The Ark

Yes, there were lots of plot holes. Yes, the CGI was bad. That's all true... But if you're looking for simple storytelling, this show is definitely enjoyable enough for you to pass your time with.

It's much better than the new Saved by the Bell, or the new Gossip Girl if you want my honest opinion, and even those shows had positive reviews. What about Will Trent? Does it have anything interesting, or intelligent? Yet, it has a strong following too.

For a non-sophisticated person like myself, I would give this show a few more episodes before declaring that it's moronic and beyond redemption.

And to that someone(s) citing Newton's First Law of Motion, if you have to travel like a million lightyears, relying just on inertia alone isn't gonna take you anywhere, you'll need thrust (for both the speed and navigation).

Hoping for better and expecting worse. The premise is good though hardly original but there the good part ends. I have to wonder if after watching the finished product the creators looked at each other and said " Hey this is some good stuff ". They must have because somehow this is now a tv show.. the sets look like they were filmed at a high school, the acting and CGI are subpar but not awful. Where the show truly fails is the characters. Remember the pilot of Lost and TWD where you were quickly invested in the characters? Definitely not here. Nobody stands out . I guarantee that after this you'll never hear from 80% of these actors again. A couple veteran actors would have gone a long way but nope; just a bunch of uninteresting faces. A strong lead would have helped too. The characters are not particularly whiny and a couple worked well together but I don't remember a single name. Will be flabbergasted if this gets a second season.

You've read some reviews where people refer to the CGI as bad. This is true. You've also heard that the acting is sub par, which is also true. The biggest "oof", as it were, is also in the writing of the show, not just the character interactions, but the characters themselves, and the science.

The show goes out of its way to sort of establish a set of rules for the space that the people here inhabit, how life functions, and so forth, then 5 minutes later they break those rules. Science all of a sudden doesn't matter, and it is all about resolving whatever issue it is that they are experiencing while creating even more chaos.

These people are also supposed to be highly skilled in the fields that they work in, but 99% of the time they behave like high-schoolers. Their actions makes no sense at all.

Nothing in this show is realistic, nothing makes any sense. It is all rush-rush-rush, survive, argue, technical mumbo-jumbo word vomit, and magical skills.

I felt thoroughly frustrated throughout the first episode. Vehemently shaking my head whilst shouting at my screen.

It isn't worth the trouble, nor the dissatisfaction that you will experience.

I honestly thought Season 1 wasnt very good, but I kept watching, and somehow it sucked me in. Season 2 is where this show grows to something really interesting at times but still keeps its overly dramatic young adult stuff, it could've been so much better.

This show has some decent Star Trek-like episodic stories. Captain Garnet even has a classic Captain Janeway's "What the hell is going on?!" moment.

I like the difference yet similarity of the spaceships, establishing their own distinct style for the show.

Maddox vs. Trust was a decent plot with some good backstory.

The augmented superhuman Kelly with nanites was a decent subplot because it has some obvious holes.

The GSA vs. EF subplot was also pretty good.

Pavle Jerinic as Felix and Paul Murray as William Trust were great casting choices, they did a great job.

I liked it because it felt like a cheesy '90s sci-fi show with no budget, like using Reece Ritchie to play both Spencer and Ian was a clever way to cut costs.

With that ending? I would love to find out what happened with the other Arks and the colonists at Ross-128B. Higher life?

Its clearly setting up a Season 3 right?

It feels a bit like they are building toward a Star Fleet kind of thing and im all for that!

Hope for Season 3 and a movie!

Is it reinventing the wheel? No. Is it deep thinking or brilliant? No not really.

As someone who watched BSG and the expense, but fully enjoyed the likes of the 100, it's worth a shot.

Easy downtime tv series that generates enough intrigue and interest to watch. But also isn't so in depth that it requires 100% of your attention.

Easy watch, low budget, and the show runners clearly see that. The show knows its audience, writing isn't the A** of previous sifi shows, but it is such a chill fun watch. I'd compare it to SNOWPIECER standard.

Overall a fun easy watch and I'd recommend it to any sifi geek who's looking for a fun binge.