Review of Dark Matter

Dark Matter (2015–2017)
1/10
Lost In Space for Dummies
5 July 2015
Warning: Spoilers
You're watching Syfy if your space ship has candy bars, a sexy android *who speaks robotically), a kung-fu Asian and a crew of mostly 20ish models who seem about as mature as the Little Rascals. It's the far future and those evil corporations are still up to no good. Despite FTL and atomic 3d printers we transport goods across the galaxy, use people instead of robots for dangerous tasks, live in shanties, drive pickup trucks and fight with pistols (except kungfu man who uses a sword). .

Spoiler Alert ***** Can this get any more trite, predictable or formulaic? Zombies in space, "plots" where nothing happens, Starwars-like bars, dialogue so bad the actors seem pained when not confused. They run up and down the same hall 20 times a show and at least twice an episode are "called to the deck: The ship must be the largest in creation; every episode a new chamber or secret room is found.

The crew is Diverse - nice white pretty boy, arrogant ethnic boss woman, lost kid, token black, Asian, bad boy,and sexy android who speaks like it's 1960. There is no story arch - each episode stands on its own, Lost in Space vignettes. What's sad is that this could have been incredible - a dark, moody story of mystery and passion. Instead we get forced huor at the dumbest times, a showmance and a plot to nowhere.
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