At first it was ok. Yes, the cast was a bunch of unknown actors, some of whom really do need additional acting classes, ok, most of them actually. And yes, the effects were not great, nor where the sets, or the characterizations....
But I really did want to like it because I love science fiction stories and there's been so much bad sci-fi lately, some really bad sci-fi actually (La Brea???). So I watched the entire run hoping it would develop and find it's feet. It really didn't but at least it didn't get too much worse...not too much.
The acting unfortunately did get worse as the show went along, especially among some key characters, the actress playing the head of engineering for one. And her eventual love interest, the Scottish bad boy too. And then we have one of the all time most annoying characters I've ever seen anywhere in the young female genius with the big glasses and trouble shutting up. Every time she was on screen, and she was on screen a lot, I would cringe. And the annoyance level just kept going up as the actress seemed to really embrace all the bad points of her character. The fact that she's not a very good actress didn't help. I'd find myself staring at the screen and thinking "for the love of God just stop talking!!!".
The writing was bad throughout as well. The basic premise was fine, if already done to death. But the writers kept coming up with implausible and sometimes laughable dangers that the crew would treat like impending doom each time and then deal with much too easily and oft times again, implausibly. Usually in the last few minutes of an episode. It got formulaic, then it got silly, then it got predictable and annoying.
But I think the final insult, the thing that would prevent me from watching another season of this train wreck (if there is one which I doubt), was the final episode. The acting reached an all time low and the cheese fest among the main characters was almost unwatchable. Sworn enemies became friends, all peril was dealt with, usually in a quick and extremely lame way. I was waiting for them all to join hands and break into an inspirational song.
They seemed to both wrap things up and also leave things open for another season at the end. I have no idea how they did in the ratings; I doubt there will be a second season but hey, who knows, La Brea got a second season and that has to be one of the worst television series ever produced, by anyone, anywhere. So who knows. But I don't think the Ark will be back and I doubt we'll see most of the cast again either. With many of them that will be a good thing; young science genius chick I'm looking at you. I wish them well though and hope they're all able to find gainful employment elsewhere.
But I really did want to like it because I love science fiction stories and there's been so much bad sci-fi lately, some really bad sci-fi actually (La Brea???). So I watched the entire run hoping it would develop and find it's feet. It really didn't but at least it didn't get too much worse...not too much.
The acting unfortunately did get worse as the show went along, especially among some key characters, the actress playing the head of engineering for one. And her eventual love interest, the Scottish bad boy too. And then we have one of the all time most annoying characters I've ever seen anywhere in the young female genius with the big glasses and trouble shutting up. Every time she was on screen, and she was on screen a lot, I would cringe. And the annoyance level just kept going up as the actress seemed to really embrace all the bad points of her character. The fact that she's not a very good actress didn't help. I'd find myself staring at the screen and thinking "for the love of God just stop talking!!!".
The writing was bad throughout as well. The basic premise was fine, if already done to death. But the writers kept coming up with implausible and sometimes laughable dangers that the crew would treat like impending doom each time and then deal with much too easily and oft times again, implausibly. Usually in the last few minutes of an episode. It got formulaic, then it got silly, then it got predictable and annoying.
But I think the final insult, the thing that would prevent me from watching another season of this train wreck (if there is one which I doubt), was the final episode. The acting reached an all time low and the cheese fest among the main characters was almost unwatchable. Sworn enemies became friends, all peril was dealt with, usually in a quick and extremely lame way. I was waiting for them all to join hands and break into an inspirational song.
They seemed to both wrap things up and also leave things open for another season at the end. I have no idea how they did in the ratings; I doubt there will be a second season but hey, who knows, La Brea got a second season and that has to be one of the worst television series ever produced, by anyone, anywhere. So who knows. But I don't think the Ark will be back and I doubt we'll see most of the cast again either. With many of them that will be a good thing; young science genius chick I'm looking at you. I wish them well though and hope they're all able to find gainful employment elsewhere.