Christopher Egan
Tom Wisdom
Roxanne McKee
Luke Allen-Gale
Shivani Ghai
Rosalind Halstead
Anthony Head
Alan Dale

Created by:
Vaun Wilmott

2014-
Action, Drama, Fantasy
Syfy
TV-MA

“Dominion” is a Syfy TV series that’s a take on the film “Legion.” It’s set 25 years after the events of that film. Unfortunately, based on the pilot, the idea is better than the actual show (not that this show’s bad, though). They need to focus on the angels (both good and bad) a lot more, and those angels need to be more compelling when they actually appear. The Archangel Gabriel seems interesting, but we’re given only glimpses of him during the pilot. We get much more of the Archangel Michael, though.

At times, this show reminds me of “Battlestar Galactica,” “Torchwood,” “Rome,” Starz’s “Spartacus,” “Thor,” and more, but not always favorably. Stylistically, it’s also a mixture of many other ideas that we’ve seen before. It seems to be slightly on the cheaper side of things, though, but not too cheap: The future society on display in Vega, which is the fictional version of future Las Vegas, seems to have regressed to some twist on ancient times. There’s a blend of the future (supernatural beings are present) and the past (among other things, there’s a royal social structure based on a caste system, which, in turn, is somehow based on the numbers people receive at birth). There are many familiar themes present, as well: forbidden love, a motherless son who’s estranged from his itinerant father, a legacy passed from father to son, a possible savior, class distinctions, impending war, power struggles, and a human threat to match the supernatural one.

Despite that kitchen-sink approach, or perhaps because of it, I’m not invested in any of the events on display in “Dominion.” I don’t care about these people. The writing is blah, and the acting is simply adequate. They manage to avoid embarrassing themselves by a hair. Where’s the depth? This show may develop into something more interesting; they certainly have enough to play with. But the tell-tale factors will be what they choose to focus on and how the writing supports those elements. I get the feeling that this will be only OK at best, nothing more … and I was right!

Verdict: OK to Whatever

About: (Source: dominion)

25 years ago, the archangel Gabriel and his army of angels waged war against mankind. Soldier Alex Lannon, whose mysterious tattoos indicate he “The Chosen One,” might be humanity’s only savior. Along with the archangel Michael, Alex defends the city of Vega against Gabriel.