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I am a fan of SciFi and have a hard time finding new material to watch and it was pretty hard to find this one.

I watched this series in 2012, few years after it was completed and I still found the bio-tech and other science content incredible and impressive for a fictional story. I don't believe that I have ever seen any fictional series or a movie with this amount of scientific content. Not that all the scenarios are plausible in reality but highly entertaining what-ifs in there. Kudos to whoever has wrote the scripts and I have been wondering if there a real scientist that wrote this.

There are multiple ongoing stories in each episode and one typically concludes while the larger theme continues.

The character development is excellent and the series is not shy to present main characters that mismanage ethical dilemma associated with their professions.

I have to say that I liked the editing of episodes too, there is rewinding trick that is used to show two simultaneous events that is quite interesting.

I miss this show.

I have loved this TV show ever since it has been released and even in 2019 it is still remarkable.

Yes it is Sci-Fi sometimes so therefor some of the scientific stories are not always going to be 100% correct you have to understand this and only then will you enjoy it for what it is.

The acting is brilliant as I have always liked Peter Outerbridge who plays the tough and hard David the main PHD scientist at NORBAC. A very underrated TV show that really didn't get the appraisal that it deserved probably because it is Canadian and I never heard of it till I found the season 1 box in my local supermarket in England back in 2006 as I have always loved science so I thought i'd take a risk and buy it... a risk well deserved.

It really is a show that makes you think.. What if we as humans went too far? What if we dug up a body in the permafrost that containted Spanish flu and somehow entered the food chain of wild animals then passed onto us... What if! and as Sci-fi we can enter this world and speculate very much like Jurassic Park as we all know the story of the mosquito DNA from amber was used and mixed with DNA of frogs to create dinosaurs.

Take the show for what it is and enjoy this masterpeice.

I'm generally very hard on TV shows. It's so rare that I really get the desire to follow one through...I'm a fan of movies, and I don't have time to lose on something that actually doesn't end soon :) But, ReGenesis got me! I'm not sure I can fully explain why... Yes, I am science freak. I practically understand everything they're talking about without explanations. However, when I look at it, CSI is for science freaks too, but I could never really fall into it. OK, it's different type of science, but CSI always seemed to me too exaggerated, too artificial.

There's something about ReGenesis... It's dark and mystical, and yet, it brings such fresh and amazing ideas! Combining science of today, and science of future, in such a subtle way. Everything is so well grounded. I must give respect to the science consultant. There are no errors or holes, everything is so logical and so possible. And so real-life dark.

Actors and characters are all great, but my true fascination goes to director. Really fresh approach on light, on time dimension, on camera movements. Excellent job!

All considering... this kept me glued to my chair, I warmly recommend it! :)

I got hooked on this while viewing options on amazon.com prime videos. As I had watched only a few episodes of "House", I didn't expect this series to keep my interest, and only selected it as something different to watch. The plots behind each of the episodes are addictive. I end up wanting to know more about medical science, pharmaceutical companies, and elected officials' input into finding cures for a variety of medical issues. I enjoy about everything in this series: acting, sets, filmography, topics, parallel scene roll-backs, and true-to-life comparisons of medical issues' reality. Kudos to everyone involved with this production. I'm only into the first four episodes of season 2, and I hope it continues on this path of excellence.

This show had me on the edge of my seat so many times. The main character was a mess mentally and emotionally, but that seems to be the trend lately - a brilliant but messed up genius. It does make for some twisty stories though, some very heart-wrenching. Also lots of politics and business power-plays that makes us think more than most shows.

A few story lines towards the end really stretched the imagination IMO, but overall, most of the stories seemed plausible (I took one microbiology course and lower level organic chemistry, so an actual scientist might think differently). I recommend it for viewers that enjoy House and Bones.

If you know something about biotechnology and chemistry etc., try to figure out what is wrong with the plots. An old master's degree in biochemistry is not always enough to find those out, and maybe some are quite possible. In addition, the personal issues in the series are interesting also from the scientific point of view. Sadly, missed the first episodes of season two, as the series airs on a minor channel here, luckily a DVD-set should become available.

The most upsetting and nerve-wrecking currently airing TV-series for me, some episodes have even made me lose my sleep. Other episodes have kept me thinking for a couple of days after seeing them. I highly recommend this series to anyone thinking about scientific career or to someone already in a one.

Now 3 Seasons in, and a 4th coming very soon, Regenesis has to be the best Sci-Fi shows ever to be on TV. With its intense gripping story lines, with every new episode and season, you are hurled onto the edge of your seat by wonderful stories, biology and science, action and thrilling scenes which boggles which makes you think about how susceptible we are to bacteria. Witch all these gripping factors, they mix together to make a powerful show. In each Episode and Season the characters come alive while fighting to save humanity against ourselves... Have we gone too far? A question asked, decide for yourself the answer, the world of the Regenesis is pretty close to our own

Really enjoyed this series which has only just reached Australia. One of the cable channels out here screened 5 episodes a week so it was just like watching the boxed set.

Seasons 1 and 2 in particular were very good. Some of the story lines in Seasons 3 and 4 stretched the imagination a bit too far but they had created such a great group of characters by that time that it didn't really matter.

In particular Peter Outerbridge as David Sandstrom was a great lead character.

It will be missed.

I always like seeing shows written from another country's point of view, but I particularly like Canadian ones. They seem to be able to indulge in conspiracy theories on film without actually running around shooting or blowing things up in real life. Such admirable constraint!

It's been a few decades since I worked in a research lab, and I only worked briefly in a lab that was doing molecular biology, where I only ran ELISAs, so I don't know how technically accurate the show was, but the story lines were plausible enough to enjoy. They got me thinking and looking things up again.

It was also good to see American politics, particularly right after 9/11, from another point of view.

I liked all the actors, although I wish they hadn't kept losing virologists. I particularly liked Conrad Pla, who I'd never seen before.

This has held my interest for the duration.. I just don't get the 30 second 'time loop' flashbacks. cannot for the life of me understand their purpose, become disruptive..

Science talk fascinating.. Knowing noting about the subject, it sounds plausible, and is like a DNA 'who-dun-it' from episode to episode..

Characters, casting good.. Pretty much every actor gets a chance to 'shine in the light'. which makes it more appealing.. They really skirt some issues, they bring up, then again, this is entertainment, not soul evolving preaching.

All in all pretty fine.

This series was awesome. Easy to binge on. However.... I found it funny that this cast was hyped on the climate, clean air, clean water, not using fossil fuel etc. Which is fine as long as your not smoking cigars and the like. If you care about the toxicity of the planet enough to write it in the script, then why are the actors poisoning their body in the same breath? Do as I say not as I do.....lol. I guess that is the way of the world. They advertise their beliefs but live by a completely different set of rules. All in all, this series ranked in the top 10 of believable scifis and I wholeheatily recommend it!

Typical Hollywood show. Lots of nudity, sex, hatred of America, hatred of President Bush, climate change dishonest stories, all to satisfy political agendas and to keep getting $$ from Soros: the worst of the bunch.

The good stuff is the story ideas. The actors are mostly terrific but David is a brilliant but wholly unappealing character.

It seems Hollywood is truly out of control and is losing influence and credibility. More and more of my friends have switched away from US tv/movies and liking EU, Asian shows. I switched to YOUTUBE TV but really, don't watch except for Blue Bloods, The Voice, Chicago Med/Fire.

Let me add this: David's Dad tells us he has Alzheimers. Yet, even if diagnosed, 99% don't know/recall they have it and they mostly never talk about it. So disappointing.

I don't usually post comments on stuff I like, I cannot possibly name a list of favorite sci-fi or favorite sci-fi shows but I can name some contenders and this one is on that list so far..

Since I'm a bit of a amateur scientist.. I can understand a lot of the concepts this show talks about because I do enough scientific reading to understand. (basically speaking this deals with a lot of modern scientific issues)

And I have to say that the first two hour episode of series 1 is just amazing.. I would highly recommend to people interested in a science related fiction story.. with a plot! (and this is science.. it's a science drama really)

I can't say however watching season 2 at the moment that I'm as awe inspired as season 1.. but we'll see..

This must be the worst TV show I have ever started watching. The main actor is so bad that I am still wondering how he was selected for the role. People giving a 7 to this must not be watching too many shows.

I will give a 6 for the story, 4 for the dialogs, 1 for acting. By the way, I only watched the first 2 episodes.

Peter Outerbridge does not have a scientist look or behavior. I think he is the worst actor in the show.

Everything is exaggeration, repetition and boring endless scenes. The worst of witch is all the gibberish on the blackboard scenes. The whole thing moves too slowly to my liking.

Not any fun watching a bunch of House type characters walking around insulting everyone!

As the summary notes I like this show because it excellent, Canadian, and shot in HD. Plus in Canada to find this original content on a digital channel is unheard of. Outerbridge was impressive as Detective Murdoch in "The Murdoch Mysteries" a holmeswellyan type broadcast on bravo. He performs equally here. The characters are well portrayed and are hard to put in to a box. They come across-ed as real not stiff or stereotypical. Some are definitely not hard on the eyes. Dmitry Chepovetsky is so believable as man social issues and a too huge IQ. The diverse ethnicity and backgrounds of the cast/characters adds interest and Canadian-ness to the show which I enjoy.

These genre of shows are starting to over saturate the networks. (science investigation, mystery, interesting locals) The closest comparison to be found on an American network would be "Medical Investigation". But as much as I enjoy Neal Mcdonugh the writing often stinks. I truly hope there is room time and money for mores seasons of this show.

Update: Season 2 is due in Spring of 2006. Yeah eh!

Science done by 5 year old for people who zero knowledge of anything scientific.

poor writing, poor character development, poor resolution, horrible camera angles, oxy moronic at times. Annoying characters and actors....ZERO POINT ZERO

ReGenesis is one of my favorite shows I been very fortunate to watch and you got some great talented actors that are involved with the production. Talented people like Maxim Roy who plays Caroline Morrison who is the director of NORBAC and very gorgeous woman to boot plays her part very well. Dimtry Chepovetsky playing the brainy Bob Melnikov who certainly knows his science to a T. These are the only two characters I enjoyed seeing on ReGenesis that really flows well with the show. It's now about to be seen on Global which they'll be showing all the first season shows. This is a must show everyone should look at. Can't wait for the second season on Movie Central.