Brilliant and touching

Boring, long, and too preachy.

An action-packed slog

a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

I liked the fact that this sci-fi was more about characters and story than gadgets, explosions and action. There is a decent plot and actors are good. Unfortunately the plot is a bit silly. The course of events is overly optimistic compared to what would actually happen in such a grim scenario. I can forgive that because I wouldn't probably enjoy a pessimistic version (The Road). Some of the characters are exaggerated archetypes, but I can forgive that too.However, I don't agree with some reviewers comments that there's a good answer in the series for everything. Some of the answers are totally unrealistic and certain events could not actually happen the way they happen in this story. Some of the nonsense happens because there would be no practical way for the story to stay realistic within it's limits, but some of it is just sloppy thinking and writing.I would have been pretty happy with this when I was much younger and it's not bad even now, but not going to reach a cult status. Compared to the comics, the Jeremiah comics have a different feel in them. Slightly darker and less patronizing than this show. And that makes them better in my opinion.

Wow. For anyone out there who is a die-hard sociological and/or post-Apocolyptic scifi fan, this series is for you. An excellent rendering of what, sadly, everyone calls a 'comic book,' this translation of a 'graphic novel' is captivating. The characters are believable, which makes the scenarios believable. Most importantly, we are drawn into the times, and we have heroes to root for. Jeremiah is intelligent and thought provoking, which will no doubt be unappealing to many. No, there are no fancy special effects, so that will disappoint many also, and every now and then we run into continuity questions, but the story-lines well make up for that. Luke Perry and Malcom-Jamal Warner deserve kudos for their acting skills (and made me forget their origins), as does anyone who plays a major or minor part in this series. For anyone who likes a good, intelligent story, a good drama that keeps you on the edge of your seat and rooting for good to best evil, you will relish this series. Yes, I gave it a 9 out of 10, as that is well-deserved.

Okay, so I am going to repeat here some of what I have posted already in the discussion forums, so apologies for the repetition.This show continues to draw favourable and lucid comments, four or five years after its demise. That has to say something good, I think.In my view it is a real shame that an intelligent show with such a potential story arc was not allowed to flourish, while the nonsense bubble-gum shows seem to go on forever.J. Michael Straczynski (JMS) got hosed with Crusade too, didn't he? That was a show that took a while to warm up but it had built quite a clutch of characters and subplots by the end of Season 1 that you just knew a second season would have been worthwhile, from a story-telling and artistic point of view.After the success of Babylon 5, you might think that the TV companies would learn to trust JMS just a little bit to deliver the long-reach payload of characters and story-telling that is needed for a several-season run.The Intelligent Audiences are out there (I want to believe) and while they may not be the biggest audiences they are probably the least fickle. But no, the snotty-nosed execs who have inexplicably been given the helm clearly are keen only to leap-frog from one quick buck to another, giving up on the long-term dividend.A TV show is just an TV show, I know, but I really felt for the story that was Jeremiah. I read about it at the IMDb web site and found out that he show had been axed prematurely. Yet, knowing this, I took the time to get hold of it, because the concept was so cool from a sci-fi point of view and the reviews were so interesting. So I watched it all (in late 2008 and 2009) - and then, even, knowing in advance all that I knew about the abrupt ending of the partnership between JMS and MGM, I still felt irritation as I reached the final episode of Season 2, because I knew it could have been so much more and because so many threads were left dangling.The writers clearly did a champions' job of bringing the story to a sort-of close, but they left a whole lot of questions unresolved, presumably because of the possibility of a third season after the departure of JMS. The long passage of time, now, since the end of Season 2 hammers the last nail in the coffin of hope for such a reprise, and we are left with what one might call an unfinished masterpiece.Jeremiah was one of the most compelling sci-fi dramas that I have ever seen. (And I did not even know much about Luke Perry beforehand!)Addendum 2009-09-12I'd like to add something. I don't want to take away anything of what I wrote above. I do appreciate, however, that my initial review comes across as a bit of a whinge.What I would like to add is that I think that the series Jeremiah had heart - a whole lot of heart. It built structure, it built plot and it made story arcs and depth that could have been mined easily in a third series. But most of all, it had heart and depth. I really felt for these characters. I mourned (in as much as one does for fictional characters) for those that died and I felt pain with those that were left behind with their various losses.I appreciate that the formula of the show required something new in each episode, but it would have been nice to have seen the reprise of a few of the earlier story lines and if various characters from earlier episodes had turned up again. I suspect that these production considerations might have been given oxygen had the series survived into a third season.Despite my criticisms - and I have a few - this is a series I would recommend to any serious sci-fi fan. It has heart, you feel for the characters and you want the best to turn out for the good guys.This show is not an easy ride. It is quite adult in places, which restricts its audience, but it is a great ride and deserves to be counted among the Classic, Kick-ass Sci-Fi shows. Is there such an accolade? There should be.

The general theme gives the potential for a whole world of plot possibilities. The characters are very engaging, specially the buddy thing going with Jeremiah and Kurdy (Perry and Warner). Marcus, Mr. Smith, Lee, Erin ... all the characters were interesting. Even the extras, or the bad(?) guys. It's not just about surviving ... it's about moving on, hope, and building a future. Most of the time, it didn't come out too preachy, but JMS shows somehow tend to be that way.Each season has an underlying plot that connects the episodes together, but each episode has it's own story. It has a powerhouse season ender for the 1st season, and a powerhouse opener for the 2nd season. I liked all the episodes, although the last episode of season 2 (of the series, in general) felt rushed, as the writers knew they had to end the season abruptly.Acting was pretty good, but sometimes (not often), the dialog seems a bit corny, which makes it tough to act out with credibility, hehehe.I was real disappointed that this wasn't renewed, while more shows with much less story to tell last pretty long. This is an excellent show that not enough people watched. If it somehow gets a 3rd season, I'd continue watching it. :)