67 reviews
Brilliant but forgotten
So the studios and providers throw money hand over fist at remakes of old TV shows but something like this which had the potential to be so much more gets left behind. How many friken superman or batman movies can they make before we all die of boredom with shows and films that barely have a plot.
Don't miss this and just imagine what it could have been.
Don't miss this and just imagine what it could have been.
Loved this Pilot, but Amazon let us down!
This was originally on Amazon Prime as a Pilot program, users were asked to rate it so Amazon could decide whether to continue with the series. Over 1500 viewers voted it as a 5 out of 5, and yet, Amazon didn't pick it up! Why? I have no idea. I kept writing to customer service asking WHEN tge series would continue,but got no information. Then, after a long time on a Amazon with NO more esisodes, it disappeared, along with all the reviews and ratings. Is it good as a stand alone "movie?" No, but it WAS a terrific pilot. Amazon really disappointed a lot of Prime members by not following through with the series!
- Opinion02122
- May 21, 2020
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Great with a lot of room to grow
You cannot fully judge a book by its cover, or a series from its Pilot, yet it shows incredible promise. Richard Madden displays in yet another show how good of an actor he really is, most of the surrounding cast is on par, and immediately you feel there is depth to the characters they play.
The plot appears plausible and realistic, the scifi elements are well thought out, complemented by good cgi and very good directing. It feels like a spiritual successor to Earth II, only better in every way, and more complete.
There are some bits of acting I dislike and some parts where I found the plot lacking, with as much of the story not being revealed its entirely possible my opinion will change.
The plot appears plausible and realistic, the scifi elements are well thought out, complemented by good cgi and very good directing. It feels like a spiritual successor to Earth II, only better in every way, and more complete.
There are some bits of acting I dislike and some parts where I found the plot lacking, with as much of the story not being revealed its entirely possible my opinion will change.
One of the best pilots I've watched!
It's hard to rate a pilot on a star system but I gave Oasis a 10/10 because it is one of the best pilots I've watched, it was effective and it left me wanting more.
The opening credits are astounding (as is the opening song). Richard Madden gives another wonderful performance as Peter Leigh, with more layers to explore with his character.
Haley Joel Osment is very likable as Sy, a botanist who is more intelligent then he is getting credit for.
Anil Kapoor plays a leader well as Vikram Danesh, Antje Traue has a strong presence as security officer Sarah Keller. Zawe Ashton, Maureen Sebastian and Michael Shaw all give performances that make you want to see more of their characters.
This one is a winner Amazon, please make a season or seasons out of it. Good acting/directing/effects/and great use of location. Hope we see more from Oasis!
The opening credits are astounding (as is the opening song). Richard Madden gives another wonderful performance as Peter Leigh, with more layers to explore with his character.
Haley Joel Osment is very likable as Sy, a botanist who is more intelligent then he is getting credit for.
Anil Kapoor plays a leader well as Vikram Danesh, Antje Traue has a strong presence as security officer Sarah Keller. Zawe Ashton, Maureen Sebastian and Michael Shaw all give performances that make you want to see more of their characters.
This one is a winner Amazon, please make a season or seasons out of it. Good acting/directing/effects/and great use of location. Hope we see more from Oasis!
When is this season going to start?
Really liked the pilot of Oasis the show on Amazon. I would like Amazon to produce the entire season 1. Has this show already been a series in UK? If so is there another way we can view the whole of season 1 in the USA. I thought the pilot was intriguing and the last scene leaves many questions which would be great to explore in a full show, not just a pilot
- ccabek-00360
- May 22, 2017
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Just get on with it!
Finally I thought, a different series that isn't a clone of other series. Great story, great cast etc. Come on amazon, get it made already! It ain't as if you can't afford it and you are producing other shows which are simply crap so get rid of them and do this properly and you just might start edging in with the big boys ie. netflix, Disney etc etc
Pilot Leaves You Wanting More!!!
Loved the pilot! Fantastic ground work, room for extravagant growth , moves at a nice pace with no holes in the story, defiantly leaves you wanting more. The cast is a mix of several ethnicities, adding depth and dynamic to the show. I am not a "Sy-Fy" fan-but this has a perfect balance "sy-fy", reality and futuristic qualities, with out making you want walk away. No CGI (if there is, I can't tell) great selection for filming location. Really hope they "run" with this show, a lot of potential to be a in the high 8's possibly 9's. Highly Recommended!
Fantastic
This was a fantastic pilot with great acting. I stumbled across this show not knowing what I was getting into and was surprised by the quality.
The cinematography, the writing, the acting, the color setting, the plot, everything was exceptional.
I really hope Amazon makes this one of their prime series. I was perhaps even more impressed by this one than the Man in the High Castle pilot.
The cinematography, the writing, the acting, the color setting, the plot, everything was exceptional.
I really hope Amazon makes this one of their prime series. I was perhaps even more impressed by this one than the Man in the High Castle pilot.
Would have been great
Amazon really screwed the pooch on this one. A fantastic pilot. I was so looking forward to this becoming my next obsession. Like every aspect of the entertainment industry, the people who decide what will be and what will not are completely clueless. Movie, music, movies, all run by shortsighted idiots with zero vision and zero creativity they wouldn't know real art if it came up and bit them on the adst. Play it safe rehash old garbage never be groundbreaking or even original. That's why this pilot isn't a show I can watch every week
- scottcbluth
- Mar 20, 2020
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Intriguing, so I read the book
I saw this pilot a while ago when it came out. Afterwards, I noticed that the series is based on a novel by Michel Faber, author of "Under the Skin" (adapted into an interesting art movie).
I read "Under the Skin" years ago and enjoyed it. It was an interesting novel: entertaining but interested in discussing big ideas in an accessible manner. I liked it quite a bit, so I picked up "The Book of Strange New Things" (the source material for Oasis).
What's the verdict? The novel was very good, but I'm worried about the show. I don't think TV/film should adapt the source material slavishly, but so many plot elements seem to have been removed in the show.
-The relationship between the main character in his wife is central to the novel whereas she appears to die in the pilot.
-The planet (Oasis) in the novel is humid, with constant rain and an oppressive atmosphere, not a desert. Food is the main concern for the human colonists, not water.
-Alien life on the planet is a key element in the novel; the protagonist is brought to Oasis to deal with the aliens, not the humans on the base.
Could the series turn out okay? Maybe. But it seems like the more challenging/interesting aspects of the novel have been removed in favor of a more straightforward mystery. That's not a good sign.
It's a pity in a way, because I believe the plot of the book would have been suitable for a closer adaptation.
I read "Under the Skin" years ago and enjoyed it. It was an interesting novel: entertaining but interested in discussing big ideas in an accessible manner. I liked it quite a bit, so I picked up "The Book of Strange New Things" (the source material for Oasis).
What's the verdict? The novel was very good, but I'm worried about the show. I don't think TV/film should adapt the source material slavishly, but so many plot elements seem to have been removed in the show.
-The relationship between the main character in his wife is central to the novel whereas she appears to die in the pilot.
-The planet (Oasis) in the novel is humid, with constant rain and an oppressive atmosphere, not a desert. Food is the main concern for the human colonists, not water.
-Alien life on the planet is a key element in the novel; the protagonist is brought to Oasis to deal with the aliens, not the humans on the base.
Could the series turn out okay? Maybe. But it seems like the more challenging/interesting aspects of the novel have been removed in favor of a more straightforward mystery. That's not a good sign.
It's a pity in a way, because I believe the plot of the book would have been suitable for a closer adaptation.
- remembervhs
- Oct 1, 2017
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They need to make this series
I still want to watch more great first episode please make more
- deadlynexos
- Nov 14, 2018
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Decent
- wolflambert
- Apr 11, 2017
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terrible execution with too many flaws
Shades of Lem and Tarkovsky's SOLARIS...a good thing
Very good pilot episode of what could turn out to be the next big series from Amazon Studios.
"Set in the near future, Oasis tells the story of priest Peter Leigh, who is called to a remote planet where a mysterious multinational company is building the first permanent off-Earth human colony."
Religion is no stranger to science fiction. I've always preferred my science fiction to have religious elements in small doses, if at all. OASIS unites the two with the main character being a priest but it's handled well and is still firmly within the realm of science fiction. Really good science fiction with shades of Lem and Tarkovsky's SOLARIS, mysterious and surreal...that's a good thing.
Hard to tell from just the pilot if this one will have the legs to keep on running but, if you like well-made science fiction and have access to this pilot episode, do yourself a favor and check it out. Everything clicks including a great soundtrack. I'm looking forward to seeing more of this one.
"Set in the near future, Oasis tells the story of priest Peter Leigh, who is called to a remote planet where a mysterious multinational company is building the first permanent off-Earth human colony."
Religion is no stranger to science fiction. I've always preferred my science fiction to have religious elements in small doses, if at all. OASIS unites the two with the main character being a priest but it's handled well and is still firmly within the realm of science fiction. Really good science fiction with shades of Lem and Tarkovsky's SOLARIS, mysterious and surreal...that's a good thing.
Hard to tell from just the pilot if this one will have the legs to keep on running but, if you like well-made science fiction and have access to this pilot episode, do yourself a favor and check it out. Everything clicks including a great soundtrack. I'm looking forward to seeing more of this one.
- Mike_Olson
- Mar 17, 2017
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Oasis
Rarely am I left wanting more from the first episode or pilot, normally a show grows as it progresses but this just blew my mind the mystery of it just left me wanting more!! great cast great scenery great story so far. this could be a BIG show if made and directed as superbly as the pilot it would personally make me subscribe to amazon if I weren't already a subscriber
PLEASE MAKE THIS AMAZON!
PLEASE MAKE THIS AMAZON!
- getsetbone
- Oct 22, 2017
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Enough to get me to watch the second ep
I'm always looking for something new, and being a Sci Fi fan, this hopefully might be the ticket. Right off the bat, the soundtrack reminded me of Interstellar, and the plot will hopefully keep me interested in this series. The effects and scenery look nice, and another plus, aside from 3 actors, I didn't recognize the rest of the actors in this. I've been a fan of Mark Addy since the Knights Tale. I also did a double take when Haley Joel showed up, and the girl from Superman is hot. Hopefully this gets picked up
- pablo33158
- Mar 21, 2017
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Brilliant
Please make more, its too good we need more quality like this, awesome writing.
Nice project
Nice project but why are you waiting? Waiting Impatiently.
- donmezserkanster
- Dec 24, 2018
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Lots of promise
I have to agree with the others. I really liked this and hope more are made. My wife recommended it and the cast is strong with good actors. Come on Amazon get this one done. It would look good on mainstream and I would be quite happy to watch it on BBC or ITV etc. so very happy if this gets more episodes.
- b-coleman-75977
- Mar 18, 2017
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Frank Herbert's PANDORA
If anyone read "The Jesus incident" by Frank Herbert, Bill Ransom will see it...
They are making it into a TV show... I know the original plot and its very similar so far (with some differences of course) but I don't know if they gonna change it in the future episodes. I like the acting efforts and atmosphere and I am hopeful. I hope they won't blow it... Because it is a very good plot! But at the same time it is a difficult one...
The "OASIS" name is of course coming from the masterpiece "Dune" And it is just a "salute" to the Frank Herbert...
I am looking forward to see this show.
They are making it into a TV show... I know the original plot and its very similar so far (with some differences of course) but I don't know if they gonna change it in the future episodes. I like the acting efforts and atmosphere and I am hopeful. I hope they won't blow it... Because it is a very good plot! But at the same time it is a difficult one...
The "OASIS" name is of course coming from the masterpiece "Dune" And it is just a "salute" to the Frank Herbert...
I am looking forward to see this show.
- abdullah-19
- Mar 22, 2017
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Awesome
Can't see why this didn't get continued after the pilot
- warded1313-988-182514
- Jul 7, 2018
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Nah. Seen so many times before.
Of course, this is only the pilot, and I could be wrong. There could be true originality here. But the pilot certainly suggests no such thing. A desert planet? Like in "Screamers", like in "Dune", like in "Riddick", like Tatooine/Jakku? And what's much worse: monsters of the Id? Really? Again? This is one of the single most often-used tropes in sci-fi, from "Forbidden Planet" and "Journey to the Seventh Planet" to "Solaris" and its various knock-offs ("The Sphere"; "Event Horizon"). Some alien intelligence that's messing with our minds. Saves the writer from actually telling a clear story. Nah, no thanks. No offense to the actors, who're doing a good job, but the story... the story just needs to be more. More original, more interesting, more new. This is just more of the same-old, same-old. I am profoundly unimpressed.
I hope I'm wrong, and that the story (if picked up) evolves in novel and unexpected directions.
I hope I'm wrong, and that the story (if picked up) evolves in novel and unexpected directions.
How to unravel scientific dilemmas?
Did Amazon Originals scrap Oasis?
Can't wait for the series come on Amazon get the lead out
I am absolutely infatuated with this series. Please hurry and get season 1 going. I went looking to watch the pilot again, but it has been removed. Please have mercy and get the show going