Poll Disco v Lost in Space v Orville FIGHT

[Vger23]

The one thing Lost in Space truly excels at is the cinematography. Seriously, it's quite a gorgeous show at times, and I love how they use overhead shooting when in the chariot, showing us more of the landscape. So, you end up learning more about the planet they're on, and not only the group of people stuck there. The plotting I feel is quite good, and everything they show feels very deliberate and useful, and you can see where things are heading for the most part. The actors are all quite good, and they all feel ironically 'down to earth'. The chariots are awesome, and they must not have been cheap, as they look quite unique and functional.

I agree...the "look" of LiS is pretty awesome.

I'm less than halfway thought...and I'm still waiting for the show to be more than just "people moving from one perilous situation to another" though. Maybe that will all start coming together soon. It's starting to feel like the last hour of Armageddon though.

 

[BillJ]

It's kind of a strange fact of life that in 2018 Lost In Space is a fantastic show and Star Trek is a kind of incompetent hodge podge of "so what?"

Being a long-time Star Trek fan, it makes me sad that I agree you.

 

[Owain Taggart]

I'm less than halfway thought...and I'm still waiting for the show to be more than just "people moving from one perilous situation to another" though. Maybe that will all start coming together soon.

It will. You start to see more collaboration between other pod members all working together for a solution to getting off the planet. The first half is more or less the Robinsons being isolated from everyone else.

 

[XCV330]

So.. shows with spaceships.. and Expanse is not in the poll?

 

[ITDUDE]

It will. You start to see more collaboration between other pod members all working together for a solution to getting off the planet. The first half is more or less the Robinsons being isolated from everyone else.

I am more than half way through. Can someone put a bullet into "Dr. Smith"? If she dies by the end you can spoil it here She irritates the heck out of me. Nothing wrong with the acting, but the character seems off. The way she can easily manipulate seemingly very smart people doesn't seem right. Other than that, it's awesome show! Not perfect, but about 8/10 so far.

 

[Vger23]

I am more than half way through. Can someone put a bullet into "Dr. Smith"? If she dies by the end you can spoil it here She irritates the heck out of me. Nothing wrong with the acting, but the character seems off. The way she can easily manipulate seemingly very smart people doesn't seem right. Other than that, it's awesome show! Not perfect, but about 8/10 so far.

She is frigging creepy. Agreed.

 

[Graham]

The Orville, certainly. One of the best sci-fi shows around right now. Definite vote there.

Lost in Space... watched the first two. Love the production values. Acting is fine. Characters are mostly meh. Story is entirely lacking in excitement or interest, and I'm put off by the fact that they don't seem to go anywhere. Why's it called Lost in Space, rather than Lost on a Planet? Might try and finish it, one day, but I feel no hurry. Not a vote.

Discovery... I've never hated a series as much as I hate every last molecule of Discovery.

 

[BillJ]

Lost in Space... watched the first two. Love the production values. Acting is fine. Characters are mostly meh. Story is entirely lacking in excitement or interest, and I'm put off by the fact that they don't seem to go anywhere. Why's it called Lost in Space, rather than Lost on a Planet? Might try and finish it, one day, but I feel no hurry. Not a vote.

Spoiler: Lost in Space

They spend most of the first season on the planet, and it definitely gets better. They become "Lost" and on their own right at the end of season one. Quite a ride.

Discovery... I've never hated a series as much as I hate every last molecule of Discovery.

I wish I hated it, because that would at least be some emotional investment in it. For me, it is just there. Toeing the blandest of bland lines possible.

 

[Owain Taggart]

Yeah, admittedly, "Dr Smith" is the weakest link. A shame because she's actually a great actress, but the way they wrote her is a bit of a misfire.

 

[BillJ]

Yeah, admittedly, "Dr Smith" is the weakest link. A shame because she's actually a great actress, but the way they wrote her is a bit of a misfire.

I actually liked the character. Though I wonder where they can really go from here with her?

 

[Jadeb]

I think she's great. I'll let the writers worry about how to keep her viable. After a great first season, I'm willing to trust they'll find something interesting for her to do.

 

[Graham]

Spoiler: Lost in Space

They spend most of the first season on the planet, and it definitely gets better. They become "Lost" and on their own right at the end of season one. Quite a ride.

I've heard that. Like I said, I'm not rejecting the show as such; sometime in the next weeks or months I'll likely find myself bored on some rainy Sunday and will watch the rest.

I wish I hated it, because that would at least be some emotional investment in it. For me, it is just there. Toeing the blandest of bland lines possible.

If it was just bland, I wouldn't mind. I thought Enterprise was bland, and I watched it just fine. But it seems like every single creative decision in STD is just... it's like they're deliberately trying to make the worst most franchise-breaking show they can and then lying about it to everyone. Anyway, no vote for that from me.

 

[-Brett-]

I don't love any of them, but Lost in Space is the best of this lot. Not perfect, but more or less has the right tone for a space adventure. Writing and acting are competent enough. I'd like a little more scientific literacy with my sci-fi, though.

The Orville deserves credit for not being part of a franchise and doing its own thing. Sort of. That's about all I can say for it. The execution has been lacking. As a comedy, it's not very funny. As a drama, I just can't take it seriously after they've spent as long as they have focusing on a dog licking his balls.

Discovery is just a hot mess. Less said about it, the better.

I'll agree that The Expanse is better than any of these three.

 

[Owain Taggart]

I think she's great. I'll let the writers worry about how to keep her viable. After a great first season, I'm willing to trust they'll find something interesting for her to do.

Yeah, maybe she'll have a redemption arc in the second season? The actress did great with what she had though, and if making us hate her was their goal, well remember Joffery?

 

[Vger23]

The Orville, certainly. One of the best sci-fi shows around right now. Definite vote there.

Lost in Space... watched the first two. Love the production values. Acting is fine. Characters are mostly meh. Story is entirely lacking in excitement or interest, and I'm put off by the fact that they don't seem to go anywhere. Why's it called Lost in Space, rather than Lost on a Planet? Might try and finish it, one day, but I feel no hurry. Not a vote.

Discovery... I've never hated a series as much as I hate every last molecule of Discovery.

So a series you hate with every fiber of your being...yet your inclination is to come to a message board devoted to discussion about that series?

Makes sense.

 

[eschaton]

Yeah, admittedly, "Dr Smith" is the weakest link. A shame because she's actually a great actress, but the way they wrote her is a bit of a misfire.

They had a hard balance to pull off with Dr. Smith, due to the nature of LiS as a family friendly show which is meant to appeal to both children and adults. Basically they couldn't ham her up like the original Dr. Smith, because adults wouldn't see her as a threatening antagonist. At the same time, the PG status of the show meant there was a limit to how dark they could make her character (or at least her actions).

Yeah, maybe she'll have a redemption arc in the second season? The actress did great with what she had though, and if making us hate her was their goal, well remember Joffery?

Psychopaths don't get redemption arcs.

On the other hand, she's not a sadistic psychopath - she's just completely self-absorbed with no empathy. It's entirely possible that being totally stranded far from the rest of humanity in a crisis situation she will see it in her favor to start genuinely cooperating with the Robinsons.

 

[Owain Taggart]

Or keep biting the hands that feed her. That's the really annoying part. Everyone's been super nice and a bit too trusting of her, and she gives them more and more reason to distrust her. I wouldn't cry if they were to leave her behind on the planet...

 

[Graham]

So a series you hate with every fiber of your being...yet your inclination is to come to a message board devoted to discussion about that series?

Makes sense.

Does it actually matter if the things I do make sense to you, so long as they make sense to me?

If you want a hint, the answer rhymes with "Go".

 

[Lord Garth]

Thanks to how highly Jadeb spoke about the new Lost In Space, I just put it on and am half-way through the first episode. I see why people like it. It is very much a family show. If I had kids, I'd definitely show them this before I'd show them Discovery. But I do have an almost five-year-old niece, so I'll recommend this to my brother to show her when he thinks she's old enough.

So, definitely a good, solid show. Better than the original Lost In Space for sure and a lot more down to Earth (which is ironic since they're supposed to be lost in space. ). This doesn't seem like the type of show that I'd normally watch but it seems wholesome, it does have heart like Jadeb said, and the cinematography looks very nice. Sometimes I think the visuals are a little too clean-looking, but -- for the tone of this show -- it works.

The family is very indefinable too.

While I still prefer Discovery, that is strictly because of what my personal preferences are and I'm glad that with Lost In Space and all the other sci-fi series out there, people have so many options to choose from. It's a good thing for us and it's a good thing for science-fiction on TV.

 

[SpocksOddSocks]

Picked all three. I enjoyed Disco the most, and lost in space the least, but definitely enjoyed all of them. I don't think I'd have enjoyed Disco as much had it not been weekly though. I enjoyed the speculation about the next episode as much as the episodes themselves at times.

So a series you hate with every fiber of your being...yet your inclination is to come to a message board devoted to discussion about that series?

Makes sense.

I thought that was how the internet worked in general , and I was just breaking the law with lack of negativity and scorn.