joey_clamz Reviews

Stargate Universe (2009–2011)

Glad its not more of the last 2 series.

[9/10 · 19 October 2009]

I commend the direction of the show so far. This show is a character driven sci-fi drama and clearly not meant to be Sg1/Atlantis Mark II. This series obviously has a huge story arc right from the start and I expect quite a few sub-arcs will emerge. While the flashbacks are an effective way to get across character development, I don't think it is quite as overdone as BG and I don't think it fair to make direct comparisons.

SG-1 was pretty hammy the first season, bordering on boring, and it took a while for it to get good. We only got to see the character through direct interaction with the episodic stories. Now we have a much richer character palette from the start and I find it refreshing.

At first I was really worried about the cast but so far i'm very happy. My only fear now is that they will rely too much on the flashbacks as a gimmick and it will muddy the action and stories.

Life on Mars (2008–2009)

LOM:Redux 2.0

[7/10 · 10 October 2008]

I've seen the original series, the pilot that was scrapped and the new pilot that aired last night. Yes, the first American pilot was bad. Not 'one star' bad, but pretty close. The re-shot pilot is MUCH better. I think it could have been better still, but hey, at least someone recognized that the first go was awful.

I'll start with Lisa Bonet. She was there. That's about all I can say. Maybe it was the director trying to make her come off as super-sultry or maybe she just can't act,I don't know. Either way her performance left me wanting... wanting another actress in Maya's role.

Keitel was good. He brought a bit of an edge to Gene Hunt and I think that once the writers hit their stride that he will really be able to open up.

I was a little apprehensive about Jason O'Mara, but he pulled it off in the second go.

All around the production was much better. Better acting, better casting, better editing, better everything. Quite a bit of the dialogue needs work, seems forced by the writers, not in delivery. All in all, it was a good pilot. I think that if given the chance the show can gel and maybe one-up the Brit version (which was by no means 'perfect.') I hope the show sticks around!