http://sophievdennis.livejournal.com/ (sophievdennis.livejournal.com) wrote in purplecat2008-12-13 04:58 pm (UTC)
Can I propose the simple conclusion that Survivors 2.0 is just badly written?
Too slow paced, too frightened by its own premise, and too weak in its characterisation to work as taught, ensemble drama ala BSG/Firefly - which is, in the end, the only game playable for this kind of setup. Shortening the episodes to to DW/Torchwood 45 minute format would help with the pacing, but the near total lack of interesting characters (Tom and ?Al excepted) is the real nail in the coffin.
And yes, will they please g*d find themselves some shotguns?!
I am bored by Survivors. For a show that should be get-you-by-the-guts gripping, that's pretty awful. Perhaps we should all just stop watching?
Maybe it's just bad?
Too slow paced, too frightened by its own premise, and too weak in its characterisation to work as taught, ensemble drama ala BSG/Firefly - which is, in the end, the only game playable for this kind of setup. Shortening the episodes to to DW/Torchwood 45 minute format would help with the pacing, but the near total lack of interesting characters (Tom and ?Al excepted) is the real nail in the coffin.
And yes, will they please g*d find themselves some shotguns?!
I am bored by Survivors. For a show that should be get-you-by-the-guts gripping, that's pretty awful. Perhaps we should all just stop watching?