Reviews

I really enjoyed the original movie, don't ask me why, maybe it's because I watched it in the theatre as a teenager and I grew up watching the likes of Sarah Michelle Geller and Jennifer Love Hewitt etc but it is always a movie I can return to, especially during the Halloween period. This series simply sucks in comparison.

I don't understand why they would complicate such a simple premise but somehow they manage to. The twin sister angle is just pointless and adds nothing to the story except complexity. They are twins, regardless of their differences or anger towards each other, you would think losing a twin would be the most devastating thing ever and yet she does not seem too affected by that or at least not to the extent you would expect someone to be.

There is no build up to the kill scenes (isn't this the reason why we watch slasher slows and flicks?). It just happens, with no real atmosphere. You barely catch glimpses of the killer. Why not show the killer more with the black slicker like in the movie? You would see the silhouette without seeing the face In the movie, in this one you don't see anything.

Why even call this show after the movie? This could quite honestly be a completely different name because it does not remind me of the movie one bit. It's just another teen drama with a death here and there. You don't really care for the main character for obvious reasons and the rest of the characters you don't really get to know so you don't care when they die. They should have mimicked the movie in that respect because you very quickly understand the characters and do care when they die, there's simply no shock factor in this show.

I would say completely miss this show if you are a fan of the original movie because it's nothing like the original, or even the second one at that. This is just a plain old waste of time. I gave four stars because the production quality is good, it's just a shame that the characters are lame and there is no real suspense as to what is going to happen next.

I did like the show overall but I wished it had continued to be more like series 1 or 2 because as the seasons go on, it gets more complicated. When it first started it had a very x-files feel to it. Agents investigating the paranormal (is an obvious connection I guess) but once they start going into multiple universes, 2 of everyone etc. They drag it on for far too long and at times I quite honestly did not know what was even going on.

It's a shame because even the one off episodes are always force tied into the bigger storyline when they didn't have to be. They should have taken out the whole parallel universe arc and just continued to have them investigate one of events, a different character / story each episode. Then they could have added a simple overall story that runs along with each series and it would have been far better.

I gave it a seven because it starts exceptionally well and there are some fantastic episodes peppered into each season. The very last season is hard to get through because the story takes a sharp (unnecessary turn) and I just don't care for that part of the story line. I think this is an example of a show that was trying to be too clever when a more simple approach would have seen this run for much longer.

I was hopeful about this one but it really was garbage, sad really because this could have been so much more. As some other people mention, even the basics are wrong. For one it's like someone left the spaceship door open and some random people just clambered aboard. For second it's like an alien race took a great big dump on earth and some dude thinks playing classical music to it is going to have some monumental affect.

No spacesuits, no training, no structure of leadership! Just a bunch of people who just graduated college leading the most important mission the world has ever seen. I mean you would think that the most intelligent people in the world would have been hand picked for such an important task? apparently not, even I could have made the crew. Some of the characters you just plain hate and not in a good way, you just can't even stand their faces.

A lot of people say they like the main character, I'm sorry, why??? She is not likable in the least, you understand where she is coming from but damn, she has no relatable qualities. And also a person who is having convulsions from a possible parasite and then is suddenly eating dinner with them? Ever heard of quarantine, this is ludicrous! If I were Netflix I would take this off straight away, delete it, act like it never happened because I have to say this is one of the worst sci-fi shows that I have had the misfortune to watch.

At one point Katee looks at the camera and say's "you guys deserve better than this". I genuinely believe she was talking to us the viewers.