Commissar SFLUFAN Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 Quote HBO Max has ordered the adult animated sci-fi drama Scavengers Reign to series. Set to premiere next year, the series is co-created and executive produced by animators, writers, and directors Joe Bennett and Charles Huettner. It’s from Titmouse and will be unveiled at the Annecy Animation Festival. Scavengers Reign is about the surviving crew of a damaged deep space freighter who are stranded on a beautiful yet unforgiving planet. They begin to learn the true nature of this planet as they try to survive long enough to escape or be rescued. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris- Posted October 4, 2023 Share Posted October 4, 2023 New trailer: This looks really good. American animation is so overwhelming comedic that I relish any attempt at a meaningful drama, and this looks quite interesting! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 The first three episodes (of 12 episodes for the season, not sure if this is a miniseries or not) dropped last week and holy shit I just finished episode one and it is fucking fantastic. Everyone who reads this, stop what you're doing and go watch at least the first episode asap. Try to go in knowing as little as possible (as I did) and you will be blown away. This is (so far, just one episode in but you can tell this is gonna be good) beautiful, surreal, badass with amazing animation, cinematography, direction and music. Watch this now, support this show (it's on HBO Max if you can get it, pirate it otherwise) and report back here. Same header image, two different articles, just a heads up. A visual animated feast for adults. @Chris- @Commissar SFLUFAN The sci-fi adventure Scavengers Reign is an anomalous alien wonder WWW.POLYGON.COM The key to survival is conquering oneself Review: ‘Scavengers Reign’ Is a Gorgeous, Hypnotic Space Trip - The New York Times WWW.NYTIMES.COM Max’s animated sci-fi saga imagines a bizarre ecosystem in which humans are the invasive species. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 Just watched episodes 2 and 3. Both are good, but episode 3, holy shit. People got to watch this, this is my kind of weird. Spoiler The bit in episode 3 where she sees the alien and flower light show life and death sequence - goddamn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris- Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 4 hours ago, Greatoneshere said: The first three episodes (of 12 episodes for the season, not sure if this is a miniseries or not) dropped last week and holy shit I just finished episode one and it is fucking fantastic. Everyone who reads this, stop what you're doing and go watch at least the first episode asap. Try to go in knowing as little as possible (as I did) and you will be blown away. This is (so far, just one episode in but you can tell this is gonna be good) beautiful, surreal, badass with amazing animation, cinematography, direction and music. Watch this now, support this show (it's on HBO Max if you can get it, pirate it otherwise) and report back here. Same header image, two different articles, just a heads up. A visual animated feast for adults. @Chris- The sci-fi adventure Scavengers Reign is an anomalous alien wonder WWW.POLYGON.COM The key to survival is conquering oneself Review: ‘Scavengers Reign’ Is a Gorgeous, Hypnotic Space Trip - The New York Times WWW.NYTIMES.COM Max’s animated sci-fi saga imagines a bizarre ecosystem in which humans are the invasive species. Haven’t had a chance to watch yet but I can’t wait! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin King Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 Was kind of not feeling the trailer, but wanted to like it. Above convinced me to check it out this week. I hope I dig it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ort Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 Episode one was good. Super strong Nausicaä vibes. I guess this is a mini series? It seemingly came out of nowhere. The show doesn't even have a wikipedia page... or at least, it didn't as of yesterday... which is crazy for a show like this on a HBO Max. So are we going to get an episode a week? Are they dropping it in chunks? The lack of info on this show is kinda weird. SEE BELOW 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ort Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 The first three episodes of Scavengers Reign are available on Max now. Each week, the streamer will add three more, until all 12 have been released on November 9. 'Scavengers Reign' Team Talks Through The Worldbuilding Process For Their Sci-Fi Thriller Series - Exclusive WWW.CARTOONBREW.COM Check out the concept and development artwork that went into Max's 'Scavengers Reign,' debuting today. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 49 minutes ago, ort said: Episode one was good. Super strong Nausicaä vibes. I guess this is a mini series? It seemingly came out of nowhere. The show doesn't even have a wikipedia page... or at least, it didn't as of yesterday... which is crazy for a show like this on a HBO Max. Yeah it's been really hard to track down information on this show - and you are correct it has no Wikipedia page as every so often I'd check in the past and still no page. And dropping 3 episodes at a time is a bit surprising too, but I want more right away so I'll take it. I assume it's a miniseries/limited series and not a season 1 given the story's framing device but who knows. I'm not sure if this is an HBO Max show that is one that is susceptible to the huge animation axe that WB/HBO have been doing since the Discovery merger or not and this just happened to be finished by then so they're dumping it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeon Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 This show is fucking insane 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 27 minutes ago, TheLeon said: This show is fucking insane Yeah, it's my fucking favorite kind of sci-fi weirdness (ala Raised by Wolves). The planet is truly alien and the humans can't begin to comprehend its ecosystem (though I'm impressed with what the humans have accomplished so far). We gotta drum up support for work like this. I'm also glad the show skipped the initial "learning about the planet right after we crash part", having instead already started with at least knowing the basics of the planet because a lot of time has already passed since the crash. It appears there were 5 escape pods shot out in total from the main ship Demeter 227, with one burning up in the atmosphere and another crashing in a poisonous/dangerous place that killed (or transformed?) the crew, leaving just the 3 escape pods (and 4 people and 1 robot) that we're following now in the show. One of the big questions is: what caused the crash and whose fault was it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris- Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 My impression so far: finally, America has its Evaganelion! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted October 25, 2023 Author Share Posted October 25, 2023 I'll definitely start on this tomorrow evening! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 2 hours ago, Chris- said: My impression so far: finally, America has its Evaganelion! Not quite a like for like comparison but I get what you mean in terms of psychological explorations of human characters while being weird and scifi but this is much more adult, akin to Ad Astra or Solaris than Evangelion (and I love Evangelion). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silentbob Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 For all the Canadian users here. Looks like it will be on Friday@Midnight on our Adult Swim channel. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 An article outlining a particular reason I really like this show vs. other alien planet stuff: 'Scavengers Reign' Is Changing the Definition of Science Fiction COLLIDER.COM The show depicts aliens that feel truly... well, alien. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted October 25, 2023 Share Posted October 25, 2023 21 hours ago, Chris- said: My impression so far: finally, America has its Evaganelion! Hopefully they’re not cowards and the last episode will be complete dogshit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted October 26, 2023 Author Share Posted October 26, 2023 Whoa - this is some SERIOUSLY damned good sci-fi! Vesta Minor is easily the most "alien" world I've seen depicted in media in a very, very long time! Hell, I cannot even begin to conceive what its evolutionary trajectory must've been like! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 3 hours ago, Kal-El814 said: Hopefully they’re not cowards and the last episode will be complete dogshit. You take that back! Thee last two episodes of the TV show are such a beautiful complement to the insanity that is The End of Evangelion. All of it is amazing! 1 hour ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: Whoa - this is some SERIOUSLY damned good sci-fi! Vesta Minor is easily the most "alien" world I've seen depicted in media in a very, very long time! Hell, I cannot even begin to conceive what its evolutionary trajectory must've been like! It's so good right? I thought you'd really dig this one. Have you seen all three episodes at this point? Spoiler That alien and flower light show scene man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted October 27, 2023 Author Share Posted October 27, 2023 22 hours ago, Greatoneshere said: It's so good right? I thought you'd really dig this one. Have you seen all three episodes at this point? Reveal hidden contents That alien and flower light show scene man. Yeah - I watched all three of the first episodes last night and that sequence you spoilered was really, really beautiful and poignant. I'm watching the episodes that were released today and this world's ecosystem is utterly fascinating, even if doesn't appear to be particularly biologically/evolutionarily coherent. I gotta say that this planet's natural selection process must've been completely hellish! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 22 minutes ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: Yeah - I watched all three of the first episodes last night and that sequence you spoilered was really, really beautiful and poignant. I'm watching the episodes that were released today and this world's ecosystem is utterly fascinating, even if doesn't appear to be particularly biologically/evolutionarily coherent. I gotta say that this planet's natural selection process must've been completely hellish! Nice! And I agree with you - the ecology doesn't make any sense at all but it is utterly fascinating. By that same token, perhaps it shouldn't make sense! It's a truly alien planet after all, I can see the show creators saying. And the natural selection process must indeed have truly been a shit show. Gonna watch the next three tonight! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gavin King Posted October 28, 2023 Share Posted October 28, 2023 Watched the first three episodes. The planet is definitely interesting. Curious where the show goes on d the various characters hook up. Favorite so far is the robot Levi. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted November 7, 2023 Share Posted November 7, 2023 The batch of three they dropped last Friday was another stellar outing (only one more batch of three episodes to go). These were very clear "middle three of the season" kind of episodes as we expand the supporting cast to include flashbacks to a previous downed vessel on the planet in the past and get a small rescue party of three from a nearby moon drilling spot to come and help Azi. The way these additions were weaved in so organically with the quest of the weird alien and Kamen to get to the Demeter 227 mining ship vs. Azi and the two others so we can continue to see all the strange things on the planet was well done. One nice touch was that the group of two find shedded carapaces of creatures (they use one as a raft) while the actual creatures that shed those carapaces attack Azi and the rescue party while they're climbing a cliff, indicating they're all getting close to the ship and are in generally the same area now. Can't wait to see the final three once they drop this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted November 10, 2023 Author Share Posted November 10, 2023 There were no real surprises for me in how the final three episodes played out, but that certainly didn't lessen my enjoyment of them in the least! This was a helluva series and I eagerly look forward to whatever the creative team comes up with next, especially since the final scene not-so-subtly suggests that there's something wider afoot! Also, this is the short film from several years ago that served as the basis for the series: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted November 10, 2023 Share Posted November 10, 2023 16 hours ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: There were no real surprises for me in how the final three episodes played out, but that certainly didn't lessen my enjoyment of them in the least! This was a helluva series and I eagerly look forward to whatever the creative team comes up with next, especially since the final scene not-so-subtly suggests that there's something wider afoot! Except for the ending, there weren't a lot of surprises, per se, but I was surprised Kamen went unpunished and the end scene stinger came out of nowhere (but looked cool, implying a religious order here) but all of it was really well executed - more people have to watch this show. I expected this show to be a limited series but it's pretty clear the show wants a season 2. The creators of the show have said they have a lot more mapped out (last question of the interview) but it depends on viewer numbers (which I'm not hopeful on). 'Scavengers Reign' Creators Break Down the Year's Most Exciting Sci-Fi Animation COLLIDER.COM Now streaming on Max, this new series takes us to a vast planet with both incredible beauty and immense danger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwinIon Posted December 11, 2023 Share Posted December 11, 2023 I finally caught up with this over the weekend and it was amazing. Such a delightfully and frightfully alien world is presented. My only qualm: Spoiler Azi was so slow to recognize Levi as more than a robot! People are generally so quick to personify anything that her slow realization that Levi was evolving was almost weird. She's got a bi-pedal buddy that can converse with, by the time it's feeling pleasure and pain, it shouldn't be a big leap to treat it as more than a walking power tool. I'll give her the benefit of the doubt since she had spent a lot of time with identical robots and it seems like they'd basically been her tools on the ship, but still Azi, wake up and smell the humanity! I really hope we get more of this show. I was getting some real Dune vibes at the end and I'd love to see this universe expanded on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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