Michael K. E
I was looking for some scifi series to watch, and this one caught my eye on Hulu. Stupid me didn't research it before to see if it was completed or not, and I started watching. For the first three episodes, I was watching one every week or so. But once I got to the fourth episode, I couldn't stop watching, and binged the remaining seven episodes in one night. And then... I get to the end of the 10th episode, the last episode of Season 1, and, dammit, it's a cliffhanger. There's no Season 2. I really need to research shows these days, to know whether or not they're complete before I get invested in them. It's just that, I don't like doing too much research on a show before watching it, because I've had shows spoiled that way, and that sucks too. So what are viewers supposed to do these days? Too many shows get dropped without giving their fans the closure they deserve. I feel like I should just wait to watch any series with an ongoing story line until they've finished their last season, and then binge watch the show once I know it's a complete story. So tired of watching shows that I fall in love with but that for one reason or another don't get renewed. I know there's no hope for a Season 2 for this show, dammit. So disappointing. I'm glad I at least know that one particular character did show up at the end of Season 1. But I fear the trend of starting shows just to leave fans hanging at the end is going to sour potential viewers so much, they'll stop giving new shows with story arcs a chance. I have an idea... What if no season of any show ever ended on a damned cliffhanger? Wouldn't that be something? And then... if the show got dropped, the fans would still feel like they had closure. And if the show was so popular that it didn't get dropped, the fan base would be there for the next season. But, yeah, anyway, this was a great show that deserved another season. Sad it didn't get it.
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
02/08/25
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The beginning may be kind of boring and cliche but with the passing of the episodes the plot begins to be GREAT, i think it has a great potential, i think deserves a second season to get some things fixed and it's a unique story that i didn't see anyone else, all the idea of utopia, a whole revolution, the connection between art and history...all of that being put as something beautiful, sends a message that can be related through history and the current days, give it a shot till the end, it's not perfect but is very promising, i hope they got the chance of continue it at least for one more season, just to have time to close things up, if you like sci-fi; music; adventure; representativeness; inclusion and a very creative story, you must watch this.
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars
01/09/23
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j h
Not quite sure why this show did not get the hype it needed to be continued. I suspect that this could have been achieved by focusing a bit more on the musical aspects of the show. The balance of show, mystery, sci-fi and personal drama is there but it also leaves a lot to be desired after 10 episodes.
But the concept is acutally interesting and at no time was I bored with the show. If this had been released somewhere else the YA-fans might have shown it a little more love.
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars
03/30/23
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It had a lot of potential but I didn't appreciate it being a cheap rip off of "The Hunger Games," "Glee," and "Brave New World." Also, the whiney baby liberal propaganda obsession was just over the top. This isnt watchable unless your brain is a sponge for crap.
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Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars
01/09/23
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honestly Love it a lot definitely needs another season.
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
01/09/23
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First off, the director is an idiot and should be shot for ruining this classic tale. They kill off the best actress, and the hot girl at the beginning of the second episode because the director sys and I quote didn't fit into the world. So all you have for the rest of the time is a group of ugly people running around aimlessly. The main actress, no falt of her own, is an idiot throughout the adventure. The story behind it was really good, but the director destroyed it from the second episode, it just goes downhill from there
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Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars
01/09/23
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Episode 1
Aired Feb 14, 2020
The World Is Yours
In the last living colony on Earth, New Babyl, Aliyah, a candidate in the state's Exemplar entertainment competition, stumbles upon a discovery known as The Archive, a find that will change her world forever.
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Episode 2
Aired Feb 14, 2020
Can I Kick It
Aliyah discovers a connection between The Archive and her late mother while an impromptu performance tests the patience of those in power.
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Episode 3
Aired Feb 14, 2020
99 Problems
While Phydra interrogates Bohdi about his hip-hop inspired performance, Aliyah leads her fellow Exemplar Candidates in a civil rights movement inspired protest against Bohdi's unjust imprisonment.
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Episode 4
Aired Feb 14, 2020
Run This Town
Aliyah and her friends look towards hip-hop for inspiration for the upcoming Exemplar group round; in The Archive, Tempo uncovers humanity's forgotten dark history.
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Episode 5
Aired Feb 14, 2020
Lose Control
Aliyah, Apollo, Bohdi, and Brooklyn venture to the edge of New Babyl to see if there is life beyond the shield; back at Reform sector, Sage and Mags find themselves caught in a riot between the Authority and angry citizens.
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Episode 6
Aired Feb 14, 2020
Hate Me Now
Aliyah and the Exemplar candidates all struggle with a new reality as they come to terms with how their actions have resulted in a Tribunal backlash.
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Episode 7
Aired Feb 14, 2020
Lost Ones
Authority Phydra seeks to root out those connected to The Archive while Aliyah glimpses strange visitors to New Babyl.
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Episode 8
Aired Feb 14, 2020
The Light
As the Exemplar semifinals approach, Aliyah learns an earth-shattering secret about New Babyl.
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Episode 9
Aired Feb 14, 2020
Worst Behaviour
Bohdi and Aliyah join a covert rebel group in New Babyl while Phydra hunts down a mole in the Tribunal.
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Episode 10
Aired Feb 14, 2020
If I Ruled the World
Aliyah devises a plan to reveal the truth of New Babyl during the Exemplar finals, but Authority Phydra is closing in on her, determined to stop Aliyah at all costs.
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