Childhood's End, Season 1

My only criticism is that it could of been much longer and expanded on many of the points that were made in the program, it just seemed a little shadow at times and could of really gone to town on the dialogue, then it could of been great. But having said that it was enjoyable.

Rather like Arthur C Clarke’s 2001, this is a story that has many solid narrative elements that draw you in, but then, equally has a large chunk of nonsensical, perhaps surreal, scenes that make no sense toward the end. The question is, are the scenes that make no sense attempts to say something important, or is it the writer realising they have run out of narrative road and are filling in the gaps of the story with pretentious pseudo profundity? Episode 1 is great. Solid story line. Good premise. Characters make sense. Episode 2 is starting to be unclear with story line starting to weaken, plus several plot conflicts the undermine one’s faith in the story. Episode 3 is a mess with no clear message or purpose. It feels like the writer got drunk and just felt that whatever came out had to mean something because it touched on important themes. The problem is that it doesn’t work. The producers/writers/directors should have tried to rewrite the material to make it work rather than following the book. But, despite the negatives of the third part, this is an interesting, well made and well acted drama. Charles Dance is also excellent in his role. It makes one think and that is something special. So, overall, I’d recommend watching this, but perhaps be prepared for some weaker writing toward the end.

This mini-series doesn't stray too far from Arthur C Clarke's book... It's thought provoking and entertaining, beautifully acted and produced. A good yarn that does credit to the original work.

Only watched 2 episodes so far, however, this is a very interesting Sci-fi miniseries. Based on the book (which I’ve never read), I’m sure the book is much better, however this is so far proving to be most interesting, and at this price (£6.99 SD) really worth it. Also a good lesson to learn from, on the occurrence of any arriving aliens wanting to give us endless fish & chips and cookies. Be warned!! …For official iTunes folk,..not that you’re reading this, but more sic-fi like this please.