Colony [USA Network] [ Spoilers ]

JP Liz V1 · 10-08-2015 09:34PM #1

Thrill wrote: »

Colony picked up to series with a 10-episode order by USA.

Described as an alien occupation drama.

Set in the near future, Colony takes place in Los Angeles, which exists in a state of occupation by a force of outside intruders. Some people choose to collaborate with the authorities and benefit from the new order, while others rebel and suffer the consequences.

Stars Josh Holloway and Sarah Wayne Callies

http://deadline.com/2015/02/colony-alien-drama-carlton-cuse-series-order-usa-1201365219

http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/colony-adrian-pasdar-kathryn-morris-usa-network-1201566821/

Adrian Pasdar and Kathryn Morris cast as a married power couple.
Pasdar will play Nolan, a smart, savvy and important player in the politics of the occupational government. He’s married to Charlotte (Morris), a well-heeled cultural director and patrician in the Green Zone, the affluent area of an occupied Los Angeles. Both roles are recurring.

don ramo · 27-09-2015 07:51PM

first trailer, due to air on the 14th of january,

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRLW-qQLMQs

looks like it could be pretty good, i hope USA follow up the great Mr Robot with yet another well scripted show,

only downside is sarah wayne callies presence,

The Black Oil · 27-09-2015 08:06PM

Drones and sh!t.

adox · 24-12-2015 10:37AM

First episode is out there now.

User45701 · 24-12-2015 12:58PM

ye it was alright, i was expecting more lore. dont really care too much about the characters yet. Id say based off the first ep ill wait till there is a few and watch them back to back and then see how i feel about it

the_syco · 26-12-2015 04:58AM

Very "ze Germans occupation" feel, but I'm guessing that's intentional.

Hoping it turns out well.

The Black Oil · 16-01-2016 06:20PM

Enjoyed the pilot, has potential.

Mr E · 16-01-2016 06:37PM

Yep, I enjoyed it too. They built up the feeling of oppression very well.

TerrorFirmer · 17-01-2016 02:11PM

Not a bad start. Funny going straight from an episode of Man in the High Castle to this - very similar feel.

The Black Oil · 22-01-2016 09:12PM

Enjoyed 1.02. Still a bit of set up going, of course, but it doesn't feel like they're in any rush with twists here and there, nor is it ultra lightweight. Decent balance between the human interaction/conflicted loyalties, bits dangling for suspense, etc.

expectationlost · 23-01-2016 11:43PM

he said it was based on the Lost story telling device so Im out

sweetie · 24-01-2016 01:55PM

expectationlost wrote:

he said it was based on the Lost story telling device so Im out

Despite your user name?

The Black Oil · 24-01-2016 02:47PM

Presumably that's Carlton Cuse? Having him on board is a concern alright.

Mr E · 24-01-2016 07:37PM

Yeah I liked the second episode too. Good momentum. I suspect

Will's uptight boss

may be Geronimo (it's always the person you least suspect)

The Black Oil · 24-01-2016 08:07PM

September 11th seems to loom large. 1) Homeland Security and 2) Geronimo - possible reference to the raid to take out Bin Laden.

Nazi thing going on too.

The Black Oil · 29-01-2016 11:12PM

So, the wife, Katie, saw enough of the 'bad' side of the resistance to have doubts.

Down the hatch for the kids, Lost? Also, cassette tapes.

Solid show.

JP Liz V1 · 04-02-2016 10:32PM

Renewed http://tvline.com/2016/02/04/colony-renewed-season-2-usa-network/

Yggr of Asgard · 05-02-2016 09:03PM

I'm even more intrigued with this show after last nights episode, it offered a glimpse into the back-end of the operation and giving us a good view into the character of Phyllis, but than

to take it all away at the end of the episode

.

There seam to be more and more layers in there, like who was Phyllis talking to on the phone (who seamed to be higher up than Snyder) and her remark about the visitors :

their perception of time makes that unpredictable.

.

Only 6 episodes left this season but at least there is another one.

Now I hope I used the Spoiler tag correctly there as not everybody might be on US schedule.

The Black Oil · 12-02-2016 02:06PM

I'm enjoying this. I wonder if Will might lay out some false breadcrumbs for Katie to see if she'd bring them to the resistance, but he might not be suspicious of her yet. That, plus an attack on Snyder is about to kick in.

LionelNashe · 17-02-2016 03:52PM

Has anyone seen this? I've watched the first five episodes. It's pretty good. Not brilliant by any means, but solid enough.

Edit: I didn't see this existing thread even though I searched all of Boards and with the word 'Colony' more than once. Maybe the search function isn't working?

Anyway, I found this highly watchable, and it has the potential to improve as they eventually show us what's going on behind the curtain.

Mr E · 17-02-2016 04:06PM

Threads merged.

pixelburp · 17-02-2016 06:02PM

Been quietly surprised by this show; nothing spectacular so far, but eminently solid and entertaining, with enough spinning narrative plates to keep things intriguing. Feels like a more competent, politicised version of Falling Skies. With a distinct whiff of City 17 from Half Life 2 too.

My only concern is the same one that comes with all these sorts of shows with a central, dominating mystery: once that mystery becomes less... well, mysterious, all the tension and momentum can easily disappear. Presumably we'll learn more about the Resistance (

assuming they are who they say they are; Phyllis' role seemed to suggest there's at least another faction anyway

& the aliens behind the invasion, I just hope the show doesn't lose its drive when that happens.

LionelNashe · 17-02-2016 06:50PM

Forgot to mention - It was good to see that Apollo Creed isn't dead after all

The Black Oil · 19-02-2016 06:51PM

Pretty good with the ambush situation. I like how determined Will is and that they don't need to rely too much on guns blazing. More trouble for Katie.

Yggr of Asgard · 19-02-2016 08:29PM

I liked that they gave us a short glimpse into what other colonies might be out there and how there are different levels of people in charge which know more.#

They really put some good info in the conversations between the action scenes.

From the trailer next week looks good too.

LionelNashe · 20-02-2016 10:37AM

I like that some of the collaborators are sympathetic to some extent, and the head resistance guy is becoming less so. I wouldn't be surprised if it turns out that Snyder's family are being held hostage in another colony, and that's why he's doing the proxy job.

TerrorFirmer · 21-02-2016 03:06PM

Show is developing nicely, sort of like The 100 I expected this is be fairly generic and cliche going in, but so far it's got great promise...glad to see it's been renewed.

The Black Oil · 28-02-2016 03:45PM

Explosion - bad hair day for Holloway.

FreudianSlippers · 29-02-2016 10:52AM

I want to like this show, but Josh Holloway is just not a good actor. I've watched about half of the episodes at this stage, and it kind of feels like a chore to put on an episode.

It's a shame, as it's a strong premise ruined by that mop with a dumb southern accent.

Mr E · 29-02-2016 11:39AM

The latest episode was weak.

29-02-2016 11:11PM

FreudianSlippers wrote: »

I want to like this show, but Josh Holloway is just not a good actor. I've watched about half of the episodes at this stage, and it kind of feels like a chore to put on an episode.

It's a shame, as it's a strong premise ruined by that mop with a dumb southern accent.

Combined with Sarah Wayne Callies who only knows how to play one part and plays it in everything she's in. I watched the first 4 episodes and felt robbed of my time because of that pair, story wise it was grand just can't continue with these 2 involved.

Yggr of Asgard · 04-03-2016 02:08PM

Now the last episode finally showed us at least some glimpse of who the visitors are.

The Black Oil · 17-03-2016 11:29AM

1.09 - Hard not to think of some incidents from Iraq.

Good to see Kate and Will argue. Honestly, I remember nothing about the art woman.

Mr E · 17-03-2016 11:31AM

Finale tonight. Hoping for some big revelations.

Mr E · 18-03-2016 08:22AM

It was a very good finale, but if it hadn't been renewed, it would have been frustrating.

As it stands, they've set up great game board for season 2.

Yggr of Asgard · 18-03-2016 09:58AM

I agree that was a nice finale because it set up a changed Season 2 very nicely with the

separation of the family

and I'm looking forward to the new

proxy

.

Also the fact that the last 15 seconds where showing the

surveillance

which I always found interesting that it was not featured more prominent because it had to be going on.

I'm going to miss

proxy Snyder

who I think has a nice development arch this season, but I'm sure we see him in the factory.

I'm looking forward to Season 2.

The Black Oil · 19-03-2016 07:38PM

Haven't seen Thora Birch in ages, stranger still to have her on a TV show. Good finale, lonely, not everything wrapped up. Potential stories for s2.

pl4ichjgy17zwd · 17-04-2016 12:48AM

I decided to watch this without hearing much about it because I'm a fan of Adam Busch (the teacher) but I really enjoyed it. Looking forward to the next season.

Agent Coulson · 15-11-2016 10:14PM

Returns Thursday, Jan. 12th in the States.

The Black Oil · 29-12-2016 10:05PM

Teaser time (few weeks old).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XZoYBmMKDo

The Black Oil · 06-01-2017 01:46PM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVoHVLVRBe0

pixelburp · 06-01-2017 02:14PM

Looking forward to the return of this: the first season was pretty solid, and smartly managed to avoid painting the collaborators and resistance in purely in terms of black & white; Synder turned out to be the most interesting character, as we peeled back the layers of his treachery.

Yggr of Asgard · 06-01-2017 03:07PM

I'm not sure from looking at the trailers. Looks like they are going to put in a lot of flashbacks to the arrival of the visitors and mix it with present day struggle. Not always a fan of flashbacks but willing to give it a try.

FreudianSlippers · 06-01-2017 03:14PM

Any show like this has to be able to balance mystery with lore... IMHO season 1 of Colony was like watching paint dry. I find with shows that try to keep so many things a "mystery" there are usually one of two explanations (1) the showrunners don't know either (2) the answer is idiotic or obvious.

pixelburp · 06-01-2017 03:35PM

FreudianSlippers wrote: »

Any show like this has to be able to balance mystery with lore... IMHO season 1 of Colony was like watching paint dry. I find with shows that try to keep so many things a "mystery" there are usually one of two explanations (1) the showrunners don't know either (2) the answer is idiotic or obvious.

I get what you mean, and the pacing could have been a bit better, but at the same time I don't think it matters as much as (for instance) a show like Lost where the very thrust of the story was the mystery itself.

Aliens have invaded, we lost & then some, the survivors now doing their best to get by. It doesn't feel like there's a lot to unpack there, and whatever plans the aliens have for us, it's most likely malevolent anyway. There's definitely an element of withholding when it comes to the ETs mind you, but equally I can accept this as humanity seem intentionally left at the bottom of the food chain.

FreudianSlippers · 06-01-2017 03:43PM

pixelburp wrote: »

I get what you mean, and the pacing could have been a bit better, but at the same time I don't think it matters as much as (for instance) a show like Lost where the very thrust of the story was the mystery itself.

Aliens have invaded, we lost & then some, the survivors now doing their best to get by. It doesn't feel like there's a lot to unpack there, and whatever plans the aliens have for us, it's most likely malevolent anyway. There's definitely an element of withholding when it comes to the ETs mind you, but equally I can accept this as humanity seem intentionally left at the bottom of the food chain.

Point taken - if this is about the struggle of survival, then they are doing a worse job telling that story.

Maybe that's my problem with the show is that they don't seem to have a clear narrative on whether this is Falling Skies or Lost.

judeboy101 · 06-01-2017 03:49PM

FreudianSlippers wrote: »

Point taken - if this is about the struggle of survival, then they are doing a worse job telling that story.

Maybe that's my problem with the show is that they don't seem to have a clear narrative on whether this is Falling Skies or Lost.

To me it has more in common with V and Falling skies than with lost. I'm will to give it another season but where falling skies fell down by introducing too much of the aliens/rebels/other aliens, I hope this keeps the aliens a bit more in the background and focuses on the survival/collaborators.

Yggr of Asgard · 13-01-2017 09:25AM

I'm sorry but this looks like a reboot to me.

I was happy with knowing very little about the visitors and how we all got there. Sure it's nice to learn more drip by drip but this was just too much in the past for me.

I give it another episode but if this is going to continue being a time jump glory I'm out.

Slydice · 13-01-2017 04:16PM

It wasn't all in the past.

Looks like they wanted a flashback to introduce some new characters. Yer mans daughter, and yer mans partner

The jump back to the present wasn't marked very well though.

Yggr of Asgard · 13-01-2017 04:20PM

I agree that the time jumps could have been marked a little better, but I somehow don't like this whole flashback if it get's too regular.

I can understand it from a story telling tool to bring in some more background on motivations, other possible characters coming in etc, but for me the mystery of the visitors was key part of why I liked them. For me this was more about how people go about in an occupied world, it was not important to me to see how it became that, it's what it is.

I know some people wanted to see more of the arrival but for me that is not part why I enjoyed the show.

Slydice · 13-01-2017 04:33PM

Yggr of Asgard wrote: »

I agree that the time jumps could have been marked a little better, but I somehow don't like this whole flashback if it get's too regular.

I can understand it from a story telling tool to bring in some more background on motivations, other possible characters coming in etc, but for me the mystery of the visitors was key part of why I liked them. For me this was more about how people go about in an occupied world, it was not important to me to see how it became that, it's what it is.

I know some people wanted to see more of the arrival but for me that is not part why I enjoyed the show.

I get what you're saying. Yeah, they should be careful with how much line they want to cross in terms of the mystery.

They have / had (depending on where this season goes) multiple elements going on. They risk breaking their formula if they go off and focus too much on any of them.

I remember at least these themes:
- official policing side
- shady political side
- family life
- how to get by in the situation
- undercover resistance
- confrontational resistance
- spooky alien plot

Maybe it's a thing for their seasons first episodes to splash some cash on effects to lure audience in.

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