Eliza Taylor
Paige Turco
Thomas McDonell
Eli Goree
Marie Avgeropoulos
Bob Morley
Kelly Hu
Christopher Larkin
Devon Bostick
Isaiah Washington
Henry Ian Cusick

Created by:
Jason Rothenberg

2014-
Drama, Sci-Fi
The CW
TV-14

“The 100” (pronounced “The Hundred”) moves at a good pace, which is necessary to cover some of the flaws in its writing. And the actors are OK, for the most part. The adult actors (many of whom know what they’re doing) and the lead “adolescent” female, Eliza Taylor, provide the strongest performances. The story is fairly obvious once you know the premise, and the visuals are similar to what you would find on the Syfy network. As for the dialogue, it’s a little better for the adults. For the most part, the teens are written as typical annoying teens. I’m tired of that.

It’s like “Lost,” mixed with Fox’s “Terra Nova” and a bit of “Lord of the Flies,” wrapped in a package that will work for The CW’s young audience. While it could go a bit deeper, it’s mildly entertaining in spots. We’ll see. …

The writing is this show’s downfall. It has fallen into the trap that lots of sci-fi TV shows fall into: an intriguing premise hampered by stodgy writing. All of the teenage clichés are here, too.

I’m close to being finished with this; I’m too old to fall for these empty tricks. It’s not a complete failure, though. It achieves a style that’s reminiscent of “Battlestar Galactica.” But it’s completely derivative (see my previous comparisons, as well), and some of the moments are laughable instead of shocking. …

Yup, after watching the first eight of the first season’s thirteen episodes, I’m done. I shouldn’t have watched this much of “The 100” anyway. What’s wrong with me?

Verdict: OKish

About: (Source: 100)

Ninety-seven years ago, nuclear Armageddon decimated planet Earth, destroying civilization. The only survivors were the 400 inhabitants of 12 international space stations that were in orbit at the time. Three generations have been born in space, the survivors now number 4,000, and resources are running out on their dying “Ark” – the 12 stations now linked together and repurposed to keep the survivors alive. Draconian measures including capital punishment and population control are the order of the day, as the leaders of the Ark take ruthless steps to ensure their future, including secretly exiling a group of 100 juvenile prisoners to the Earth’s surface to test whether it’s habitable.