Prismark10 Paradox only lasted for one series and despite a thrilling final 10 minutes the whole series and its character never gelled.Shown in 2009 and filmed in and around Manchester, this science fiction thriller starred Tamzin Outhwaite as Detective Inspector Flint who headed a police unit that investigate images being broadcast to a astrophysicist Dr Christian King's (Emun Elliott) laboratory, which appear to show catastrophic events 18 hours from the future and they need to figure out what it is and how to stop it before time runs out.Despite the exciting climax to the episodes the first 50 minutes of the drama were insipid and dull. You actually wonder if the producers actually look at the construction of an episode. Not just the script but the whole tone, pacing and how it looks with exciting characters that the audience can identify with.The episodes looked as drab as the Manchester skyline but that did not stop Life on Mars being a hit series with its sci-fi twist and of course Doctor Who since its relaunch showed the British science fiction can be hip, edgy, exciting and reach various demographics.Somewhere in the concept was a good series trying to get off the ground. A missed opportunity.

moon-stargirl The series was brilliant, the characters went on a real journey and the actors portraying them performed the journey wonderfully from the doctor who was a loner to the doctor who really wanted to get involved, the Christian officer who ended up killing in the name of justice, the show had everything to make it a decent set of series so why has it not been renewed. This is especially annoying as we were left on a cliff hanger only to realise the hanger was going to break and we were never going to find out if the cliff was a good one. BBC please renew this series it was fantastic, it needed fine tuning but given the chance it would be a epic.

smokingtyger If you are any kind of sci-fi fan and have a spark of imagination then you will probably have enjoyed this episode and be looking forward to the next one. The show is being compared to Flashforward because of the "information from the future" idea that is at at the root of each show; however, the two are treating the topic in vastly different ways so comparing this show to FF is like comparing apples and oranges. Personally I find FF to be pretentious, preachy, and boring. I think that Paradox has the potential to be a vastly more interesting and compelling show. I found this episode to be actually gripping, and it has been a long time since any show has done that for me. Some have commented that the show is slow and that it takes the main characters too long to "put the pieces together". Since impossible things are by definition "impossible" I find it much more realistic to believe that regular human beings would have a very hard time accepting an impossible event in their lives. The need to normalize the event and somehow explain it away would be almost overwhelming. To accept an impossible event such as images from the future as clues to a disaster that is about to happen as real would be a profoundly life changing occurrence. Most of us do not want our certainties destroyed and our core ideas challenged. I found it superb writing that the characters have to be dragged kicking and screaming into accepting that something impossible is happening to them. The scene at the end where the female detective grabs the other detective with desperate need rang true to me. When your world is shaken like this the need for human connection and comfort is profound. Like the death of the little girl on the train it reflects what I saw as adult, intelligent, scripting. Overall I thought it was a good start and I am looking forward to what this week brings.

helenbsb If you're used to watching American science fiction series and films, then this one may not be to your liking. Elizabeth Mickery, whom has written for such British dramas such as Byker Grove, The Bill and Heartbeat brings us another low-budget drama filled with terrible writing and poor acting.Not only was there no plot twists, interesting developments and characters with personalities, but there was also no action, nothing for the watcher to think about and nothing to grip the watcher.However, if you enjoy watching The Bill, but with a little sci-fi twist to it but not much else, then this series from what I've seen in episode 1 is for you. However, if you're looking for something bigger budget, well written, with better acting and more action, then I'll suggest you stick to the American Flash Forward, which appears to be the superior to this series in every way.And the positives about this series?... 1) the low budget means the casting team couldn't steal anyone worthwhile away from doing something more productive 2) because it was made so badly, it had caused a paradox in time, meaning that the lucky few who were affected by its dreadfulness were actually referred to this review ahead of time, thus potentially avoiding a wasted hour that could be better spent outdoors playing football, attempting home-made lasagne, or banging their heads on the wall.As a finale, the final note is that the only "Paradox" you'll see in this episode is... if the event happened at said time.............. then who took the photographs... and when?