On April 15 2013 04:09 FFGenerations wrote:
well? has it aired yet? (it must have right)

"Defiance is set to premiere Monday, April 15, 2013 at 9:00 p.m. Eastern/8:00 p.m. Central.[4]"

It's still Sunday right now in the US. Check back in ~31-32 hours, it'll have aired around then.

I honestly don't expect much from the show and based on the reviews so far there are too many gaps in the game to be filled by what the show has to offer. The game isn't going to have much (if any) impact on the show until the second season when the writers are allowed more freedoms.

Sermokala

United States13865 Posts

April 16 2013 03:46 GMT

#25

Oh my God I just got done watching the 2 hour series premiere.

Its literally the second coming of battle star galactica. It has everything to make it the greatest sci fi property ever. Brutal post apoc but not afraid to use the color blue, A Guy with a top hat, fallout reference, GCI thats good looking but not taking too much money away from the rest of the show, Mecha's robots, Credibly different alien races ( I swear one is based off of being carbon copy roman culture implanted on a modern alien people) A native american actor leading a lynching party, cool but not unbelievable weapons, great writing and amazing actors.

I'm going to need to sleep to give a better description of it but its made me so goddamn happy I have to share the good news. Sci fi actually lives again.

Edit: I'm thinking about it and they not only put in a really nice Fallout 3 reference into the last scene but also a really good Wild wild west reference (you know the one where the crazy guy from the south builds a giant mecha spider).

I'm still split on the game btw but the TV show is amazing and anyone that enjoys sci fi should watch it.

Al Bundy

7257 Posts

April 16 2013 04:01 GMT

#26

Hey thanks for the advice

sounds like a really cool show. I'm going to check it out right away.

Percutio

United States1672 Posts

April 16 2013 04:12 GMT

#27

The pilot was indeed cool. As long as they keep the sci fi aspect going strong and don't take the usual turn into crappy drama.

Plenty of cool stuff.

sk1nex

Finland299 Posts

April 16 2013 06:24 GMT

#28

I wish this would be on sale for like 20 bucks or so. I'd love to give it a try, but given my current financial situation plus the somewhat negative feedback, I may have to hang back and wait for a sale

Deleted User 45971

533 Posts

April 16 2013 12:29 GMT

#29

The TV show is the best science fiction show on television right now I think, then again there's very little competition. Still better than anything I've seen for years. It did have some really annoying things though, which mostly come from it targeting children/teens as audiences. It's remarkably similar to Terra Nova in some regards, in particular annoying teen love drama and the main character are carbon copies of each other.

Some really silly stuff are annoying like how stereotypical the different species are, like the white haired dudes are all selfish Ferengi/capitalists and the white Voldemorts are all servant/quartermaster types, all have extremely similar personalities. Meanwhile humans are as usual jack of all trades with wide arrays of personalities. I would hope sci-fi/fantasy to one day grow out of that but I guess not.

Al Bundy

7257 Posts

April 16 2013 16:31 GMT

#30

Hey there I'm about halfway through the pilot and so far, it is quite good indeed. I can definitely understand why one would say that it is the best sci fi show on TV right now. Hopefully the rest of the season will be as entertaining as what I've seen so far.

Sermokala

United States13865 Posts

April 16 2013 16:42 GMT

#31

the second half of the premiere is the best. Mechas, robots, humor in the darkest of places, and the ending is really really amazing.

tyr

France1686 Posts

April 16 2013 17:05 GMT

#32

I just saw it and I was quite bored throughout the episode. I don't see how a love story between teens is "sci-fi". The second half was a bit better, but I couldn't stop laughing when I saw that "the race made for war" was destroyed by kids using 80 year old MP5s at 300m.
This is nowhere near BSG.

I'll keep watching, the setting can be interesting, and we don't know much about what's going on yet.

3772

Czech Republic434 Posts

April 16 2013 17:25 GMT

#33

Pilot is decent, but it seems like it's going to revolve too much around one place. I hope it's not another Terra Nova or Continuum. The world seemed pretty rich/interesting, some things were quite silly, but we've seen that in Firefly too. Liked the soundtrack.
Going to watch a few more before deciding whether it's worth watching.

Zax19

Czech Republic1136 Posts

April 16 2013 17:56 GMT

#34

The pilot wasn’t amazing but I’d still rate it above average. People typically abuse post-apoc to draw attention with an intriguing setting and then bore the audience to death with a predictable soap opera about relationships between the protagonists while explaining almost nothing about the apocalypse (Revolution, Falling Skies, Terra Nova, Walking Dead, almost every post-apoc anime and so on). The pilot is quite good in this sense because it frontloads a lot of information while still leaving a lot of mystery.

What stood out for me was frequent use of low quality CGI (there are segments which would look a lot better when filmed with props and the CGI is quite obvious) On the other hand I really liked the music which screams Bear McCreary and even though the violins are way too similar to BSG I still like the modern electronic bits, it’s a nice crossover. Also looking at the staff list, Scott Stewart directed the pilot which gets my hopes up, I really liked the Priest.

Griffins

United States98 Posts

April 16 2013 18:15 GMT

#35

Just saw the pilot last night, was not bad at all... but not amazing, either. A lot of standard tropes from the post apocalyptic genre plus your standard fare drama. I can't quite put my finger on it, but it lacks a certain feel that the really great shows have. That being said, I do like the cast and I hope the show survives for the sake of future video-game / TV cross overs.

Risen

United States7927 Posts

April 16 2013 18:32 GMT

#36

Just got done watching it. Cheesy as fuck, but I suppose most shows like this are. I thought it was decent. I'll keep watching.

killy666

France204 Posts

April 16 2013 18:49 GMT

#37

Has anyone else played the game, and is willing to post his impressions? The setting and the overall "MMO Borderlands" theme attract me, but i don't know if it's worth the price tag. Bear in mind i'll be playing on console.

Sermokala

United States13865 Posts

April 16 2013 20:47 GMT

#38

On April 17 2013 03:49 killy666 wrote:
Has anyone else played the game, and is willing to post his impressions? The setting and the overall "MMO Borderlands" theme attract me, but i don't know if it's worth the price tag. Bear in mind i'll be playing on console.

Idk Its like half firefall half border lands with cod level graphics. I'm not sure either on weather its good enough yet or not but I think it shows promise at this point.

Liman

Serbia681 Posts

April 16 2013 23:48 GMT

#39

Just watched the pilot.
The show is kinda boring at the first half and it picks up at the second.
Overall its a low budget tv show which cant come close to serious scifi projects.
It will probably be canceled by the end of first season if not before.
Ill keep watching and hoping it will get better (story at least).

PuppyPrime

27 Posts

April 17 2013 00:00 GMT

#40

On April 17 2013 08:48 Liman wrote:
Just watched the pilot.
The show is kinda boring at the first half and it picks up at the second.
Overall its a low budget tv show which cant come close to serious scifi projects.
It will probably be canceled by the end of first season if not before.
Ill keep watching and hoping it will get better (story at least).

First season is already finished. So at least you get to see a season.