One person below me compared Channel Zero to Stranger Things. I say, shame on you Sir. I as a SIFI hater and not a big fan of the 'supernatural' found Stranger Things excellent on all levels.
Channel Zero, clearly lower budget, seems to lack the 'wow' factor. I have seen the Pilot and decided that I will only watch episode two to see if I am not wrong - at this moment I am 80% sure I will note make it to episode 3. My opinion based on the pilot is that Channel Zero is a cliché filled series with some poor acting/actors, poor visuals and a mediocre script. The creators have taken the book horror-for-dummies, and threw all elements in a bag. Forrest, check. TV with static, check. Creepy/confused child psychologist, check. Dead in the past, check. Backward town, check. Get the picture? The Pilot was somewhat 'messy' and disorganized. A sloppy introduction to what is ahead. Not very intriguing, captivating nor did it leave me hungry for more. It wasn't scary, nor funny. If anything, very flat emotionally and creatively.
If you have to choose between Channel Zero and Stranger Things, I'd suggest you put this on the bottom of your watch-list.
I would understand though, and I assume, that me being an adult may have to do with my dislike. I could see how kids enjoy this. Kids don't need structure, just a story. Kids don't need logic or coherence, kids do not ask pesky questions as I do, nor do they wonder too much about what's ahead.
Channel Zero, clearly lower budget, seems to lack the 'wow' factor. I have seen the Pilot and decided that I will only watch episode two to see if I am not wrong - at this moment I am 80% sure I will note make it to episode 3. My opinion based on the pilot is that Channel Zero is a cliché filled series with some poor acting/actors, poor visuals and a mediocre script. The creators have taken the book horror-for-dummies, and threw all elements in a bag. Forrest, check. TV with static, check. Creepy/confused child psychologist, check. Dead in the past, check. Backward town, check. Get the picture? The Pilot was somewhat 'messy' and disorganized. A sloppy introduction to what is ahead. Not very intriguing, captivating nor did it leave me hungry for more. It wasn't scary, nor funny. If anything, very flat emotionally and creatively.
If you have to choose between Channel Zero and Stranger Things, I'd suggest you put this on the bottom of your watch-list.
I would understand though, and I assume, that me being an adult may have to do with my dislike. I could see how kids enjoy this. Kids don't need structure, just a story. Kids don't need logic or coherence, kids do not ask pesky questions as I do, nor do they wonder too much about what's ahead.