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I don't normally write reviews but I was compelled to do so for this series in light of many of the general downbeat comments. I have to say that I am enjoying this show. Like anything new, I believe it is important to give it a chance and by the third episode I was finding it to be quite a good series, for what it is - light evening entertainment. It's filled with plot holes and the characterisation is a little light, but when you have an 8 episode series character development probably isn't going to be a major factor of a show, particularly in action dominated sci-fi. The concept is interesting, and hopefully more questions about what happened on earth and why there is no military presence in the colony will be answered over the series. The acting is good, as are the set pieces and most of the FX, particularly in episode 3. Script wise it is at times a little clunky but I think the actors have done a respectable job with what they have to work with.

A note now on all the "one star" reviews. Writing a negative review and brandishing one star ratings is unfortunately a way for people to excercise a little bit of the power that is lacking in their life. I do not believe this series is a one star show, but that is my opinion. I think people can state if they truly feel something is poor without resorting to some of the vindictive things being said here. No one deliberately sets out to make a bad show just to ruin your day. Many people have worked very hard on this series (and no I am not one of them or affiliated with anybody involved). Ultimately it is about entertainment, and if people do not like it, don't watch it. Why waste your time writing such horrid things. There are zillions of channels to choose from now. Often the comments people write online are things they would never dare say to someones face, and are a complete overeaction to what is in reality just a TV show. All that negative energy could be channelled into something much more constructive.

So, soldier on Outcasts. I for one am enjoying the ride, and grateful to the BBC for trying something new in sci-fi.

OK, so I've read some negative comments from a lot of you guys but I think this series has so much potential. Just give it a chance!

I live in Cape town, the series was filmed about an hour away from where I live and I think they have made an amazing effort so far, it's only the 4th episode and I want more!

I agree that there is much more scum on TV at the moment that shouldn't be there, but seriously, I'd love to see where this series will go in the future. Characters are interesting and I honestly want to see what happened with the AC's. I think so far episode 4 has been the most intense, with action and suspense and all that goes alongside a good sci-fi.

I read the previous review, and I totally disagree. Em Squared apparently hasn't got a clue about the sci-fi genre. He condemns the lack of "phasers" and the abundance of lens flare. My friend, you need to stop watching Star Trek, I believe that 20 times is enough... Now, in my opinion this series was a good one, the only down side to it might be the fact that it got canceled ahead of time. The story is decent, and so are the performances. It has that bit of drama which reminds you that you are not watching a continuous gun/"phaser"/light saber fight. All in all, I would definitely recommend it for all SG and BSG fans.

I started watching this series and as it progressed it got better and better. The plot was very enthralling and kept me wanting to see more and more.The way the the story progresses with the 2 types of foes and how it all started was excellent. I was looking to see more of the turmoil between the two groups. After 3 episodes I was hooked well and truly. I was extremely disappointed that the series was terminated only after 8 episodes just at the point where a third element was added to the story line. I cannot understand why the TV stations start something and after a short time they decide to scrap it without any consultation to the many avid followers of the series. I do hope they reconsider and bring it back.

A bit of a shame that this series is being ripped to shreds when it is actually quite interesting - it has some good scifi elements for example aliens and genetically engineered humans. The story that links all these things together is actually pretty good.

Sure it is not the same as the fast paced series like Battlestar Galactica however it is its own show that is taking its time in revealing all its secrets.

What I think the haters do not like is the fact the actors.....act. When they do it well they are very good however when they do it bad they are very very bad - the main baddie is very very bad.

Sometimes I think it is weird watching British TV shows as we are so used to the way Americans act - it takes a few episodes and it will probably not be for folk that want to see explosions in space but if you stick in there it really is a wee gem.

After a friend of mine suggested I watch this, I decided to play catch-up on BBC iplayer a few weeks ago. The first 15 minutes of it and I thought "OMG - this is like an updated Blake's 7 I can't watch this!!" Recently the same friend complained I hadn't given it a chance and told me it was "getting good". So I gave it another go ... I thought "I'm gonna sit through this and REALLY try to like it".

Okay - the first episode was PAINFUL. The characters seemed boring, the kid that kept repeating his "tiger tiger" poem almost put me off watching ... but I struggled through. First episode felt very long. However I persevered and watched a second episode ... then a third ... then a fourth ...

It's actually turning out to be quite interesting in certain respects but doesn't have me completely hooked as yet.

I think the characters could be improved - they are currently REALLY difficult to warm to - they have no spark. They feel a bit like cardboard cut-outs at the moment, stilted and awkward - and certainly need a bit more depth.

Looking past the stilted characters are the predictable character relationships ... just a bit boring and uninspiring - again no SPARK.

The story is somewhat intriguing in parts but with the lack of charismatic characters or interesting dialogue it just makes it difficult to wade through.

The jury is still hung for me on this.

This show COULD be better, but needs a whole lot of fine-tuning if it ever wants to become a really good show.

Well Outcasts has finished its first season and the odds of there being a second season are small. It started of slow, with to much story and with some cringe worthy dialogue. It has grown though and I think that by the end it had the making of a decent second season. People forget that the first season of ST:TNG was pretty awful and it grew into an extremely good series. These things take time and with the way the BBC is funded it is able to do so. Unfortunately I doubt the BBC will though. Fingers crossed I am wrong though.

The production values are quite good considering as is the special effects. The actors have grown into their character and I think the direction is good. My biggest problem is with some of the writing, I can understand what the writer was doing but some of the characters are just two dimensional and the dialogue and character conflicts don't help a lot of the time (a problem I also with New BST as well). I think the series would have been better received if there had been epic space battles and dog fights but the writer has been brave to try and go down a different route and in the end it just works. This is proper SF and should be applauded for it.

I do think 10 minutes could have been losted from most of the episodes and that would have helped with the pacing. Overall the series wasn't as bad as many have said and there could be much more. I also hate the fact that they have finished the series on a cliff hanger and hope that even if they don't do a second series they do a two hour special to finish it off.

Outcasts shows a lot of promise for a great new Scifi show involving deep character relationships, a unique plot, interesting idea's and a fresh storyline that hasn't been done yet.

Each episode has it's own individual story, but still has a continuous main story throughout the episodes. Outcasts contains Scifi elements, but still appeals to people who aren't hardcore science fiction fans. It focuses on different types of relationships with the characters, dilemma's people can actually relate to, and also contains suspenseful drama.

The acting is very well done and after only a few episodes I found myself intrigued with the series and interested in what would happen next. The show has a lot of fantasy ideas, but still manages to be very believable. It contains many different elements and diverse characters, and makes you feel involved in their lives and feel for them.

The show is exciting and always leaves you wanting more.

I really enjoyed this series and was rather surprised, and a little disappointed, to find out that the BBC has decided not to make a second series. It is particularly annoying when a series develops an unresolved theme and then is canceled, without the story coming to a full conclusion. You feel rather cheated! I noted (elsewhere) the comments of the writer - to the effect that the series took a while to develop its storyline. I tend to agree and feel that the decisions to firstly move it to a late night time slot (in the UK - not in Australia) and then to can it completely, were both premature and self-serving. I hope there is some consideration made to making another series, or at the very least a one-off episode to bring series one to a full conclusion.

First of all - I'd say most of the review made on here are by people that I think only watched just the first couple of episodes. Really this was a show that you had to stick with to get the full benefit - you'll never see the story and character arcs with just an episode...if you stick with this its worth it (then you'll be gutted it was cancelled).

In regards to its cancellation, it should be noted that this was the BBCs biggest budget show to date when made. So they obviously had faith in it. By the time Outcasts was aired though, the recession was really starting to bite and the BBC had massive cuts in its budgets. The BBC simply couldn't afford to make another season so buried it, never properly promoting it and having an ever changing time slot. Fans struggled to keep track. All BBC drama suffered at this time btw, Dr Who episodes numbers were culled, Torchwood axed despite being popular and Being Human barely scraped through. Its a shame because this is a gem of serious sci-fi.

The premise is smart, an off world colony of what is the last of humanity trying to survive on a planet that seems to not want them there - perhaps a world/entity with an awareness of the human parasites that have set up home on it. With every lifeboat of people that arrives, the worst of 'civilisation' starts to infiltrate the already shaky colony (capitalism, religious power, old world hierarchy etc). This plot clearly had a lot of thought behind it and the story arc was moving into seriously interesting territory by the season end.

The cast is great (tho too many Brits considering this is supposedly the last of humanity). Don't get me wrong the actors are top notch though. I thought Eric Mabius was an odd (lightweight?) choice since he'd just finished Ugly Betty, however he turnout out to be the stand out performer in this and up against those 'well respected' thespian Brit Actors (just can't believe he's now doing those Hallmark movies tho - a real waste of talent based on how superb he was in this).

I loved Outcasts when it was first shown on tv. 10 years later I decided to finally watch the dvd version I'd picked up a few years back. Im not disappointed. If you like pew pew pew action sci-fi then this is not for you. If you like stuff thats a little slower and more cerebral this is right up your alley...theres a lot happening in this and if you're not paying attention you'll miss whats really going on....

This isn't at all bad,

Just watched the first 2 episodes and if your not to slow to get the premise, its about people and there situations not Sci Fi ( though i presume there will be some monsters etc to keep the lower attention spans interested )

Not Overly original and not HBO, but intriguing and Moorish and not up its self

A little LOST ( but could be an ending to it ) and a little Mad Max, good dialogue ,sets and acting, will definitely keep watching

Good Job

Outcasts seemed to be something of an anomaly, coming at a time where sci fi wasn't particularly in Vogue, so a full series, particularly an eight parter was a welcome surprise.

I've just re watched all eight episodes and enjoyed it more then it's original run. The problem I found with it is that the early episodes are very raw, almost full, and in this day and age viewers would have just switched off, and they did. Half way through the series changes, it becomes gripping, more entertaining, the characters are more likeable, episodes seven and eight are excellent.

I understand why it was axed, but I'm sad it was, it had heaps of potential, Liam Cunningham in particular was excellent. Good special effects, stories which felt as though they could have been from Blake's Seven.

Watchable, but wasted potential. 7/10

This is plain awful, from the start (can't say to the finish because I only managed to force myself for the first 3 episodes). Everyone in the show makes bad efforts in acting, only one to get the "barely passing" grade is "Fleur" and MAYBE Jamie Bamber who seems to try and deliver on a bad script in the first episode.

This is mainly the work of the people casting the actors since they manage to give everyone roles they can't handle or are unfit of.

The script is so boring and unbelievable that you get no feeling or attachment to any of the characters or their story. There is no apparent plot-line and there is no exiting mix of characters, no nerds, no hard muscles guys, no it's-awesome-to-be-here guy, no one has any goals, everyone just acts like they are depressed and waiting to get a coffin measurement.

Actually a good series but requires some patience and thought, definitely not your star trek / star wars adventure. Done on a fairly low budget - after all BBC save their budgets for re-makes of literary favorites or 19th century costume dramas rather than anything radical and imaginative.

The acting is good and scripts work quite well with a political focus, the science is OK but as with all these sort of pioneer type scifi efforts I always wonder where the manufacturing of the stuff they seem to have is. Arriving on a new world you would want to organise power and food and then basic manufacturing of metals and fundamental materials. No sign of that here. Still a good show with a cliff hanger end which we will never get to find out about.

Outcasts was a fast-canceled BBC sci-fi series released in 2010.

Set on a futuristic exoplanet in a 'Jamestown,' the show asks the questions "what lies beyond the palisades?" and also "when can settlers leave their regimented communities and become pioneers?"

Classic questions which the writers pair with a natural rivalry between the military "expeditionary" characters and the more civic- minded scientists and politicians wishing to set the colony's policy.

The large ensemble cast is credible as a group of hardscrabble survivors on the planet Carpathia. The dialogue is keen and well paced.

When the action ventures outside of the settlement walls, a delightfully spooky 'alone in the woods' vibe burbles up, creating frissons of anticipation as we follow the lonely fellow travelers searching their unknown environment.

The show was sacked before reaching 10 episodes.

Pity.