Having watched through what has currently aired, 'Almost Human' promises to be one of those milestone sci-fi's that come along much like Firefly or Dark Angel.
The point in which it excels past other offerings like 'Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.' currently on TV is it's cleverness. The premise of an era of rapidly advancing technology allowing for new and exciting tools and plot points. Synthetic police officer Dorian, an android, is used to shortcut usually dull moments (e.g. analysis of evidence), generating an exciting pace.
Sci-Fi's typically have large production costs due to special effects budgets. Whatever they were given, the show is very polished and clean. 'Almost Human' rides the line between TV series and movie in it's overall feel.
Karl Urban recently played the titular character in a new version of the Judge Dredd universe titled 'Dredd'. It is far and away one of my favourite comic films and mainly because of his gritty performance using nothing more than a gravelly voice and his chin. 'Almost Human' seems the perfect future-set sci-fi world to transfer into TV for Karl Urban, and has a lot more freedom to express himself outside of the Judge's helmet.
The show at times borrows heavily from some of the titan sci-fi's like 'Terminator', 'i-Robot', and 'Minority Report'. However, this is not done out of an attempt to rip off, but of a desire to learn from those films.
Fox would appear to have a winner on their hands. Now all I pray is that Fox don't slip into past habits regarding show selection/cancellation. This cannot be another Firefly moment.
The point in which it excels past other offerings like 'Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.' currently on TV is it's cleverness. The premise of an era of rapidly advancing technology allowing for new and exciting tools and plot points. Synthetic police officer Dorian, an android, is used to shortcut usually dull moments (e.g. analysis of evidence), generating an exciting pace.
Sci-Fi's typically have large production costs due to special effects budgets. Whatever they were given, the show is very polished and clean. 'Almost Human' rides the line between TV series and movie in it's overall feel.
Karl Urban recently played the titular character in a new version of the Judge Dredd universe titled 'Dredd'. It is far and away one of my favourite comic films and mainly because of his gritty performance using nothing more than a gravelly voice and his chin. 'Almost Human' seems the perfect future-set sci-fi world to transfer into TV for Karl Urban, and has a lot more freedom to express himself outside of the Judge's helmet.
The show at times borrows heavily from some of the titan sci-fi's like 'Terminator', 'i-Robot', and 'Minority Report'. However, this is not done out of an attempt to rip off, but of a desire to learn from those films.
Fox would appear to have a winner on their hands. Now all I pray is that Fox don't slip into past habits regarding show selection/cancellation. This cannot be another Firefly moment.