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The clear and obvious comparison is Top Gear.

The lunacy, comradery and general silly madness in this short series epitomises all that was great from the trend setting show.

What stands this apart is not only the brevity, and creativeness of the "challenges" put forward, but the fantastic dynamic between the two chosen to play this through.

Ken Block and Idris Elba pair up wonderfully in a schoolboy rivalry peppered with classic chivalry and good old fashioned sportsmanship alongside some wonderful silliness and willingness to hurl themselves headlong into ridiculous situations for the benefit of us, the TV Masses.

...clearly, because it is not just quite good, it is rather excellent!

So far a brilliant adaption to the original story from time honoured Science Fiction genius Jules Verne who, as the better SF Authors have been known to do, predicted technology (in this case submarines) well before they were a reality.

The cast is excellently chosen with the interactions and conflicts not only believable, but enthralling.

All the effects are immersive and cleverly drawn from historical realities mixed in with the fantasy derived from Vernes vision.

The story itself is character driven, with the infamous Nautilus being the biggest of these. Being drawn into the tale is fantastic fun, with the entire cast playing endearing characters from the villianous Admiral to the tormented Nemo and rest of the quirky unique crew of the Nautilus.

With Disney's latest offerings into SciFi, this comes as no surprise that an excellent Series was dropped by them. Bless AMC's cotton socks for picking it up, and I fervently hope enough people are exposed to this that they keep giving us more!

(UPDATED REVIEW: In order to reflect my change of star ratings. I still rate the first 3 episodes a solid 9/10, but it splashes down to a firm 7 until the final 30mins)

With a stellar cast actually being used well and applying themselves to the characters, the low ratings confuse me.

I was instantly captivated by this quirky tale told through excellent cinematography and cleverly written dialogue. The character interactions especially are awesome, watching DeVito+Pine+Benning being a family was especially fun thanks to the realist impact of their bickering.

The story is not immediately clear as many things are going on early in, but this is part of the charm as you get drawn into this pack of eclectics lives. Solidly written and performed, highly recommended.