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- 2018
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- AMC
- 2018
- TV-14
- AMC
Summary The fictional account of the Royal Navy's expedition led by Sir John Franklin (Ciaran Hinds) in 1847 to locate the Northwest Passage is based on Dan Simmons's 2007 novel of the same name where the crew on the HMS Terror are trapped in the ice and attacked by an unknown entity.
Created By: Max Borenstein, Alexander Woo
- 2018
- TV-14
- AMC
- 2018
- TV-14
- AMC
The Terror
Season 1 Premiere: Mar 25, 2018
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7.5
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Summary The fictional account of the Royal Navy's expedition led by Sir John Franklin (Ciaran Hinds) in 1847 to locate the Northwest Passage is based on Dan Simmons's 2007 novel of the same name where the crew on the HMS Terror are trapped in the ice and attacked by an unknown entity.
Created By: Max Borenstein, Alexander Woo
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 37 Critic Reviews
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81% Positive
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19% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 37 Critic Reviews
76
81% Positive
30 Reviews
30 Reviews
19% Mixed
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
0% Negative
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"The Terror: Infamy" is so good and so cleanly told that it really doesn't require much of a primer before diving in, but a little background couldn't hurt.
One of the many remarkable elements of AMC’s “The Terror: Infamy” is how it balances a history lesson with the parts of it that you would never learn about in school. At its best, it intertwines the two, suggesting that one begets the other, and it holds a mirror up to 2019, forcing us to wonder what will be unleashed by the current horrors in our country.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 269 User Ratings
7.5
75% Positive
202 Ratings
202 Ratings
12% Mixed
32 Ratings
32 Ratings
13% Negative
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35 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 269 User Ratings
7.5
75% Positive
202 Ratings
202 Ratings
12% Mixed
32 Ratings
32 Ratings
13% Negative
35 Ratings
35 Ratings
Season 1 review. I really enjoyed the claustrophobia of the crew stuck in the ice in the arctic. I usually do not like shows that mix historcial fact with fiction, but this show does an excellent job. Yes, some bits defy logic, but overall, great acting a film-making.
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This is a review for season 1 only. What is cold? What is real cold, the kind that peels the skin off, chills to the bone, snaps fingers. That is what the men of these doomed expeditions endured for years trapped in an icy prison, the victims of ill fate, ignorance and arrogance.
This gripping one-season tale is a study in the deadly consequences of bad leadership, of allowing hubris to decide the fates of many for the placation of one. Redemption cannot be earned over the graves of others, it must not do harm. There is also a lesson here for the incalculable damage that a single smiling snake can do in an otherwise safe company - such evil should be rooted out before it can destroy an enterprise. Jared Harris is one of my all-time favourite actors, always grounded in pragmatism and empathy, always fearless in truth and candour, always concerned for those in his charge. His role as Captain Francis Crozier absolutely blinds in brilliance and compassion - bravo.
We hear of great adventures in past glory days when people put everything at risk to achieve the impossible. This grinding season takes us into a lost world where myth and nature are one. The Inuktitut peoples who inhabit this harsh world, and their powerful connection with nature and spirits, is truly a culture to marvel upon. Of course, the terrifying prospect of the stalking giant bear-like Tuunbaq adds to this mystery. Erebus and Terror were real, their wrecks were only just found a few years ago - that renders this tale all the more chilling and compelling. This is a very hard series to watch, especially in the horrors revealed like cannibalism, but it is necessary viewing to understand what men go through when civilization collapses during an impossible odyssey. This is a review for season 2 only, which could not be more different from season 1.
This story is far more intimate, told around the experiences of American citizens of Japanese origin during the internments of WW2. I am particularly happy for George Takei who has attempted many times to shed light on this dark chapter of American domestic history. The only other popular media piece I can think of is the play Allegiance. The terror aspect comes from old wrongdoing, a torn soul and wandering vengeance. One vacillates between sympathy and disgust for the Yurei, the wandering demon of the terribly wrong girl Yuko. Certainly, the horror dimensions of this season are significant and caused me a few latent nightmares. The multi-layered journey into the worlds of spirits is both beautiful and scary. The presence of old magics and dark arts, which can be used for good and bad, are always hinted at in our modern world and used to this day of course. The characters draw you in and some you really sympathize for. The long struggle between Chester and Henry shows that fatherhood transcends blood bonds, and is built on loyalty and devotion. The season comes to a beautiful but tragic conclusion. I for one learned a lot.
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In its most successful episode, Chester confronts a Japanese prisoner of war who taunts, threatens, and ultimately bonds with him over their shared love of baseball and their exhaustion with the battlefront. It’s a deeply compelling episode of television and warrants a place for The Terror in any list of the year’s must-watch series. But it has nothing to do with ghosts. I wish The Terror had done a little more work to make its ghosts feel as necessary as its timely history lesson.
A slow-burning horror-genre delight.
With its elongated timeline and frequent shifts in locale, Infamy is a somewhat less intense experience than what I’ve seen of the first season with Jared Harris, but the franchise as a whole is proving a potent combination of what scares us in our imaginations and what should scare us in the world outside our windows.
The series doesn’t minimize the internees’ hardships, even if it somewhat underplays them. But it’s also a little strange to see the only major piece of pop culture about Japanese-American incarceration imply that its characters have even scarier things to worry about.
The result is suspenseful and atmospheric but slow-burning to the point of inertia. The story works better as a righteously angry family saga than a fantasy chiller. Worth a look out of historical interest but for far superior drama, seek out the first series.
Una serie molto bella, se apprezzi l'horror che non sia fatto solo di jumpscare o sangue questa è la serie per te. I **** sono sempre ben caratterizzati ed il lato psicologico, una delle cose principali, è sempre ben mostrato. Di certo non è perfetta, è una serie molto e forse un po' troppo lenta, specialmente contando che è sempre ambientata in una nave incagliata nei ghiacci.
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A great historical premise that gets ruined by a ridiculous bear that attacks the crew.
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I just left it playing in background after watching first few episodes, because for the most time, it was simply boring AF. The thing is, this is fiction and author could create anything, and yet, i found the movie about real life survivors - Alive - soooo much more interesting. They should make it miniseries, or regular movie instead, because in it's current form, it's just a waste of time.
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This is another “slow burn” that’s slow because they do not have much story so they drag out every scene to create more content. This is more like trying to start a fire with wet leaves. The only thing burning is your eyes. A slow moving story requires well written characters, an interesting story and/or a meaningful theme. Otherwise viewers will simply get bored. If you have bland characters, a dull story and no theme whatsoever, then the show/movie needs to move along so there’s something to keep viewers interest. I, and I suspect many people, have limited time to spend on entertainment and I'm not going to waste it on a dull, boring, slow series with bland characters and an uninteresting story.
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Production Company:
- American Movie Classics (AMC)
- Scott Free Productions
- Entertainment 360
- EMJAG Productions
- AMC Studios
- Aquatic Wonders
Initial Release Date: Mar 25, 2018
Number of seasons: 3 Seasons
Rating: TV-14
Awards
Online Film & Television Association
• 6 Nominations
Satellite Awards
• 1 Win & 4 Nominations
Motion Picture Sound Editors, USA
• 3 Nominations
