La Brea

There’s enough to like about La Brea that will keep viewers watching, despite the show’s more silly and cheesy elements, especially the mystery of where the “lost” Angelenos are and why they’re there.

One of the characters says it seems like they’re in an episode of “Lost,” and unfortunately, “La Brea” is the latest TV show to borrow from the “Lost” playbook.

As great as the series is at raising new questions, however, it’s not at all clear how good it’ll be at answering them. ... La Brea feels too middle-of-the-road to make much impression at all.

While the pilot doesn’t have the immediate adrenalin rush of the first “Lost” (almost nothing on TV does), it does set up just enough to keep viewers engaged. ... There’s also the sad news to report that “La Brea” doesn’t look very good. Now, the cheap effects could be improved by the budget that usually balloons from pilot to second episode, but “La Brea” needs to lean into its insane concept to work.

The shark-jumping occurred in Happy Days' fifth season. But a critic who waits five years to declare a shark jumped these days probably won't have a show left to declare dead; three and a half seasons is now considered a healthy lifespan for a TV series. So let's give mad props to NBC's La Brea, which vaults the Selachimorpha in precisely nine minutes when it debuts next week.

The characters are cutouts, and the primordial predators aren’t remotely frightening because the CGI budget isn’t high enough. It’s not a good show, but perhaps it’s not trying to be – this is popcorn entertainment that will keep you reasonably amused as it barrels along in its own silly way.

It’s tremendously, gloriously, educationally bad.

Little different but very similar to the Terra Nova show released in 2011. Unlike Terra Nova, this show will get a conclusion to the series with a short season 3 to close the book on the show. Enjoyed parts of La Brea but the acting is cringe at times. However, it kept me hooked enough to want to finish the show to its completion.

Not nearly as bad as most reviews would suggest, however this show can easily be picked apart if you try to. There is a decent sci-fi disaster plot, though if it doesn't progress and give viewers some answers over time I can see how it might lose what little audience it has.

La Brea is a TV series of the disaster and science fiction genres. The series has 3 good actors: Zyra Gorecki as Izzy Harris, the daughter of Eve Harris. A lot of people may consider her the star of the series. Natalie Zea as Eve Harris, the mother of Izzy Harris. Eoin Macken as Gavin Harris, the husband of Eve Harris The other actors range from professional to below average The writing is sometimes not bad - but, at too many other times is not good. David Appelbaum wrote episode 1. He did not do a good job. This is not just me. I think most knowledgeable viewers know he did not write a good script. I'll continue to watch the series. I think it has potential. People with an interest in prehistory in the circa 10,000 BC era might be drawn to the series. It will be interesting to see how scientifically accurate the series is in reproducing that era.

I have to say I have seen bad acting in other shows but the acting in this is absolutely horrendous not only that the story lines are ridiculous the people the prehistoric tribes in 10,000 BC wearing leather clothes and Boots there weren't even any cows back then so how did they make leather and I get it it's a fantasy but can you at least make it a little more realistic I mean the survivors are incredibly clean and the blonde woman's hair is always so nicely curled and styled I mean come on ridiculous is a mild word

The definition of Art is the expression of Human creativity. Art is often created for appreciation, thoughtful consideration or entertainment. Art often meditates on the human condition (such as social customs, interpersonal issues, or political matters), and, despite drastically changing the setting, contemporary “science fiction drama” often reflects on the human condition instead of technology or context. This makes a proper understanding of script and character development essential to the success of any production in the genre.“La Brea” wastes its exciting premise on horrible dialogue, excessive characters, and a slow development expressed in hours of unnecessary subplot due to writer incompetence. Some of the rules of proper screenwriting include never stating the obvious and never explaining thru dialogue what can be related thru performance (let the audience live the experience thru the visual medium). Character dialogue should be rooted in conflict and the script should always advance the plot. “La Brea” makes all the uneducated mistakes in film production and more, severely cheapening the experience, and squandering a great deal of audience interest and **** you’re enjoying this series, then that’s a good thing. Please, continue to appreciate it. My aim, here, is to enlighten you in regards to the filmmaking process and its aspects. This show had every opportunity to offer a profound message of separation, vulnerability, friendship, adventure, nature… the scope of themes it could address are endless! Unfortunately, “La Brea” only glosses over these very human issues instead of developing them, resulting in a poorly conceived daytime Soap. The best way to vie for television with deeper meaning and more effort is to refuse to pay for a mediocre product and to not watch the release on streaming (because viewership is carefully tracked). If you’re willing to make this small sacrifice, you’ll be helping force the film industry to deliver a better product.