Metal Hurlant Chronicles

TV Series
2012–2014
22m

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5.7/10

1.9K

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A look at different planets and how their inhabitants live together. The only link that connects these planets is an asteroid called the Metal Hurlant that passes close to each one of them.A look at different planets and how their inhabitants live together. The only link that connects these planets is an asteroid called the Metal Hurlant that passes close to each one of them.A look at different planets and how their inhabitants live together. The only link that connects these planets is an asteroid called the Metal Hurlant that passes close to each one of them.

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4Naldoman

Metal Hurlant Hurls Hairballs of Plot/Acting/Effects

SYFY is showing Metal Hurlant Chronicles = Heavy Metal ( yes, the French mag ) anthology stories. Production, acting, script all on par with standard SYFY channel fare like "Sharknado". I figured it would look cheap, that's not an issue. Sure, the acting is weak, but with ads, it's only 18 minutes of story.

Come on – they can't tell a story that holds together for a mere 18 minutes? No, they can't. ONE stupid twist ending is okay. TWO is pushing it for a 12 episode series. Doing that same "fooled you" trick ending in every god-damned story is just ridiculous. These are not stories – they are only set-ups and punch lines.

This doesn't even come close to storytelling, it's more like random juxtaposition of sci-fi & fantasy elements. The Twilight Zone did that, but they had a moral and Serling knew how to write a play in 3 acts.

Not happening with Metal Hurlant.

8kaesully

Cool series-worth watching

The Metal Hurlant Chronicles is a good series. It is similar to The Twilight Zone telling six different stories. After seeing all six, I like the series very much. The stories have different themes and are good. Each one makes a person think. The producers hope to make more episodes telling new stories. I personally enjoyed Joe Flanigan's episode. The story was really good and Joe's acting was great. Hopefully, the series will be seen in the US. Right now, it can be seen in Europe on different networks and different channels. The series has been released on DVD and Blu-Ray in France. The producers are working on releasing the series in Australia on DVD and Blu-Ray

8jnlafargue

Light-hearted punk era science-fiction

This TV show is a kind of punk version of the 50s classic "Twilight Zone". The stories told are out of short stories found into "Métal Hurlant", a very important comics and science fiction magazine published between 1975 and 1987 (and also in the US under the name of "Heavy Metal"), where it was possible to read people like Druillet, Moebius, Wrightson or Corben. Two animated movies have been done : Heavy Metal and Heavy Metal 2000. The "Metal Hurlant Chronicles" is made of short episodes : stories and actors are never the same ones. The cast is quite surprising, with American and french actors. There are only six episodes (making seven stories, as one episode is sliced in two different stories) and the result is quite fair, even if the special effects can seem a little cheesy, but it might be on purpose, as it is naive and funny science-fiction.

4abryan

Out of it's time frame

Back in the 80s this would have been heralded as something quite special, and possibly even, cutting edge. Unfortunately, although still entertaining, this is poorly executed and a real missed opportunity.

I've been a fan of the Heavy Metal magazine ever since the early 80s, and although it could be regarded as sexist, misogynistic, puerile and overly graphic, especially today, it still has been the spawning ground for some pretty state-of-the-art stories and artists. The late great Jean (Moebius) Giraud being one of many that were ported over from Metal Hurlant to Heavy Metal.

This is why I find it sad that the Metal Hurlant Chronicles is so bad. The stories are hit and miss, some a lot better than others, the acting verges on laughable and the special effect.... well, some of those are not too bad to be fair.

To be totally honest, the first season was not too bad, and did have some pretty good stories. But the second season.... what the hell happened...!?!?!?!?!? The stories and acting took a nosedive. At the end of most the episodes I sit there thinking "Is that it????!!!!???" No clever twist or sting in the tail. Just a dull end to a dull story. I watched the episode "The Second Son" last night. Truly awful.

So my advice would be: > Switch your mind back to 80s thinking. > Maybe have a beer or 2. > And only watch the first season.

For the sake of nostalgia and that the first season is passable, I'll give it 4 stars.

2danebecky

Dreck

i have a pretty high tolerance for science fiction, even goofy campy science fiction, heck i liked lexx, but this the some serious dreck. a few of the episodes rise up towards mediocrity... sort of like a bad episode of the 80s show "tales from the dark side", with obviously telegraphed twist ends and sub par acting but at least a decent narrative structure and look. the others look like they are plays written and produced as class assignments for a middle school creative writing class and acted by people banded from normal TV for gross incompetence. i'll admit some of the problems may be from the source material, i remember the magazine when i read it in the 80s had a tendency toward ham handed plots and obvious twist endings, but you would think the producers would have at least cherry picked their story lines from the publications long run of issues.

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Stories taken from the original Metal Hurlant or Heavy Metal Magazine are; Season 1 Episode 1 King's Crown Based on King's Crown by Jim Alexander & Richard Corben from Métal Hurlant 142, and (Vol.2) 10 and 2 Episode 2 Shelter Me Based on Shelter Me by Dan Wickline & Mark Vigouroux from Métal Hurlant 142, and (Vol.2) 9, and. 1 Episode 3 Red Light/Cold Hard Facts Based on Red Light by Geoff Johns & Christian Gossett and "Cold Hard Facts" by R.A. Jones & Matt Cossin from Métal Hurlant 141, and (Vol.2) 2 ("Red Light"), and (Vol.2) N 8 ("Cold Hard Facts"), and 1 Episode 4 Three On a Match Based on 3 on a Match by R.A. Jones & Ryan Sook from Métal Hurlant 139, and 1 Episode 5 Master of Destiny Based on Les Maîtres du Destin by Alejandro Jodorowsky & Adi Granov from Métal Hurlant143, and (Vol.2) 10 Episode 6 Pledge of Anya Based on Le Serment d'Anya by Julien Blondel & Jérôme Opena from Métal Hurlant 146. Season 2 Episode 1 Whiskey in the Jar Based on Whisky in the Jarbby Jim Alexander & Gérald Parel from Metal Hurlant (Vol.2) 14, and (hardcover) 2 Episode 2 The Endomorphe Based on Endomorphe by Stéphane Levallois from Metal Hurlant (Vol.2) 14, and (hardcover) 1 Episode 3 Loyal Khondor Based on The Loyal Khondor by Alejandro Jodorowsky, Pascal Alixe, and Dan Brown from Metal Hurlant (Vol.2) 4. Episode 4 Second Chance Based on Second Chances by James MacDonald, Jorge Pereira Lucas, and Dan Brown from Metal Hurlant (Vol.2) 5, and (hardcover) 1 Episode 5 Second Son Based on The Second Son by Brian Robertson & Fred Beltran from Metal Hurlant (Vol.2) 13, and (hardcover) 1 Episode 6 Back to Reality Based on Reality Check by Jim MacDonald & Francis Tsai from Métal Hurlant (hardcover) 1