Honestly I didn't actually know what to expect because this series really came out of nowhere. In fact I just read that it made it's budget through kickstarter so I can only guess they didn't have much for marketing - which is fine to be honest because it seems the money went into where it matters cos visually it looks pretty damn good.
I saw a couple trailers leading up to the premiere episode which I missed but fortunately caught a repeat on a channel I never heard of before or never knew I had until this series popped up on my Facebook page.
The episode: right from the get go, I was immersed with the explosive opening and when I say explosive I don't use that term lightly - it actually is explosive. The opening credits followed over one of the funniest and most randoms scenes I've ever seen on a TV show in recent memory (which I won't spoil). The episode went onto set up all the main characters really well and the pace was so tight. I felt at times that I couldn't really look away cos so much was going on and these little things in character's looks that appeared minor at first, actually had another layer to them. I'll probably re-watch the episode because it seems like it's gonna be one of those series that needs full attention.
The camera work was pretty unique, some of the angles look really fresh especially for a show on TV. I felt like I was spying on some of these characters especially a scene with Nina (I believe she's Prem's sister) and her boyfriend. It's actually strange seeing Asians in a series like this cos it's so different from what I'm used to seeing them in (I'm sure there are films out there like this or the style but I haven't seen them).
One major high point for me was the music! The music fitted so well I found myself bopping my head at times. This was a big highlight and again different from what I normally hear.
All of the actors seem new as I haven't ever seen them before which helped make them quite believable. It felt quite fresh cos I couldn't attach any of the actors to previous roles I might have seen them in. The main character Prem (PREMature - interesting title) has a scene towards the end that made me think about things in my own personal life, again I won't disclose spoilers but I'll just say that it was really powerful and added to the meaning of the episode title "Bad Eggs".
Going on this first episode, I'm really looking forward to the next one - really excited to see where all these characters are going. The dark humour mixed with the serious issues really fits well and I can only guess things will get darker - I HOPE!
I kinda like this series being low-key - it's like a secret lol
Thanks and maybe you will find my review useful :D
