Sense8 Trailer: Netflix Sci Fi series around gender and sexuality from the Wachowskis

I've been intrigued by this for a while--a serial format may actually work for the Wachowskis. So is Lana Wachowski the first trans (co)creator of a major American TV show? http://www.vulture.com/2015/05/watch-sense8-trailer.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKpKAlbJ7BQ

Updated On: 5/7/15 at 07:09 PM

It makes no sense, and the Wachowskis can never be relied upon to write dialogue that sounds natural, but there is a beautiful quality to the show. I really like it.

I'm hoping to binge on this today.

I forced myself to binge-watch the series with an open mind recently.

High points:

* special effects

* attention to detail

* Nomi & Lito's struggles seemed palpable

Low marks:

* Too many characters, period

* Too many flashbacks

* The obligatory happy ending

* Nit: only 1 of the sensates seemed to have 2 parents

* Instead of breaking new ground with an international cast, the Wachowski's perpetuated certain ethnic & national stereotypes

* The tired trope of seemingly random strangers' lives being somehow interconnected due to either predestination or paranormal phenomena has been done already, only better.

* The orgy scene seemed heavy-handed

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

Updated On: 6/8/15 at 07:56 AM

@Fantod...I factored boldness into my score. The birth sequence during the concert scene was the epitome of boldness albeit overdone with too many births.

IMHO the Wachowskis blew a golden opportunity to explore the nexus between Nomi's mom's inability to accept her as a female and the mom's difficult labor. Yes, Nomi is a transwoman. But, she will never have the experience of childbirth that her mom endured nor have to deal with monthly menses which the Wachowskis didn't shy away from. There was an undercurrent of resentment on the part of the mom that was ripe for exploitation.

As an atheist, I'm not going to defend bible-thumpers who object to surgical gender reassignment on religious grounds alone. However, I will suggest that it's disingenuous to dismiss the Christian faithful as mentally disturbed while giving those with Nomi's identity issues a free pass.

Updated On: 6/8/15 at 09:51 AM

My apologies for the spoilers. I wasn't thinking very clearly earlier this morning. All I could hear was the voices of other sensates.

I thought it was mostly fantastic. I loved how each part was based around a genre (ie the dialog for Lito's bits were so flowery.) I think this is a great piece on the show (though they are wrong--Philip K Dick was an ass about gender issues.)

I'm really enjoying this show. I don't really care about how they're connected, and am just enjoying each different "self" and the journeys they are on. (I am reminded of feeling this way about Lost. I was so interested in all of their flashbacks, and wasn't as intrigued by what was happening on the island, as rare as that may be.)

I found the scenes in the hospital with Nomi especially frightening. One of my biggest fears is being unable to control my own health decisions for whatever reason.