The reason I've given this more than one star is down to some attractive cinematography and set designs.
My biggest problem with this show is the lack of respect to the period. Theodosia is set in Victorian England and yet for some bizarre reason they've chosen to use modern music, modern clothing (at least some of it is too modern in design for that period) and modern dialogue.
You may think me hyper critical but I just think a lot of it is just lazy; pandering to their younger audiences in the hope that they would relate or perhaps hoping they wouldn't get an audience who notices these things.
The acting here is pretty dire but I've seen these young actors in other things and they have demonstrated that they can act so I think much of the blame comes down to the script and it's director, Matthias Hoene, whose biggest claim to fame so far is the lamentable 'Cockneys vs Zombies'.
The first episode showed more potential, the story line was slightly more exciting and the delivery was far more consistent with its characters. The other episodes could have been exciting; it would have been nice to go on some adventures with this intrepid gang - but the ploddish dialogue, the forced humour that never hits the mark, and the lack of dread and intensity in any moments of action, water down what in someone else's hands could have been a brilliant series for young adults.
My biggest problem with this show is the lack of respect to the period. Theodosia is set in Victorian England and yet for some bizarre reason they've chosen to use modern music, modern clothing (at least some of it is too modern in design for that period) and modern dialogue.
You may think me hyper critical but I just think a lot of it is just lazy; pandering to their younger audiences in the hope that they would relate or perhaps hoping they wouldn't get an audience who notices these things.
The acting here is pretty dire but I've seen these young actors in other things and they have demonstrated that they can act so I think much of the blame comes down to the script and it's director, Matthias Hoene, whose biggest claim to fame so far is the lamentable 'Cockneys vs Zombies'.
The first episode showed more potential, the story line was slightly more exciting and the delivery was far more consistent with its characters. The other episodes could have been exciting; it would have been nice to go on some adventures with this intrepid gang - but the ploddish dialogue, the forced humour that never hits the mark, and the lack of dread and intensity in any moments of action, water down what in someone else's hands could have been a brilliant series for young adults.