The 100: Season 1

-----MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS-----This show is incredible! If you like shows or movies like, LOST, The Maze Runner Series, or the Hunger Games Series, you will love this!I was searching through Netflix and was re-watching Lost, (I was super bored) and in the recommended shows was The 100. I began watching it and loved it all the way to the end! I was really disappointed Season 2 wasn't out, but I'll wait! :DStory:Human civilization has taken refuge in outer space after a nuclear war eradicated most of human life on Earth. 12 Space stations joined together to create the Ark. 97 years later after the war, there are over 2,000 people on board, and not enough oxygen. Families are only allowed to have one child, and if anybody commits a crime little or small, is sentenced to death by getting "floated." If you are under 18 and commit a crime, you are sent to jail, and until you are 18 you will stay there.The main character is Clarke, and she is in prison because of her father's crime, and she was included with the sentence. Since the Ark is running out of air, the chancellors send 100 of the prisoners on a desperate mission on the ground, to see if life is sustainable.A little info on the characters:Clarke - Isn't as hard headed as most main characters in shows and movies nowadays, and I always enjoy her presence on the show. She is a natural born leader and is a like able character.Finn - Part of a love triangle (Won't spoil) Sort of a daredevil, but is actually peaceful and makes safe decisions.Raven - Not part of The 100, came down from the Ark to see if anybody was alive. Mechanic and is very smart, she is my favorite character on the show!Bellamy - Older brother of Octavia, also not a part of The 100. He did something (again, won't spoil) to get on the pod.Octavia - Bellamy's sister, she is adventurous and always does stuff that annoys her brother.Jasper and Monty- Jasper and Monty are best friends who are both intelligent and know stuff in science.I won't say anymore because I would write the hugest review, and it would be full of spoilers! I HIGHLY recommend this show. It is one of the best shows there is, and I hope they continue making new seasons.

I was prepared not to like 'The 100' for the simple reason that, in most cases, network television doesn't really do science fiction very well. If you think about the great sci-fi series of the past, most were done on cable networks: "The 'X' Files" and "Firefly" being two notable examples.That said, I have to admit that I loved this first season of 'The 100' because it relied not on special effects and superheroes but on strong writing, excellent character development and believable scenarios.Without revealing too much of the narrative, the series revolves around a hundred juvenile prisoners aboard a gigantic space station containing the last remnants of humanity. Earth has been devastated in an attack and for 97 years has been thought of as uninhabitable. The hundred delinquents are sent down to Earth by the space station's leaders as guinea pigs: If they can survive on what is thought to be a radioactive planet the rest of the humanity can follow and attempt to restart society. This first season provides viewers with a dual narrative as the action shifts back and forth from the struggles the young men and women face on the ground to the intrigues that threaten to overwhelm those left aboard the space station. Trying to pull this off can be tricky but the writers and producers of 'The 100' manage to do so without a hitch and should be applauded for doing so.The cast, headed by Eliza Taylor and Bob Morley, is unusually strong for an ensemble series: There are no weak links. Paige Turco, Thomas McDonell and Henry Ian Cusick especially stood out for me.This first season is also unusual in the fact that not everyone - including some of the main characters - survives. Two of the juveniles, in fact, don't even live through the landing. Their deaths set the tone for the season and add a touch of realism to the narrative: Earth is a dangerous place and the challenges these young people face are daunting.I thoroughly enjoyed this first season, am really looking forward to the second one - always assuming network executives don't kill it off - and highly recommend it to sci-fi fans.

I've purchased all of the seasons to this, one by one as I've finished the previous one. I'm always interested in a good sci-fi type story line and this one fit the bill. It had enough twists and turns and developing plot lines that kept my interest throughout. The characters and casting was also nicely done. I'm at the end of the final season and will miss this show.