Anyone remember when someone satirized the proposed American Akira remake? This show pretty much is just like that. I saw Utopia premiere on Amazon Prime some months ago. I watched that first, the US version, had absolutely no idea what was going on and turned off. Hated the show. I saw the UK versions also on Prime but figured if the US one was so bad, the UK one could only be worse.
So my brother actually turns it on and tells me it's good. I was intrigued. Usually, his taste is awful, but I decided to give it a chance after work. I mean, from the first five minutes, it hooks you. It was incredible. Absolutely underrated. It's incredibly tragic that the show was not allowed to continue and finish at least a couple more seasons.
Long story short, Amazon saw promise in the show but instead of continuing on with a third season, decided to reboot it for the American audience. Man, was this bad. I think they decided to cross Big Bang Theory with Utopia and see if it would work. It was a terrible idea. I actually liked this version of Jessica Hyde, she was more believable than the British version.
However, long story short, the vapid, shallow party and bar scenes that are tropes of American comedies and dramas combined with an incredibly bizarre decision a character makes at the end of the second episode ruined the show for me. Whoever the writer was made such an insane decision that it made the rest of the show from there on unbelievable, if it takes the path you expect it to take. It basically makes the character just another villain that can't be trusted. I truly believe that it was that scene that ultimately got the show cancelled. It's a shame. It should have been rewritten.
Absolutely do not recommend. One of the worst I've ever seen. Stick to the UK version and demand it get concluded somehow.
So my brother actually turns it on and tells me it's good. I was intrigued. Usually, his taste is awful, but I decided to give it a chance after work. I mean, from the first five minutes, it hooks you. It was incredible. Absolutely underrated. It's incredibly tragic that the show was not allowed to continue and finish at least a couple more seasons.
Long story short, Amazon saw promise in the show but instead of continuing on with a third season, decided to reboot it for the American audience. Man, was this bad. I think they decided to cross Big Bang Theory with Utopia and see if it would work. It was a terrible idea. I actually liked this version of Jessica Hyde, she was more believable than the British version.
However, long story short, the vapid, shallow party and bar scenes that are tropes of American comedies and dramas combined with an incredibly bizarre decision a character makes at the end of the second episode ruined the show for me. Whoever the writer was made such an insane decision that it made the rest of the show from there on unbelievable, if it takes the path you expect it to take. It basically makes the character just another villain that can't be trusted. I truly believe that it was that scene that ultimately got the show cancelled. It's a shame. It should have been rewritten.
Absolutely do not recommend. One of the worst I've ever seen. Stick to the UK version and demand it get concluded somehow.