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Through the years my thoughts return to this amazing premise that was sadly cancelled by scifi. A great watch, in its day.

Encore une idée alléchante en théorie, une idée devenue hélas une série torche-cul dans la réalité. C’est en effet tellement nul à chier que ça devrait être interdit, qu’on devrait les poursuivre en justice, au moins pour insulte à l’intelligence et pour foutage de gueule éhonté. Ce merdier à dormir debout à cloche-pied se traîne comme une limace sous calmants et c’est clairement écrit avec les pieds. En outre, comme si ça ne suffisait pas, cette série minable a l’allant et le charisme qu’une feuille d’impôts, même pas pré-remplie. Même le globuleux Derrick (qui ressemble à un extra-terrestre, c’est l’homme-poisson) s’avère plus palpitant que cette sous-daube intergalactique !

The storytelling of the core characters has a vanilla flavor to it. The overall idea of how space travel works and how Scifi is defined, it is kind of reflected in this show. The sub conflicts within the story are also kind of vanilla. But this is what makes this show so amazing. Because it is integrated into an overall plot that not only keeps you thrilled over the subplots, and engaged with the characters, but you will keep getting surprised by where it all leads. I've watched it multiple times already. Unfortunately, it was canceled after the first season. But the cliffhanger doesn't leave a hole in your stomach like in other shows that get canceled.

Awesome, a good case study for why mainstream reviews are such poor guides for hardcore sci-fi fans. One of those rare miniseries that dispense with an over-reliance on "character building" and gives centre stage to the issues that transcend individuals: scientific advancement, the collective struggle for survival, social engineering, evolution. A refreshing change for viewers tired of draggy, chatty series. (-1 point for the annoyingly PC moralising that saturates the dialogue of a primary antagonist.)