Season One thoughts : The Good - Decent special effects . Some CGI looks fine , other shots look like they were rendered on a Commodore Amiga .
The Bad - Terrible acting abounds , especially Katee Sackhoff . In this , she plays a poor man's Ripley (Aliens) . Her character Niko certainly didn't fall far from the Starbuck tree . The difference from Starbuck here is that Niko has more than three emotions . Unfortunately , Sackhoff's acting style doesn't support such range , her facial expressions and movements all are so contrived and fast changing I can't take my eyes off of her for the wrong reasons , it's too distracting . It's similar to watching Jim Carrey's exaggerated expressions as Ace Ventura , though Ace was always meant to be over the top funny and not dramatic . Niko and her husband have zero chemistry , he acts like somebody who's uncomfortable around children and gives off a weird uncomfortable vibe in scenes with his daughter . None of the characters are likable except William/Samuel Anderson who , as always , is a pleasure to watch .
The Ugly - The cinematography is dated , circa 2004 . Identical to Battlestar Galactica with loads of shaky-cam and awkward excessive snap zooming . The cinematographer from Another Life also worked on Battlestar Galactica so that explains that .
The music is amateur hour . Every time the cheesy music starts playing , it signals the viewer that something juvenile is coming .
I like just about anything Sci-Fi , I was a fan of the Battlestar Galactica reboot , but it's going to be a chore to watch any more of this mess . I'm hoping the aliens end humanity swiftly so that Netflix can spend the money on something more deserving .
Edit I managed to finish the series . The Earth story line is boring and illogical . The space story line is only slightly watchable with at least some action here and there . Both are filled with stupid actions and WTF moments . The writers should all be fired . I couldn't possibly nitpick everything wrong with the writing , there's simply too much going on here to even start . This show is second rate in every possible way .
@hobo89 I couldn't have said it any better with my own words. I'm deeply disappointed. Especially the acting of pretty much every character in this show is at best amateur level.
Review by BryanBlockedParent2019-07-25T19:04:21Z— updated 2019-08-04T22:28:07Z
Season One thoughts :The Good - Decent special effects . Some CGI looks fine , other shots look like they were rendered on a Commodore Amiga .
The Bad - Terrible acting abounds , especially Katee Sackhoff . In this , she plays a poor man's Ripley (Aliens) . Her character Niko certainly didn't fall far from the Starbuck tree . The difference from Starbuck here is that Niko has more than three emotions . Unfortunately , Sackhoff's acting style doesn't support such range , her facial expressions and movements all are so contrived and fast changing I can't take my eyes off of her for the wrong reasons , it's too distracting . It's similar to watching Jim Carrey's exaggerated expressions as Ace Ventura , though Ace was always meant to be over the top funny and not dramatic . Niko and her husband have zero chemistry , he acts like somebody who's uncomfortable around children and gives off a weird uncomfortable vibe in scenes with his daughter . None of the characters are likable except William/Samuel Anderson who , as always , is a pleasure to watch .
The Ugly - The cinematography is dated , circa 2004 . Identical to Battlestar Galactica with loads of shaky-cam and awkward excessive snap zooming . The cinematographer from Another Life also worked on Battlestar Galactica so that explains that .
The music is amateur hour . Every time the cheesy music starts playing , it signals the viewer that something juvenile is coming .
I like just about anything Sci-Fi , I was a fan of the Battlestar Galactica reboot , but it's going to be a chore to watch any more of this mess . I'm hoping the aliens end humanity swiftly so that Netflix can spend the money on something more deserving .
Edit I managed to finish the series . The Earth story line is boring and illogical . The space story line is only slightly watchable with at least some action here and there . Both are filled with stupid actions and WTF moments . The writers should all be fired . I couldn't possibly nitpick everything wrong with the writing , there's simply too much going on here to even start . This show is second rate in every possible way .