Originally Posted by little-monster:
“The Originals, The Tomorrow People and Reign have all been given three extra episodes by The CW
Reign has not even aired yet, so The CW clearly have a lot of faith in it.”
Tomorrow People - WTF! This must have been caused by some kind of scheduling cock up / another project crashing and burning as TP is so dire I expected it to die within the month.
Some reviews (courtesy of AICN):
Originally Posted by The Hollywood Reporter:
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... I hit the pause button in double-digits to laugh out loud or scoff out loud at various scenes. Sometimes it was just someone actually calling themselves the Tomorrow People, other times it was the wooden acting, the inconsistent application of powers or just the bad writing. …”
Originally Posted by Variety:
“
... this me-too drama occupies a lower rung on the evolutionary ladder …”
Originally Posted by The New York Times:
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... it’s competently assembled and has a bland stylishness. What it lacks, at this point, is any kick in its storytelling: There are alienation, daddy issues and a looming love triangle, but they’re all pro forma. …”
Originally Posted by The Los Angeles Times:
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... they have a pretty good idea how to make a show like this, and they have made it. … Although predictable in predictable ways, there are enough twists and turns and, relatively speaking, complexities of character to keep things interesting, and a pivot at the end that I did not see coming. Which bodes well.”
Originally Posted by The Washington Post:
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... based on a British show, but derivative of sci-fi and superhuman dramas we’ve seen plenty of times before, up to and including the slo-mo “Matrix” bullets flying out of a gun. Grade: C …”
Originally Posted by The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
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... fairly generic sci-fi drama … the results are just kind of “meh.” …”
Originally Posted by The Boston Globe:
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... We’ve seen this angsty teen sci-fi material many, many times before, and done with more style and vitality. Amell, whose cousin Stephen is the lead in “Arrow,” is pretty – and pretty wooden. Likewise, the atmosphere is bland, the special effects and fight scenes are underwhelming, and the tone is mostly humorless. Becoming an adult isn’t easy, perhaps, but it doesn’t have to be a trip down humdrum lane, either. …”
Originally Posted by USA Today:
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... Indifferently acted and badly plotted, Tomorrow cries out to be ignored. …”