I've only seen the first episode. I've heard people say that it's a great series, but the first episode left me underwhelmed.
Perhaps i'll give it another try down the road.
It grows on you!
Every so often there is an episode that is very weak, its like they lost every other page of the script but most of the episodes are very very good. (Their fight scenes desperately needed a “fight coach”!)
Yes but to me more a Greek tragedy then Shakespearean Hubris in various forms leading to downfall of planetary societies & characters.
You are quite right. It was an underwhelming episode. I might not have gone on myself if I hadn’t been importuned by a friend in Philadelphia who so desperately wanted me to make videos of the show. She handed me her entire first generation tapes on the condition that I make videos, so I had to watch. And fell totally under the spell of the show. There are some massive losers in the series, but not as many as in Star Trek.
It’s a very subtle show. Because I watched so much with the sound off, I kept seeing things that no one talked about. Blake talks care for others, but turns away from people in pain. Avon talks concern only for himself, but HE’S the one that reaches out. Yet the actors remembered only their dialog. They seemed to completely forget the nuances that they brought to the characterizations.
For a while, I ran an analysis letterzine for the series, with invited subscribers who were the best analyzers and artists I could find. It was such a fun period. And the Horizon society distributed my music videos all over the UK, which was also fun.