My love/hate relationship with Omega
When I saw the first trailers for this show I was looking very forward to it. Like a lot of people, I was disappointed, but it should be noted that the show stumbles out of the gate but improves as it progresses.
If you've yet to watch Omega, here's what you need to know. The acting is bad. I don't mean bad for this type of series, this acting would be bad for a soap opera. The military girl in a tank top is one of the worst actresses I have ever seen and *SPOILERS* she's wisely killed off early. I don't know where they found these actors, but obviously they didn't have the budget to pay people who can actually act! The lead character (Jon) has a cool look, but is not much better than the tank top girl. Everyone else is forgettable, but the character called Darcy feels pretty real.
This isn't the show it appears to be in the trailers. Once I realized that this isn't a big sci-fi series, I started to like it a lot more. I was expecting big alien battles, but it becomes something that is much different and slower. This is pretty cool, but I wish the marketing had reflected this instead of setting up the wrong expectations.
The story is pretty cool. There are regular people and military looking for a safe zone in a very empty, abandoned USA. I feel like I'm following right there with them, and I'm curious to see where they will end up.
People are killed off, all the time! This is either a pro or con, but I think it's a cool idea. Kind of like Game of Thrones. The people who you think are heroes and will find a way out of crazy situations just die. I hope this continues.
The camera work is sometimes as bad as the acting. The worst moments are when camera and acting are both bad, as another review said, "unwatchable".
I love the show for what it could have been and what it tries to be, but I hate it for some of the little things that bring it down. It's like there was this cool stuff on paper but without the money to make it work. Bad acting exists in even the biggest movies, but here it almost kills the show. If you're not a fan of small scale sci-fi, I don't think you will be able to get beyond the acting.
If you've yet to watch Omega, here's what you need to know. The acting is bad. I don't mean bad for this type of series, this acting would be bad for a soap opera. The military girl in a tank top is one of the worst actresses I have ever seen and *SPOILERS* she's wisely killed off early. I don't know where they found these actors, but obviously they didn't have the budget to pay people who can actually act! The lead character (Jon) has a cool look, but is not much better than the tank top girl. Everyone else is forgettable, but the character called Darcy feels pretty real.
This isn't the show it appears to be in the trailers. Once I realized that this isn't a big sci-fi series, I started to like it a lot more. I was expecting big alien battles, but it becomes something that is much different and slower. This is pretty cool, but I wish the marketing had reflected this instead of setting up the wrong expectations.
The story is pretty cool. There are regular people and military looking for a safe zone in a very empty, abandoned USA. I feel like I'm following right there with them, and I'm curious to see where they will end up.
People are killed off, all the time! This is either a pro or con, but I think it's a cool idea. Kind of like Game of Thrones. The people who you think are heroes and will find a way out of crazy situations just die. I hope this continues.
The camera work is sometimes as bad as the acting. The worst moments are when camera and acting are both bad, as another review said, "unwatchable".
I love the show for what it could have been and what it tries to be, but I hate it for some of the little things that bring it down. It's like there was this cool stuff on paper but without the money to make it work. Bad acting exists in even the biggest movies, but here it almost kills the show. If you're not a fan of small scale sci-fi, I don't think you will be able to get beyond the acting.
- ibejigsaw
- Apr 29, 2013