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Thanks to Netflix:
“Europa Report”: really good hard science fiction drama. Looks very polished on what I believe was a (relatively) low budget. Decent cast and no resort to histrionics or unbelievable traitor-in-the-midst plots. Like a very meticulous and patient found footage combination of “Mission to Mars” and “The Abyss”. I now have a real crush on the Romanian actress playing the copilot too.
“Generation War”: I'm only two episodes in so far but while the grimness seems to be there the characters don't seem quite believable. Maybe that changes, but it feels like a collection of stereotypes all on the more-or-less blameless end of the spectrum. God knows I'm in no position to judge or talk knowledgeably about the complicity of German civilians and the regular Wehrmacht in the worst crimes, but it feels like all the really unpalatable stuff is Somebody Else's fault.
Thanks to Netflix:
“Europa Report”: really good hard science fiction drama. Looks very polished on what I believe was a (relatively) low budget. Decent cast and no resort to histrionics or unbelievable traitor-in-the-midst plots. Like a very meticulous and patient found footage combination of “Mission to Mars” and “The Abyss”. I now have a real crush on the Romanian actress playing the copilot too.
“Generation War”: I'm only two episodes in so far but while the grimness seems to be there the characters don't seem quite believable. Maybe that changes, but it feels like a collection of stereotypes all on the more-or-less blameless end of the spectrum. God knows I'm in no position to judge or talk knowledgeably about the complicity of German civilians and the regular Wehrmacht in the worst crimes, but it feels like all the really unpalatable stuff is Somebody Else's fault.
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