Review of Parallels (2015) by Christopher D — 18 Nov 2015
A great concept undone by it being "too similar to Sliders". So what if its "Sliders: The Next Generation"? That approach more than worked for Star Trek! And Battlestar Galactica. And Star Wars (sort of), along with many other great series.
And with the high-quality writing available these days, this could've easily turned into another Dr. Who or Quantum Leap. With a background mythology seemingly already built in, a la Lost, this show really could've created a whole other.
..universe (sorry). Admittedly, some of the characters are initially a little cliched, and some of the plot points were a bit weak and/or obvious, but that would improve in time; they always do, and this one already showed that potential.
For a pilot episode turned movie, this is already a much better written & produced show than many currently available; I could have been a great series. (And still can be: someone call Netflix! Or even SyFy -- I mean, they've made FIVE "Sharknado" movies.
..!).
This review of Parallels (2015) was written by Christopher D on 18 Nov 2015.
Parallels has generally received mixed reviews.
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