Sometimes, a TV series can have a lot of potential but be lumbered with poor execution, so poor in fact that you can't help but start noticing its flaws. The kids' SF series, 'Skyland', is one of these series.
Set in the future, when Earth has been blown up into lots of small floating islands, the plot revolves around two teenagers, Mahad and Lena, who have special powers. After their mother, Mila, is captured by an oppressive organization called The Sphere, the kids flee and become the crew of a flying rebel or pirate ship (it's not quite clear to me) captained by Aran. Their subsequent adventures revolve around flying to different islands to get support against the Sphere or escaping the Sphere's robot minions.
At first glance, the animation, using motion capture, is fluid, the backgrounds are detailed and gorgeous, and I have a soft spot for sky pirates, so it should have been easy to enjoy the series. What started to spoil it for me is the inane introductory voice-over at the start of each episode, which plainly contradicts what is on screen. Things that I usually overlook begin to grate. Why is there still air if there's no gravity? Why are all the islands oriented the same way? Why is there night if there's no body to block the sun? Argh! By the third episode, I got so annoyed that I just stopped watching.
0 out of 5 stars.
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