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Re: New US shows Spring/Summer 2016
I've been watching a few things recently,
Legends of Tomorrow is cliched, not particularly great but fun in a childish sort of way.
Supergirl is, again, a little cliched, a bit flat in places but generally enjoyable.
Unfortunately, neither are as good as either The Flash or Arrow, which suggests to me that Greg Berlanti is stretching himself a little thin with 4 shows on air.
I've also been watching a show called "Dark Matter" on SyFy. Can't really make up my mind about it. It is very cliched. It's about several people (every one of which is a Science Fiction cliche), who wake up aboard a space ship, with no memory of who they are (again, cliched). There are a couple of things I like though. One is that any science they introduce to the story is at least plausible and the other is that they do try and introduce some light hearted moments for some of the characters. I actually like that, because it's something that actually does happen in life that is not usually reflected in modern Sci Fi. The trouble is, when they do it, the scenes are not well written. In fact, the series itself is not well written.
I'd usually give a new show 3 or 4 episodes. Because I like that they are trying to change things up a little (as noted above), I have been a little more forgiving for this show, and am currently up to episode 7. I'll give it to the end of the season (which is only ten episodes anyway), but unless it improves, it's coming off my "To Watch" list.
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