Utopia Falls

Has one that is a fan of anything other than rap music oh, I was kind of turned off at the beginning. I gave it a chance because the showrunner is the same person that did the Stargate series and Dark Matter. The show definitely gets more interesting as it goes on.. these so-called idyllic future has a dark secret to it that begins being revealed after a few episodes. Yes, there is a lot of dance to it but that is not the heart of the show. Like too many shows, too many people give up too early. They had to set the stage for what was to come.. and what is to come gets more interesting every episode! I'm not typically one that is into young teen shows but this one is different because the underlying theme is relevant to everyone.. don't always trust what you're told! Just give it three or four episodes.. if you are a fan of the Stargate series you will probably end up loving it!

It's definitely cheesy, and has teen levels of drama, but I think if you're the target audience it's pretty great.

I definitely preferred the sci-fi, and the distopian elements of the series to the teen drama. However the idea that teens are saving the world with Hiphop through a talent show style competition I'm weirdly here for.

But I think the characters talking about the history of how music has affected history is pretty great.

I'm really eager for Season 2! It took a little bit for the show to find it's footing, but it's very enjoyable. The 1984-esque Authority environment in New Babyl sets a dark tone that, in some ways, is distressingly similar to our current world, all in the guise of a Utopian society.

To address some of the complaints I've seen here:

The singers are pretty good, the actor who plays Bodhi is a great performer, and the dancers are incredible.

If you continue the show, you'll see that it absolutely makes sense to elevate dance/song/music to such heights--I mean, it always struck me a bit odd that in Hunger Games, it was essential to be combat trained and ready to participate/succeed in the games. If you're going to oppress a people, why on earth would you encourage them to know how to kill people and to be capable of doing so?

Meanwhile, art performance can certainly be used to distract, shift focus, control a narrative without making your populace combat-ready.

Overall, it's a show that can really suck you in within an episode or two--I binged the whole thing in three nights. I *really* hope it gets picked up for a second season!!!

This series is like Divergent and Hunger Games with a little HipHop culture. It is not meant for everyone, believe me I was suprised when they started dancing and singing for the first time. Once you get past the first couple episodes you realize the story is actually pretty good. I truly hope that they do a 2nd season to allow me to see where they were going with this.

I love dystopian stuff and dance so I thought it was pretty good