Utopia

Perhaps my perspective is different from those who gave a negative review. Granted, only the first episode has been aired thus far, but, I found it interesting and enjoyable. I watched the episode only after I read and viewed each person's profile and video on the official website. Armed with this information, I watched the first episode, paying attention to who interacted in the way I expected and who did not. Basically, this is a reality show for people who are interested in social psychology, behavioral psychology, and other studies of human nature. If you do not have an interest in those or similar aspects of humanity, then you will probably not be able to appreciate the entertainment value. What makes this show different from all the other reality shows is that there are absolutely no rules. The establishment of the "Utopian" society is subject to the unpredictable synergy created by the groups interaction and the uniqueness of all of the personalities involved, while they work together for the shared goal of providing themselves with food, shelter and comfort with minimal resources.

Where to start with this show, first of all the presenter is some strange guy that looks like he belongs in a Harry Potter movie. Secondly two episodes a week is just a joke, this is basically big brother in a different setting and they pump out five or six episodes a week. Thirdly why have people that have been in other "reality" shows on this one, it makes it look even more fake than it actually is. Last but not least the intro music is just so freaking annoying, i hit mute the second that starts.

I must admit it sounded really interesting but there are too many downfalls. This in my books is rubbish.

Wow guys, you'll do the standard thing, fire up Utopia, think its and interesting concept, give yourself time to "get into it", and when the credits roll, you will wonder why you invested the time to watch the whole episode when you repeatedly told yourself throughout the episode "I should just go do something else". Here's the news, it doesn't get any better, you think "maybe something will happen, maybe something exciting", and you'll be let down.

It simply shows you how disgustingly people can treat and speak to one another. Big Brother meets Survivor. Quality programming? unfortunately not.

(and thats coming from the guy who actually likes Big Brother)

Utopia is probably the worst show ever conceived. Someone spent a lot of time and money making a paradise out of place, only to have it ruined by a whole bunch of random people who try and figure out some kind of democratic type of governing system as they live there. However, it soon becomes a whole bunch of meaningless drama about simple things.

Instead of taking a step into utopia, this show actually takes a step back into dystopia. The cast is horrid, these people cannot be related to and cannot be liked, and you just don't feel any connection to anyone. None whatsoever, and certainly not enough to keep you watching the show.

I give this a 1/10 because it's just that awful of a series. There's no point to it, and I don't see how anyone could enjoy watching people destroying a utopian world that was made for them.

While this could be an interesting show, illustrating how different people from different backgrounds work together to build a little village (not a society!), the fact that they simply vote off those they don't like removes all that drama. And with out that drama, this is just a show depicting 15 people living on a large camp site.

Do we really want to see 15 people all saying 'yes'? The producers failed in their design of the show's rules. They should have made the elimination based only on viewers' votes. Because of this flaw, the individuals with the most character and conviction are voted off to be replaced with boring 'don't-rock-the-boat' participants which no viewer gives a damn about.