Crews work so cheap, its like making a show or film without paying the crew. Needless to say, the people who renamed their network 'Sy Fy' almost exclusively make all their series in Toronto.

It has all the hallmarks of the typical Toronto production, poor writing, poor production, over acting, wooden acting, stereotypes, typical characters all fitting neatly into place (the hothead, the starry eyed protagonist, the brainy chick, yada yada), and lets not forget that everyone is at everyone else's throats because that kind of conflict is easy to write and the lazy writers way out of putting in any real effort. Why struggle through writing a script with real people having real feelings when you can just write them mad and accusatory at each other all the time.

If you want to see a half decent series made in the Toronto region, which is very rare to come across, try The Expanse. First season was really well done, not like this pile of trash. Hopefully Sy Fy will keep their hands off of it and let it continue.

Honestly, I can feel my brain cells dying every time I type out 'Sy Fy'. Its so ridiculous.

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Bollocks.

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I see what you are saying, however I liked both The Expanse and Dark Matter. They have very different styles and each has its own flaws.

I find the Production quality of Dark Matter more than adequate and the acting believable enough for the show to work.

I think the Production levels of The Expanse are great, but was the CGI Humming Bird scene even necessary, or was that just the CGI artists showing off. In saying that if I was capable of CGI animation on that scale I probably would too...

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Oh Jesus Christ "I'm too smart to watch TV".

While Dark Matter is a rinse and repeat show with no real goal in mind (that I can discern), the characters are at least likable. I don't care if the physics of space and time aren't being portrayed properly, or if little crying girl is just a baggage of emotional extremism venturing into adulthood and self control. Nor do I care that so much of the conversation is monologue touchy feely crap.

It's a decent show and guess what, you don't have to vote for one or the other, you can watch both. WOW.. imagine that. Now you can run along and have your MENSA feel goods and not be dragged down by pitiful offerings. Oh but don't forget to spend half an hour writing about it.

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I agree when the renamed the channel "Sy Fy", I wanted to murder the tv execs who came up with that cock and *beep* byline. And having been a tv exec (well, a manager..) - Paramount TV during Star Trek: TNG says, I can tell you those guys sure eat a lot of it!


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