Perhaps the viewing of "timeless" for me made "Travelers" look a bit better than it actually is, hence 10/10 rating, non the less, its easily the best sci-fi show released after "The Expanse" or if we're going to get into time travel genre maybe the first half of "Continuum".
Pacing is fast, there is very little idle or meaningless dialogue. Whoever was writing the script definitely had enough to go on to fill the show without having to resort to cheap dilution. Its almost as if the plot was so thick they actually had to compress it.
Acting is top-notch, only the FBI agent seemed to be lacking and a little out of character at a few moments, but other than that pretty much the entirety of the cast not for a second looked questionable, cringe-worthy (timeless...) or somehow out of character. Immersion was very solid. Top tier direction and scenery also helped quite a bit with that.
Characters are realistic and behave as normal humans would (I'd think), their decision making is rational for the most part yet there is plenty of emotion and even romance with some drama. The cast fits in well and looks good, in fact they have some very interesting roles to perform and it was a joy to watch them do it.
Overall this show in terms of quality of writing, story-line, direction, cast and acting can very well compete with Expanse, HBO's shows and other high end well made quality content that doesn't insult the viewer as if they were some brainless cattle that will chew up just about anything.(I'm not talking "science" here, you have to be a deluded lunatic to complain about Fiction in the genre of "science FICTION". There is one review here that does just that, he must have confused this with the documentary section)
"Travellers" may lack the scale and epicness of Game of Thrones or The Expanse, but for its scope its definitely comparable.
Sense8 came to mind and I'd say "Travellers" is better so far. Its only been two episodes and I'm not easily impressed, but this show has sure made my day.
Check it out and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
Pacing is fast, there is very little idle or meaningless dialogue. Whoever was writing the script definitely had enough to go on to fill the show without having to resort to cheap dilution. Its almost as if the plot was so thick they actually had to compress it.
Acting is top-notch, only the FBI agent seemed to be lacking and a little out of character at a few moments, but other than that pretty much the entirety of the cast not for a second looked questionable, cringe-worthy (timeless...) or somehow out of character. Immersion was very solid. Top tier direction and scenery also helped quite a bit with that.
Characters are realistic and behave as normal humans would (I'd think), their decision making is rational for the most part yet there is plenty of emotion and even romance with some drama. The cast fits in well and looks good, in fact they have some very interesting roles to perform and it was a joy to watch them do it.
Overall this show in terms of quality of writing, story-line, direction, cast and acting can very well compete with Expanse, HBO's shows and other high end well made quality content that doesn't insult the viewer as if they were some brainless cattle that will chew up just about anything.(I'm not talking "science" here, you have to be a deluded lunatic to complain about Fiction in the genre of "science FICTION". There is one review here that does just that, he must have confused this with the documentary section)
"Travellers" may lack the scale and epicness of Game of Thrones or The Expanse, but for its scope its definitely comparable.
Sense8 came to mind and I'd say "Travellers" is better so far. Its only been two episodes and I'm not easily impressed, but this show has sure made my day.
Check it out and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
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