DJariya

8 episode season

This premieres Friday on Netflix

Yes, another Netflix original series to add to your growing backlog of unwatched streaming shows.

One publication I read was selling this as a potential Game of Thrones replacement. Okay.


This is based on a book series. The writer and showrunner of this series wrote Arrival, Lights Out, Bird Box, Final Destination 5 and the 2011 The Thing update among his resume.

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Koby

Looks interesting. I wonder why I hadn't heard of this prior to now though. o.O Gonna give it a watch.

johnnysd

I watched like 20 seconds of the trailer and was all in.

Why So Blu?

Starting first episode of this now. It's in 4K DV and Atmos.

dex14

I watched the first 4... I'm not that into it.

It looks and sounds nice though.

Why So Blu?

Yeah, first episode was ok. It's dense but does look and sound great.

meshershark

One episode to go. Great so far. Impressive world-building.

Cellar Door

I really liked this. I was a little leery that this might be another Cursed (pretty bad Netflix fantasy series aimed at teens), but it was much better than that. The story was well-developed and the characters are interesting. I wouldn't put it among my top tier of Netflix series, but it was enjoyable and I'd happily watch another season.

Superman07

I’m only two episodes in, but enjoying it. I agree it doesn’t seem the best, but I thought episode two was stronger than the pilot.

So far I’m enjoying the town plot with the club owner the most.

Fist of Doom Jr

I quite enjoyed this. The first half was good, but the second half was really strong. Kaz & Co. were my favorite characters. I thought a couple of things were rushed, but they crammed a lot into 8 eps. One thing that bugged me:




Apparently it was renewed for a second season. Bring it on!

Koby

One episode in, wasn't feeling it at all.
4 episodes in, really loving the show.

So don't give up after just episode one. Not much else to say I suppose other than it just keeps getting better with each episode so far. Still haven't watched the rest yet.

johnnysd

Loved this show. In many ways it is the first TV series that truly embraced fantasy and did not make it campy or try to make it less "hard core" fantasy. And I love it for that. Later we will have "The Wheel of Time" in a similar vein, and the success of this show will really help that one too. Really hope we get multiple seasons of this show.

DJariya

I watched the 1st episode last night and it started out a little slow, but it ended up being pretty good. Those creatures that were in the climatic sequence looked pretty good.

I'm skeptical that this will catch on and be some pop culture sensation. With the glut of fantasy shows out there, this will probably get lost as more keeps coming out.

spainlinx0

It's an interesting premise, and I'm in for a second season, but I agree that I just can't see this being a blockbuster sensation. I think we would hear more people talking about it by now.

actionjackson29

It’s still in the top 10 so it must be doing well.

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Just finished this, a few random thoughts:

- overall not bad (I watched all 8, and I'm not afraid to abandon something)
- good world-building, a little confusing at first but it all came together as it went on
- I thought the two leads (Alina and Mal) were kinda weak.
- By far, the rogue's gallery were MUCH better, both as actors and characters. Jasper in particular stood out as a hoot.
- These YA adaptations are getting a bit repetitious (Hunger Games, Divergent, S&B) - all feature young female leads from humble beginnings who go on to change the world. Along with the requisite angsty love triangles.
- The Nina/Matthias subplot seemed extraneous
- Set designs/costumes/effects all were quite well done. Audio was a bit rougher, needed to rewind a few sections to hear what they were saying
- Genya (Daisy Head) reminded me of Scarlett Johansson

I'll watch more seasons if they show up, but its not like I'm waiting with bated breath.

Inhumans99

I am partway through episode 4 and while I am loving this show (it continues to get better as it goes along, which is awesome) I also feel that Alanstar's feedback is pretty spot-on. I noticed that it remained in the Netflix Top 10 this weekend which makes me hopeful we get a season 2 because I think the quality of this show may catch some by surprise and the word of mouth should be positive. Also, I had no clue about this show prior to seeing it mentioned in this thread, but I usually like to sample fantasy type shows and am glad I jumped in on this one. I am also not afraid to step away from a show I was hoping to like, I think the shows name was Cursed and I gave that show a try when it first aired but I think I did not even complete the 2nd episode and have no itch to catch up.

With this show, I started it up again yesterday afternoon and only stopped because I was getting close to needing to go to sleep.

chowderhead

I am enjoying this show. One nitpick

minor points but still.

Superman07

Finished up all 8 episodes. I agree it got better as the story progressed.

Id say the main weakness is actually they crammed so much content in. It felt like parts were rush, including travel time as somebody mentioned, to be able to get all the story in. I imagine the books have more content for the same plot if anybody has read those.

I’m most curious about Kaz. He seems to have a mysterious backstory, and it seemed like the General knew him.

Will watch next batch when it’s released.

meshershark



csant

I really enjoyed this and looking forward to more.

RichC2

Officially Renewed: https://deadline.com/2021/06/shadow-...ma-1234770437/

Superman07

Oh geez - I thought it already was. Good to know - I enjoyed it more as the season went along.

Inhumans99

Yay, I watched the Shadow and Bone afterdark Netflix show (the one where David Spade puts himself into some really bad skits involving footage from the series) and the actors certainly seemed under the impression that they were coming back for a second season but you never really know until an official announcement is made.

This show just kept getting better and better as the episodes progressed and has become one of my favorite fantasy series in years (and I have watched a lot of Fantasy series on Netflix in particular over the past 5 years, along with all the fantasy stuff that gets thrown up on network tv/basic/premium cable). If folks were waiting for a renewal to be sure that you would not be wasting your time giving this show a look now is the time to jump in.

dex14