TV Show: Misfits
Season: 1
Channel: BBC
Genre: Comedy/Drama/Sci-fi
Target Audience: Fans of British comedy and Superhero geeks
Quick Summary: Delinquent kids doing community service get struck by lightning and get weird ‘super powers’.
Involvement difficulty: From what I’ve seen, there isn’t a real deep back story. Anybody jumping it could get into it easily.
Character Development: Three episodes in, the character development isn’t very strong. However, like most British comedies it’s the character’s stereotypical traits in the situation.
Setting:It’s England, you can tell it’s England, and it’s in a modern day. I could see this being realistic in that sense.
Plot advancement: The first two episodes were kind of slow. Yes they established the character traits, but it could have been done quicker, and at least a little more to the point, or spread out over more episodes between a sub-plot.
Originality: Though there are tons of superhero shows, I find not many of them involve purely teenagers. Not to mention not all of these characters have the standard powers that you would expect.
Extras: Like all British comedies, the dialog makes the show. They did a good job on this one. making it pretty funny.
Wasted Time: Though I hate to say it, I think about 1/3 of my time was wasted. They could have cut down the 2nd episode and threw it in with either the first or third and saved time.
Hooked Time: Again, I’ll say 1/3. The first episode was slow, the 2nd was boring, the 3rd episode they started getting into scenarios where the powers are used.
Pros: It’s British, it’s different, and it has superheroes in it. Given that they’re not ‘high powered’ or ‘successful’ characters, it makes it easy to relate to.
WOW-factor(s): I liked how the characters reacted with each other. They were given a strange situation, and reacted how normal people would react. Somewhat.
Can-be-Improved: The slow start is my only real complaint. I came very close to turning it off during the second episode our of boredom. They should have progressed into a stronger plot quicker.
Continue/Tune out: Continue
If yes, how long to continue? I’ll finish watching this season since I’m half way through. Unless these next three are awesome though, I won’t be setting my calendar for the next one.
Rating: I give Misfits a 3/5: Watch it if you catch it on.
Summation: Though this was recommended to be by 2 people, I’m just not seeing how this is the “greatest show ever”. It’s kinda slow and dull thus far. Yes, it has a lot of potential but until I see that happen it’s just mediocre.
