The Tomorrow People

Silly as the set-up may seem, it works because of competent writing and convincing performances.

Although predictable in predictable ways, there are enough twists and turns and, relatively speaking, complexities of character to keep things interesting, and a pivot at the end that I did not see coming. Which bodes well.

There’s enough set in motion here to perhaps lure a small, loyal audience from week to week.

Like all the CW series, The Tomorrow People has a gorgeous, young ensemble and a fresh (though not original) premise. But it's going to have to significantly broaden the scope of the story and the size of the cast if it hopes to succeed as an episodic.

There's nothing in the pilot that feels particularly like today, much less like tomorrow.

Tomorrow People simply feels too much like a knockoff of more familiar genetic superhumans.

It has a stupid title and a stupid premise and, among its many transgressions against watchable entertainment, it really doesn’t make much sense (you know, on top of the acting and the writing and whatnot).