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I needed something to fill the "walking dead" gap in my life and since none of the spin offs or other series are currently airing, I thought I'd give this one a shot. So basically, I watched it because nothing else better was on.

This show explores a 1994 unsolved murder of a high school girl in Australia, after the time capsule is opened in 2019 and new evidence of her murder is uncovered. A troubled cold case FBI agent (Fimmel) asks to be assigned to the case and the show follows him re-opening the investigation and some old wounds in the process.

I'm American and wasn't familiar with the plight of the Australian South Sea Islanders and had to look up how to refer to that group of people to not be offensive or insensitive. Compelling stuff to learn about and interesting that the U. S. isn't the only nation that had a past with nefarious dealings when it comes to capitalism.

I wasn't familiar with any of the actors, though I had caught glimpses of Travis Fimmel when my family watched Vikings, (I didn't watch). The way Fimmel portrays the troubled agent is weird at times. He or the character vacillates between awkward and annoying to dark and troubled. He does this eye bug thing and moves his head in a weird way sometimes when he's being intense, that conveys the emotion but makes me think he's drunk.

Some of the acting is good, some not, I do find that I'm starting to like the Izzy Character and the teens from the 90s more than the adult versions. The kid who plays Hector as a child reminds me of me when I was that age so I added him to my favorite actors list

I say, if you liked "Twin Peaks (seasons 1 and 2), murder mystery and don't have any other shows to watch right now, get into this one. It may pan out to be more interesting for now, it's worth watching even though it's a little "made for TV" in appearance and acting and there are a bit too many bomb shells and red herrings for me to believe anything that starts to show up as a lead. We'll have to see.

UPDATE: This resolved nicely and came together. I liked it more as it went on. Go ahead and watch this knowing there are some issues with acting but the story resolves nicely.

Two things need to be made clear off the top. First, Australia continues to be world-class in the production of series drama, and Black Snow is no exception. Two, Travis Fimmel is one of those rare actors whose breakout performance (as Ragnar) was so strong that he may be spending the rest of his career trying to prove that Vikings was no accident. In this production, he wears horn-rimmed glasses and has a number of quirks. However, as a successful "cold case" detective -- one who solves cases no one else can -- his boss cuts him a lot of slack. As expected, this gives him room to use his considerable skills to flesh out a character that keeps the attention for the full length of the series. The story is a police procedural -- something the Aussies excel at, check out MYSTERY ROAD -- that is sparsely directed, yet effective at maintaining the suspense. Recommended. ((Designated "IMDb Top Reviewer." Please check out my list "167+ Nearly-Perfect Movies (with the occasional Anime or TV miniseries) you can/should see again and again (1932 to the present))

An interesting backdrop and plot, Travis Fimmel acts his part well adding a touch of class that exposes some of the others.

The character Hazel is written in such an annoying manner, I learn't to really dislike her and wanted to skip her angry monologues.

The scenery is spectacular and technically this is a good production, in 2 other areas though it falls down.

The big one is the support actors, keen to be 'good' they way over act, their movements are too fluid and their speech is wooden, some of the lines are delivered like bricks being dropped from a second story, at times it is like one big Year 12 play.

Next is the occasionally bizarre soundtrack, the 'spooky' music is overdone and every now and then a noise just occurs against the vibe of a scene, it's an attempt to jolt the viewer (I think) but often it just sounds odd and amateurish.

I really enjoyed this series. It has a good plot with sevral mini sub-plots. ALl good. I like Aussie TV serials and have rarely seen a bad 'un. The main plot is basically a who dun it and the whole plot revolves around who killed a young girl. The main cop character is himself complex with his own set of problems. The main characters are well filled out and easy to relate to.

THE MOST ANNOYING part on this whole series was the awful loud banging noises that pass for incedental music. I really wish that the producer had not allowed this as it spoils many scenes. Apart from that I liked it. Bad music too.

In 1994 seventeen year old school girl Isabel Baker, a member of the South Sea Islander community, was murdered in Ashford, a small town in northern Queensland. Twenty five years later a time capsule containing letters written by school children is opened and read. Isabel's letter talks of serious issues in the town and fears that it could get her killed. James Cormack, a cold case detective asks to be put on the case. When he arrives in Ashford he gradually uncovers secrets and lies. Friends and family are amongst the suspects.

I thought this was a really interesting series. It has a great central mystery where just about everybody could be considered a suspect of the murder or possibly covering it up. The effective use of flashbacks means that we see the events of 1994 around the time the truth becomes exposed in the present. The location is great with vast sugar cane fields dominating the landscape creating a fine atmosphere. The cast does a fine job; this includes members of the local South Sea Islander community who aren't trained actors. The story also highlights the history of this community; something I was entirely unaware of before. Overall I'd definitely recommend this to fans of murder mysteries.

I was fairly worried at the start. The first scenes of Izzy were as unsympathetically shot as possible. Then the introduction of Travis Fimmel's character had me thinking uh oh this is going to be over the top.

Fortunately it got better pretty quickly once the action moved to the North Queensland location.

There were still some quite annoying flaws in the depiction of the characters over the 25 year timeline. Some of the actors seemed to have aged about 5 years tops. While others like Hazel were realistically completely different.

Maybe got a bit too "Broadchurch" in the middle episodes. But the resolution wasn't awful.

BTW. Couldn't help noticing in an extended scene in the video shop where the victim worked in 1994 that there were numerous unrented copies of Elaine Paige's Cats film. Perhaps it was because that film wasn't released until 1998.

I might be biased as I'm an Aussie, but I'm saying that I usually prefer British crime shows. This one however, lived up to expectations. I've been seeing ads for it for a while now and I was really hoping it wouldn't be a let down...and it wasn't.

The scenery is beautiful (filmed in QLD), the main actor is incredible in his performance. Most of the acting is really well done, there are a few people who you can tell may not have acted before but they still did well.

The plot was easy to follow and full of twists. I was gripped the entire time, I watched the whole thing in one day! I had it partially figured out mid-way through but that didn't spoil anything as there were still plenty of surprises and interesting things happening. Even shed a year.

Highly recommend!

This series, at times, moves at an absolutely glacial pace, which was not aided by the fact that I figured out whodunit, in both seasons, very early on.

But this is Travis Fimmel's (Det James Cormack) show from start to finish. Fimmel is a compelling actor who makes very unusual and surprising acting choices. In this regard, he reminds me very much of James Dean.

Fimmel gets help along the way from Renee Lim (Senior Sergeant Angie Zhang), Gulliver McGrath (Constable Dale Quinn), Jemmason Power (Hazel Baker), Megan Smart (Samara Kahill) and Jana McKinnon (Zoe Jacob's).

It also features some stunning Australian landscapes, especially in Season 2.

Loved Travis in this! My favourite of his work so far.

Real Aussie style drama, loved the backdrop country Nth Qld and the really nicely tailored imagery and camera work. Story line was simple but captivating, I literally had no clue who it was till the end, love it when that happens!

Character development was well done and the timeline jumps were easily defined, even though this had the potential to be problematic as there was a constant back and forth, it was handled very well. I watch it all the way through on New Year's Day morning after watching the first sunrise for 2023!

A great way to start a new year. Great work.

Everything about Black Snow rings true: the dialog, the acting and the setting, which means if you are looking for Jason Bourne or Jack Ryan go elsewhere. But, if you start this series all you will want is more story and watching will quickly become binging to see what story is just over the hill or on the other side of the sugar cane field. This is a cold case drama set in Australia among native peoples which unfold in the present about the past. The screen loves all the actors but two stand out: Travis Fimmel, as Cormac, the very slow talking and walking cold case detective driven by other demons, and Talijah Blackman-Corowa as Izabel Baker, the victim. Talijah Blackman-Corowa as the young Izzy owns the eye of the camera with her acting skill and beauty.

If I compared this story to anything I'd compare it to the writings of Sally Rooney but with more things that go bang.

Highly recommended.

Hats on to the genius who created the annoying smashing drums motif throughout the first couple of episodes. Hopefully his/her music career in movies begins and ends here. Travis Fimmel brings star quality to a character quite unworthy of his talent. The only other actors not bringing a 'now I'm reading a script' performance are Brooke Satchwell, Anthony J Sharpe and Gulliver McGrath. This whodunnit show was definitely watchable but I found it necessary to suspend belief at the crummy acting so I could eventually find out who the murderer was. Unlike other series in this genre there were never any cliffhangers compelling the viewer to want more.... but hey I stuck with it till the end because of Cormack's intensely interesting back story.

I'm sorry, but the bad / over acting just destroys this show. I'm talking about the support cast. How did the crew not pick up on this during production. This must have been obvious and surly it was pointed out but obviously they must have been too deep into filming to address. It's not just the odd scene but the continuity of bad acting that becomes bigger than the story. There is absolutely no heart in the delivery of these lines by what must be very inexperienced actors.

The dialogue between supporting actors is so weak and most times confrontational for no reason. Absolutely no social cues or awareness in any delivery of these lines.

Worth watching just to witness how bad it is.

Doubt they will use this material as part of any CV.

Sorry.

One of the more difficult things with regards to a story line with so many different character arcs is to keep each as interesting as the other. There wasn't a single time where I would shut off with different characters on screen; all interesting as the next. Travis Fimmel was exceptional along with his supportive actors and actresses. Even the younger versions of the characters were extremely good, which can be difficult to pull off. The only problem I can really think of is that about a few eps in, the suspect pool isn't necessarily the entire cast - however the killer is still extremely difficult to predict due to the amazing drip fed style of writing. All in all a very well done series with an absolute stellar sound design (and tracks).

Aussie TV continues to rise.

This murder drama is a dark look back on the murder of a young teenage 'aboriginal' girl.

Travis Fimmel plays the main lead, the detective. Tempo is slow and melancolic and due to being released in 2022, typically racial, pushing racial guilt on guess what people..., mentions of blm and so on. Hypocricy is ripe in this aussie production.

I dont know why this series was made but to push 'the message'. Travis does a good job at keeping the interest up though along with a decent script, but in the end its a sad story that wont make anyone happy.

The production is generally good, except for 'the message' and by that the typical lame story.

6/10 and Travis lifted this all by himself from 3 to 6.

I usually am not a fan of Aussie productions even though I'm an Aussie. But this was amazing. So many twists and turns...the storyline was fantastic. I changed my mind on who did it about a dozen times. It was so well written that it kept you guessing right to the very end. I binge watched the last 3 episodes as I couldn't stop watching it. I'm a big Travis Fimmel fan and he doesn't disappoint in this one...what a great performance he did. I thought all the actors were brilliant to be honest and was great to see so many of Australia's best in this series. Really enjoyed this one and highly recommend it.

I enjoyed it but it was a tad too long and could have been condensed into perhaps four episodes rather than six.

I loved the inclusion of the historical facts about the 'workers' brought in from Vanuatu. As an Australian I'm mortified that I did not know about this. I'm in my sixties and so am aware to some extent of many, many historical omissions that were not taught in our educational system, but this floored me.

There were a good few plot holes and weird things - eg, what was the point of the Mackay detectives? One scene and then no mention of them? Did I miss something there?

Otherwise, a good series and kudos to Stan for making a show about a culture that is little known in the wider aspects of this home country.

I tend not to be a great fan of Australian TV drama series, but this proved to be a breath of fresh air.

It's consistently engaging and rarelly drags as a well-created, and intriguing, plot leads to the denoument over six episodes - a great binge-able length! Although the climax might be seen as a little clumsy, it doesn't detract from the quality of the series overall.

The acting is generally excellent, particularly from Jemmason Power and Talijah Blackman-Corowa, with a good script and great cinematographhy in the cane fields of North Queensland.

Although I often find time-shifts to be very frustrating, the moving back and forth between the time of the murder, 25 years ago, and today proves to work seamlessly.

It also manages, in a moving way, to draw attention back to the appalling legacy of "blackbirding", or the effective enslavement of tens of thousands of South Sea Islanders in rural Australia, particularly Queensland.

Highly recommended!

Okay, so I only heard of this show today, randomly looking through Stan, and wow I'm so glad I found it.

Firstly most of the acting is very good from some of our Star Aussie actors & actresses, from our favourite old Aussie classics and some new amazing faces.

This show, highlights some true issues regarding Australia's pasts i.e blackbirding, which before this show, I never really knew much about.

The storyline of the show was incredible, and the plot twists were not seen until the unfolding of the last episode.

I recommend this show highly, I understand it's not everyone's cup of tea and that's fine, but watch it with an open mind and an open heart.

I'd love to see a season 2 following the rest cormacks story (without spoiling, as shown in the last scenes of black snow)

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While I usually enjoy most Aussie offerings, this series just felt 'flat' to me and I was glad when the first season ended. Having never seen Travis in anything before I can't judge if he can really act or not. Here he was not a believable character to me, nor were most of the other parts. Positives: no excessive smoking or swearing, nice scenery at times and lots of unconventional people participating in this show. Negatives: the overwhelming use of crappy music, the stiff acting by most (apart from a few of the younger ones), the convoluted main crime and too many aide stories, and far too many characters that felt hollow, and most irritating of all, dad the fanatically negative/religious pastor who saw evil in everything and all the time. It just came across as a hodgepodge of trying to cover so many issues with so many people. And it went on for far too long frankly. No thanks to watching season 2. I just didn't 'buy' into any of it really.

There have been some amazing shows and unbelievably talented actors that have come out of Australia. Unfortunately, Black Snow isn't one of them.

The premise sounded interesting enough, but the reality is a show that is painfully slow going. The acting in general is far below the quality I've come from Aussie actors.

I don't know about other people, but I watch TV to be entertained. I've ceased watching tv news & posting on social media because I'm utterly bored by the non-stop politicalisation of every topic under the sun. Unfortunately, it seems like every new show that appears on the BBC comes with the same irritating, preachy messages that I hoped to escape by leaving social media.

What kind of weird, victim addicted adult tells a random 16 year old nerd they've only just met that your 2x great grandfather was taken & enslaved so, 'you could have sugar in your tea.' Really? Writers are trying way too hard to make their pet issues in to dramas & unfortunately, none of them have been able to do so in a way that feels natural. It's preachy & it's like they're tying to spoon feed the audience to get an audience of 5 year olds to agree: Super Important Issue™.

Stories run in a zillion different directions & simply put, Black Snow tries way too hard. It ends up being yawn worthy as opposed to having a genuine impact. The singing they've inserted arbitrarily throughout is distracting, warble-y & generally unnecessary.

I simply didn't care for Black Snow at all. Can we please just get back to telly that is entertaining without the heavy handed moral preaching?

Unlike Season 1 of "Black Snow" (which was free to watch on Prime with an Acorn subscription), Season 2 requires paying for an AMC subscription, even though it popped up on my "Continue Watching" on Prime.

Too bad, 'cause I was looking forward to watching season 2 of what I considered a very good show... but now I won't be watching it.

(As well, after a glance at the this iMDB page, one might think that it is still free to stream on Prime.) Oops, I take that back! I returned to the IMDb page and clicked on the Prime (or Acorn?) logo, and it *does* state that a subscription to AMC is required. (Sorry about that, IMDb folks!) Nonetheless, my point still stands that it's unfortunate that that is the case, because many of us that watched and enjoyed Season 1 - including myself - won't be watching Season 2 for that reason.