Nightflyers

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Season 1
  • Network: SyFy
  • Series Premiere Date: Dec 2, 2018
User Score
5.5

Mixed or average reviews- based on 78 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 33 out of 78
  2. Mixed: 17 out of 78
  3. Negative: 28 out of 78
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  1. EerieDemonble
    Dec 28, 2018
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This could've been a great sci-fi thriller. But all those unnecessary and sometimes stupid sub-plots is what killed it for me. They had one great premise - dangerous and unstable psyker is the only hope for humanity, this alone was enough for this show.
    Instead we got ship full of crazy lunatics that (for some reason) was considered good, reliable choices for THE most important mission in human history, and we got even more crazy AI controling the ship without any backup/failsafe system. Yup, sounds logical to me.
    And don't get me started on aliens using dead relatives to communicate.
    TL;DR Great idea buried under bad writing.    … Expand
  2. mortosivax
    Dec 16, 2018
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I understand the mixed reviews... Some episodes was really bad. Laughably so. While maybe the series as its whole and the underlying concept of whats really going on is actually quite fantastic...

    The bad in this series isnt the actors or the setting or that it will bore you. The bad in this one is the plot.
    Maybe not the grand scheme of things but the obvious bullcrap thet gets TO MUCH at times..
    "Hey lets take a ghost infested space ship, load an unstable psychic on it, drive into the unknown void of dangerous energy and make contact with aliens that has been avoiding us for centuries." WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG? and then there is like 10 equally obvious and predictable sideplots following that mess trough. Its still entertaining i guess just dont expect to be surprised or scared or anything.    … Expand
  3. gmonster320
    Jan 2, 2019
    6
    Not a horrible series but i wanted more. Despite a high production value and some scary moments, "NightFlyers" never reached it's potential. The performances from all the actors were all solid. There's just not enough new here to keep me coming back. The threat to the passenger is much less menacing than anticipated. It all seems a bit "meh" in the end.
  4. osulle
    Mar 27, 2019
    5
    Interesting story but the plot is not cohesive. It jumps all over the place. The main cast lacks chemistry in many areas with stilted acting. This could have been a much better series with tighter writing. For me, it misses the mark and instead of being exciting it was boring.

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#32 Most Discussed TV Season of 2018

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Metascore
47

Mixed or average reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 14
  3. Negative: 1 out of 14
  1. New York Magazine (Vulture)
    Reviewed by: Matt Zoller Seitz
    Dec 3, 2018
    40
    Unfortunately, the show never alchemizes these touchstones into a fresh, distinctive aesthetic. And when projects like this aren’t capable of knocking you out with style, they’d better have vivid characters and a riveting story to fall back on, and that’s not the case here, either.
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  2. Reason.com
    Reviewed by: Glenn Garvin
    Nov 30, 2018
    20
    The constant, clumsy back-and-forth story line is not [Buhler]'s only annoying affectation. He's also larded Nightflyer with references to other, better, works, from Star Trek to The Shining, probably intended in homage but really serving just to remind you how much better all of them were. And the abundant gore, no doubt a confused nod to Martin's original premise that horror and sci-fi can coexist in the same vehicle, serves no purpose at all. [Buhler] may think he's speaking in some advanced new artistic argot, but really, it's just a lot of outer-space jabberwocky.
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  3. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Alex McLevy
    Nov 30, 2018
    58
    There’s a sense all of this has been done before, and showrunner Jeff Buhler doesn’t quite know how to make it feel new again. It’s a testament to the pulpy dramatics of the source material that Nightflyers remains enjoyable to watch despite these weaknesses.
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