Outcasts

Pyrovile · February 08, 2011, 04:40:38 PM

Anyone else watching this new sci-fi series out of the UK? It's looking pretty good.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1697793/

WillEagle · February 08, 2011, 04:50:31 PM

Crap, I was checking for this. I must have missed it. When did it start?

Geekyfanboy · February 08, 2011, 05:19:32 PM

Quote from: WillEagle1701 on February 08, 2011, 04:50:31 PM
Crap, I was checking for this. I must have missed it. When did it start?

It's a UK show.. no airdate here in the States.

Pyrovile · February 08, 2011, 05:44:56 PM

Last evening and again tonight. I'm using an alternative means to view.

Feathers · February 08, 2011, 10:55:27 PM

I watched the first one last night. A lot of recognisable faces (for UK viewers) and the start of a potentially rather dark story. I'm not yet sure where it's going or how long I'll stick with it but we'll see.

Jamie Bamber with (presumably) his own accent seems quite odd!

Dangelus · February 09, 2011, 09:29:25 AM

Got this cued up to watch.

Jamie was on Law And Order UK with his natural accent. Too weird!

WillEagle · February 10, 2011, 06:47:25 PM

I guess I'll have to wait till they play it on BBC America. I had read about this in Sci-Fi magazine.

Feathers · February 11, 2011, 04:12:13 AM

As you might expect from the BBC, this seems to be concentrating on character elements rather than sci-fi battles and massive CGI scenes (but I may be jumping the gun after a single episode - still haven't watched episode 2).

[spoiler]I was slightly disappointed that Bamber appears to be a one-episode-wonder designed to attract the viewers rather than being a primary character in the long term.[/spoiler]

Rico · February 11, 2011, 07:23:44 AM

Can someone give me a few sentence description of this show? I know basically nothing about it.

Geekyfanboy · February 11, 2011, 10:35:20 AM

This is from Wiki..

Outcasts is set in the middle of the twenty-first century on Carpathia, a "Goldilocks" planet five years' travel from Earth, which is being colonised by progressive evacuations following nuclear warfare on Earth. Most of the planet's population live within the pioneer town of Forthaven, first settled ten years ago. The Carpathians live in ignorance of Earth's fate, receiving news only through the few evacuee transporter ships that successfully achieve the difficult atmospheric entry to Carpathia.

The story focuses on the President, Richard Tate, and core members of the Protection and Security (PAS) team, as well as expeditionaries, whose role is to explore the planet and retrieve resources and medicines. With the arrival of CT9—perhaps the last transporter that will reach Carpathia from Earth—storylines involve the ongoing lives of the existing settlers, the induction of new evacuees into the Forthaven community and the effect of others living outside its walls unknown to most of the settlers.

Rico · February 11, 2011, 10:55:58 AM

Thanks Kenny. Sounds interesting.

Feathers · February 11, 2011, 10:56:57 AM

From the context of episode 1, that seems a pretty fair summary.

Rico · February 11, 2011, 11:04:28 AM

Found some images online. Looks like the show has a slightly "Earth 2" look or vibe to it. I'll try and check it out soon.

Rico · February 11, 2011, 02:37:47 PM

Found this trailer. Looks pretty cool to me!

Outcasts - Series Trailer - BBC One

WillEagle · February 11, 2011, 06:12:54 PM

That does look good. To bad I'll have to wait awhile to see it. :wallbash: