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rogueslayer452 ([personal profile] rogueslayer452) wrote in [community profile] tv_talk 2025-01-16 04:05 am (UTC)

Sense8

Show Title: Sense8
Audience Rating: Mature Audiences
Warnings: Nudity, Sex Scenes, Strong Language, Homophobia/Transphobia
Length of Episodes: 1 hour
Length of Series: 2 seasons, 24 episodes (including the Christmas special)
Why you recommend it: Sense8 features a unique story concept: Sensates are species of humans that are telepathically and emotionally connected to one another, and the show centers around a newly born cluster of sensates who discover they are connected and help each other out with the issues in their lives, alongside a very real threat that is after them. This is a very character-driven show that is about the inter-connectivity between human beings, how despite our differences we can understand one another which can help the world become a better place. Created by The Wachowskis, this is a very diverse and LGBT-friendly show that was gone far too soon. I remember when Netflix cancelled it after two seasons (one of the first that they started cancelling) the fans were deeply upset and rioted, creating fan campaigns to help save it, which while unfortunately it didn't get saved it at least got the show a two-hour series finale movie to wrap things up. Even though it rushed certain aspects of the story that was supposed to be told over seasons, it was better than nothing and it ended up a good note.

The show is beautiful, not just the story and the characters but the cinematography is amazing, they literally shot in many places around the world, the way scenes were done to feature the cluster together even when they weren't physically there with each other was amazing (simple, yet clever camera work and editing). It's just a work of art, and clearly a labor of love from everyone involved.

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