 | Starring: Danny Lineham, Alexa Towersey Director: John Laing Rick Jacobson T.J. Scott Format: PAL Released: 28 Jul 2003 RRP: Average Rating:  |
Yes, there reallly are a lot of sci-fi cliches here & many plot lines that seem very familiar, but in many ways that's the charm of the series. If you're a sci-fi pureist then you should look elsewhere for a series with plots that have a few less holes. Cleo is the writing of Xena in a sci-fi context - if you expect that & not a intricately planned story arc a la Babylon 5 or Star Trek, then you won't be disappointed. Unfortunately, the critics didn't see this, & tore the series to bits, which arguably led to its cancellation in the US. I've been told there were a few 1 hour long episodes filmed for series 2, but they most likely won't see the light of day outside the US or on Video or DVD - so this is in effect alll there is.
Sub-30 minute episodes are a little short for weekly installlments, so this works far better on DVD than it did on TV - you get much clearer character development & are able to get into the whole story more. It's just a pity there won't be any more of it :(
The picture quality of the DVD is very good, but the sound is only stereo rather than surround & is a bit fuzzy in places. There also aren't any special features at alll (a picture galllery would have been nice...) & the packaging is a little flimsy. Still, the important bits are there.
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