Devs

Atmospheric, gorgeous (those tree lights!), and hypnotic. Determinism seems to be one of the most philosophically interesting ideas, but also the most difficult to create an interesting story around. Garland found a way to do so, but it still leaves something to be desired by the end. Overall I think it's the kind of sci-fi where the questions it raises are better than the answers it has.

The acting was the worst I have seen on TV in a long time. Garland wanted to make a (probably interesting but not thaaaat smart) 2-hour movie and decided there is more money and more eyeballs on TV. So he stretched a simple story with extremely slow dialogs, unnecessary detours, infinite mood footage and a script that lets the characters learn things the audience knew since the pilot. Devs is a testament that TV and movies are completely different artforms. Which makes Devs arrogant, boring TV.

Devs strike you as a bad and lame wannabe fiction at first. You gradually get into it and realise that it actually is a thoroughly thought fiction, but eventually, you become disillusioned with the ending. In overall, it is very intriguing. Terrible cast choices (except Allison) -maybe it was pre-determined as well-.

Genuinely unique; and the basic ideas are interesting. Though it takes a few turns into less engaging tangents to fill its running time (it does need a 1.08x speed treatment and a hefty editing knife), Devs manages to be a solid sci-fi about some huge and profound thoughts.

Visually captivating, but this seems a juvenile and tropy attempt to ask the 2000yo questions about free will. Garland as usual seems a bit out of his depth here, exposing the "science" through pretty awful dialog. Would have preferred seeing more timetravel instead of the inert spy story. People staring with watery eyes talking in poems or philosophical quotes might appeal to a younger audience that hasn't been on this scifi-merry go round 100 times before. Some offensively bad needledrops.

The last episode spoiled it for me. Trivial ending.

weird but ok

If I watch a show at 2x playback speed, how much bearing does my rating have on the unaltered show? Devs follows the standard formula for a TV show: fantastically implausible levels of conspiratorial violence, not much cohesion or intelligence or payoff

good series

Alex Garland iyi yazar ama vasat bir yönetmen. Eski yapımlarında olduğu gibi yönetmenlik eksikliklerini set ve ses tasarımı/müzikle kapatmaya çalışınca boğucu derecede bir yoğunluk yaratmış. Uzun zamandır gördüğüm en kötü oyunculuklar da cabası. Çıkış fikri güzel ama ilerledikçe onun da ilk anda hissedildiği kadar derin olmadığı ortaya çıkıyor.

Feels more like a long movie than a TV show. Very cinematic. The final payoff isn't as good as "Ex Machina" was. Loved that one. This was still good though, but as the show went on and the plot built up and up and up...it got my hopes up that it would be great.

Free will is one of my favorite subjects and I love Alex Garland, so my expectations for this were through the roof. First off, the craft in this is the tippety top. Gorgeous visuals and a nearly divine score. Loved the philosophical bent of the show and anything happening inside the cube of gold with the Devs team. The biggest problem is Sonoya Mizuno, which gave a subdued performance I never really believed and I also felt the way her arc ended was a cop-out regarding free will from Garland.

Probably one of the better miniseries released in the last few years. Tautly scripted and reflexive, with things wrapped up nicely by the end.

Everything about this is cool even if the ending isn't what I was hoping for. Alex Garland delivers again.

I guess TV sci-fi engaging in the big ideas that have been part of the literary genre for the last six decades is laudable in and of itself, and the production looks very good besides, but there's a lack of rigour here that robs the conclusion of most of its intellectual or dramatic heft. I'm not that interested in a depiction of determinism as fatalism that indifferently opposes it to both randomness and free will and also misunderstands the physics that might point to it.

I don't care how slow and stupid the plot is, how bad the main characters are, this show was gorgeous and had an incredible atmosphere. The slow tease of the plotlines was very interesting, all the small reveals of the twists kept me hooked up, it's probably a show worth watching slowly instead of in a binge. Garland being Garland.

That's almost as good as it gets for me. Would have probably been better if it was a couple episodes shorter though. Definitely not a show to binge, I'm glad I had to wait week after week.

Presents an interesting premise for the interplay between soulless tech corporations, big data and determinism, but at the end it's all just scratched the surface in an unsatisfying way that will draw comparisons to areas already trodden by Black Mirror. I would much rather have watched Stewart & Lyndon's stories rather than Lily's, and though I like Nick Offerman he seemed miscast. Great music.

In a lot of ways, they present information as "well you just have to accept it as fact, doesn't matter if it was convincing" which I guess is the point of everything? Idfk and I know nothing now.

first 3 episodes

Initially intriguing but fizzles out in the last couple of episodes.

one of the best sci fi i wathched for a long time. It remembers me in a way upstream colors.

sci fi açısından fikri müthiş. yazık olmuş

Alex Garland turning the mini-series format into an art-form...and that soundtrack, wow!

After an intriguing 1st episode, Devs devolves into a painfully slow, Scandinavian-stylised (read minimalist but extortionate) experiment into depleting an audience's patience. Pill acts like a sociopath, Offerman an over-indulged child, and Mizuno a deer-in-the-headlights after an encounter with an electric fence. Whether the writing or the direction, it's Garland's choice to extend a neat idea about data-overreach, free will and the nature of humanity into a disappointingly tedious show.

The crystal clear cinematography and spooky soundtrack sold me on this show from the first episode. I remember a moment when I was confused about what was going on and a character literally explained it for me. Now, you can see this as elevated spoonfeeding or Garland being self aware of its own writing style. I loved the addition of Philip Larkin's verses but it made want to see more about Stewart as a character. This is a must see if you've enjoyed Ex Machina.

Top-notch television for the majority of its runtime with just a couple of significant issues that hold it back. Definitely feels a little stretched out. It could probably be 7 or even 6 episodes instead of 8. The points at which certain pieces of information are revealed could use some reworking. The production is impressive in most regards, but there are some awful-looking special effects; some CGI cars in particular ruined what was supposed to be one of the show's most emotional moments.

On the basis that I dont expect a Sci-fi film to debate hypotheses (they just have to appear REAL in the context of the world created) I was more than happy to accept the notion that the Amaya Corp. WAS able to research and exploit multiverses. The science MAY have been bunkum, but the world Garland has created, and more importantly the tense and gripping story around Lily and Jamie, were 1st class. The visuals were stunning, music jarring, beautiful and effective, and the characters perfect.

But you'd see what you're supposed to do and then not do it. Wouldn't you? I would. Absolutely the very first thing. Scientific innit.

Interesting main theme with annoying and weak subplot relating to the death of one character.

Outstanding.

Interesting premise, some good acting, a convincingly spooky atmosphere. It's a shame the question of free will is not better exploited by the plot.

I enjoyed most of this despite the frequent too slow pacing. I also disliked some of the repeated segments. The concept reminds me of a shitty Steven King novel, especially the ending which felt hollow. They failed to asked any good questions of the past or future, instead presented a few ridiculously far fetched scenes. Overall it's a mixed bag of good and bad. Barely worthwhile if you can swallow any of the premise.

incase you were wondering , this is by the SAME writer and director of EX-MACHINA and the series has a very similar vibe. Just amazing if you're into sci-fi thrillers

Snail pace TV show. Real action takes up hardly 5 minutes in every episode. The rest of the time things come almost to a standstill, with all character behaving like emotionless robots, endlessly staring meaningful at each other and lisping monotonous lines (if any).

Interesting ideas but spread way too thin and told way too slowly. Also, blaring clarinets do not a good score make.

ah that first episode. the music/soundscape/design. (I can't remember the last time I'd been so looking forward to, and disappointed by, following episodes).