Review of Tom Swift

I gave it one star because that's as low as I could go. The review that you're about to read will encompass only this show's major flaws - not all of them.

I watched the first episode. If the death of Tom's father was so enormous in his life then the writers should have delayed dear old dad's demise until his character was better established.

Speaking of characters the Swift family are billionaires. It's a little tough to pull up much empathy with them.

Let's get to some basic science. We got a pretty close detailed look at the spacecraft that blew up. How was that accomplished? No telescope can give us that kind of detail. Was there a satellite flying next to the ship? If so, why? Why burn money on a satellite when you have a manned vessel?

The ship blowing up only hastened its doom. Saturn is a gas giant. It has no solid surface. Any ship dumb enough to attempt a landing would fall into the planet and eventually get crushed by the terrible pressure. Landing on a moon of Saturn? Maybe. Landing on a gaseous ball? You might as well try using a cloud as an aircraft runway.

Poorly written. Poorly acted. Mercifully, as time marches forward, we can forget about this wretched show and remember the good ones.