DarkClarissa

Why did Donald Sutherland agree to do this? It's full of so many cliches it's cringe worthy. The acting is wooden and the plot is boring. So much angst, so many broken characters and I have no idea how it made it past the pilot episode.

Badly written, cliched, unbelievable with lots of caricatures rather than well drawn characters. Pity as the two leading actors are good, but even they can't make a silk purse out of a sows ear.

If you enjoy watching a show about turgid, brash, nouveau riche numpties, then this is the show for you. Personally, after ten minutes of the first episode I had such a severe case of indigestion that I'll never be tasting this overblown confection again.

One of a handful of '60s TV shows that truly deserve their cult status. Patrick McGoohan plays a man who wakes up in a mysterious and controlling location known as "The Village". He is number 6. This is the mind-bending story of how he rails against the control that is everywhere in his new life. Under 24 hour surveillance, he tries to find out the location of the Village. He makes numerous attempts to escape and, somewhat more interesting is his quest to discover the identity of the mysterious "number 1". At each step along the way he is thwarted by "number 2", whose identity changes constantly. An allegory mirroring twentieth century dictatorships and reminiscent of other works of fiction such as George Orwell's 1984, The Prisoner is both disturbing, compelling, and strangely familiar.

Does number 6 ever escape? Who is number 1? Where is the Village located? For that matter, who is number 6? Do any of these questions ever get answered? Watch this ground-breaking show to find out. Or do you ever find out? Perhaps, perhaps not.

But for now, in the words of number 6, "be seeing you!"

I really tried to like this one. I watched two and a half episodes. For me that is a lot when I'm not gripped by the first episode. I liked the idea behind the series. Apocalyptic, end of days, religious fanatics that would do anything to bring about their interpretation of some prophecy or other. Well that was the impression that I got from watching the two and a half episodes.

Here is where we come face to face with a bit of a problem. None of the religious fanatics were in the least bit charismatic, interesting, or deep. The personalities seemed barely sketched rather than well-drawn. Where was that character who you love to hate, the one who is oh so dangerous but oh so watchable. The main character of Peter Connelly was also miscast, in my opinion. Jason Isaacs just wasn't watchable. I have nothing against him as an actor, but it didn't work for me. However, perhaps it was the script or the directing? Whatever it was, the whole thing was a huge "meh". How the hell they got Richard E Grant to agree to do this, is another mystery. Let's face it the red calf had no choice, it's a baby cow who hasn't got a clue what it's involved with. But Richard E Grant, and all of the other actors, chose to do this terrible show.

The story had potential but it was let down by a crappy script and lacklustre directing. Watch it if you like, but don't tell me afterwards you weren't warned.

OK, my initial rating for the first three episodes was a solid four stars. The back story, the characters and the main plot were intriguing. I was pleasantly surprised as MTV isn't one of my "go to" channels for quality programming. Also, I didn't know if I would enjoy the show due to it being aimed as a young adult demographic and I'm an old fogy.

So then came episode four, YOLO. I'm not going to give any spoilers. The story was trite, predictable and boring. This is the first episode were the main story takes a back seat and it showed. The theme for episode four is very overdone. There was a lot of cringe-worthy dialogue between the main characters and the denouement was, frankly unbelievable.

I shall stick with it for a couple more episodes, so hopefully it may improve. I'll have to see and may update my review accordingly.

Awful, turgidly sentimental tripe. Normally I think and write in whole sentences but this programme has affected my ability to do that. I managed two episodes, I have no idea how I managed that much. I just can't take any more...

So I stuck with it. The first nine episodes were good, but to be honest they were quite predictable. However, episode 10 has changed this from an average drama to a nail biting thriller. It has raised more questions than answers, the characters are becoming more fleshed out and just when you thought you knew who were the bad guys, it throws a curve ball. I am now hooked. Plus it has Adam Baldwin, so I can die a happy woman even if I get this blasted plague!
**EDIT**
I've now managed to plough through half of the second season and to be honest, I'm not sure I can take much more. The story-line has become more ridiculous and yet strangely lacklustre and I'm not sure that I care enough about the characters any more. I think I'm going to have to just give up with this despite it having some great actors, the writing is just too bad sorry guys!

I REALLY REALLY wanted to like this. I loved the film and was hoping for something rather special with the TV show. There is a gaping hole in the sci-fi genre at the moment and I wanted Minority Report to fill it. Unfortunately, this wasn't the case. I feel that Stark Sands is completely miscast as Dash. I don't find his character engaging or even likeable. He is irritatingly naive considering the amount of horror that he has witnesses throughout his life. I would have liked Meagan Good in the role of Detective Vega, but her dialogue is mediocre at best. The rest of the characters don't even register with me. With its lacklustre direction and cringe-worthy script, I can see this being cancelled tout de suite and to be brutally honest it deserves to be put out of it's misery.

The ballet world portrays near perfection for the public each performance. The sweat, blood and tears involved in achieving this is legendary. Flesh and Bone airs the dirty linen of all of the members of the fictional American Ballet Company for everyone to see. Using actual top-notch ballet dancers in the roles takes this new show to a new level. It is gritty, technically beautiful, morally suspect and heart-rending. The characters are all flawed and somewhat unlikeable, yet they are so human as to appeal to us on a primal level. I am in awe of the writers, performers, directors, hell everyone involved in this amazing show. It is addictive and I'm thoroughly hooked.