Minerva_Meybridge

I had high expectations for Krypton, but they have fallen short. None of the characters are particularly likable. Character development is limited to forceful pouting. Yes, Cameron Cuffe looks like he could be Tom Welling's grandfather, but still... I am finding it more and more difficult to not fall asleep while watching. Also, it appears to be shot in not quite HD. Cinematography and/or direction is somewhat amateurish. The writing is laconic and continually belabors the same issues. Sorry, but I'm more into quality shows like Orphan Black, Game of Thrones, Westworld, Battlestar Galactica, Deadwood and Rome. Seriously, Krypton has all the excitement of the last couple of seasons of the Walking Dead. And will someone please explain to me how Adam Strange is able to even stand up on Krypton, which is supposed to have a gravitational for many times that of earth? And did Superman just give him his cape? In the Mystery in Space Silver Age comic book story line, Adam Strange was only able to transport to Rann, a planet in the Alpha Centauri solar system (the nearest to ours) through Zeta beams (nothing to do with Catherine Zeta Jones) which had been randomly aimed at the earth. There he quickly became a hero, donning a red and white (spandex?_ uniform with a double jet pack that enabled him to fly and use his ray gun, having fallen in love with Alana, the daughter of the scientist who knew all about the Zeta beams. On Rann, he would fight off illegal aliens from other worlds, until the zeta radiation wore off and dissolved him back to earth. Having memorized the next strike point, he fought to get to each in time to help save Rann and to be with Alana, as apparently victory sex is the best.

Alas, Seg-El can't even appreciate a hot blonde when h e sees one. For myself, I'm headed back to earth.

This film should have been entitled Five Actors in Search of a Plot. The storyline meanders all over the place. We find ourselves unsympathetic to any of the characters other than Joi, who is a sentient hologram. What is the purpose of the Bladerunners? Why have the androids been created in the first place? How are they different from people? What is the company looking for? Why are they looking at all? Who is really in charge? Is everyone allowed to murder anyone and get away with it? Is there any government? Why are there Russian ads in Los Angeles? None of these questions are ever answered, making this nothing more than a long, long excursion of visually engaging scenes without purpose or meaning.

Units are purchased by the production company, then seeded with antiques or valuable items, re-sealed, then auctioned on TV. More than likely none of the bidders pay for anything. One may note how no one but the cast ever wins any of the auctions. That alone is revealing in itself. And there experts are not. In one segment, an "expert" stated that a turn of the century quack UV medical device was made as a sex toy, which it most definitely was not. Prices given are wish prices, not realistic. Even at a swap meet at half the price, it might take years to sell any of it.