Originally Posted by 2MuchMark

I watched the first episode and wasn't really impressed. It started off well but kind of tapered off. It got high reviews on IMDB though so I'll have to watch it again at a later date.

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One thing I don't understand about the first episode is when we are presented with the captain and his space ship, it is shot in a cool 60's retro-style video with some very basic special effects and 4:3 framing. Looked great. But later in the show the retro look is gone and the special effects are now CG VFX and wide screen. I get the feeling they just decided to abandon the look for some reason. Too bad, it was cool!