It's been a long time coming, but I think SciFi (I am still not a fan of the new name, so they are still SciFi to me. Blinders man, blinders.) has finally replaced BSG.
This feels like a slower paced space opera, so I won't be expecting a lot of dogfighting, but will be expecting shooting and explosions at some point. Showing the characters in zero-g obviously slows down the pace, but I think it's very well done. Without going into detail, there is a significant amount of emphasis put into one of the ships turning around in space, and going the other direction. As science-fiction shows evolve, we are starting to realize (and therefore be shown) that there are complications and extreme forces involved in turning a massive object 180 degrees and generating thrust in a new direction. I truly appreciated the attention to detail that they paid to this maneuver, as opposed to just hitting the brakes, and flipping a u-ey (that's one of those words in the English language that you just can't spell right ...).
Of the currently displayed plot-points, VERY little has been shown to establish much of any of them. The detective has shown what kind of a man he is, and he minds me of a Blade Runner. However, he seems to be operating in the Mars that we were shown in the first Total Recall. They made mention, very early on, how precious air and water were in the Belt, so it will be interesting to see how they continue to play on that throughout the series.
The politicians are just that, and I don't care for them in real life, and they usually suck just as bad in media. They are all snakes, and very well portrayed here. There is one player that hasn't really come to the table yet, and I am VERY interested to see them. They are spoken of in a very ominous tone, in fact, barely a whisper. I want to see why they are so feared.
It's not Firefly. It's not Star Trek. It's not Farscape. It's not Babylon 5. It's definitely not Space: Above and Beyond. But I am also hesitant to call it Game of Thrones in space. Yes, it's a drama, but I think it will be defining itself. This was a great pilot episode. It started a lot of threads that are sure to intertwine along the way. I see one review that complains how horrible it was, but they also report to have only watched it for 20 minutes. I don't know how you can say that something is so bad, yet fail to watch the entire show. So, I am completely disagreeing with that person. I think this show has a lot of potential, and we will know more tonight, as Ep2 airs later today.
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This feels like a slower paced space opera, so I won't be expecting a lot of dogfighting, but will be expecting shooting and explosions at some point. Showing the characters in zero-g obviously slows down the pace, but I think it's very well done. Without going into detail, there is a significant amount of emphasis put into one of the ships turning around in space, and going the other direction. As science-fiction shows evolve, we are starting to realize (and therefore be shown) that there are complications and extreme forces involved in turning a massive object 180 degrees and generating thrust in a new direction. I truly appreciated the attention to detail that they paid to this maneuver, as opposed to just hitting the brakes, and flipping a u-ey (that's one of those words in the English language that you just can't spell right ...).
Of the currently displayed plot-points, VERY little has been shown to establish much of any of them. The detective has shown what kind of a man he is, and he minds me of a Blade Runner. However, he seems to be operating in the Mars that we were shown in the first Total Recall. They made mention, very early on, how precious air and water were in the Belt, so it will be interesting to see how they continue to play on that throughout the series.
The politicians are just that, and I don't care for them in real life, and they usually suck just as bad in media. They are all snakes, and very well portrayed here. There is one player that hasn't really come to the table yet, and I am VERY interested to see them. They are spoken of in a very ominous tone, in fact, barely a whisper. I want to see why they are so feared.
It's not Firefly. It's not Star Trek. It's not Farscape. It's not Babylon 5. It's definitely not Space: Above and Beyond. But I am also hesitant to call it Game of Thrones in space. Yes, it's a drama, but I think it will be defining itself. This was a great pilot episode. It started a lot of threads that are sure to intertwine along the way. I see one review that complains how horrible it was, but they also report to have only watched it for 20 minutes. I don't know how you can say that something is so bad, yet fail to watch the entire show. So, I am completely disagreeing with that person. I think this show has a lot of potential, and we will know more tonight, as Ep2 airs later today.
Would you like to know more?