Charlie Jade.
Aug. 9th, 2008 01:36 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
swestrupFinally watched the rest of the first (and apparently to be the only) season of Charlie Jade. On the whole, I think I liked it. The basic premise of the show is the invention of a way to travel between alternate realities and how this affects the universes that come into contact this way, and the people who travel between them. Charlie Jade is from Alphaverse, a cyberpunk corporate-run world where the universe linking technology seems to have been invented. Betaverse is our world. Gamaverse is a lush paradise of relatively low-tech but ecologically responsible inhabitants.
There was much to like about the series but there were some drawbacks too. I loved the character development, the lush scenery, the complex interwoven plot, and the innovative use of camera work.
What was not to like was that some of the episodes were really slow going and seemed little more than filler, although I suspect they were there to try to aid in the character development. Some of the innovative camera work was a bit TOO innovative and crossed the line from being an interesting new storytelling convention to being distracting and annoying.
Still, on the whole I would have wanted to watch a second season, had it been renewed.
There was much to like about the series but there were some drawbacks too. I loved the character development, the lush scenery, the complex interwoven plot, and the innovative use of camera work.
What was not to like was that some of the episodes were really slow going and seemed little more than filler, although I suspect they were there to try to aid in the character development. Some of the innovative camera work was a bit TOO innovative and crossed the line from being an interesting new storytelling convention to being distracting and annoying.
Still, on the whole I would have wanted to watch a second season, had it been renewed.
