The first time I tried watching this show, I gave up after the first episode. My impression was that it was yet another Sci-Fi series featuring cookie-cutter 'chip-on-their-shoulder' characters trying to be cool. Sometime later, I was looking around for an alternative to the abysmal Discovery, and figured I'd give this series another chance. I'm glad I did.
Dark Matter turned out to be a pleasant surprise as events and characters developed. The situations are interesting, putting me in mind of the RPG Traveller, wrapped up in the excellent visual sensibility of EVE Online. And although many people have compared this series to Firefly, it actually reminds me of another legendary series from the past: Blake's 7. Counting the android, it even has seven crew members. Additionally, the situations they find themselves in are reminiscent of Blake and his team (although in this series, there's less of a leader figure). One could argue that Blake had a tenuous grip on leadership of his own crew as well.
Also of note are the solid visual effects and the effort to present plenty of noteworthy locations to the audience (including space stations and derelict starships). And worthy of mention is the very cool soundtrack which includes some of the best basslines I've ever heard in sci-fi since Michael Boddicker's score for the mining colony bar in Outland.
Clearly, those who created and carried out this series know a thing or two about science fiction. A sincere thanks to everyone involved.
Dark Matter turned out to be a pleasant surprise as events and characters developed. The situations are interesting, putting me in mind of the RPG Traveller, wrapped up in the excellent visual sensibility of EVE Online. And although many people have compared this series to Firefly, it actually reminds me of another legendary series from the past: Blake's 7. Counting the android, it even has seven crew members. Additionally, the situations they find themselves in are reminiscent of Blake and his team (although in this series, there's less of a leader figure). One could argue that Blake had a tenuous grip on leadership of his own crew as well.
Also of note are the solid visual effects and the effort to present plenty of noteworthy locations to the audience (including space stations and derelict starships). And worthy of mention is the very cool soundtrack which includes some of the best basslines I've ever heard in sci-fi since Michael Boddicker's score for the mining colony bar in Outland.
Clearly, those who created and carried out this series know a thing or two about science fiction. A sincere thanks to everyone involved.