I am a comic collector, and I would love nothing more than for a show of this kind to succeed. Ordinary people becoming heroes! I love the high morals and idealism of superhero comics.
But I thought the initial episode of this TV show was fairly boring. It was too dark and indistinctive. Too realistic (i.e. not fantastic enough). Some things were alright, but there really was nothing much in the way of novelty and originality. Heck, I could write a superhero show much better than this. Someone mentioned that it looks almost like The 4400 all over again, and I had hoped that wouldn't be the case, but actually it is. There's a lot of ominous hinting of this and that, but hardly any proper action. That's how such shows have ALWAYS been made! Isn't it time for something more, especially in this age of fairly affordable CGI and such? Come on!
I hate to be a naysayer, but I doubt this show will last very long, unless it gets its act together and start pouring on some real action. I hope it improves, but I'm not optimistic. And a show about SUPERHEROES which does not inspire optimism... well, I'm afraid that just might be a sure sign of a slam-dunk failure.
6 out of 10.
But I thought the initial episode of this TV show was fairly boring. It was too dark and indistinctive. Too realistic (i.e. not fantastic enough). Some things were alright, but there really was nothing much in the way of novelty and originality. Heck, I could write a superhero show much better than this. Someone mentioned that it looks almost like The 4400 all over again, and I had hoped that wouldn't be the case, but actually it is. There's a lot of ominous hinting of this and that, but hardly any proper action. That's how such shows have ALWAYS been made! Isn't it time for something more, especially in this age of fairly affordable CGI and such? Come on!
I hate to be a naysayer, but I doubt this show will last very long, unless it gets its act together and start pouring on some real action. I hope it improves, but I'm not optimistic. And a show about SUPERHEROES which does not inspire optimism... well, I'm afraid that just might be a sure sign of a slam-dunk failure.
6 out of 10.