Paragon: The Shadow Wars (2020– ) User Reviews

Very amateurish

[mail-234-608101 · 4/10 · 9 January 2021]

I started watching this because it had an 8.9 rating on some 1600 reviews. I really like sci-fi, fantasy series and I am willing to put up with a lot. This series lacks a lot in production value, it reminds me of the 7th Voyage of Sinbad, shot in 1959, which I loved when I was 10! I have only watched one episode and I really don't know what is going on, the plot is cut up and there seems to be no continuity from scene to scene. Add to that, the sound quality really sucks! There is a lot of dialogue that is unintelligible. The acting is still rough and I would blame that on the director, who is not getting the most from the actors. The actors do not seem to be in sync with each other, like they are reading their lines from a teleprompter, delivering their lines independent from each other. I cannot recommend watching this even though the story might be good, and the locations are pretty good, and the actors are all very pretty, but it just does not hold together.

Interesting concept poorly executed

[GiftsoftheGab · 2/10 · 11 January 2021]

Gave it til half way throughepisode 2 and gave up. Episode 1 was mainly confusing. There was obvious info dumping but you couldn't understand what the actor was saying. Poor acting, writing & directing. 2 stars for interesting concept and attempted world building.

Poor

[ijameson · 3/10 · 20 January 2021]

Poor acting and terrible sound quality. I watched this on Amazon Prime and even though it's in English, I had to turn on subtitles to understand what was being said.

Not really worth watching.

Don't let the 8.9 rating fool you!!!!

[melissa-203-232918 · 1/10 · 16 January 2021]

I don't ever write reviews, but I needed to on this show so others don't get tricked into watching it like I was. I was excited to watch because it had an 8.9 rating and I LOVE shows like the premise of this one. I thought this was going to be a really great show. I usually enjoy most shows for what they are, entertainment. I don't like to pick them apart. Even though thats what I am about to do here. Even other shows that people don't like, I do, because I am not too hard to please when it comes to my TV shows. But this.......this was HORRIBLE! I don't even know what happened in the 1st episode. They first of all didn't explain anything other than you knew there was chaos happening, but you didn't know who was doing it or why it was happening. You didn't know who was who, where they were in the scenes except in the beginning when they specifically said Tokyo. I don't even know if the first two characters are good or bad or what that whole scene was about. Other than that, you don't know if you were on earth, in hell or purgatory or some place in Tenbucktwo. It wasn't clearly laid out and felt VERY disjointed. You couldn't understand what they were saying (had to put on CC) and it still didn't make sense. Danny Trejo (much love and respect for him) but this was just a bad project for him. It would have been a better project, if the creator and director knew what they were doing. The camera was shaking, you could see the shadow of the crew moving in the background, the actors didn't feed off one another, so it just wasn't good. It felt forced. I have much more to say, but I don't want to have spoilers in my review, so people will actually read it. Now, believe me, I'm not an expert in the entertainment business and it is hard to find something that I don't like, but this was just bad all the way around. Please, don't be fooled by the 8.9 rating. I personally think that the creator, who reviewed himself here and gave himself a 10 has something to do with the high rating. Run, don't walk, away from this show!

Imbd rating is lie

[korrierhoads · 1/10 · 17 January 2021]

Planted reviews giving 10 stars. I urge anyone who actually tried to stomach the first episode to give this a true rating. To bad we can't give this negative stars, truly awful show.

Oh dear!

[percyferry · 1/10 · 20 January 2021]

Poor acting, poor direction with unintelligible, tacky dialogue. Not oneredeeing feature. Even the camera was substandard. Miss.

Absolutely shi..t

[martabartlett-39678 · 1/10 · 9 January 2021]

After first episode didn't have a couple what is about to dramatic music and all cast was poor. Would not recommend it at all

Simply Awful

[pudmann · 1/10 · 2 February 2021]

I have just a few questions... Was this farce shot entirely with an iPhone 6? Why does it appear that every scene was done in 1 take and on low battery? How did they sucker Danny Trejo into reading the "script" out loud? (And how does he feel about going from the "B" list to a solid F?) Are the friends and family who left every one of the positive reviews aware of the dangers of enabling, and that bad acting is not a victimless crime?

Not an 8 star. 2 at best.

[erichavir · 30 January 2021]

Doesn't draw you in. The writing, acting, sound design, lighting, camera work, editing and sets feel like a college project.

The Creator's Review

[franziskaschissler · 10/10 · 22 December 2020]

Thank you for purchasing our show! Thank you for letting those who enjoy the show to enjoy and review - we all have our opinions, even if you hated this show. I wrote this when I was in middle school and there are so many ideas I can't wait to explore if given the opportunity. Thank you for your time and energy. I am so proud of this show-Justin Price(creator)

Great idea that lacks good execution

[envyvicious · 3/10 · 3 January 2021]

I watched the 1st episode. Then I posted a comment on Facebook to the show's creator and producer. "First, congratulations on accomplishing more than most in competing your project. You hired Mr. Trejo (much respect to him), obtained money to shoot in various global locations and hired actors. You sold it to Amazon Prime and NBC Universal TV. That's huge. Honestly, I don't think I'll watch the rest of series. The idea is intriguing, and I see the influence from other stories. It's the execution that needs refinement. First you need to engage the audience immediately when the foundation story is not well known legend or myth. A prologue opening scroll or narration would be a good place to start. Tell the viewers the basic origin myth so there is a focus on the first act that arises from the myth. In this case, reapers looking for souls that try to run. Insist the actors put more 'natural' tenor when speaking their lines. As the viewer, the script was said as if the most of the actors were still in rehearsal. No feeling behind the words, no natural body language, no facial expression. The script came off strongly stilted. Camera work was good, audio was terrible too often. For me CC was absolutely required because whole lines were inaudible mid delivery. Costumes-- main actress' costume is such a tired trope. She is beautiful and well toned, but that athletic bra and bare midriff parachute pants ensemble is awful. The men are clothed in costumes that fit their roles. She deserves the same. Just do better. There are plenty of badass females on the screen from which you can create a suitable costume for yours that isn't 1980s high school boy bad dreams level. Make up on the heroine is great, and on her sister too. The priestess in the church had strong 1970s hooker make up. Distracted from the overall scene with the meeting of the congregation and the envoy. Seek advice from several women about female hero and villains looks. You can improve their look and feel to convey their character to your audience. All is just my option of over 50 years as an avid Sci Fi, action and horror genre fan. You have potential, but need to step up to beyond the idea to execute and reach the next level. Regardless I'll be watching for your next effort in hopes of seeing better. Break a leg!"

WE NEEDED THISSS(Trejo Forever!!)

[tristanjabuki · 10/10 · 22 December 2020]

Danny Trejo in a SciFi show sounds intriguing as is but this series really delivers with a great time, interesting characters and plot and awesome action. Never got boring and after intending to watch just the first episode I found myself looking up 6 hours later staring at the final end credits of the season and was still ready for more. Beautiful frames and they shot in really cool locations I now want to explore when this lock-down ends. 100% recommend it, made my day fly by and took me to some super cool places! So worth it. Can't wait for season 2.

Good fun

[delorahueblake · 7/10 · 23 December 2020]

First episode is clearly the best and I think it shows a lot about where I thought this would go. Congrats to you guys it was a lot of fun and defintely different. It reminded me of a CW show -- like the Flash --

This is a comedy right?

[jeremiahoverson · 1/10 · 18 January 2021]

I know that this website has a LOT of fake and stacked reviews, but the budget/fighting in this movie is so fake it's pathetic. I think I could make a better movie in my back yard. Is that what this director did?

Awful

[percyferry · 1/10 · 21 January 2021]

The only positive reviews of this show were submitted by (I assume) the creators on 22 December 2020 - 2 weeks before it was available for viewing. This does not, in any way, merit even one star, much less 8.8!

Terrible

[karischlautman · 1/10 · 1 February 2021]

Seriously.... I see some reviews of how good this tv series is but can't figure out what they thought was good about it. It was truly awful especially the acting! Other horrible things; the script and the special effects!!! It wouldn't have been so bad if they had pieced the episodes together to where you can follow along but they left out A LOT!! I'm a movie/tv buff and I'll pretty much watch anything and not complain.... but this was so terribly put together and lacked the last 10 finishing proofs... I seriously can't believe they put this out for people to actually watch.. I guess to show actors what not to do and which directors to not work with.

Severely lacking

[texdscrt · 1/10 · 26 January 2021]

It seemed like a cool concept, but very difficult to follow. Everything appears very disjointed and the acting is awful. The dialogue really does feel like the actors are reading their lines (and poorly) very staccato.

Doodoo

[dallaire-11084 · 1/10 · 27 January 2021]

Terrible. Just terrible. How did they make nine episodes?

Uhhhmmm

[MissM413 · 1/10 · 23 January 2021]

Feels like the final project from a first year film student who somehow convinced Danny Trejo to sign on to this amateur hour hack job. Sat through the entire first episode wildly confused as to when the plot would start, only to have the credits roll before I was even sure who I was supposed to be rooting for. The script feels like it was written by an AI a few circuits short of a board and fed nothing but rejected supernatural storylines and preteen wet dreams. When Danny Trejo is the best actor in your show you should reconsider what you have done. Can I get the last half hour of my life back please?

Super fun and exciting

[theashleyalexa · 10/10 · 22 December 2020]

Super fun show with lots of action and cool characters (happy to see Danny Trejo is in every episode and he absolutley rocks the part of Kincaid!!). Takes you on a journey around the world which especially now is just such a refreshing experience. Loved the fight scenes and badass characters. Definitely would recommend as binge watch material.

Good Reviews of this Trash are Fake

[evilunder · 1/10 · 24 January 2021]

Absolutely horrible, in every sense, in every category. Total waste of time. I could have made a better show in my garage, with paper mache props, and with a cast of homeless derelicts. This review doesn't contain spoilers because it would be impossible to spoil something this bad.

Lovely movie

[nancybuzzy · 10/10 · 13 January 2021]

Amazing movies and cool was happy watching it..........So terrific, Keep it up!!!!

Hot guys, beautiful girls and Danny Trejo battling evil and traveling around the universe, what more do you want?

[cervantes_mariah · 22 December 2020]

The caption is essentially my review. What can go wrong? Not much did, I found it overall very enjoyable and nice to see Danny Trejo in a meaty character delivering more monologues than I have ever seen him do so far. Seems to be a young production team and to that hats off, this could not have been easy to pull off but they managed to do so. Respect and thanks for the fun times watching this has brought me. Hope there will be future seasons.

Easy watch

[newfilmfaces · 7/10 · 4 January 2021]

Really difficult to know how to review these kinda shows -- was it based off a comic? Did the writer just create this from a lot of ideas? I think maybe Covid had me really feeling nostalgic and wanting to travel but I loved the locations and the cast. It wasn't hard because they were all very easy on the eyes :)

It starts off with the lead actress waking up in a place that, I am not to sure what it was? maybe hell? Either way we never see it again but after this she is trained by Danny and I love Danny but he rarely gets to say things outside of one-liners from the 90's so I am not sure he was ready. What i did love was the fact I never knew what was going to happen next. Everyone wants original stories but then want it to be the same. You ever thought maybe you were confused and disinterested or lost because you aren't being fed the same story with different faces? Tenet is getting that kinda odd hate. But either way Justin Price pieced together a good story and we loved it!

What a joke rating. This show is TERRIBLE!

[frankblack-79961 · 3/10 · 31 January 2021]

C'mon people. 8.3 rating? Someone paid money to get this rating on this pos show. Absolutely awful. Dumb and confusing story. Acting is just horrendous. Avoid like the plague.