Good show and game I play the game and watched the pilot. The game is good for a borderlands style mmo. While they both take place in different places its nice to see a good game/tv show connection. The show had everything i was looking for in a scifi show.. drama, action, alien things that are believable... can't wait to see where the show goes from here. Been awhile since a scifi show really grabbed me like this one has.

Great show Don't listen to the other reviews the acting is wonderful and the costumes make perfect sense. Don't complain if you don't understand. I loved Eureka but honestly I like this show better.

Hooked and loving it so far! Great out of the gate, haters should watch season 1 of star trek next generation, it takes great writing and acting to click at episode 1. This series has a lot of potential, just don't drag it out like heroes and it should make it a while. I just need time to learn the names of all the alien races. Can't wait for more episodes!

Really Good Series I was worried that it would not be a great series, and I was still worried even after the Pilot, which was meh... After sticking with it, I am pleased to say that I am enjoying the show. Hopefully they will keep it up. With Eureka gone, I've been looking for a good series to get into. This is it for now...

Defiance bridges the gap This show, not quite worth five starts, but four yes. I can see that they cherry picked so many wonderful shows like Alien Nation, Farscape, Serenity/Firefly, Mad Max (all of them), James Cameron's Avatar, Frank Herbert's Dune. The musical score work, for me, has the essence of Cirque du Soleil meets Sanctuary For All (which became the hit series Sanctuary on SyFy). If you recall, the interwoven melody of Sanctuary For All, that theme, with it's complexities - the score work of Defiance is in the same class. There clearly is a Alien-Steampunk feel here, and we'll have to see how the story unfolds. Visually it's AMAZING, Musically it's Breath-Taking, story wise, yet to fully be seen, however I do have hope. I was recording this via my DVR, however now that I ploped down $24.95 for Season 1 in HD, I'll be watching it here instead. I hope Defiance lives up to all the hopes and dreams of the writers, producers and actors. I for one am looking forward to seeing more, and hopefully changing my 4 starts to 5.

Good This show is decent, at best. With the cliche and mildly interesting story, subpar acting, and out in the open screen mistakes, this show barely grasped my interest.

PERFECT! I honestly love Scifi. After Eureka ended I needed a good show. I loved Stargate and I love revolution. This is like some crazy child of those shows. I couldn't be more pleased. I anticipate the next season will be even better. The anxiety of waiting is killing me.

Original premise with familiar story. This show is very unique in the fact that it doesn't create this cheesy god-like character's but at the same time doesn't saturate the dialogue with so much melodrama that it cheapens the character. It has it's quirks here and there, like in episode 2 the overlook of old St. Louis was visibly recognizable as a miniature of the town. It has a very strong beginning and if it keeps heading in a balanced direction being able to mix the unique with the familiar I'm sure this series will last a while.

Much Promise - Great Potential Jaime Murray was sexier than any one woman could possibly be in the bath scene. Joshua and Stephanie played good solid lead parts. Of course, Tony and Graham always my favorites, add great experience and professionalism to their parts. And the personality contrast between the two sisters (Julie, Mia) peeks my interest. The story line was a little all over the place, but it is new and I believe the writers will find their way. Special FX were good, but there were flaws. And the defenses have some flaws, but nothing that cannot be fixed with a little more attention to detail. Makeup give yourselves a "pat on the back " and a couple of "at a boys". I believe in the show so I bought the whole season!

This is the entertainment all geeks have been waiting for! I love the show, the game is amazing, and I love the idea behind the entire thing: both the show and the game can influence each other. I truely believe that the show has great potential to last for years. The game is phenominal because you can meet up with friends in multiplayer just as easily as it is to find and play through a quest. To recieve the best experience, watch the show and play the game. There are so many great references between the two and it really enhances the experince!

Finally, a real science fiction series from SyFy. Over the last few years it seems that the SyFy Channel has had fewer and fewer actual science fiction series. They seem to be more interested in reality TV, wrestling, and B horror movies. Defiance had an excellent set of characters who manage to draw you in and keep you interested. The individual episodes are more or less self contained, while still running a larger story arc. This means that a new viewer can pretty much pick any episode to watch and be able to figure out what's happening in that episode, while still rewarding loyal weekly viewers with a much larger story. After the cliffhanger ending to season one I'm glad to see that SyFy has already renewed it for another season. Here's to hoping that season two is as good as season one, and that it will be followed by many many more. I'm tired of good series getting killed off without a decent wrap up, and just when they hit their stride (ie Star Trek Enterprise, Sanctuary, The 4400, Alphas, and StarGate Universe).

Enjoyable I am enjoying the show. The game, like any modern mmo, is a work in progress, but it gets better as we go on. The show/game tie ins are actually pretty good and keep one paying attention to both. Now if only tards would stop driving circles around the arkfalls and pushing the enemies out of range...

Doesn't use potential The show has a great premise, but doesn't exploit it to its fullest potential. There are endless opportunities for intimate character development and for a riveting plot to develop, but those chances aren't utilized. There are spectacular aspects that make the show great overall but could be better. I'm excited to see where they take it from here.

Surprisingly good I had my doubts when I started watching this, but thankfully the show didn't fail me. The characters are likeable, bringing a smile to my face plenty of times along with being believable. The setting is great though that's biased since I love post apocalyptic settings. My only complain would be the CGI, which isn't as bad as some of the other stuff SciFi has done, its actually fine.

The Sci Fi Drama we've been waiting for... This show has everything a hard core drama sci fi fan could want. Beautiful settings, albit a bit dark, all the color tones are sandy and dark and gives that vibe that this is meant to give a sense of realism in this post ap. type show. Julie B is a treasure to have on this show! Love her in almost anything she's in and happy she's back in the sci fi genre again. I think personally for me, and forgive me if I haven't gotten names down yet, but the wife of the gangster , her role and how she "handles" her husband superb. I like my taste in women like that, beautiful and very smart, looks at the big picture, and just love the fact her husband apprieates her "view of thinking", that is AWESOME writting and directing. She remains me of the wife of the Eearl in the Vikings, how she was always steering her husband , that just sexy to me. Man....this was suppose to be a review...but instead I just drool over all the female leads in this show. But.. i digress, this show is golden and I can't wait to see how things unfold through the season, heres hopping for season two!!!

Love it hope this show turns out to be a great seiries Love the diffrerent types of races really cool camt wait to see more action and get to know the story better love the characters and the two main characters back round with the girl being abandoned very cool show and the graphics and costumes their realy cool.

Most Excellent!! The Actors are on par with Walking Dead Actors, if not a little better! The geology is very cool, as there was a terrible earthquake in the New Madrid fault that is so ancient that whole farms were swallowed up and disappeared along the fault! Awesome Actor, Graham Greene and the Aussie for eye candy, Graham you are HUBBA HUBBA, be still my beating heart. The twists and turns with the old Mayor and her henchmen make you wonder, does she believe the ancient artifacts will hurt Defiance or, make it a target for other pilfering aliens! In short, Bravo SyFy! You have hit it out of the park with this one! And Thanks for the eye candy ;) !

Defiance defies the usual Sci-Fi programs I have always had a love/hate relationship with the SyFy channel. They produce just enough shows with actual quality that I love, but the majority of their progamming is stuff I hate. 'Defiance' breaks the mold. It's a clever melding of story full of conflict along with characters that are believable and interesting. I found the 'drop us in the middle' to work well for this pilot. The action to story balance, keeping the viewer engaged and connected at the same time, was well done. Good work by the writers and editors. Loads of back story here, as you can tell by perusing the Defiance website, as well as the tie-in with the video game. I'm excited that a network like NBC approved this, both the production cost and the creative use of gaming. It's a fairly bold step, better handled than 'Stargate:Universe', which was burdened by cloying angst and teenage drama from the pilot on. The failure of 'Terra Nova' last year was fairly obvious from about the fourth or fifth episode when I stopped caring what happened to the characters. We'll have to wait and see how SyFy does with 'Defiance'. I hope they can keep the creative juices flowing and break more molds.

Great show and Great game! The idea of combining a show and game has been thought after for many years with no memorable attempts made. Now the best of both worlds collide. The fact that this first true attempt is a huge success just shows how amazing both realms of the same new world are.

Captivating show! A mix of everything --- Western, Drama, Shakespeare, Ethnicity, underlying current social issues. The screenwrite is a little weak and cliche, but the actors pull it off elegantly to make it interesting. The visuals are spectacular. The music is also cool! After hearing "Ride Captain Ride" I was hooked! The amount of work put into this series shows. Once the writers find their groove and originality, I think they can make their mark.