Peereddi
I was totally surprised at how great this film.You could feel your paranoia rise as the film went on and as you gradually learned the details of the real situation.
ActuallyGlimmer
The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.
agentgdward
Like everything it's been compared to it's almost perfect.
The theme is kind of like Buffy TVS, though the actors make it feel more grown up and immersive like Walking Dead/FTWD.
Iain plays his part with a complexity you don't expect from the reluctantly-destined-to-fight-evil lead.
Paul's best friend Mac gently broke my heart every moment; funny for sure but way more than comic relief.
I haven't watched the ending yet but I'm sure it lives up to the reviews.
I never feel taken out of the story even though the lore is a bit...vague.
Eric Williams
I wanted to like the show, but couldn't make it past the third episode. Production values are high and the actors are compelling, though I get the sense they didn't have enough to work with in the script. Lack of character development is the biggest problem. With the exception of Daniel Kaluuya as Mac, who comes close to saving the show with an appealing gift of gab, the people don't feel like people. This results in little reason to care about the characters. The female characters are particularly one-dimensional. Perhaps the plot will turn in an unexpected direction, but so far seems to be unfolding as established in the first few minutes of the first episode.
pensman
The British keep coming up with really interesting ideas for shows. In The Fades , Paul sees dead things but there is. a twist. The dead he sees are the souls of people who were not able to pass on and are not happy about it; and it appears some of those left behind are morphing into something quite different. There is a group - the Angelicans- dedicated to stopping these new creatures and Paul may be instrumental in stopping them or might just be something else. In the meantime Paul has to figure out what his visions are really about; deal with an over protective mother; and a sister who is a real piece of work. Worth watching and let's hope there isn't an America version in the works. All a transfer would do is add good looking kids and a PG script. Watch this in the original.
deardarkness
Following on from the launch of Being Human a couple of years back, BBC 3 have struck gold again with The Fades. Teenager Paul (Iain De Caestecker) disturbed by apocalyptic dreams for years stumbles across their possible cause whilst trespassing with his best friend and film referencing geek Mac (Daniel Kaluuya).Paul like so many characters from great TV shows is not your average teenager, he is special and can see the Fades - the ghosts of people who didn't move on. Now he must help to stop the future he sees in his dreams from coming true.The show packs a lot of lore and mythology into its first episode and it will be interesting to see how it all comes together.
