callsam101 There are so FEW TV shows for 10-year-olds that my grandson keeps watching the same half dozen over and over. We watched Skyward together and thoroughly enjoyed it. It was suspenseful and very and he could see himself doing what those kids were doing. I pre watched it then we watched together. Very entertaining, looking forward to a full series and soon.

Horst in Translation ([email protected]) "Skyward" is an American English-language short film that premiered recently and here we have one of the newest wave of pilot episodes from Amazon that may or may not be turned into a series. The director here is pretty prolific and so are the writers, even if one of them in acting. The cast does not really include any big names, but that really isn't a surprise as this one here is much more about the stories than about individual performances. We have a bunch of kids here who basically acting like mini Ghostbusters with the exception that they are chasing aliens. Add an ounce of Goonies and Scooby Doo and you have a good idea of what this is about. Sadly all the ingredients you take here never result in a successful meal as I did not find it an inspiring or interesting watch. And when they actually do find an alien, things hit rock-bottom. Anyway, there are other core issues, namely the kids being uninteresting for the most part, sometimes even annoying and with many of their dialogues I must say that this is stuff that felt unauthentic and certainly not coming out of a child's mouth, even if you obviously cannot blame the young actors for that. If the quality stays steady on the level we got here in case the show gets picked up, I cannot see any longevity and I don't think I would wanna watch it. This first episode gets a thumbs-down from me. Way to go for everybody involved.

bjames-31869 This was so boring my kids started playing with other screens while it was running. The characters are absolutely predictable, borrowed from other shows...which wouldn't be bad if it wasn't so obvious. Special effects were laughable. Honestly, why bother? This show talks down to kids. This is 2017, not 1970. The acting was very poor. Sorry but this isn't going to command repeat viewing. It will come out of the gate slow and then die quickly.

jpoo68 I thought this show was very well done. A lot of fun, and interesting premise. The kids were believable ... not too over-the-top smart or snarky, and very believable in their roles. Good family feel, nice portrayal of the sheriff/dad (not gonna lie, huge Richard Speight Jr fan here as well! And he was terrific in this role). Primary emphasis was on the children in this show, but the adults were believable and never portrayed as "clueless" or simply there to laugh at (a personal pet peeve of mine in a lot of kid shows). I do tend to be one of those "picky parents" about what my kids can watch. There was nothing in this show that I took issue with. I would recommend it to any parent. And as stated, it was still fun and interesting. My 12 year old son really enjoyed it. Both of us hope to see much much more of this series! All in all, very well done. So please pick it up!