The Peripheral

[Commander Troi]

Started this series yesterday and have watched the first two, only to come here and find out it's already been axed.

What I've seen so far is pretty damn good. Chloe Grace Moretz has come a long way since Hit Girl! The story is good enough that I'll probably read the book, but I may well just go ahead and watch the rest of this- it's good stuff.

It's worth seeing.

 

[Gaith]

Amazon Producers: "Hi Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy, you created the Westworld TV show, which started out strong due to a grabby premise (a Western theme park with realistic androids) and a clear first-season focus (said androids are starting to gain sentience, and when they do, there'll be mayhem). It also had beloved actors like Anthony Hopkins and Ed Harris. However, viewers were put off by the vague stakes and twisty, intricately plotted timelines of the second season, such that season three had about half of season two's viewers, and had garnered just about no buzz, despite airing at the peak of the 2020 pandemic lockdowns. So, what have you got for us this time?"

Nolan and Joy: "Well, we've got a show without a grabby premise or a clear first focus, only one somewhat recognizable star, vague stakes, and twisty, intricately plotted timelines across several different realities. And it'll cost late-stage Game of Thrones money, at about $20m per episode."

Amazon Producers: "Sounds like a surefire winner to us!"



... Congratulations to The Peripheral for getting referenced in the latest Red Letter Media gag video.