lavransrm Reviews

Killjoys (2015–2019)

Above average

[8/10 · 7 July 2015]

First, a response to one review which said:"The story was happening in some remote Galaxy, but strangely enough, there is only human in that galaxy." No, not a galaxy far,far away. A star system reasonably close to Earth, in this galaxy. The first thing that a sci-fi fan needs to get straight is the real astronomy involved. As soon as they start talking about galaxies, you can usually just move on. This series appears to postulate a future in which FTL drive has enabled humans from Earth to move out into the spiral arm of this galaxy, and settle on various planets. While the astronomy of habitable worlds as satellites of a gas giant is stretching it a bit, it works well enough for our purposes. This scenario also appears to be lacking in aliens, indicating that none have (yet) to be encountered. But the real fun is the way that our little crew gets out there and has real adventures. I expect that more background and backfill will add some depth. The griping about poor acting, shallowness and general lack of grand drama is not appropriate to this kind of show. In fact, it's a pleasure to be spared the Grand Themes that plague so much sci-fi on the tube. I am hoping that maybe this show will turn out to be happening in the same universe as Dark Matter, and that our Killjoys get a warrant to go after the Dark matter 6. Whee!

Dark Matter (2015–2017)

My kind of space opera.

[8/10 · 7 July 2015]

I have high hopes for this series. I hesitate to state this, because usually anything I really like gets canceled. But racked up with Defiance and Killjoys on Fridays, maybe it will survive. It's got enough whiz-bang and mystery to keep me involved, and doesn't delve into a lot of Grand Ideas. So far, no aliens. Pretty well thought-out tech stuff. Good CGI. My advice is to ignore the negative reviews and just enjoy the show for what it is. Thankfully, not every show on SyFy is another Battlestar Galactica. That was so wrong from the get-go that for me, it was unwatchable. A bunch of humans who have never had contact with Earth, wearing suits and ties, brandishing Glock 9s and furnishing the spaceship with IKEA? Puleeze. I am personally speculating that this show and Killjoys turn out to be in the same future universe, and might eventually crossover with interacting story lines. That would be very cool. Give the Killjoys a warrant to bust the DM 6. Whee!