SnoReptilePlenty Memorable, crazy movie

Quiet Muffin This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

Stephanie There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

Sarita Rafferty There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

croetoan I simply can't see what this show added to the science fiction trove. It is basically a Firefly knockoff - only it isn't quirky. The most serious flaws are in pacing and character development. The series introduced relational drama way too early and then proceeded as if we knew or understood the characters' motivations. There was an excessive reliance on backstabbing and betrayal as the major suspense device. The effects and set were also disappointing. The ark-hunter theme held a lot more potential than the wild west theme; I suppose they didn't pursue it because of some budget or technical limitations. I will say that everything came together for the show in season three, episode eight. It is unfortunate that the series didn't exhibit more of the qualities presented in that episode.

SnoopyStyle It's 2046 and over 30 years since aliens travel to Earth. Failed diplomacy, a devastating war and mysterious destruction of the alien ships known as Arkfall led to the planet transformed and human civilization battered. Survivors from different alien species are trying to coexist uneasily in Defiance, what once was St. Louis. Joshua Nolan (Grant Bowler) and his Irathient adopted daughter Irisa (Stephanie Leonidas) arrive. He's put in charge of security of the town run by mayor Amanda Rosewater (Julie Benz). Datak Tarr (Tony Curran) and his wife Stahma (Jaime Murray) are manipulative and ambitious with their rebellious son Doc Yewll. Doc Yewll is an Indogene who tends to have superior technological knowledge.This is an unabashed sci-fi show. That's its strength as well as its weakness. It's overloaded with aliens, technology and futurism. The only thing missing is space travel. I would have preferred fewer kinds of aliens. It's questionable how such an alien menagerie could survive together before arriving on Earth. The future technologies require a lot of CGI and it pushes the limits for a TV show with budget limitations. The story is more in-line with an old fashion western. It has some interesting bits but this is for sci-fi fanatics only.

gca_36 I watched all three seasons of Defiance and I liked all of them. The story is nothing we haven't seen before, but so what? Meanwhile it is difficult to make up new stories, because there are no real new stories. So in the end, it's all in the delivery, the fun of the retelling. And having said that, I think Defiance did a good job with the retelling.In my opinion the created characters were quite interesting. OK, at first all appeared to be too much cliché, but the writers still managed to add an extraordinary twist to almost all of them and to their story. Each character was well developed and multi-layered. They were not one dimensional, all good or all bad, but did portray positive and negative traits. In a way the show reminded me a bit of Farscape (no wonder since Rockne S. O'Bannon was the creator of this show, too). A lot of effort was put into the portrayal of the various cultures with their own music, rituals, prayers, languages, religions, prejudices, and personality tendencies. Another similarity to Farsacpe is, that Defiance too is a show about values. Love can overcome differences and cooperation produces better results than confrontation. That was the main reason why it was fun for me to watch the show.

Keyser Zose Defiance is one of those shows that you want to like, but often you just sit through episode after episode just shouting at the television. Be it a weak script, nonsensical twists or just awful CGI, everyone has their issues with this show. When you first hear about the concept, it sounds almost like it couldn't fail, and in a way that's true. I find myself drawn to this show even though i'm constantly let down by it, because even with all of its shortcomings it still has its own charm. The main characters are somewhat likable (mostly through good work of the cast who are the main reason the show is still watchable), even if you can't connect with them. And the settings are interesting even if they look awful on screen, but you will find yourself drawn to the world of Defiance nevertheless. This is one of those shows that i would only recommend to hardcore SciFi fans, if you have enough patience then Defience might be an enjoyable experience as long as you don't expect to much of it. You have been warned.