Update: After giving this a fair shot and generously watching the entire season, this is more like a 3-5 out of 10 rating. The writing is very weak and the show is simply not engaging. I remember enjoying the original. This was a disappointment. I was really rooting for this especially with all the premature hate it was getting. Oh well.
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I loved the original show and was excited about this reboot. To be honest, the first few minutes were a little cringe and I thought it might become a race baiting show based on these biased reviews but it's nothing like that. Even the writing has gotten WAY better and we're only on episode 2. Some shows just need time to find their bearings but many of these negative reviewers are too prejudiced to give this a chance. They watched a few minutes, saw a show that reflected the world's diversity, got annoyed and trashed the show with poor reviews and ratings. They keep complaining about the diverse cast as if the real world isn't diverse. They keep complaining about how the cops are represented and even lied and said all the cops are white and look evil and that all the 4400 are black people being targeted by them. What show are they watching?
This show has asian, black and white cops. The 4400 consists of white, black, LGBTQ etc. Same for the other characters. There's literally just one psycho cop and let's not pretend that people like him don't exist in real life or that others, in this case other cops and staff, don't enable them by doing nothing.
And as for the "targeting" part, which show have you EVER seen featuring vanishing RETURNEES from different time periods, talk less of them having SUPERPOWERS, that weren't targeted?! Name a single one. You can't. The same targeting happens with the 4400 on the original show.
For me, this show is at least a 7/10 (might increase or decrease as I watch) but I'm giving it a 9 because of the unfair ratings. If you were looking forward to this, give it a fair chance then make your own decision. The show follows a nice pace. It's entertaining yet pretty chill. Makes a great palate cleanser if you watch more intense or action packed shows.
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I loved the original show and was excited about this reboot. To be honest, the first few minutes were a little cringe and I thought it might become a race baiting show based on these biased reviews but it's nothing like that. Even the writing has gotten WAY better and we're only on episode 2. Some shows just need time to find their bearings but many of these negative reviewers are too prejudiced to give this a chance. They watched a few minutes, saw a show that reflected the world's diversity, got annoyed and trashed the show with poor reviews and ratings. They keep complaining about the diverse cast as if the real world isn't diverse. They keep complaining about how the cops are represented and even lied and said all the cops are white and look evil and that all the 4400 are black people being targeted by them. What show are they watching?
This show has asian, black and white cops. The 4400 consists of white, black, LGBTQ etc. Same for the other characters. There's literally just one psycho cop and let's not pretend that people like him don't exist in real life or that others, in this case other cops and staff, don't enable them by doing nothing.
And as for the "targeting" part, which show have you EVER seen featuring vanishing RETURNEES from different time periods, talk less of them having SUPERPOWERS, that weren't targeted?! Name a single one. You can't. The same targeting happens with the 4400 on the original show.
For me, this show is at least a 7/10 (might increase or decrease as I watch) but I'm giving it a 9 because of the unfair ratings. If you were looking forward to this, give it a fair chance then make your own decision. The show follows a nice pace. It's entertaining yet pretty chill. Makes a great palate cleanser if you watch more intense or action packed shows.