This 2013 Fox TV sci-fi series was almost really, really good! It certainly had many great elements! It was a great concept
it was imaginative
it was scientifically insightful
had great special effects
high production values
and featured great actors (Ealy & Urban were actually quite good together).
Yet for all its greatness it certainly had plenty of whateverness Lili Taylor and Mackenzie Crook's characters were bombs the soundtrack was totally obnoxious there was way too much ridiculous robot-on-robot fighting too much gun porn and most damming a very weak story arc.
This lack of a story arc which was supplemented by all sorts of unexplored and unrelated lose ends kept me wondering what the heck was the point to it all?
If the point was the humanizing of a robot (synthetic soul) as the name implies it really did not give the concept its props. If not what the heck was it about?
Chalk it up to bad writing a one season failure that flirted with greatness!
6 of 10 stars
RECOMMENDATION: Play a drinking game with this series by taking a shot every time you hear the phrase "are you OK." You will catch a good buzz and it will become quite comical!
Yet for all its greatness it certainly had plenty of whateverness Lili Taylor and Mackenzie Crook's characters were bombs the soundtrack was totally obnoxious there was way too much ridiculous robot-on-robot fighting too much gun porn and most damming a very weak story arc.
This lack of a story arc which was supplemented by all sorts of unexplored and unrelated lose ends kept me wondering what the heck was the point to it all?
If the point was the humanizing of a robot (synthetic soul) as the name implies it really did not give the concept its props. If not what the heck was it about?
Chalk it up to bad writing a one season failure that flirted with greatness!
6 of 10 stars
RECOMMENDATION: Play a drinking game with this series by taking a shot every time you hear the phrase "are you OK." You will catch a good buzz and it will become quite comical!