Anybody watching this?
It's the best new SF series I’ve come across in recent times. For those not in the know, the show is set in 2048, where the uncontrollable evolution of science and technology has caused crime rates to rise an astounding 400%. To combat this, the overwhelmed police force has implemented a new policy: every human police officer is paired up with a lifelike combat-model android. So, basically a police procedural set in a high tech future. The overall atmosphere reminds me a lot of Blade Runner, with a touch of Robocop. The production values are high, and the show has a very convincing near future look to it. It reminds me a little of Fringe, probably due to the Bad Robot / Abrams connection.
Karl Urban is a troubled, yet very likeable lead. His ‘synthetic’ partner played by Michael Ealy is equally engaging, who is a an older DRN model ‘synthetic’ originally destined for the scrap heap due to some design flaws. His model was, (surprise, surprise!) created to be as close to human as possible. This makes for a more interesting pairing of the characters and gives scope for a real bond to develop.
Thus far it’s been fairly ‘case of the week’ style in its presentation, but overall the quality of the show is better than most and the characters are strong. It’s already solid TV, and I could see it developing into something really good if they begin to weave in longer term plot lines.
It's the best new SF series I’ve come across in recent times. For those not in the know, the show is set in 2048, where the uncontrollable evolution of science and technology has caused crime rates to rise an astounding 400%. To combat this, the overwhelmed police force has implemented a new policy: every human police officer is paired up with a lifelike combat-model android. So, basically a police procedural set in a high tech future. The overall atmosphere reminds me a lot of Blade Runner, with a touch of Robocop. The production values are high, and the show has a very convincing near future look to it. It reminds me a little of Fringe, probably due to the Bad Robot / Abrams connection.
Karl Urban is a troubled, yet very likeable lead. His ‘synthetic’ partner played by Michael Ealy is equally engaging, who is a an older DRN model ‘synthetic’ originally destined for the scrap heap due to some design flaws. His model was, (surprise, surprise!) created to be as close to human as possible. This makes for a more interesting pairing of the characters and gives scope for a real bond to develop.
Thus far it’s been fairly ‘case of the week’ style in its presentation, but overall the quality of the show is better than most and the characters are strong. It’s already solid TV, and I could see it developing into something really good if they begin to weave in longer term plot lines.
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