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Hey ... all you blokes .... I bet if you were 5-12 years old ... you'd be all over this ... pestering your parents .... mum can we watch LIS instead of ' Home and Away '

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Old 26-04-2018, 06:37 PM
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I highly doubt it Col.

The story line is not even fit for kids, let alone adults. It's purely Americana
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I highly doubt it Col.

The story line is not even fit for kids, let alone adults. It's purely Americana
That sounds rather serious. Would you suggest it comes with a Government health warning, akin to the likes of excessive drinking or smoking? Is the end result undifferentiated from Traumatic Brain Injury?

Forgive my ignorance. The last "whitefella" TV I saw was Battlestar Galactica remake around 2006. Aside from a few soppy K-drama's with the Missus (only watched for the "Schwing" factor), I've seen no TV since.
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come on guys its not that bad ive watched it the mrs a scifi nut liked it ,I have to agree with Trevor too long between the next instalments and we have watched every other sci fy on netflex its what you do when you are retired
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Hey ... all you blokes .... I bet if you were 5-12 years old ... you'd be all over this ... pestering your parents .... mum can we watch LIS instead of ' Home and Away '

Col....
I think you're right Col, it's aimed at a young audience. It's a shame they changed the Dr. Into a dark character rather than the cowardly and campy original Dr. Smith.
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Oh well, I thoroughly enjoyed the LIS reboot. Is it the best sci-fi on netflix? Nope - The Expanse and Altered Carbon are easily better, but they are for more serious and discerning audiences.
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I was going to watch it, you guys saved me the pain, thanks!
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oh yeah! i remember her...
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I was going to watch it, you guys saved me the pain, thanks!
I really encourage you to give it a shot and see for yourself. It may take 3 or 4 episodes for you to get a feel for the show.
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I really encourage you to give it a shot and see for yourself. It may take 3 or 4 episodes for you to get a feel for the show.
I second that.
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Nothing to lose except time...so do try it. You may like it.

I was hoping to, but just found no body or flesh to it. Maybe Season 2 will improve.
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Nothing to lose except time...so do try it. You may like it.

I was hoping to, but just found no body or flesh to it. Maybe Season 2 will improve.
The original LIS had no body to it either...
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The original LIS had no body to it either...
Yeah, but it was light-hearted and fulfilled the genre it was aimed to.

The new one is dark, brooding, obtuse, coupled with rancid acting...not sure WHAT genre or sub-genre it fits! Just seems thrown together on a whim IMHO.
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Yeah, but it was light-hearted and fulfilled the genre it was aimed to.

The new one is dark, brooding, obtuse, coupled with rancid acting...not sure WHAT genre or sub-genre it fits! Just seems thrown together on a whim IMHO.
I didn't think the acting was that bad (it's not super great either I will admit), but it was enjoyable, and I warmed to the characters. As to genre, it fits into the sci-fi/action nicely for me. Wasn't very hard to place either inho.

As I said earlier, it's not the best sci-fi on Netflix, but it isn't nowhere near as bad as some in this thread have made it out to be. OK, I get that you don't like it. That's fine. But, you do not represent everyone! Many people have enjoyed the series.

If I want something really deep, I'll go watch something like predestination.
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Lewis will never find the sort of SciFi he is looking for turning up regularly on Netflix.

Altered Carbon was an exception, but it was an adult's only audience, not a mature family audience.

LIS is something you can sit down and watch as family with your 12+ aged kids and enjoy. That's what I like about it.
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Lewis will never find the sort of SciFi he is looking for turning up regularly on Netflix.

Altered Carbon was an exception, but it was an adult's only audience, not a mature family audience.

LIS is something you can sit down and watch as family with your 12+ aged kids and enjoy. That's what I like about it.
Altered Carbon is brilliant, and I'm eagerly waiting season 2. But yes, it's adults only.

netflix is pumping out some astonishingly good series imho, stuff that puts the commercial TV channels to SHAME.

As to LIS, I totally agree with you Trever. Yes, it has a few dark moments, but nothing a family can't handle imho. I found it a lot of fun to watch. It may not be everyone's cuppa tea, but at least give it a chance - it may surprise you if you go into it with an open mind.
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Lewis will never find the sort of SciFi he is looking for turning up regularly on Netflix.

Altered Carbon was an exception, but it was an adult's only audience, not a mature family audience.

LIS is something you can sit down and watch as family with your 12+ aged kids and enjoy. That's what I like about it.
Actually, I do: The Expanse, Altered Carbon, Black Mirror, Star Trek - Discovery, The OA and more.

To me, the LIS rerun was tedious in extremis.
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Actually, I do: The Expanse, Altered Carbon, Black Mirror, Star Trek - Discovery, The OA and more.

To me, the LIS rerun was tedious in extremis.
Each to their own. I mean, I think Discovery is total crap. Totally dislike it. I still watched it and gave it a chance, despite the negative reviews that I read prior to doing so. I gave it a chance. I'd personally rate LIS as for me, at least, being far more enjoyable than Discovery. I'm yet to watch Black Mirror and I've never heard of The OA.
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Oh, Star Trek - Discovery is CRAP - total crap, but I liked it more than LIS
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Oh, Star Trek - Discovery is CRAP - total crap, but I liked it more than LIS
The opposite here.
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