sparkas999

Loved it. And the acting of different Joshes was superb!!! And questions and ideas raised are so universal and close to home, us making choices which have repercussions of how our lives turn out. Some of us choose to follow our dreams/goals and stick with it, some of us play it safe and settle. And you'll never know what is the right way to do it, which dimensional world to inhabit ;). As for low ratings and comments with 1 star, clearly it's not you cup of tea, and waiting for the 7th episode to rate it shows that you should move on to something else ;).

Clearly these series are not worth 10 stars, but I just had to mark it so, in hopes to balance it out a bit.

Confused why is it rated so low...

Most of the actors are doing a great job at their performances, especially Diane Lane, Ben Schnetzer and of course Ashley Romans (she's amazing at pulling off a bad ass look).

There's also a mystery, that is staring us straight into our faces from the series title, that needs to be solved/answered.

And did I mention that I love apocalyptic movies? :).

Watch it, rate it as high as possible, and lets hope for second season.

All the haters should go munch on some other drama fodder.

Cancellation of such a beautiful TV series is sheer madness. How come the shows that do not come close to the par of this show get a chance for a second season (ex: Terror, Shooter, Lost in Space, etc)? A "professional" reviewer stated that it misled and did not fulfill his expectations. Is that the criteria of how art should be judged? With meeting expectations? It's not the beauty in the eye of the beholder, but quality, such as acting, story, character that should be judged; and in the society pumped with the over indulgence of TV shows, how come their taste isn't sufficiently refined to see that 'The First' is a keeper? It shows a more than likely unfolding of the near future, it ignites an adventure inside your conscious, gives a chance to participate in the greatest voyage that is to come; and all of it, from the safety of your sofa seat. Leading actors are amazing, Penn's physical preparation just blows the mind, and McElhone is close enough to SpaceX's leader as it gets. So cherish and enjoy the show that had so much to give, but was abruptly turned away.