Haven't seen a thread on this surprisingly.
Just saw the first four episodes now that it's one Disney Plus. I kept hearing positive things about the show but seeing it for myself, it's actually pretty good and watchable. A lot of the criticisms were over flat jokes and humor and whatnot but I find that rather offbase. The humor doesn't land like a comedy sketch show because the humor is meant to observational and casual, like conversational as opposed to the quips, injokes and references we are all used to and bemused by in your average Hollywood movie or the like.
Also the characters are already growing on me. First episode, they and their dialogue seemed pretty bland and uninteresting, but their banter is growing on me solely through exposure. The more familiar I become with the characters and their issues, the more I'm drawn into their seemingly uninteresting banter and seemingly shallow characters. And so far all of the characters are likable, even the recognizably tropey ones I thought I'd be annoyed by earlier on.
The show has the impression of being episodic, but watching it continuously seems to be the way to do it with all that said. There is a strong continuous narrative even though the show feels episodic (again only four episodes in) with things from previous episodes carrying into the next. And the plotlines, even though some have obviously been touched by science fiction writers and shows before, still feel like fresh takes. And each episodes story has been distinct and memorable.
Overall it's pretty decent scifi for television. It feels pretty light hearted, but there's a lot of heart there.
Just saw the first four episodes now that it's one Disney Plus. I kept hearing positive things about the show but seeing it for myself, it's actually pretty good and watchable. A lot of the criticisms were over flat jokes and humor and whatnot but I find that rather offbase. The humor doesn't land like a comedy sketch show because the humor is meant to observational and casual, like conversational as opposed to the quips, injokes and references we are all used to and bemused by in your average Hollywood movie or the like.
Also the characters are already growing on me. First episode, they and their dialogue seemed pretty bland and uninteresting, but their banter is growing on me solely through exposure. The more familiar I become with the characters and their issues, the more I'm drawn into their seemingly uninteresting banter and seemingly shallow characters. And so far all of the characters are likable, even the recognizably tropey ones I thought I'd be annoyed by earlier on.
The show has the impression of being episodic, but watching it continuously seems to be the way to do it with all that said. There is a strong continuous narrative even though the show feels episodic (again only four episodes in) with things from previous episodes carrying into the next. And the plotlines, even though some have obviously been touched by science fiction writers and shows before, still feel like fresh takes. And each episodes story has been distinct and memorable.
Overall it's pretty decent scifi for television. It feels pretty light hearted, but there's a lot of heart there.
