johodges
I watched half of the first season. I was confused as to the high rating for this show when it is so incredibly awful. The acting is some of the worst I have seen and the story line is so poorly written. I couldn't see it through to the end of the season. Only watched the first half out of a sense of disbelief.
guldo
... there are definitive weaknesses in it. *SPOILER ALERT* A SLIGHT ONE*Consistency for one thing, the characters are way too fluctuating between good and bad, without being body snatched, they tend to completely blank out of their minds that one of their own is a multiple murderer, to suddenly become acutely aware of this fact, and then later seem to forget it altogether again. Emotionless beings show emotions etc etc, more can be added to the list. Besides, it suffers from the general problem with very unconvincing extras, sub key main characters simply non-existent for a row of episodes, even though I felt many times they should've shown their faces here and there, if for nothing else to give the viewer a sense of coherence. There are other things I found rather dumb and out of place, but I won't go into extreme detail here.All in all, it's an entertaining show, albeit a little annoying sometimes, but overall totally ok to watch. A little long and drawn out storyline though, some things could've been done a little more effectively I think, but nevertheless, it's an ok show. I really disliked their daughter in the third season though, and I think they sidestepped the whole emotionless quality of the beings by having her behave in that manner. It ticked me off a little.So, if you have some time to kill and want to watch something for the entertainment value alone, then by all means, watch this show.
michaelr-07217
Having read the book, I was excited for the program. The excitement was short-lived. I could excuse the moronic script writing and junior high level acting at first, but within a few episodes it became completely unwatchable. Read the book. Waste no time on this garbage.