The 100: Season 1

This is a surprisingly good show. I won't usually put any money into entertainment because frankly I'm poor and I know all too well how quickly a good show can suck me in and become yet another financial drain. Point is, I'm super picky and I read reviews usually before even trying out a free pilot episode. The pilot for "The 100" isn't free, so I was twice as leery. I also read in one of the reviews that the show contained a lot of cliche teenage rebellion, and I thought, "Oh crap I can do without another 'teens can't get along' bs festival." I did however like the show's premise, and it has had quite a lot of good reviews, so I went with the pilot and liked it well enough to keep going. Desmond Hume, a guy that looks like Miles Dyson, and Felix Gaeta and Ellen Tigh in space! Well, arguably Ellen Tigh and Felix Gaeta just basically went back to space. I guess with Desmond in on things, it almost kinda makes it.... LOST IN SPACE! Ha ha ahhhh, lol so...The basic plot is, humanity has for whatever reason gone to war with nuclear weapons and made the earth uninhabitable. The survivors of the war left the planet to live in orbit onboard 12 space stations belonging to various countries. When resources became scarce enough, the 12 stations were united and built together into one very large station called "The Ark", which is the last, most desperate hope of humanity. The plan was to stay in orbit until the Earth became survivable again, but increasingly poor conditions onboard the Ark are forcing things to move faster than anyone wanted, and a return to Earth must be pushed sooner rather than later before even doing that becomes impossible. Enter "The 100", a group of 100 juvenile criminals that can be easily sacrificed in a test of Earth's ability to sustain life, by sending them to the ground in a drop ship... a one way ticket to a new but completely unknown future. Meanwhile, aboard the Ark, things are worse than are being made known, and the ever more desperate situation begins to spiral out of control.Anyway, I'm glad I stayed with it. The teens of course keep on doing dumb things but they become less and less dumb as things progress, which is realistic enough and is good for plot development. The kids are in a situation that is endlessly threatening, and we get to see them growing up fast in order to survive the next danger. Meanwhile, on board The Ark, things are disintegrating fast and there's enough action going on right there alone to keep things interesting. The acting is more than good enough on the primary characters. The effects are a little bit over the top here and there but overall really good and the sets are great. I was particularly impressed with the sweeping, woodland ground scenery and the more epic scenes of destruction in space. Nicely done, just every now and then physics goes on vacation just a little bit. No big, lots of shows go way off the map all the time. Also, the kids somehow always seem to conveniently run into each other out in the middle of this HUGE expanse of woodland, often times in the dark and on the run. They're like freakin ants... they stay in touch by pheromone trails or something. Easy enough to suspend the disbelief on, I suppose, but sometimes I couldn't help but laugh out loud and say "Oh hi, fancy meeting you here!" lol.Anyway x 2, I got hooked easily enough and burned through the whole first season in a couple of days. I liked the season finale quite a lot, great storywriting and the acting just keeps getting better. Bunch of bad kids growing up fast from reckless idiots to rag-tag guerrilla soldiers, and characters that you figured would stay basically a-hole losers growing up into respectable leaders and vital parts of the group. I'm kinda anxious to see when they eventually meet up with the surviving adults from the Ark and tell them that they're in charge, because pretty much I feel they're earning that right.One thing... This isn't really a feel good family show, and that's a big part of why I like it. There's hordes of violence, lots of people with disturbing injuries, kids killing other kids, adults killing kids, kids killing adults, and basically every ugly theme getting explored from a more or less "Lord of the Flies" kind of environment on the ground to people on the Ark being ejected into space (called "being floated", isn't that pretty...), ALIVE AND UNPROTECTED, as punishment for crimes for the good of the remaining human population. It's not a kids show at all, and there are plenty of scenes that will make you cringe or break your heart. Just bear that in mind. If you're looking for a good sci-fi post apocalyptic adventure type show with a mature sort of feel, this is a good place to start. Enjoy! And don't even think about doing what you're thinking of doing or they'll float you! ;-)Rick NR417

-----MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS-----This show is incredible! If you like shows or movies like, LOST, The Maze Runner Series, or the Hunger Games Series, you will love this!I was searching through Netflix and was re-watching Lost, (I was super bored) and in the recommended shows was The 100. I began watching it and loved it all the way to the end! I was really disappointed Season 2 wasn't out, but I'll wait! :DStory:Human civilization has taken refuge in outer space after a nuclear war eradicated most of human life on Earth. 12 Space stations joined together to create the Ark. 97 years later after the war, there are over 2,000 people on board, and not enough oxygen. Families are only allowed to have one child, and if anybody commits a crime little or small, is sentenced to death by getting "floated." If you are under 18 and commit a crime, you are sent to jail, and until you are 18 you will stay there.The main character is Clarke, and she is in prison because of her father's crime, and she was included with the sentence. Since the Ark is running out of air, the chancellors send 100 of the prisoners on a desperate mission on the ground, to see if life is sustainable.A little info on the characters:Clarke - Isn't as hard headed as most main characters in shows and movies nowadays, and I always enjoy her presence on the show. She is a natural born leader and is a like able character.Finn - Part of a love triangle (Won't spoil) Sort of a daredevil, but is actually peaceful and makes safe decisions.Raven - Not part of The 100, came down from the Ark to see if anybody was alive. Mechanic and is very smart, she is my favorite character on the show!Bellamy - Older brother of Octavia, also not a part of The 100. He did something (again, won't spoil) to get on the pod.Octavia - Bellamy's sister, she is adventurous and always does stuff that annoys her brother.Jasper and Monty- Jasper and Monty are best friends who are both intelligent and know stuff in science.I won't say anymore because I would write the hugest review, and it would be full of spoilers! I HIGHLY recommend this show. It is one of the best shows there is, and I hope they continue making new seasons.