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But don't watch it if you're an adult or your brain may liquefy. It's fairly normal for kids' shows to lack subtlety, but this is worse than most. Almost all of the kids' conversations are carried on at shouting volume with ample arm waving and over the top facial expressions. I watched 4.5 episodes to give it a chance, but it just got sillier with each episode. It might have worked better as a cartoon because then you tend to be more accepting of things that violate the most basic rules of physics.

It's just bad. Bad acting. Bad CGI. Bad everything.

I love almost anything with aliens, as long as its taken seriously and Not based around kids as its storyline, Unfortunately this one Is kid themed and the aliens and effects look like something a teen in high school tried to create over the weekend on his cell phone..Really really bad CGI.... I couldnt sit through even one episode....Maybe 8 yr olds may find it interesting, but I'll pass....

It felt gross the second it started but I gave it a shot with my niece who also was bored with it. They are definitely stealing their cgi and sound effects from the computer game Spore.

Watched with my daughter (11) and we were not liking it after the first episode. But the second episode cleared a lot of things up and even though the CGI and acting aren't the best, u start to connect with the characters (esp Finn). It's a fun kid show that makes them think about the future and how protecting our environment matters. I love any show that can start a dialogue with my kids and this show made them ask many questions. When u have to pause to google stuff? That's a good thing IMO.

It's just outrageuosly horrible. Seriously.... it's THAT BAD. It's not even worth comparing it to any other pieces.. it's just embarrassingly bad.

It deals with real to life issues, gender relations, and is fluffed with some Sci fi goodies to make it more interesting and engaging. I like it, despite the questionable quality of the CGI and special effects.

Finn is the man point blank... A true Lady's man. The only reason I'm still watching it

Was looking for something my daughter and I could watch together that wasn't a cartoon. This was great. She was hooked. We watched 4 episodes in one day. It's not gonna win any emmies or golden globes, lol. But it was definitely entertaining for me and my 8 yr old.

Not the greatest production value, but excellent characters and storyline that my kids (10 & 12) love watching together.

We sat through it with our 7 tear old. It was decent. Could be better, but doesn't deserve the hate it gets.

Like the title says, this show is great family viewing, and it doesn't shy away from hard topics such as loss, extinction, loneliness and even death, and it is a great way to broach these topics with children in order to help them understand and process these difficult issues.

When taken for what it is: a family/kids show in the sci-fi genre, done on a moderate budget, it deserves WAY more than the current 3.7 overall rating it has on IMDB.

The premise: An alien 'collector', later affectionately named "Ling", roams the universe collecting 'endlings', which are creatures that are the very last of their kind and are about to become forever extinct, in order to preserve them for an as yet unrevealed purpose (we are clearly led to believe it is in the best interests of these creatures though). While on one of it's missions, to collect the last African Elephant on Earth, it encounters trouble with it's spaceship and crash lands on Earth, releasing all the collected Endlings in the crash. It, and the ship, are then found by several foster children, and Ling is rescued by them and through telepathy shows them what it is that he does, and why. The children then take it upon themselves to collect the lost Endlings while Ling heals. Through this process, the kids learn to deal with things like loss, death, trust, in themselves and in others, the merits of working together, and of family bonds, they also learn about empathy and appreciation for life itself in the many forms it can take.

This is a unique series, with a very unique premise, and throughout it contains such a POSITIVE feeling and message, and I truly believe it has the power to educate and bring families together through discussion about the topics it's story touches upon.

This is something that should be seen by all families, and even by any adult sci fi fans that aren't afraid of lower budgets and family friendly storylines. There's a little something to be found for pretty much everyone here.

9 out of 10 stars for me

This is clearly aimed at Kids, with some great messages. Probably aimed at 5-12year olds. Really like the fresh mix of main characters with an interesting way to pull them all together. The first episode works hard to establish all the main characters and a unique sci-fi / alien storyline.

The CGI is lower budget (Like DINO Dan) but it actually helps me explain to my 5 years what's real and what is not.

As a 42 year old man it also holds my attention, which I appreciate when watching kids shows.

Give it a chance, hoping it'll find an audience.

I started watching this show on Hulu over the weekend with my nieces and nephews whilst being snowed in and they absolutely loved it. They are between 6 and 11, super into animals (obvs) and the oldest just got into anything space ships. Their parents are very into educational TV content and this was the perfect co-viewing series to binge. Really liked the mission of this series and for a kids show the special effects were stellar! Highly recommend! We love Ling and Tabby!

Great cast and story set up. I'm hooked.

CGI is well done, but you can clearly tell what is CGI. That may be a good thing with younger viewers - think dinosaur animation in Dino Dan. I can overlook CGI, if the scripts stay solid. Looks promising.

Nice find, looking to share this with my younger daughter.

My 11 yo loves this show! Great characters, exciting story, and makes you think about the future of the planet! We're so glad there's a second season coming!

I have only seen 2 episodes so far and I am hooked. I am a grandmother and there is very little out there that is safe for young kids to watch that adults will enjoy also. My husband's parents also like it. This is just a great show. I love the elephant it looks almost real. The creator of the creatures did a wonderful job because they look very original and do not look at all like anything else I have seen. So 4 generations of our family can enjoy this show together. I hope they make many more seasons.

On the second episode and enjoying the show, love sci-fi in the our world, call it urban sci-fi, looking forward to watching the rest of the episodes.

We recently began watching this show as a family and are so pleasantly surprised. Although I the show begins with a million questions they're all answered with each episode. Our son loves animals and sci-fi so this show is a perfect match. We can't wait for season two! Bring it on, Hulu!

We enjoyed the first season. It's a good show that kept my grandkids entertained. At least it's not full of bratty spoiled kids like most shows nowadays.

First my daughter of 5 years started to watch this series. I was amazed by the great effects in this series. After the first 8ep my daughter and I watched every ep together and I think its one of the best childrens sci-fi program I have ever seen.

Loved it- got across hard lessons felt with a family dynamic, mostly cared and somewhat engaged with the struggle of everyone. They managed to get in occasional words of wisdom without being overbearing.

I suppose it's mostly a child/teen audience this would appeal to. After all, the parental figure let ALL the kids go on endless adventures often involving incredibly dangerous fanciful creatures. AND, from about 9 to 15, they all had some serious blaster action in play, a ray of pure energy that fought and contained the creatures they were saving into traps made for transporting these last-of-their-kind creatures to a world where they could thrive again.

So kudos to have so many great and abstract themes of saving animals and caring for each other. I appreciated that there was not anything that was generic, i thought all 4 of the kids told me enough of their stories that I could relate and see the tragedy of their life / parenting that maimed them, and so cared about them in at least a basic way.

Once they got past the inherent defensiveness with each other, it was very cool that they had one big compelling challenge/demand to solve one after another. I was somewhat envious that I was not one of these young characters, given the adventure of a lifetime, a place to really grow up.

I could have watched much more and would have enjoyed seeing what they'd do with another season or two. I'm 66 by the way, just last week.

I'm really curious how it works these days. There are so many good actors and scriptwriting. Being able to create a group scene must be insane, unless you have strongly figured characters that will have a strong-known-understood response/reaction, making your job easier as the scriptwriter.

But at some point there HAS TO BE some back and forth FROM the raw script and everything you imagined TO the flesh and blood actors, who of course would infuse the ideas with some of their own gusto.

I'm just incredibly curious how different combinations of directors/producers/writers/actors/etc collaborate effectively. I think that the people on the ground interacting with these kids had a good heart/wisdom and could bring out the elan and inherent sweetness of all the characters. They knew well to stay away from corny, and made sure that the kids got to be kids.

Fantasy well played!

I give this an 8 star rating because it's very cute, sweet, clean and a healthy family show. Kids can watch alone, but it's nice to watch as a family.

We watched both seasons in one week. It's a really good show with good episode ark. The CGI is better than some big name movies and character growth is great as well. I would definitely recommend this for younger viewers or if you're someone like me that enjoys a good young adult adventure.

As a grown up, we often watch with a critical eye comparing shows to big box productions. I get that! This is for young kids.. 10 and under. Our 10 year old loves it! And the story touches on some great subjects that exposes kids to topics. The diversity and inclusion in this show is so representative of our current society. It's a great show - for kids... if you are 30/40 - it's probably not for you.