Almost Human

Almost Human is a classic police drama infused with beloved science- fiction tropes. The crux of the series is right there in the title. It is asking what it means to be human in a world overwhelmed by technology. Often the most effective way to reveal what something is, is by examining what it is not. Android Dorian is in many ways more human than the flesh and blood men and women that surround him. Are the themes overly subtle? No. But the pilot is both impressive and enjoyable to watch. Ealy and Urban are charismatic leads, with great chemistry. Taylor is equally dynamic as their soft spoken, but stiff spined captain. It's easy to say, "This isn't Fringe." And it's not, that's true. Almost Human is its own animal. But lest we forget, Fringe wasn't Fringe either - not at first. It evolved, it grew into something truly special. It's still finding its feet, but this series has all of the elements, all of the potential to do just that.

Almost Human is probably one of the scientific TV series that comprises action, humor, thriller , almost everything packed into one. I came across Pilot just by googling about Karl Urban and knew he played a recent TV series. I checked the episode and it was perfect. The character I liked most is Dorian, who is an Android that can have feeling like a Human. Currently,I have watched all 3 episodes released and what i can infer is that the series is must watch by all the Sci-Fi Lovers. I get feeling sometimes that this is hosted by FOX, who are expert in canceling the sci-fi series, will have same fate as that of serenity. Please let it grow. I recommend this series to all those who likes to watch sci-fi series.

I watched Almost human simply for Karl Urban. And ended up getting hooked on the whole show. The premise and the characters. It's vision of the future can rival Start Trek's bright optimistic future and Robocop's bleak criminal empire future. When Tech and science allows Criminals to get more powerful the cops need help. and they get it in the form of androids created to protect and serve. When Detective John Keenix is the sole survivor of a ambush. He lost his leg and now uses a robotic leg. But Keenix is mentally scarred. He wants answers to questions that seem to have none. Keenix hates the newer androids and is instead partnered up with a older model a DRN-1 called Dorian. The DRN lines were scrapped because of unpredictable behaviour. They have synthetic souls which allows them emotions and human like behaviour. Keenix and Dorian bond thru out the series. The potential is there to produce a great series that combines the vision of Star Trek with the reality of crime. It's been an entertaining show for it's first season and I hope it's renewed.

I began watching this show almost entirely on the acting credentials of Urban. I've liked him in every role I've ever seen him in, and now that I am familiar with him - I'm seeing him in stuff I've seen before.

Saying that, one of the best things I can say about this show is - my wife loves it, and she generally hates sci-fi. In fact, the only other sci-fi show I persuaded her to watch - that she also loved - was "Firefly". So I think it goes without saying, she probably knows a good show when she sees it. We recorded the whole season and watched all of it in a few days.

The two leads are great together. They could lose the rest of the cast and still be a great show. I suspect this show only fails in ratings - because people haven't given it a chance. Like "Chuck" - another show we thoroughly enjoyed - you have to give it a chance at least ONCE, and then you're hooked.

After Revolution was a complete disaster, i was cautious watching another J.J. Abrams branded show. But this one was good right from the beginning. The chemistry between Dorian and John Kennex is great. Its fun to see a robot with a better sense of humor than his human partner, and Dorian is a really lovable character. I'm sensing there's going to be some grand conspiracy revealing itself with Insyndicate and the synthetics, but we'll have to see. So far there has been some cool science, a lot of playful banter from Dorian as he annoys John, and a ridiculously hot female cop who i can't wait to see John hook up with.

The VFX are pretty great and impressive for a episodic TV show. They've definitely got a cyberpunk-ish feel thats almost a mix between i-robot, minority report and continuum. Despite the show featuring future sciences, its nothing implausible and they use a lot of hypothetical sciences scientists are just beginning to test the potential of today; like graphene or IR camera disruption. The show is about future technologies spreading way too fast for law enforcement to keep up with, and they paint that note really well.

I want to see a bit more about where society is outside of the station and the way gang warfare has changed over the decades. Getting a steady recurring antagonist the audience can become familiar with could definitely take this show to the next level. So far i'm really liking this show and i'm glad to see more.