bluleaf I rewatched this show recently and forgot how great Surface is. I've seen plenty of movies and shows about scifi shows with mysterious creatures, and you'd think you'd be bored of them since there's so many - but this show made it feel like no other show with its original "monster". Not to mention great characters and story line for each of them. This show had so much potential for plenty of more, more than just sixteen episodes. Why do good shows have to get canceled?

ajhdettmer Like other good shows in the genre this show was killed prematurly. Its a well executed melange of sci-fi,thriller and drama that was stopped right then when the sci-fi part became a dominant factor and the viewers were left with a giant cliffhanger. It is a well written and acted show.

born-giantsfan Being a Lake Bell fan I have known about Surface but not watched it until now. I really wanted to like it - sci-fi, mysterious creatures, Lake Bell, etc. And while I am working my way through the series (at episode 9 now) there are enough problems that I can see why it didn't get picked up for a second season.Overall it is a fun premise and a reasonably enjoyable show. There is family entertainment, strange creatures, mysterious sci-fi aspects, sinister government agents, good looking men and women, and "teenage" girls in bikinis (kudos for casting Leslie Fisher as Amber).I would say that the biggest issue is the sub-par writing, followed by the low budget CGI, inconsistent editing and directing, and the occasional mediocre acting.While I won't write any spoilers, I will mention a few plot points going forward.The script writing is filled with many issues, I found it distracting. A perfect example is episode 4 which is filled with numerous inconsistencies, totally silly situations, and other significant problems.For example, what is the purpose of Cirko's presentation at the beginning to to a room full of stereotypical clueless military generals and advisers when he really doesn't (or isn't allowed to) say anything about the discovery other than a few veiled warnings. Such a big assembly of the top brass for a ecological lesson? But a much bigger problem with the episode is the whole "stranded on a boat" section - when the creature pulses and fries all the electronics on the boat that Laura and Jackson "borrowed". This set of scenes demonstrates all the problems with the show and seems to be written just to get Lake Bell into a bikini and in the water (not that I am objecting to that).Three of the significant issues with that selection of scenes are: 1.They find a whole pod of dead whales, but they don't see it until they are right up next to the 2 of them - even though when they walk back to the rear of the boat there are 3 in the water behind the boat (and the ones in front of the boat are no longer visible). A little more CGI and better editing would have caught all the visual discrepancies with the viewing (or lack of seeing) the dead whale pod.2. the damage to the electronics caused by the pulse can't simply be fixed by cleaning some contacts and splitting the fused ignition wires. A pulse strong enough to cause sparks and smoke fried every bit of electronics on the boat, yet with a few hand tools they were able to get the boat running again. And the next morning they got the boat running just fine and all the electronics and computers on the boat were working well. The pulse would have shorted out all the IC's in the computer, fish finder, GPS tracker, etc.3. The final repair of the "prop is busted" is a sheered prop/shaft key that need to be replaced - this is a mechanical failure which could be caused if the engine was running at load when the pulse occurred. Yet the boat was idling and dead in the water when the pulse hit. So this would not have occurred. And the whole fix was completely bogus.The whole repair is badly set up to get Lake to strip down to her designer bikini (making it worth watching). The reason for her going in the water is because Jackson can't fit his hand into the area where the replacement of the sheered key needs to be done. But when Lake goes into the water to do the repair, all she does is fiddle with a bolt at the end of the shaft. There is no reaching into an area where a smaller hand is required and no replacing of any parts - no action validating the need for her to go into the water. Total inconsistency in the writing, directing, and editing.I can put up with the silliness in the scene such as when Lake Bell is "documenting the creature" she is actually pointing the camera at a downward angle towards the boat controls, or when the pulse hits Lake falls over as if she were knocked over by an EMT pulse, or when they are sitting on the boat at night watching guard against this massive creature Lake is holding an oar (completely useless in this situation).But the larger issues mentioned above are too off-pitting to ignore and show that the show was poorly done. With a little more CGI budget and a little bit better writing, directing, and editing - this show could have been a winner.And I watched that scene multiple times just to make sure I caught all the details - it had nothing to do with Lake Bell in a red bikini.One final issue in the episode that made me laugh - when Connelly takes his small boat out to the oil rig at night, he throws his anchor into the water. The anchor had about 20 feet of rope on it yet it was already determine that the water there was over 200 feet deep. A few minutes later the boat is seen being held in place by the anchor and rope where the rope is held away from the boat by the anchor - yet in 200 feet of water the anchor would be hanging straight down.So in summary, a fun little series that will titillate, entice, and promise, but will fail to deliver.

dean sloan I truly cant believe there not gonna make a second series of this totally wonderful indulgence of a viewing experience after watching a total of 15 helpings of this once again truly captivating piece of imaginative wonder and being left on the edge of your seat wanting to know and see more of how the plot will thicken, to then find out they cancelled.DEVASTATED i am to say the least why is it when ever something truly brilliant like this was and still is today some absolute MORON decided not to go ahead with it...this deserved a second series/ or even mini series, and it was also needed to give us closure,but now ill never know thanks for nothing....