Tidelands

The quality of the actors, dialogue and story-line is variable. Where the strong actors are given their opportunity to act well they do so in a very believable way, absorbing and enjoyable to watch. They carry the slight and occasional weaknesses in the plot and dialogue and make the show quite watchable. If you are less critical with some of the actors who are not quite as convincing in their roles you will probably enjoy the show. The story tells a tale of the children born of a combination of man and siren, the tidelanders, and the role they play in a small coastal town's ways of making money. There is subterfuge in the human part of town, subterfuge amongst the tidelanders, and all hell between humans and tidelanders despite their strong reliance on each other as part of a production line "product" they make. Some good plot points, some unoriginal well-tried plot-lines done with very little new material, but overall the broad story is original and well executed. Worth watching, and will probably produce a second series. Also, my thoughts are a second series will probably be really cheap to make , not all that many of the first series cast left by the end of it all mayhem and carnage. Not a series for kids.

Beautiful Australian land and seascapes, gorgeous women, handsome men... an interesting premise. The show really shines in the beginning when it plays more like an Animal Kingdom type of crime drama. However, when it shifts to focus on the fantasy elements, the story and some of the acting becomes cringeworthy at times. The better actors tend to be the supporting characters. The lead is okay, but when forced to play against the weaker actors, her own limitations are more exposed.

I might watch next season to see what happens... but it's a bad sign when I'm struggling to finish rather than staying up all night trying to see what happens.

I found this show intriguing, It has some bad points but i have found it enjoyable to watch.

Yes, Its an Aussie drama and seems repetitive at points after watching all 8 episodes i found myself hanging on to know what happens next, I feel they have just tried to fit too much into only 8 episodes.

The story had a suspenseful aspect and leaves you wanting to know more, more about the history and the future of the town, Charlotte Best play her character well and as a far of supernatural drama i thoroughly enjoyed a more realistic spin.

I found the premise for this series intriguing. Unfortunately, there was little character development and a randomness to the character's actions. Most of the scenes alternated between sex and violence. I've watched shows that were equally sexual & violent but - because of the randomness - both seemed gratuitous.

If the scenery and cast weren't so gorgeous there'd be no reason at all to watch this. The other reviews point this out well. With a plot such as this I wasn't expecting much, but the acting is embarrassingly bad even for a day time soap (with a few exceptions). It made me laugh at the points where the drama was supposed to be riveting. Lovely bodies and mindless violence with nothing to justify or substantiate either.