The Ark
A new Sci Fi channel series about colony ship heading to a new planet to colonize. The ship suffers a so far unexplained major malfunction and awakens what's left of the crew and passengers way too early. They are short on food and water and a murder occurs.
Not a bad story but the science is all too... wrong. They have the spinning habitats to simulate gravity but they also have areas that should not have gravity but do. The engines are running constantly which would not be necessary. And of course from outside the ship all kinds of sounds can be heard.
5/10
I think everyone got spoiled with The Expanse. I try not to worry about the inconsistencies of sci-fi unless they are glaring. But the dialogue in The Ark was way too cringe for me, I switched off after the first 20 minutes of the first episode. I'm starting to wonder if my standards for character and dialogue are too high whilst my standards for special effects are too low. Paint your face green and stick drink straws in your ears and I'll believe you're an alien. But if every character acts like a one dimensional interchangeable sassy Joss Whedon character then I tune out.
Poker Face
Natasha Lyonne is Columbo. That's it. Nothing more or less, doesn't pretend to be more or less. Skip an episode, watch them out of order it really doesn't matter. Not bad but just..."there" as a show.