Another Life

Netflix | Release Date: July 25, 2019

4.4	USER SCORE Mixed or average reviews based on 187 Ratings

USER RATING DISTRIBUTION

Review this TV Series

VOTE NOW

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Please sign in or create an account before writing a review.

Check box if your review contains spoilers

0 characters (5000 max)

User Reviews

User score By date Most helpful

kylereNov 25, 2019

It's a mix of great and awful. I would not recommend it to alt-right children as they may be offended by characters that are not cishet euro-christians. On to the adult issues...

The acting is a mixed bag of, "How did she deliver that lineIt's a mix of great and awful. I would not recommend it to alt-right children as they may be offended by characters that are not cishet euro-christians. On to the adult issues...

The acting is a mixed bag of, "How did she deliver that line with feeling and a straight face?" to "That is absolute felgercarb" and the writing matches it. I really feel as if some more plot line control would really benefit it in a second season. By the end of the first season far too many plots had been opened without being addressed, almost on the level of a Robert Jordan book. The human interaction as acted and written often feels forced, almost as if they had a bunch of devout myth followers write a pornoflick. Not a single one of the characters is notable or worthy as a fully developed human. The sets, CGI and all the other details almost seem to be from a different production as they are far better than the writing and acting. I remember an era with good writing and bad effects and this is almost the opposite, poor writing and amazing effects!

The tech is unbalanced, as an example lightspeed comms with better than fiber bandwidth are more fantasy than sci-fi. I suspect that is because the show is as much a soap opera as science-fiction.… Expand

1 of 2 users found this helpful11

All this user's reviews

ComandanteCobraAug 9, 2019

Average.
Main charactres fail to inspire simpathy and look more like characters from beverly hills 90210 than a starship crew.
Visual fx are good but most of the time we only see internals and corridors. Weird narravie of the story: In theAverage.
Main charactres fail to inspire simpathy and look more like characters from beverly hills 90210 than a starship crew.
Visual fx are good but most of the time we only see internals and corridors.
Weird narravie of the story: In the first 2 or 3 episodes there is a main plot that progress during the show...but laters the show seems more "single episodes" oriented where protagonists are facing a event unrelated to the main plot like Finding food, ship malfuncion, planet exploration.
Most of the plot of this "singular episodes" are inspired from classic sci -fy show from Star treck to Doctor Hwo...so if you have ever watched one of those shows (even casually) this Another Life will appear derivated and predictable.
We will see Season 2 because there is margin of improvement.… Expand

1 of 2 users found this helpful11

All this user's reviews

EmFalconAug 9, 2019

It is a very odd show, but it is not boring. It never really seems to come together in the way that it probably should - instead seeming to take the "throw everything at the wall and see what sticks" approach to storytelling. Now and then,It is a very odd show, but it is not boring. It never really seems to come together in the way that it probably should - instead seeming to take the "throw everything at the wall and see what sticks" approach to storytelling. Now and then, something interesting happens, but then, something else happens and the show goes "Squirel!!!" and runs off in some other, random direction.

So again, the constant jumping around keeps the show from getting to be dull (the series seems to be incapable of sticking to a single idea for more than 15 minutes or so) but the constant skipping around (in time, and in terms of plot) also prevents the audience from really getting into the experience. As a ride, it kind of works, but as a genuinely affecting series, with legitimately affecting characters, it largely fails, simply by virtue of not ever spending enough time on any single idea to really sell it.

That having been said, I was never bored - but apart from having a mild sense of curiosity about what random bit of otherwise unconnected lunacy is lurking around the next corner, I was also never really engaged. It is an interesting diversion, and you can have some fun by spotting the constant references (homages, or theft, if you prefer) to other (better) science-fiction properties, but overall, the series is generally forgettable.

A fun curiosity, but very little more.… Expand

1 of 2 users found this helpful11

All this user's reviews

sebtAug 15, 2019

Yes it's not great as the scores reflect. But for sci-fi fans there is still a lot to enjoy. Also there's lots to laugh if you don't take it all too seriously.

1 of 2 users found this helpful11

All this user's reviews

JmontielJul 25, 2019

I love it amazing Serie .

1 of 8 users found this helpful17

All this user's reviews

JoltranJul 31, 2019

I liked it. It’s a good sci-fi show in this genre form young adults. There are a few cliches but nothing unbearable.

0 of 3 users found this helpful03

All this user's reviews

druckersAug 19, 2019

Just finished watching for second time didn't realise how much I'd missed when I binged wat had it first time round. I'm hooked now and can't wait for second series!!

0 of 2 users found this helpful02

All this user's reviews

rockonSep 9, 2019

They would bounce their scenes back and forth from the ship to earth. That interspersed with the constant forays into surrealism and dream sequences gave this viewer the feeling of being jerked around. I saw far too much of the characters'They would bounce their scenes back and forth from the ship to earth. That interspersed with the constant forays into surrealism and dream sequences gave this viewer the feeling of being jerked around. I saw far too much of the characters' romantic lives than I wanted to. People living with rationed water having sex in space in hot, clammy quarters. You can smell the funk coming off your TV set. The writers apparently couldn't resist ripping off Alien. The space creature sequences are just plain silly. I found myself skipping scenes. I'd be surprised if it was picked up for another season.… Expand

0 of 0 users found this helpful00

All this user's reviews

CatlandiaMay 12, 2022

I’ve watched more of the series and while it does have its pitfalls the drama that is know by It’s writer (one of the writers by Degrassi) has pulled me in. I would rate it good for a young adult series but not suitable for people in theirI’ve watched more of the series and while it does have its pitfalls the drama that is know by It’s writer (one of the writers by Degrassi) has pulled me in. I would rate it good for a young adult series but not suitable for people in their 40s+. However if you absolutely love sci-fi, can’t miss out on anything with Katee Sackhoff, and have the time to let this series be digested you should find it enjoyable.… Expand

0 of 0 users found this helpful00

All this user's reviews

Current TV Shows

By MetascoreBy User Score

1 92 The Pitt: Season 2

2 90 The Celebrity Traitors UK: Season 1

3 87 Hacks: Season 5

4 87 Industry: Season 4

5 87 Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal:...

6 85 The Beatles Anthology

7 85 The Traitors [UK]: Season 4

8 85 Bait: Season 1