Outcasts: The Obituary

Hmmm …

Well …

I’ve got to admit, I’m somehow not surprised.

I’ve just managed to find this interview with Ben Richards, the man behind Outcasts.

I’m unsurprised for two reasons.

Firstly … ?

He happily admits, during the interview, that he’s not a science fiction fan.

I think it showed.

From where I’m sitting, the holes in the background weren’t necessarily ones someone a touch more familiar with the genre would have made*.

OK, granted I’m no expert.

Or writer.

But I am a fan.

And expect a few nits to be picked.

Of course the other non-surprise … ?

Is that the series is not getting picked up for a second series.

I’m still having mixed feelings, still, about that.

I felt that Outcasts had potential, and that the last two episodes a hell of an improvement on the first.

But I also feel that Britain deserves more quality science fiction.

But Outcasts … ?

Outcasts having been badly executed … ?

Outcasts, unfortunately, wasn’t it.

* The transport was the big one. I’d also noticed something else, too: seemingly, Forthaven — a heavily fortified town on a planet that’s supposedly uninhabited — had no solar generators. On a desert planet where sunlight seems to be all over, and the offices and hospital have electrical needs and air-conditioning.