Did you watch Outcasts last night ?
I did. And I don’t know what to make of it. I’m not sure that it is of high enough calibre to replace Silent Witness on Monday and Tuesday nights.
Although the concept is interesting I wasn’t hooked by the first episode especially when Mitchell Hoban, the most interesting character, gets the bullet, literally, before the credits. But never mind I’m not going to write it off just yet. The second episode airs tonight so I’ll give a chance.
I’m thinking that this should have been shown on BBC 2 or even BBC3/ BBC4 initially to see what the reaction is.
From posts on other sites I have seen references to Outcasts being just Eastenders, which I detest, in space. An angst ridden drama in space is not what is required to hold my attention during prime viewing time. I want to be entertained, not depressed.
Taking a different tack, did anyone think the technology mix was a bit odd. Made it difficult to set the program in time.
On the one hand we had a super-duper brain scanner. On the other we had clunky radio handsets. Payload would have been an issue for a 5 year space journey so surely they would have gone for the lightest, most space-saving technologies available. Even my Blackberry is smaller than the units they were using.
Well, bring on Episode 2. Lets see if the Beeb can redeem themselves.
WrAnTz 