BootDigest Such a frustrating disappointment

ShangLuda Admirable film.

Curapedi I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.

Doomtomylo a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

antares-18 OK then... it says "hosted by professor stephen hawking" and then hawking says the following thing i'd like to quote; "From the very beginning, we have wondered how life began, what our purpose is and where we are headed.We have struggled to understand time, matter, the infinite universe, who we are and if we are alone. Great minds have imagined the most wonderful and the most terrifying answers to these questions.We invite you to join us on this great expedition" sounds promising, no? when it comes from hawking? well, not. first episode is a memento rip off, you know the movie right? second episode is about some alien cocoon which at the end of the thing grows wings and flies away? yeah, that's what i call science fiction. then third episode is about this bio-robot of sorts designed to walk on landmines miraculously begin to like Christmas songs for no reason or whatsoever. your usual robots are people too thing if you ask me...hawking calling these stuff "wonderful and the most terrifying" ? boy, maybe i was thinking a bit too highly about him.

René Torenstra I don't leave comments very often, but felt compelled to do so to give some counterpoint to very negative comments.It seems that you will either love or hate the series, and few people are indifferent in the sense that they rate it average.Such is the case with my rating: 9 out of 10, mostly because the "Masters" is different and tries to go deeper. The fact that ABC discontinued the show after 4 episodes is either a good or a bad sign, depending on your viewpoint.These are not stories that we have become used to where Science-Fiction is concerned. Obviously, for me, that is a good thing. These stories focus more on characters and character development, in the tradition of the great SF-writers of the sixties, and the casting is excellent - on the whole we have good acting from good actors to support the story, an absolute must in stories which rely on it.I fear we will see nothing more than the 6 episodes I know at the moment I write this. It's a shame, but I'll content myself with stories published in the great SF-magazines.In summary, probably only for a particular brand of Science-Fiction fans.

naisus07 Writing a review for movies is challenging work because is hard to find good model to compare with, and writing a review for SF story is more challenging because there is no pattern for fiction itself.Comparing Masters of Science Fiction with Twilight Zone or Outer Space is not good because they are mirror for times that are gone. Masters of Science Fiction is kind of mirror of our times and only on that way I can talk about this serial. Is it too political? No. Just turn on your TV and what you will see is politics everywhere. Even in commercials.SF writers for decades try to imagine our future and give us warnings how to deal with future problems and how to live with each other and that are real messages hidden in this serial.Masters of Science Fiction present to us 6 excellent stories about us and I only can say-THANKS.

machineit Greetings,The show should have been titled "Masters of Doom and Gloom," or better yet "Master of Liberal Fiction!" It was slow, boring and your typical end of the world at the hands of mankind crap.I can't understand why they insist on making political statements rather than good science fiction. There are thousands of plots out there that they could use, why use a tired worn out one.Bringing in big named talent and using Stephen Hawking does not give credibility to poor writing and tired plots. Please don't waste your time with this one.How about we all grow-up. Or, maybe just the Hollywood liberals! Mike