http://screenrant.com/tv-trailers-fall-2013-agents-shield-almost-human-sleepy-hollow/?utm_source=zergnet.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=zergnet_62333
Well there's the blurb. Apology if posted already.
Description: Almost Human (working title) is an action-packed police drama set 35 years in the future, when police officers are partnered with highly evolved human-like androids. An unlikely connection is forged when a cop with an aversion to robots and a robot with unexpected emotional responses investigate cases in a brave new world.
That sounds terrible - mismatched cop buddies but with a twist! Will probably watch but prefer the look of the Agents of Shield and Sleepy Hollow.
Hmmmm, dunno if this is good news or not. It's a bit close to Dredd.
I thought the trailer was OK, I, Robot meets Alien Nation...
Quote from: Pete Wells on 01 June, 2013, 05:12:22 PM
Hmmmm, dunno if this is good news or not. It's a bit close to Dredd.
Feels like bad news for anyone hoping to see Mr Urban returning to the role of Dredd....
Quote from: Judge Jack on 01 June, 2013, 07:32:31 PM
Quote from: Pete Wells on 01 June, 2013, 05:12:22 PM
Hmmmm, dunno if this is good news or not. It's a bit close to Dredd.
Feels like bad news for anyone hoping to see Mr Urban returning to the role of Dredd....
Even if it were to happen I don't see why either would clash in content or scheduling.
Sounds to me liek somebody just regurgitated the blurb for 'Total Recall 2070'.
sounds like "Mac & Cheese" from Friends
More like Holmes and Yoyo...
or Future Cop (Ernest Borgnine TV series)
or Mann and Machine...
Sorry Karl, it does looks like it will be cancelled after season 1.
On paper, it sounded a bit lame but I actually enjoyed the trailer for it and will keep an eye out for this. It doesn't appear to be that close to Dredd to cause any contention.
To be fair though, the best of all the shows mentioned by a long way was the Michael J. Fox show - that trailer had me laughing and it's great to see him doing better and back on TV. :thumbsup:
Karl Urban? Sci-Fi?
Count me in! :)
Guys give Karl a chance, hes a bloody good actor look what he has done for Dredd. Any way I think the trailer looks pretty good so lets just wait and see. :)
This started in the USA last night - no news of it being shown in the UK yet so you may have to find other means of getting it. Gonna give it a watch tonight.
Looking on AICN at the reviews for this taken from the US media, it looks like it is a bit rubbish and has not been very well received at all. This is a bit disappointing as I was looking forward to this. :(
Will still watch and make my own verdict but it doesn't look good!
First episode was ok. I reckon as it progresses it could get better, with a bit more humour and buddy cop stuff. But, the first ep was a bit dry, slightly plodding and the dialogue was dopey in places. I don't reckon it'll get a second series but if it does it could be great.
2048. If only it were a Judge Fargo show.
It was a bit more feel good buddy cop show than I was expecting but it was ok.
Next episode has sexbots in it :o
Is the next ep on tonight or next Monday?
Tonight I think - the guy who made the title sequence was blogging about it and said it was on this evening.
Cheers
Steve
It was alright, and no worse than any other of the daft-but-fun mismatched buddy-buddy genre shows on tv at the moment like Lost Girl or Sleepy Hollow.
I felt it was a carbon copy of Total Recall 2070 for the most part, though luckily no-one watched that so I don't think it'll impact its reputation much even though it shares many of the same flaws - notably the lack of prominent female characters - and adds to them - neck-injecting crime lab nonsense and glowy face stuff - but I think what'll scupper it will be that it comes off as too much like Continuum and thus will be competing with it for the same audience, as I don't think people will want to watch too many half-in half-out sci-fi/cop shows at one time and the one that's been going for nearly three years already will do better, if only for having this to keep it's seat warm until it comes back for a new season.
Better than Under The Dumb, no worse than Agents of Shield, but not as good as Elementary (much as I want to hate that, I have to admit to it being very smart telly), but I really do have to say that the plot hinging on the villain outlining his plan to attack a police station right in the middle of a fucking street is hilariously stupid.
Quote from: Professor Bear on 18 November, 2013, 09:18:08 PM
It was alright, and no worse than any other of the daft-but-fun mismatched buddy-buddy genre shows on tv at the moment like Lost Girl or Sleepy Hollow.
I felt it was a carbon copy of Total Recall 2070 for the most part, though luckily no-one watched that so I don't think it'll impact its reputation much even though it shares many of the same flaws - notably the lack of prominent female characters - and adds to them - neck-injecting crime lab nonsense and glowy face stuff - but I think what'll scupper it will be that it comes off as too much like Continuum and thus will be competing with it for the same audience, as I don't think people will want to watch too many half-in half-out sci-fi/cop shows at one time and the one that's been going for nearly three years already will do better, if only for having this to keep it's seat warm until it comes back for a new season.
Better than Under The Dumb, no worse than Agents of Shield, but not as good as Elementary (much as I want to hate that, I have to admit to it being very smart telly), but I really do have to say that the plot hinging on the villain outlining his plan to attack a police station right in the middle of a fucking street is hilariously stupid.
Yeah - I literally slapped my head when that happened. Lazy writing.
Dave
9.1 million viewers (http://collider.com/almost-human-pilot-recap/).
That's not bad!
Just been watching episode 2 and I really liked it! It had a few good lines (like when the droid had analysed his testicles!!) and there wasn't the same reliance on a totally stupid baddy telling you his plan. The stuff about androids dying, the partner being squeamish when Gareth off of the office does the droid autopsy, etc were all nice touches. Looking forward to more of this. I found continuum to be singularly without humour and charm so hopefully this will get a few good ratings here and there. I mean, V got two series and it was totally shit.
Dave
Ah, but Continuum has Rrrrrrachel Nichols!
Anyone seen episode 3? It has what has to be the funniest stupidest set ever - after a bomb goes off. Watch it and look out for the cleanest bomb site ever.
Dave.
Just watched the opening scene and it shows Karl firing left handed but when he gets up from the crouching position, the weapon is in his right hand. Why am I cursed with this eyesight that shows me such things. The opening scene as well ::)
Obviously that one part was flipped, as the blood on his face gives the game away ;)
I wouldn't want to be on the wrong side of Dredd's lawgiver no matter even in his offhand.
I am watching the first few minutes of the 3rd episode and I am enjoying the retread of Die Hard, right down "Ehh it was a boring conversation anyway". However when things are so knowing it does make it a little hard to accept the cop's playing along so predictably but still, cool.
Seems like Megacity almost given how brutal the criminals are. Though it doesn't seem like every cit is a perp at least.
Quote from: Theblazeuk on 29 November, 2013, 01:39:21 PM
retread of Die Hard, right down "Ehh it was a boring conversation anyway".
Isn't that star wars? ;)
Will be watching the first episode tonight
Will
Yeah but I'm pretty sure it's in Die Hard too.
Maybe I'm just getting confuzzled.
Thanks to the interwb thingy and Apple TV this show is OUTSTANDING
Cliches, good cop bad cop buddies, big guns sub plots and conspiracy.
Androids hot tech and sprcial affects with Dredd/bones as the lead?
It entertainment. Worthy of your time.
QuoteIt entertainment. Worthy of your time.
My new go-to phrase.
He said it! He said it!
"that's 18 to 24 in the cubes"
Quote from: Judge Brian on 03 December, 2013, 04:49:51 AM
He said it! He said it!
"that's 18 to 24 in the cubes"
It would be proper meta if Mr Urban was wearing a 'Make A Dredd Sequel' T-Shirt at one point! ;)
Urban needs to wear a helmet with a visor concealing half of his face.
Last week Urban and his rookie partner were trapped in a futuristic high rise, this week he threatened to send someone to "the cubes" while trying to track down a new futuristic super-drug, but you know what? I don't actually think these are deliberate homages, I think the show is just that unoriginal it can't help tripping over a Dredd reference sooner or later.
Still, what with the use of the memory dream machine, rogue replicants and so on, at least it's more royalty money for the Phillip K Dick estate - or at the very least, money for the creators of that 1990s show about the injured cop with the dead partner replaced by an Almost Human android so they can investigate future crimes based on PKD stories. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuR_yTKCnYI
This show is working for me.
If your not on board yet time to add to your download list.
Interestingly (but confusingly) the show is airing out of production order. From the AV club:
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"Blood Brothers" was the eighth episode of Almost Human produced, but it's the fifth to air. Next week is the third episode produced, and the second episode isn't even on the schedule.
Quote from: Theblazeuk on 13 December, 2013, 12:45:48 PM
Interestingly (but confusingly) the show is airing out of production order. From the AV club:
Quote
"Blood Brothers" was the eighth episode of Almost Human produced, but it's the fifth to air. Next week is the third episode produced, and the second episode isn't even on the schedule.
Hmmm... Where have I seen this sort of thing before from Fox?
Sounds like Fox is pulling another Firefly.
Quote from: von Boom on 13 December, 2013, 01:17:18 PM
Quote from: Theblazeuk on 13 December, 2013, 12:45:48 PM
Interestingly (but confusingly) the show is airing out of production order. From the AV club:
Quote
"Blood Brothers" was the eighth episode of Almost Human produced, but it's the fifth to air. Next week is the third episode produced, and the second episode isn't even on the schedule.
Hmmm... Where have I seen this sort of thing before from Fox?
Sounds like Fox is pulling another Firefly.
Not necessarily. TV shows are shot in production blocks, which don't always correspond to the order they'll eventually be broadcast in. (For example, in the Eccleston first series of Doctor Who the first production block shot was the Slitheen two-parter and then Rose - that's episodes 4, 5 and 1 of the eventual broadcast order.)
Jumping around the running order like this can be because of having a director working on several disparate episodes in a row, the availability of a guest actor or recurring cast member, having certain sets or locations available only for a specific time of just generally managing your production resources.
Unless showing the episodes out of the order they were filmed in produces obvious problems with the ongoing story arc or characterisation, there might be nothing sinister to this.
That said, Fox do have a fairly terrible record on supporting genre shows.
I watched the first episode of this today, it ain't that bad. :geek:
;)
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Try not to poke your eye out.
Hahaha! Yes. I'm doing this now.
Perfect mod Michael!
I understand what people mean when they say "I wish we had a like button" now.
It never really bothered me, but after using Facebook a bit more recently, I can see the attraction. You don't necessarily want to make a post, ("like" is a bit of a waste) but you want to express that you, well.. like it.
Went into waffle mode there.
Mind you, it makes more sense in an FB environment where other people are following your posts.
I'm five episodes in and really enjoying it. I've got to say, my heart sinks three or four times an episode as it's very close to the Dredd TV series I've always dreamed of.
Hopefully this'll be a stop gap until we get a sequel. :D
Pete's right, there is so much Dredd in this, it hurts!
The city is not quite MC1 but it's got enough on display to be as close as we'll get without a movie.
As has been said, it's a buddy cop series but with some great visuals, clever interplay and some good action, which makes the stories move along quite fast.
The killer for me is that every so often he even pulls a Dredd chin, especially when advancing to contact :'(
By the way, don't watch episode two if scantily clad female sexbots offend you!
Wait till he says (I'm paraphrasing here) "That's 16-24 in the cubes!" In episode 5 John. I actually involuntarily screamed at the telly, much to Mrs Pete's confusion.
All the way through that Sexbots episode I was actually expecting him to say Sexmeks. I'm definitely going to start using Michaelvks D.I.Y Dredd Mod for the sake of my sanity!
I get the distinct feeling that Urban is deliberately inserting Dredd references in order to push for a sequel.
Maybe it's just wishful thinking on my part.
Episode 7 was shown last night!
First I've heard of it, so after reading through loads of the posts here, I went to IMDB to find out that it's called 'Almost Human' (I'm sure the name must be mentioned here somewhere ::)). I will be sure to check it out
Quote from: Michaelvk on 24 December, 2013, 02:08:21 AM
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:-[ :lol: Ok, this is great stuff, I should have paid more attention. :-[ :-X
I've already posted this in the Threadjacking thread, but realise I maybe should have put it here.
Karl will be appearing at Destination Star Trek in Frankfurt 21-23 February.
http://www.destinationstartrek.com/latest-news/231-third-guest-announcement (http://www.destinationstartrek.com/latest-news/231-third-guest-announcement)
I can see Goaty booking his flights now!
Yeah I would! But got plans on that weekend with missus's family! damn!
"We will find the person who did this to you. I'm sorry." *Cit boom*
Dredd lives.
I've now watched the first 7 episodes. I've enjoyed it, Dreddlite. What if Dredd was more human ..
Thanks for the heads up ..
Latest episode (one of a two parter) opens up with a city shot that shows a massive wall separating two parts of the city, one side looks very nice but the other, not so. It get's more like a certain city every day!
There's some nice action sequences and fights during this episode, with a few funny bits thrown in as well. One part made me groan, with the [spoiler]grenade, as you can't just pull the pin like that. You have to prep it otherwise the pin could fall out with the slightest tug[/spoiler] but apart from that, I enjoyed it.
By the way, there's a gratuitous sexy underwear sequence :thumbsup:
Going....going....
http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/02/04/fox-almost-human-is-likely-to-be-canceled/233096/ (http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/02/04/fox-almost-human-is-likely-to-be-canceled/233096/)
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! :lol:
It's great that you find that so amusing, I really like the show and will be pretty sad if it gets cancelled.
This weeks' was a great episode, I really enjoyed the set up and ended up screaming at my telly at the mention of 'the wall.' This easily could have been a Dredd strip, even the bit at the start with the school kids was classic Dredd, I expected one of them to grass up his Ma!
Quote from: Pete Wells on 09 February, 2014, 10:38:02 PM
It's great that you find that so amusing, I really like the show and will be pretty sad if it gets cancelled.
I agree. It's perfectly entertaining and seems to have found its feet fairly quickly — I wouldn't have minded seeing it engage a bit more cerebrally with some of the issues it skates over... free will, expendability, sex bots* but when/if it goes, it'll be one less genre show on TV and one more SF project that Fox cancelled halfway through its first season. Neither of these are good things, IMO.
Cheers
Jim
*That one's a minefield, given how much of the sexual behaviour that is legislated against stems from ideas of harm or lack of consent, although I can see how a prime-time network TV show
might not want to tackle the question of
"is it really paedophilia if your sexbot looks like a child?"...
Sounds like Alien Nation in different clothes
I think the one where they solved the crime due to a woman being in communication with the dead witnesses - no real world explanation given except Psychic ability and of course the spirits of the dead that surround us - had me giving up.
Shame for Karl Urban as he seems like a good bloke.
This weeks' was a great episode, I really enjoyed the set up and ended up screaming at my telly at the mention of 'the wall.' This easily could have been a Dredd strip, even the bit at the start with the school kids was classic Dredd, I expected one of them to grass up his Ma!
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1) How on Earth do you know my name, and would you please refrain from mentioning it in future!!!
Quote from: Jim_Campbell on 10 February, 2014, 09:37:50 AM
Quote from: Pete Wells on 09 February, 2014, 10:38:02 PM
It's great that you find that so amusing xxxxxx, I really like the show and will be pretty sad if it gets cancelled.
I agree. It's perfectly entertaining and seems to have found its feet fairly quickly — I wouldn't have minded seeing it engage a bit more cerebrally with some of the issues it skates over... free will, expendability, sex bots* but when/if it goes, it'll be one less genre show on TV and one more SF project that Fox cancelled halfway through its first season. Neither of these are good things, IMO.
Cheers
Jim
*That one's a minefield, given how much of the sexual behaviour that is legislated against stems from ideas of harm or lack of consent, although I can see how a prime-time network TV show might not want to tackle the question of "is it really paedophilia if your sexbot looks like a child?"...
2) Apologises but I've not seen it (what channel it's on), but from what I can gather from other forums, it doesn't have many fans!!!
3) I found it mildly amusing, due to the fact that it may not be broadcast worldwide, particularly in Britain, and yet is getting cancelled!!
That's all
Batman's Superior Cousin
Shamed, But looking forward to see it in any UK channel or Netflix.
Don't know why someone find it funny that it got cancelled if hadn't watch it.
People on here been see it and enjoy it so that good reason I want to watch it and listen to other forums. :)
Quote from: Batman's Superior Cousin on 10 February, 2014, 03:16:17 PM
1) How on Earth do you know my name, and would you please refrain from mentioning it in future!!!
Batman's Superior Cousin
Because I'm Facebook friends with you, you plum!
As for your other points Mr Batman's Superior Cousin, it seems most people on THIS forum seem to quite like the show. It's kinda in our best interests that Karl Urban is successful so if we ever do get a Dredd sequel, more people might go and see it if he is a bigger name.
Sorry if I seemed touchy, but your "AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! :lol: " comment just seemed a bit crass, especially as you don't even watch the show.
I hope this reply doesn't sound arsey, as I certainly didn't mean it to.
Quote from: Batman's Superior Cousin on 10 February, 2014, 03:16:17 PM
1) How on Earth do you know my name, and would you please refrain from mentioning it again!
He knows your name, David, because you're friends with him on Facebook.
If you want to be some kind of man of mystery, then don't link up with people here on social networkng sites?
1) I'm laughing because I wanted to see it on TV, and the fact that it's getting cancelled means that I'll never see it on Telly 'cause none of the British channels won't bloody well pick it up (This "InSyndicate" arc intrigued me)!!!!
2) I don't know who I'm FaceBook friends with anymore, please refer to me as Batman's Superior Cousin or Batson in future. THIS IS NOT FACEBOOK!!!!
3) GRennie quoted me!!! :o
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Jesus Christ....
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I've not seen it but I'd be surprised if Almost Human is as entertaining as this thread.
I done a proper lol.
Just sprayed tea over my tea. This is just too funny. :lol:
Magnificent thread drift, all. All in good fun, Dave Batson!
Quote from: GordonR on 13 December, 2013, 02:25:54 PM
Quote from: von Boom on 13 December, 2013, 01:17:18 PM
Quote from: Theblazeuk on 13 December, 2013, 12:45:48 PM
Interestingly (but confusingly) the show is airing out of production order. From the AV club:
Quote
"Blood Brothers" was the eighth episode of Almost Human produced, but it's the fifth to air. Next week is the third episode produced, and the second episode isn't even on the schedule.
Hmmm... Where have I seen this sort of thing before from Fox?
Sounds like Fox is pulling another Firefly.
Not necessarily. TV shows are shot in production blocks, which don't always correspond to the order they'll eventually be broadcast in. (For example, in the Eccleston first series of Doctor Who the first production block shot was the Slitheen two-parter and then Rose - that's episodes 4, 5 and 1 of the eventual broadcast order.)
Jumping around the running order like this can be because of having a director working on several disparate episodes in a row, the availability of a guest actor or recurring cast member, having certain sets or locations available only for a specific time of just generally managing your production resources.
Unless showing the episodes out of the order they were filmed in produces obvious problems with the ongoing story arc or characterisation, there might be nothing sinister to this.
That said, Fox do have a fairly terrible record on supporting genre shows.
Karl was pretty grumpy when asked about this at the con, he said he disagreed with the way the show was being handled, and that he didn't want to talk about it.
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Just watched episode 10 and have finally worked out what's been bugging me about this series.
Lili Taylor, would I?
Karl was pretty grumpy when asked about this at the con, he said he disagreed with the way the show was being handled, and that he didn't want to talk about it.
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I haven't seen a single episode yet, as there's no UK broadcaster.
I noticed that it's only broadcast by Fox but made by Warner Bros. There has been the suggestion that it could jump networks, but it's not sounding likely.
I'm surprised any shows get a following the way broadcasters muck about at times.
Quote from: Dunk! on 12 February, 2014, 08:40:21 PM
Lili Taylor, would I?
Watch Factotum (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=wKcutWZ0TOg#t=3825) and get back to me.
A glimmer of hope...? (http://seriable.com/almost-human-season-2-fox-interesting-discussions/)
Cheers
Jim
Quote from: Jim_Campbell on 24 February, 2014, 07:51:01 PM
A glimmer of hope...? (http://seriable.com/almost-human-season-2-fox-interesting-discussions/)
Cheers
Jim
Mmmm but lovely Mimi here mention that Karl wasn't happy with how the production went?
Quote from: Goaty on 24 February, 2014, 07:53:23 PM
Mmmm but lovely Mimi here mention that Karl wasn't happy with how the production went?
Pretty sure that's not what she said. (Lovely?
Really? Creepy, much?)
The mention was of dissatisfaction with how the series was being handled, which I suspect is more a reference to Fox getting up to its usual tricks of scheduling its SF series unsympathetically and showing episodes out of sequence.
Cheers
Jim
Ahh you explain it better, Jim, thanks! Hurry up Netflix for series of it!
Thanks, lovely, LOVELY Jim.
This is interesting, someone on tumblr just went to that con in Germany and Karl said he hasn't heard anything about whether it would be renewed or not!
Just wanted to say the show is actually getting much better (the story was really eh before)....plus...come on....there's a giant wall between the city and the outside, Karl throws people in 'the cubes", and there's a robot war!
Watched the latest two episodes the other night and for the first time it was glaringly obvious that one of the episodes was out of sequence. Apart from that, another couple of fun episodes!
Just saw the last 2 now ahead of tonight's season finale (which I shall watch tomorrow). I am really enjoying this and hope it gets renewed. It also seems as if the Dredd references are becoming more frequent. The cubes were mentioned a few times in ep 11.
Last week had a lovely bit of face changing technology spread throughout the episode and what a kicker at the end :'(
Just finished the season finale and this was probably the best episode, in my opinion!
Excellent 'serial killer' story, which included [spoiler]wrongful arrests, the ultimate 3D Printer technology,[/spoiler] and a bit of history about John's father.
Quite a few funny bits as Dorian is being assessed to see if he can stay on the force but best of all for us Dredd fans. We get to see an iso-cube and also the inside of the iso-block that houses them :thumbsup:
Let's just we get a new season!
Fingers crossed this sounds a bit promising!
QuoteThere has been A LOT of media speculation about Almost Human's possible future (or lack thereof). While there was a dip in the ratings for the finale, sources at the network have said they see "growth potential" for the series and there has recently been what another source called "meaningful discussions" between WB and Fox. There are still some hurdles, but I'd note that none of the cast has booked pilots and between all that and what I'm hearing of late, Almost Human will earn a second season renewal.
Taken from here http://www.tvwise.co.uk/2014/03/broadcast-tv-buzz-shows-coming-back-shows-getiing-cancelled/ (http://www.tvwise.co.uk/2014/03/broadcast-tv-buzz-shows-coming-back-shows-getiing-cancelled/)
Come on, let's have a second season!
It's finally getting a UK showing on Watch in May.
No news on whether it's cancelled or not though.
Perhaps Watch know something we don't otherwise would they risk investing in a program that will hopefully build a fan base but only last 12 episodes??
(Either that or they got it dirt cheap as it is being sold off)
I am so desperate for this to be renewed as it has been my stand out series of last year, not just for the similarities to Dredd.
Excellent!!!
Quote from: amines2058 on 28 March, 2014, 06:23:48 AM
Perhaps Watch know something we don't otherwise would they risk investing in a program that will hopefully build a fan base but only last 12 episodes??
(Either that or they got it dirt cheap as it is being sold off)
Almost certainly the latter — I'm pretty sure they started showing Alcatraz after it was public knowledge that the show hadn't been renewed for a second series...
Cheers
Jim
Could be nothing, but news of it possibly getting a second series have started to circulate.
http://www.enstarz.com/articles/36614/20140418/almost-human-season-2-renewed-fox-set-to-bring-series-back-for-13-episodes-despite-cancellation-rumors-video.htm (http://www.enstarz.com/articles/36614/20140418/almost-human-season-2-renewed-fox-set-to-bring-series-back-for-13-episodes-despite-cancellation-rumors-video.htm)
There new billboard of it at rail station. Biggest one of our Karl's head. Nice chin!
http://www.tvwise.co.uk/2014/04/broadcast-tv-buzz-penultimate-edition/
An article about what's renewed, what's cancelled, and what's uncertain.
Dave.
It's looking positive and with a possible 13 episodes. Let's see what the next updates bring :thumbsup:
Having learnt about Almost Human in this very thread & having now seen them all. I have to say it's really not very good. It's almost good. Something just doesn't seem to quite gel & I think even Urban wouldn't be that bothered if Series two goes ahead or not (I'm sure he said as much in a recent Q & A video).
Quote from: Judge Olde on 22 April, 2014, 03:17:56 PM
Having learnt about Almost Human in this very thread & having now seen them all. I have to say it's really not very good. It's almost good. Something just doesn't seem to quite gel & I think even Urban wouldn't be that bothered if Series two goes ahead or not (I'm sure he said as much in a recent Q & A video).
I think the biggest problem is that Fox completely mixed up the episode run so there was a lack of continuity in certain areas which did not allow the characters to develop in the way intended. Even so I thought there were some really clever ideas in there regarding future tech and the relationship between Kennex and Dorian. It will be good to see series 2 to find out about what is over the wall (the cursed earth ;)), and perhaps even find out what happened to Kennex's ex girlfriend / terrorist leader who seemed to drift in and out of the story arc.
There was an arc?
I know there was a wall. Maybe the arc was behind it.
Officially cancelled (http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/fox-cancels-almost-human-1201167294/).
Arse.
Jim
Ah, that's a shame.
Bah, that's a shit way to start a Wednesday.
I'll end up taking out my frustration on the bairns at school today. Do Fox think about that when they make these shitty decisions? I don't think so.
Bollocks that is a shame as I have enjoyed this from the off. It all seemed like it was positive for a renewal as well. Miserable morning for me as well now! :(
Bugger, that's a bit off. Still, at least it means one of the forum will be absolutely rolling about, laughing at this news!
(http://i.imgur.com/vs0hIHR.gif)
Fucknuggets. :(
Shame, will probably watch this next month, if given the chance.
Quote from: COMMANDO FORCES on 30 April, 2014, 08:16:16 AM
Bugger, that's a bit off. Still, at least it means one of the forum will be absolutely rolling about, laughing at this news!
You referring to me?
Of course :D
That was...a mistake on my behalf ;) :lol:
In retrospect, I think it was probably clear that the network wanted the show dead in the water, as even the famously good-natured Mr Urban was openly grumpy about their attitude towards it.
Wierd to think that in the year 2014, it's teen-drama network The CW that is most supportive of genre offerings - it's forays into sci-fi like Star Crossed and The 100 have been more forward-thinking in their attitudes and more openly unashamed of their genre status than anything I've seen elsewhere, and make me sad that the shows themselves aren't better than they are.
That's just like Fox. Bastards. Oh well, on the bright side Karl is free for any impending Dredd sequels.
At least it hits the UK this week on WATCH, on Tuesday at 21:00. Let us just hope that they show it in order!
Star Trek and DREDD star Karl Urban .. says the Mail on Sundays Event magazine. These words should always be placed together if we want to try and raise the DREDD profile. Maybe trekkies could become interested in our hellish vision of the future with it's biting satire and unblemished cynicism?
M-a-y-b-e not.
Anyway the review gave Almost Human 4 stars out of 5.
Oh mighty hive, I've just set my recorder to catch this for me and I'm wondering how family friendly it is? Would it be worth watching with my teens?
They'll be okay as there's no ultra violence and the only bit of semi-nudity is in the sexbot episode but nothing is on show. They are scantily clad though!
Finally watched my recording of the first episode last night and quite enjoyed it. I like the Minority Report/Bladerunner look to the show. But I'm assuming from what I saw that this turns into a standard buddy cop show with a crime of the week.
I think, what with my expectations raised by Game of Thrones and House of Cards as to what can be done with a episodic series, that something like this won't hold my attention for very long (see Agents of Shield). But as I now know its only 13 episodes I'll probably make the effort to stick with it.
I saw the third episode tonight. I've been catching up in watch after the website some lawless reprobate recommended filled my PC with spyware. ;)
Anyway, cracking episode. I loved the random Star Wars quote they dropped in, and it's plain to see all the training from Dredd being used too.
Oh, and 'perps'! All he needs is a helmet and a scowl FFS! :lol: