Extrapolations

This is a series on a topic of great controversy. Extrapolations takes a close look at the near future of the world based on extrapolating current environmental data into potential future numbers. What might these environmental changes do to humans, animals, insects, plants? What could sea level changes mean? What will increased temperatures do to human life. What will happen to the air we breath. What new medical conditions could develop? The series only provides episodes of stories depicting these questions. The were a couple of weak episodes so couldn't give it a 10. The final episode did a good job of making a statement about what the developers of the series want you to take from it. If you are an environmentalist, you will likely love it. If you believe climate changes is a hoax, you may want to skip this one.

What's the intent with this series? Initially, it seemed like it was designed mainly as a cautionary tale of what could happen in coming years if governments and mega-corporations continue doing what they're doing now, as the average planetary temperature continues to rise, causing all sorts of environmental havoc.

But at some point, this series morphs into just another sci-fi anthology, with very loose ties between episodes, and only a tangential link to the topic of climate change.

As the 'cautionary tale', the show was rather preachy, even for someone who is on board with the idea of a global crisis. And as the more standard sci-fi, there's nothing we haven't seen before -- and executed with far more panache, as in series like Black Mirror.

Some very big name actors have joined this project, but even they can't save what is, in total, a rather mediocre mini-series.

Not terrible, but not nearly as good (nor as powerful) as one might have hoped.

Extrapolations is a sci-fi series that tries to explore the consequences of climate change on human society and relationships. However, it fails to deliver a compelling story or engaging characters. The protagonists are one-dimensional and lack any depth or development. They act according to clichés and stereotypes, without any personality. The script is poorly written and full of plot holes, inconsistencies and logical flaws. Some scenes are so awkward and embarrassing that they make you cringe. The only redeeming qualities of this series are the cinematic scenery and the technical gadgets. The production values are high and the visual effects are impressive. The gadgets are creative and futuristic, but they cannot save this series from being a disappointment.'

I stuck through the ups and downs of this one. The first episode was rather boring, then things turned exciting in the next, and then it all kind of fell short... I love the concept of this series, but the direction it took was highly disappointing. They gathered a ton of incredible actors for a series that was half finished. It makes me sad to admit because it had so much potential. There were bits of time that felt like "well this is just a big filler". I hope that if it were to carry on it took a different approach, more visualization in the disaster side of things and not individual stories that only frustrate the viewer. No talk of how everyone feels about their fate, just drama drama drama. Maybe there's a metaphor there, but I'm too annoyed to figure that out.

Extrapolations has one of the best ensemble casts of any show I can remember (Ed Norton, Kit Harrington, Tobey Maguire, Matthew Rhys, Sienna Miller, Eiza Gonzalez, Meryl Streep, Marion Cotillard, Forrest Whittaker, Heather Graham, Gemma Chan, Keri Russell, Diane Lane, David Schwimmer, Nick Kroll, Mía Maestro, Daveed Diggs, Murray Bartlett, Judd Hirsch, etc). That is what I call a cast. A cast like like isn't signing up for a bad tv show and this isn't. I recommend this and please pay attention while doing so. This show tackles a subject that some people just refuse to listen to. I guarantee the people who are rating this badly probably haven't watch more than a minute of it.