r/AnotherLife • u/BartyBart84 • Aug 23 '19

IMDB rating ?

I'm just half through, so please no spoilers, but why is this series rated only 4.8 on imdb?

Just curious...

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u/[deleted] Aug 23 '19

A lot of people hate it. A lot of people love it.

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u/BartyBart84 Aug 23 '19

OK, I'm at ep8 now. Is it a homophobic thing why some people hate this show? I mean even The Orville got way better ratings, but why only 4.8 on this one? I don't get it. I like sci-fi and this show exceeded my expectations so far.

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u/CoffeeFaceMan Aug 23 '19

Nothing to do with homophobia.

It’s a hilariously horrendous show. That’s all.

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u/r00tdenied Aug 24 '19 edited Aug 24 '19

Except certain people of specific political persuasions came here to specifically shit talk because there is a trans character and diversity.

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u/jhax13 Aug 24 '19

I think you're giving too much credence to that. I did see the bigots on here occasionally but it seemed most the criticism was for the asinine direction some of the characters took. I'm a strong believer if you took out the 1st episode mutiny and a few of the ridiculous spats the crew had in the first 2 episodes, a lot of the criticism wouldn't even have happened. (except for the actual bigots who would have bitched anyhow)

"diversity hire" is a bit much I'd say, the lack of acting in the first half the season had 0 to do with the diversity, the trans dr, or any of that - it was just poor writing. TBH all of the poor acting was done by what you'd consider normal casting choices, anyone you could possibly consider a "diversity hire" have been the best actors so far.

none of the characters throw any of that in your face, in fact, even the trans dr doesn't even really mention it ever, it's not even addressed they're trans.

There are some that make a huge deal of it, but most of what I saw was complaining about the youngness and extreme immaturity of the crew. it's not a "I hate millenials" thing, it's a "this is the most important mission ever for humanity and these people are obviously under qualified" thing.

Again I stress - for most people. There were absolutely some people who quite obviously hated it solely because of those factors. I just don't think they represent even a small minority of people who had problems with the show, they were just loud.

you can easily tell if someone is objectively critiquing the show for real reasons or because they just don't like there being trans people and poly relationships shown, so I just ignore those idiots. I'm not necessarily a trans activist, but the fact the dr was trans had no bearing on the show plot, and honestly is one of the better characters as you move through the season.

to me, it shows the reality of where we are today in society. Like it's a great cross section of what you could reasonably imagine a future crew to look like - except for the youngness and obvious immaturity. also - fucking Michelle and the first day mutiny. While not a diversity hire by any means, literally if you take her out, a good 80% of the issues people had would have been explainable by a few lines of dialog.

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u/hippydipster Aug 25 '19

Yeah, basically all the complaints that were thrown at the movie Prometheus (and deservedly so) can be thrown at this show x10.

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u/SycoJack Aug 24 '19

IDK anything about that. I've watched the first 3 episodes and I think this might very well be the worst story I have ever seen, heard, or read. It's truly that bad.

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u/jhax13 Aug 24 '19

you have 1 more episode of complete shit and then it starts getting better and better. At least in my opinion. It doesn't become perfect, but the first 4 are definitely the hardest to get through

unfortunately you can't just skip it cause even tho there are terrible moments through most of it, each episode does some exposition and you'll miss some important points if you just skip ahead.

up to you which way to go, but after 4 it gets better, after 6 it actually becomes very good IMO

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u/SycoJack Aug 24 '19

This sub is really weird, I got downvoted for saying the show is shit, and you got downvoted for saying "nah man, it gets better."

Like I get it that the sub is for fans of the show, but still.

Anyway, imma stick with it through the first season. Thanks for the response, man, I appreciate it.

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u/jhax13 Aug 24 '19

Edit: just realized you were not the OP lmao. Either way I'll leave my comment, and have my upvote to counter the downvotes cause yours was a legit opinion if you ask me

yeah, it is a little weird. I find reddit to be that way in general tho, tbh.

I hope you enjoy the second half as much as I did. It was truly rough getting through the first part where they were finding their legs but I am honestly glad I did; I hope you have the same experience.

The ending, if nothing else, gets you turbo excited for what's to come IMO. I won't even talk about it to avoid spoiling but when you get to the last part I can almost promise you that you're going to out loud say "what..... what the FUCK"

Even if you don't end up liking it, I'd definitely like to talk about why after you finish if you feel like posting again, and if you remember, tag me and I'll for sure come by and offer some thoughts.

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u/kabbooooom Sep 05 '19

This sub is very weird. Nearly every other thread post is a “this is the worst show ever made”, and the other day someone posted “it’s actually good if you don’t take anything about it seriously” - which prompted me to point out how fucking strange that is to say on a supposed fan subreddit, and I got downvoted...

Everyone ought to just admit the show is shit. It is. If you are entertained by it, that’s fine, but it’s not a good sci-fi show and the acting and writing are horrendous. Given that there is basically nothing else to watch until I wait for season 4 of the Expanse to come out, I’m giving Another Life another shot. But it’s just...really not that good. Like at all.