Pyro is a bigger TH-camr therefore he created the idea that this channel would shamelessly steal 2 years before. (That’s a joke by the way I’m glad this video exists it’s well put together)
In fact I figured out that the Pyro video would be about the exact same show based on the title of both. Funny cuz that was the first time it made me think of Utopia after a while
Smh, how could you shamelessly steal from Pyrocynical, just 2 years before his actual video came out. Edit: I just came back to rewatch this video and HOLY SHIT, look at these likes.
@@RecDougs i think he nabbed some content from this video, but still made it in his own way. this video is still amazing, and i think it gets the stuff condensed much better
@@ihavenoname1136 Well this video is pointing out what the show does well and how it is a good film. Pyro's was a full rundown of everything that happens in it
I started this video then left to go binge watch it and... I’m literally speechless. That was some of the best tv I’ve ever seen in my life and it left off in such a way that I can’t live without knowing what’s next. The characters, the aesthetics, and the plot were all top tier. I have to force one of my friends to watch it so we can talk about it together because I cannot live without discussing this with someone. Like literally what just happened???
Why can't they instead of doing a whole remake, just give us a season 3 with the same cast? I can't image anyone other than the original actors pulling it off so well.
@@cybermiguelo I'm not sure that a following from a bad show would be appreciated... I prefer the ending of season 2 with some mystery than a bad season 3
@@lukedudley5030 true but it’s not like other shows where they make it up as they go along, they had a three season plan from the beginning it just didn’t get made
Didn’t even stop by to make a Pyro joke; this is a fucking great analysis, and both videos are great in their own rights. Really interesting analysis, particularly that music analysis in the first five minutes or so. Excellent work.
Honestly, I blame the marketing. I saw it everywhere, but I had no idea what it was or why I should watch it. It was so abstract and unclear. Now that you've explained it to me, I actually want to give it a go.
i decided to check it out recently, i remembered seeing ads on tv at the time and the colour pallete / name definitely caught my eye, but i also never watched the show when it aired. maybe you're right about the marketing
Literally accidentally watched it trying to watch the 2020 version. Def was the best mistake I made. Then watched the new version and was like..... this is how I felt after watching the Netflix Death Note movie. Wasted time.
I can at least credit the Death Note movie with trying to do something significantly different with the story so it can be better judged on its own merits (it's still awful though, I made a review of it). But the Utopia remake had far too much in common for it not to be compared to the original, and there was no way it would win out in that respect.
Hey man , you know something , I wanted to watch utopia , when the show was out I didn't have time , so I thought I'd watch it later , now , when the show came in amazon , I thought it was the original and I must tell you , the disappointment faar too much to bear , now that I watched the video. After watching that , I always felt the show had a good concept but very poor execution but after watching this video , I realised the grave mistake that I made
it's not easy finding the original uk verion online... i settled for the 2020 version. just finished episode 2. it's ok.... but after watching this review, i think i need to find the original.
@@mr.feeny-5 finally found it!!! ...... yyyyeahhhh.... 2020 is trash. Bad trash... poorly adapted. The original version is the only version worth watching.
So now, when the new version on Amazon just dropped, THEY'RE CANCELLING KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS, TOO!!! NOTHING good lasts... I hate this world!
I’ve shown Utopia to so many people, and not one of them disliked it. It’s a fucking incredible show that never got the recognition it deserves. I wish it had blown up and a wider audience got to experience it. Hopefully the new adaption will do it justice (but how can anything live up to the beauty and wonder of UTOPIA?). Fingers crossed. 🤞🏻 I loved your video. It makes me so happy to see other fans as obsessed as I am with this gleaming gem. I subscribed to your channel, keep making videos, this was an excellent watch, and I’ll watch more of your content! XO
I started it just for fun, but found this to be a gem. Just incredible, amazing to the point that I started agreeing with the Harvest. The things they say and do because they believe it's good for humanity. And fuk the new remake
@@mohammedfaisal2914 How? We have a global economic system that DEPENDS on an ever increasing population for its survival. It is far more likely that nature will take us out before the rich and powerful ever do because their wealth and position depends on more consumers being born year after year in order to soak up ever increasing levels of productions of goods and services in order to provide increased profits year over year as capitalism and its major investors demand, regardless of the physical constraints of a finite earth which global capitalism is in complete contradiction of. When you understand the world systemically, you can discern bullshit from reality with a better success rate.
@@Nine-Signs in some respects I mean the whole scenario unravels awesomely but the poignant part is where the gov just confuses the shit out the masses.
@@mohammedfaisal2914 Well on propaganda it's not the fault of government as such, what it does is a symptom of a cause. It's the fault of the top down anti democratic economic system bolted to democracy that incentivises the wealthy few to buy politicians and media of all sides simultaneously, in order to ensure that no matter who anyone votes for, that democracy will never be allowed to change economic policy, and to manufacture the consent of enough of the population against their own best interests, in order to get them to vote for the policies and politicians the rich want. It's a game far older than capitalism but still just as effective.
Before people say 'pyrocynical' Rec's fucking amazing video tends to focus on the first series, watch his breakdown of his throughts, the mention of the *upcoming* sequel in the Netflix video is brought up Pyros is a compare and contrast essay of the two shows in 7 hours of evidence-and-narrative-driven analysis, in summary. He draws the same conclusions of brilliance the show had in its weekly presentation, Both have their merits, both aim to do two different things, even if both share the same conclusions and points of fascination and good cinematography this show had.
@@kaiytx so the pandemic being released were to kill I think a couple of million, and then when everyone is given the vaccine then only 1 in 20 can get pregnant. It's been a while since I've seen it though
The soundtrack, the cinematography, the colour grade, the characters, everything in this show is absolutely incredible. It’s up there with Breaking Bad for sure and it’s so peak it got cancelled, the way the first series is yellow and the second is green is genius. I’d take that bleach for a season 3
i'll never get over this show's cancelation the same way i'll never get over silent hills cancelation. it is utterly unfair that it got cancelled... but i'm glad with the good news about an adaptation. it would be great if they decided to keep the original cast. can you imagine?? oh man..........
cris_ dsc Two of the most tragic cancellations in history. Being a Silent Hill fan, and a Utopia fan is probably the most painful for us with how much potential they had. But yeah, fingers crossed the adaptation is going to do the original justice.
Personally I think the ending of Season 2 with no continuation is the best ending a show like this can have. It's bleak and filled with mystery, just like the rest of the story. The world is never saved, there is always someone ready to take the villain's seat. Of course I'd love to see more, and same as you (and I'm sure many others) I don't really have much hope for the adaptations capturing the same atmosphere again. I still tell people to watch this show haha, it seriously is the best show they've never seen.
I remember my friends and I starting to watch this show. By episode three it was just me. The realistic violence, delayed revelation of plot and dark themes pushed everyone else away. I'm glad there are at least 7.9k people out there who appreciated it as much as I did.
This is better than any other show. It's not just about power for the sake of it. You find a deeper meaning in what these guys, good or bad, try to accomplish. God I really wish it wasn't cancelled. it was true art!
And I disagree re: Dark - it answered the preliminary question (Where/when is Mikkel?), and then moved on to the other questions naturally posed by the nature of Mikkel's disappearance (time travel, time loops, free will, how time travel affects genealogy, how past/present/future impact each other). I didn't think this was a cop out at all, I merely thought the show chose a simple entry point (missing child) into a highly complex breadth of story (see aforementioned). Anyway, really enjoyed your video - thanks for taking the time to make it!
Dark is also a fully realized loop with multiple characters traveling through multiple time periods. It's like they were able to do "Primer" as a show and with a larger cast. And Primer needs fucking charts, graphs, algebraic notations, and Excel spreadsheets to understand a story with only 2 main characters for less than a week. Dark has over a dozen characters interacting over a century, yet somehow still had few (if any) plot holes.
Dark answers and poses questions at the same time which makes it gripping while also giving you enough answers to feel satisfaction, I think he didn’t watch the whole show, I know that’s an annoying problem but I don’t think Dark is a good example of it
dark is just too boring and long it doesn’t interact with your interests dark should end in 1 season not in 3 they were using no 3 at multiple occasions in entire series but it makes so boring
Visually stunning and very interesting video. Fingers crossed Amazon can revive Utopia so it can get the recognition it so deserved. Also, editing was delish
The only thing I don't like about the Amazon version is Jessica Hyde's behavior. In the British version, she's a survivor doing whatever it takes to protect everyone. In the US version, she's a complete psychopath who ruthlessly disregards human life. Ian's American counterpart is also a lot less likeable. Other than that, it just has a different flavor.
I'm so angry prime made a remake instead of listening to the still incredible committed fanbase and continue with s3, because there's no way that american atrocity could EVER even come near this original
And Dark was setup so the whole thing could have been a closed loop that restarted back to season 1. But they chose not to go that route and really tied the whole thing together, showing us why we were watching that particular timeline.
Pryrocynical made a long-form video essay on an amazing British t.v. show called “Utopia.” Something that Rec Dougs would shamelessly steal 2 years prior.
I can't watch the rest of this video until I watch this show. I'm just entering the soundtrack portion and I am sold!! Watch a few full ads as support till I get back to this video.
The thing that gets me about this show is that while so many British shows are unrelentingly brown and gray and visually boring, Utopia looks stunning.Tonnes of effort is put into the cinematography and the shot selection and there's so much bright colours and interesting lighting choices used to great effect.
It’s so strange I’ve loved this show since it aired and I’ve watched it almost every single year since with a new friend, each person has adored it, I genuinely think it just needed more exposure to a younger audience, like misfits and skins did, because it’s such an amazing show even my grandparents loved it.
This break down and analysis strongly convinced me to check out utopia right after but i'm so honoured that mr robot was mentioned as the sort of heir to utopia because that show ranks so highly as one of the best shows i've watched, hands down.
I tell everyone I know about this show and urge them to watch it. It's an amazing balance of visuals, character, and concept that is hard to pull off in such a way. The whole concept behind the conspiracy and plot is so wonderfully confronting - like is the goal actually evil, or just the way it has been implemented. Personally I think it's a masterpiece and a tragedy it never got a third season.
At first, like everyone else, I was devastated upon hearing the show was cancelled. Took me years to get to grips, that it would not return and not enough people watched Utopia - what!?! Then I had a moment of clarity (spoiler) - The ominous end of season two, was the perfect ending. The characters been dragged away. Wilson Wilson switched, with a new mind set and the final scene with him standing over the next stage of the 'network' plan. The ending leaves you wanting more and explains nothing. It allows you, the watcher, being left clung on and left with nothing but; frustration, amazement and your own ideas of what would come next. Perfect ending
Showmanship George! Leave with them wanting more. It was incredibly disappointing to not get more of this brilliant show but they did end it quite well.
@@oldmoviemusic i totally agree, we as fans might have the power to get the third season :D if all of us yell out loud that we want it. And get new watchers into the old show.
@@TheAxeWorld1 u know what u could do aswell, a comparison video between the real one and the american one. Not to spoil stuff but talk about the cinematography the character development the music the actors. Since the actors did their roles so incredible well, and the music had such depth and worked so intricate with the theme, story and characters, i personally wonder if the american version totally just ignored that and just have backtracks ect. U could do like a three or four episode on that. :D
I love how every video on Utopia talks about the soundtrack. I literally found the show via the soundtrack, which appeared on my TH-cam feed one day. It's so unique and somehow doesn't get boring for me even though I listen to it all the time XD
Great show. I stumbled onto this back in 2012 and, as an American, I think I was the only person I know who's even heard of this one. This show was on a whole other level. The music, the colors, the violence...
Amazing video. It’s refreshing to know other people feel the same about such an amazing show. Such a shame we never got a third season to finish off the story!
I watch this video every now and then just to remind myself I wasn't alone in recognosing the brilliance of thise show. Tried to introduce a few people to it but most didn't get past the first scene or chilli sand bleach and a spoon. Hope it does get resurrected or another series but I can't imagine anyone else playing Arby and managing to make him so terrifying, damaged and still sympathetic.
Because intelligent shows make people think. Thinking people question. Those questions lead to change. And that change could topsy turvy the whole Cabal slavery system.
If you like this you will likely find the Amazon reboot a bitter disappointment, stripped of much of its dark themes and music, that made it so unsettling.
@@lomo3362 It's not darker its just gorier. There is a massive difference between psychologically chilling Vs blood and gore for the sake of it. That and I wanted and am heartbroken for season 3 of the original. This didn't need a reboot, it was completely and utterly wrong to do so without even finishing up the original, if the original was 30 + years ago I could understand them dumping it and riffing off its ideas to reimagine it, but that is not what happened, they just junked major elements of the show that made it what it was. The music especially.
ITS SO BAD. i knew it’d be bad when they renamed the first utopia comic to “dystopia”, and also explained the entire story to the camera at the beginning instead of explaining it gradually. like its SO bad.
@@jamsquan9415 ?? But saying stuff in dialogue is literally what uk utopia does, the pacing is off and the acting is awkward, the writing is not refined and the direction feels aimless, theres so much said but not enough shown
This is one of the videos I love to rewatch every couple of months. Funnily enough I found the show and thus your video because of Utopia's soundtrack, which was used in a trailer for a german movie - But which I didn't see. The first thought for me was to find the composer. You did a great job with this one. It is insane to think, that you talked about why the show is so great and about the entire history of the show without using a single spoiler. And of top of that the editing is phenomenal. The only problem I do have with your video was your take on Dark. But I understand if you think that Dark is too mysterious and not so easy to follow. I think the biggest difference between the two shows are, that you can watch/enjoy the seasons of Utopia seperatly, while Dark is built for 3 seasons. This is also the reason why it takes longer to answer the questions in Dark. But I do think that both shows have a lot in common and that both are excellent. Both shows were a major step in the right direction for each of their country. The state of german tv/cinema is really rough looking. Anyway, did you watch severance? I think it is a great show to fill the void, which Utopia and Dark left in me.
This video has pushed me to finally watch the original Utopia series. All I have to say is - thank you! One of the best shows I've seen in my life. Such a shame it got cancelled..
I somehow had never heard of Utopia before this video randomly popped up in my feed and now I've seen the show 3 times and can't stop telling people about it.
@@lupowins I know right, so surreal. You know what, I bet you anything that's exactly what's going on now... they are going to make everyone get a vaccine and that is going to target certain groups of people and make them infertility and/or fuck with their DNA. It's not even that far fetched.
Years and years (TV series) Trump drops a nuke on China in his second term. Then pence gets elected after Trump's 2nd term. England starts rounding up (in concentration camps) and exterminating refugees.
it's class that this vid is getting the algorithm attention it deserves! really well edited and researched. i watched this show a few years back and honestly had completely forgotten how much i loved it. i'm also irish and studied film. looking forward to seeing more uploads!
youtube recommended me this video. i watched the first few minutes, loaded up utopia - havent slept before work tonight, i just binged both series. what a fantastic experience, thanks!
oh my god, thank you so much for introducing me to this show. i'm most of the way through the first episode now and i've just been SHOUTING AT MY SCREEN the whole time. it's so incredible and so shocking. i genuinely can't wait to introduce it to my parents the next time i see them. also: the whole time i was watching this video i kept thinking about how much the show visually reminded me of dirk gently, and when you said that the first season raised so many questions and then ANSWERED THEM ALL i was like "oh man! just like dirk gently!" so i'm super glad you mentioned it at the end. i can totally see how dirk gently's creators took inspiration from this show, although they took it in a slightly more whimsical direction. (i will forever remember the part of that show where the heroes are captured by the villain, thinking they will finally get the answers to their questions, only to have the villain scream "WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON?" at them. truly one of the most hilarious moments in television history. especially bc we later find out EXACTLY what happened and why the villain wasn't in on all of it.) ANYWAY! thank you for this video. i am a little drunk. i lvoe u so much
I had forgotten about this show. From time to time it came to mind, it floated in my head, but I had forgotten how it was called. Thanks for reminding me. Now I'm gonna go watch it again
Thank you so much for making this. Think Utopia fans live in a sort of solitude, unable to bond with anyone over this show because hardly anyone saw it. With what's going on in the world right now, I think I'll have a better chance at getting people to watch it hahaha
As an American, this show was so incredibly hard to find and is only second to one other show which is my personal favorite. It is nearly immaculate. I would have loved to see a Fincher-HBO Remake to try and capture the same spirit and share it with a broad audience.
I watched the show because of this video, and it's one of my favorites of all time now. The entire cast is fantastic, especially Neil Maskell! And the music fits so well in an off-kilter way, it's soooo good. Thanks a lot for making this!
That's exactly it. I was more repulsed by deaths in Utopia than say in The Boys because it built every character so believably. In time to come this will be a cult hit I'm sure of it. It never got the chance it deserved.
I was sent here by Jexonite. I was also 15 in late 2012 when I first saw this getting advertised, although at the time I didn't watch it because I was (and still am) that nerd who watched Doctor Who for my source of drama entertainment. Although ever since seeing it advertised back then, this has always been something I've been meaning to watch some day, just never reached the day where I'd start it. When I saw on Amazon that they had created a version, I almost started to watch the original, but still had other shows I wanted to watch (I find it hard to start new shows out of worry I'll not enjoy them and have wasted my time). Today I'll actually make that step because I'm currently away from uni and from work, whilst also having some ongoing medical problems that mean I can't do any of the exercise regime I had planned for my time off this summer. Thanks for the video.
I was 17 when Utopia was first aired, I’ll never forget the TV spots. I went into London on NYE 2012, I tried to attend a rave but it was shut down. I’ll never forget the striking huge yellow billboards around London advertising this show. It just made me want to watch it even more, then I remember finally watching it and being blown away. Such a shame it was cancelled after 2 series, it has so much potential to be one of the greatest series ever made. Although we only got two, it is definitely up there.
Thank you for making this video! You’ve nailed exactly what I think about the show. I’ve been trying to get people into this show.. maybe with what’s going on currently a whole new audience will find it.
When you were like "cough cough, everything by J.J. Abrams--" I almost jumped out of my seat. Finally, someone gets it! About Utopia, shame it got cancelled. Damn shame.
Just finished the show today. It's a masterpiece. Mr. Robot is pretty good as well. Shame that I watched it before Utopia, so I didn't get all the Utopia references in it.
I'm new.i saw comments And got surprised that something golden exists and I hadn't known about it. But it isn't too late so I'm glad I got this video recommended
Saw ur video yesterday and watched the show cos of it and omfg I watched both seasons in one sitting it’s so perfect in every way, the humour, the cinematography, the characters, I loved every second so ty for your recommendation
I’m so glad someone else appreciates this show like I do. Everything about it!!! I loved it when I first watched it on tv I loved it when I rewatched two years ago, and I loved it a few short months ago at the begining of lockdown, when it seemed to realistic!!!
rec dougs would shamelessy steal pyro's video 2 years prior
Can't believe I thought I'd get away with that tbh
@@RecDougs We caught you in 360p
I get that reference
@Random Task Nigga PewDiePie
@Random Task Nigga in pyros video he once says „something breaking bad would shamelessly steal 2 years prior“
I can't believe someone would dedicate 25 minutes to this television show. Surely this is the longest review of Utopia out there.
Yea imagine someone giving a tv show almost 8 hours
I have some good news for both of you
Yeah I know and imagine if someone did an 8 hour long one
got some good news for ya bub
Of course no one would spent 8 hours in this serie and even less in a second part for PetScope....
finding out channel 4 cancelled this show was one of the biggest tragedies of my secondary school life
Literally
They have it on Prime if you’re interested.
@@4WingedAngels Wdym? Season 3 lol?
@@4WingedAngels Not in Canada unfortunately.
@@4WingedAngels thats the remake of Utopia. America always make bad remakes of British TV Shows. Very few examples where they aren't bad.
Pyro is a bigger TH-camr therefore he created the idea that this channel would shamelessly steal 2 years before. (That’s a joke by the way I’m glad this video exists it’s well put together)
I got that reference
You stole the joke and made it less funny
nice reference
how brave
Cancer comment
who else is getting this recommended after watching Pyros, video
Me
Yeah, This was a real spiderman pointing meme for me
me
l didn't get recommended l'm just hungry for more utopia content😊
Ye
It's been almost 6 years and this cancellation still hurts
god it hurts so much oh god
@@nosexforjoe Especially after seeing the teaser for the American remake
@@MysteryHandle76 dude that is so true man. I have a heaps bad feeling about it. Looks like I'll just have to watch the original again.
I still refuse to watch 'humans' because it apparently took utopia's funding timeslot, and I'm a petty, butt hurt bitch.
Andrew McCall I love humans but if I could have utopia instead I would
ah yes, the pyrocynical precursor, only not unironically 8 hours long. could have had something there.
In fact I figured out that the Pyro video would be about the exact same show based on the title of both. Funny cuz that was the first time it made me think of Utopia after a while
no he copied pyro
@@pog3244 fair enough I guess
@@IABITVpresents "Something Rec Dougs would steal, two years prior"
@@LowIntSpecimen Rec Dougs must have been a time traveller then
Smh, how could you shamelessly steal from Pyrocynical, just 2 years before his actual video came out.
Edit: I just came back to rewatch this video and HOLY SHIT, look at these likes.
Very immoral use of my time machine, I know
@@RecDougs i think he nabbed some content from this video, but still made it in his own way.
this video is still amazing, and i think it gets the stuff condensed much better
@@ihavenoname1136
Well this video is pointing out what the show does well and how it is a good film.
Pyro's was a full rundown of everything that happens in it
Pyro was more about how the show was created and what it is about while rec dougs video is more about the music and the film quality
Who?
I started this video then left to go binge watch it and... I’m literally speechless. That was some of the best tv I’ve ever seen in my life and it left off in such a way that I can’t live without knowing what’s next. The characters, the aesthetics, and the plot were all top tier. I have to force one of my friends to watch it so we can talk about it together because I cannot live without discussing this with someone. Like literally what just happened???
Right! It is such a series for 2020! It 8s dividing and scary and a bit too real, and it us from 2013!
after watching pyros video this doesnt even feel like a binge for me lmao
Utopia Is still the best TV show I‘ve ever seen.
Thanks for this video.
watch Legion fx it has a very similar style
I'd also add Years and Years to this list
ja moin :D
well you need to see chosen now
@@syedzoran7453 u r living in it bud
Why can't they instead of doing a whole remake, just give us a season 3 with the same cast? I can't image anyone other than the original actors pulling it off so well.
Because life is unfair... sucks dude
I kinda get the reboot, but agree I would prefer a season 3 too, but from a commercial perspective, it makes more sense to reboot
@rando the american version is really bad, they are trying to copy, but without the charisma of actors, the music, the image...
@@fef7500 Let's just hope the reboot allows for a season 3, because in original Utopia, season 2 was well rounded (for what I remember).
@@cybermiguelo I'm not sure that a following from a bad show would be appreciated... I prefer the ending of season 2 with some mystery than a bad season 3
Canceling this show is in my opinion one of the greatest tragedies in the history of tv shows :/
I’m still butt hurt
I'm still so pissed off about it
The onlybad thing about loving utopia is being pissed off for the rest of your life
I thought it ended at the right time...too many shows live on way past their sell by date and utopia did end only not in the happiest of ways
@@lukedudley5030 true but it’s not like other shows where they make it up as they go along, they had a three season plan from the beginning it just didn’t get made
Pyro has some explaining to do
He already did. 7 hours and 41 minutes of it.
he already paraphrased it
Ah yes cuz the 20 minute video obviously means pyro stole 8 hours of it
Pyro has some explaining to do
Didn’t even stop by to make a Pyro joke; this is a fucking great analysis, and both videos are great in their own rights. Really interesting analysis, particularly that music analysis in the first five minutes or so. Excellent work.
pyro's analysis is that of a teenager in highschool
@@jodawgsup by all means, show us how it’s done.
@@JakVox let me just copy a few vids from years ago, give the video the same name and rip every bit of "analysis" from those videos and I will
@@jodawgsup no no no, show us what an original work looks like. I’m eager to see what beautiful video you make.
@@JakVox He just showed you how its done, youre literally watching an original work right now and it was stolen by pyro. Are you a fkn rtrd or what
Honestly, I blame the marketing. I saw it everywhere, but I had no idea what it was or why I should watch it. It was so abstract and unclear. Now that you've explained it to me, I actually want to give it a go.
i decided to check it out recently, i remembered seeing ads on tv at the time and the colour pallete / name definitely caught my eye, but i also never watched the show when it aired. maybe you're right about the marketing
Literally accidentally watched it trying to watch the 2020 version. Def was the best mistake I made. Then watched the new version and was like..... this is how I felt after watching the Netflix Death Note movie. Wasted time.
I can at least credit the Death Note movie with trying to do something significantly different with the story so it can be better judged on its own merits (it's still awful though, I made a review of it).
But the Utopia remake had far too much in common for it not to be compared to the original, and there was no way it would win out in that respect.
Hey man , you know something , I wanted to watch utopia , when the show was out I didn't have time , so I thought I'd watch it later , now , when the show came in amazon , I thought it was the original and I must tell you , the disappointment faar too much to bear , now that I watched the video. After watching that , I always felt the show had a good concept but very poor execution but after watching this video , I realised the grave mistake that I made
it's not easy finding the original uk verion online... i settled for the 2020 version. just finished episode 2. it's ok.... but after watching this review, i think i need to find the original.
@@vapidrabbit198 lol I got a website for all that
@@mr.feeny-5 finally found it!!!
...... yyyyeahhhh.... 2020 is trash.
Bad trash... poorly adapted.
The original version is the only version worth watching.
To this day I'm disappointed they cancelled this show. The amount of shit that goes on for 18 seasons and they cancel Utopia
So now, when the new version on Amazon just dropped, THEY'RE CANCELLING KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS, TOO!!! NOTHING good lasts... I hate this world!
It's ok you can say supernatural 😂
@@Sara-dp5dg Hahahahaha this was my exact first thought
maybe, but its necessary. I wouldn't want utopia to go on for 20 seasons or something
They didn’t want people to watch the show before making vaccine passports!
I’ve shown Utopia to so many people, and not one of them disliked it. It’s a fucking incredible show that never got the recognition it deserves. I wish it had blown up and a wider audience got to experience it. Hopefully the new adaption will do it justice (but how can anything live up to the beauty and wonder of UTOPIA?). Fingers crossed. 🤞🏻 I loved your video. It makes me so happy to see other fans as obsessed as I am with this gleaming gem.
I subscribed to your channel, keep making videos, this was an excellent watch, and I’ll watch more of your content! XO
I started it just for fun, but found this to be a gem. Just incredible, amazing to the point that I started agreeing with the Harvest. The things they say and do because they believe it's good for humanity.
And fuk the new remake
I agree it’s so reminiscent of our times right now
@@mohammedfaisal2914
How?
We have a global economic system that DEPENDS on an ever increasing population for its survival. It is far more likely that nature will take us out before the rich and powerful ever do because their wealth and position depends on more consumers being born year after year in order to soak up ever increasing levels of productions of goods and services in order to provide increased profits year over year as capitalism and its major investors demand, regardless of the physical constraints of a finite earth which global capitalism is in complete contradiction of.
When you understand the world systemically, you can discern bullshit from reality with a better success rate.
@@Nine-Signs in some respects I mean
the whole scenario unravels awesomely but the poignant part is where the gov just confuses the shit out the masses.
@@mohammedfaisal2914 Well on propaganda it's not the fault of government as such, what it does is a symptom of a cause. It's the fault of the top down anti democratic economic system bolted to democracy that incentivises the wealthy few to buy politicians and media of all sides simultaneously, in order to ensure that no matter who anyone votes for, that democracy will never be allowed to change economic policy, and to manufacture the consent of enough of the population against their own best interests, in order to get them to vote for the policies and politicians the rich want.
It's a game far older than capitalism but still just as effective.
Before people say 'pyrocynical'
Rec's fucking amazing video tends to focus on the first series, watch his breakdown of his throughts, the mention of the *upcoming* sequel in the Netflix video is brought up
Pyros is a compare and contrast essay of the two shows in 7 hours of evidence-and-narrative-driven analysis, in summary. He draws the same conclusions of brilliance the show had in its weekly presentation,
Both have their merits, both aim to do two different things, even if both share the same conclusions and points of fascination and good cinematography this show had.
Nerd
My god I watch a 7 hour pyro video to find that there’s something the exact same but in under 30 minutes.
same
But we enjoy both.
...4 months ago? People still love Utopia like I still love Utopia?
Its awesome. Too good for them to can.
Yep
yeees
@kill mnoj it is not good as utopia but you can look to Amazon's boys and Amazon is doing remake of utopia. It completed six months ago.
Yes yes. Still moved
This show is awfully relevant right about now..
Best show ever.
Even more so if a vaccine magically appears. If it does, one should research who made it lol
I just finished the show. Had me thinking coronavirus is man made
@@lightsoff9008 the show's organisation tries to reduce the population to 20 million whereas the death rate of coronavirus is 1%
Kai didn’t they say 500 million? But yeah it’s just a faulty theory
@@kaiytx so the pandemic being released were to kill I think a couple of million, and then when everyone is given the vaccine then only 1 in 20 can get pregnant. It's been a while since I've seen it though
The soundtrack, the cinematography, the colour grade, the characters, everything in this show is absolutely incredible. It’s up there with Breaking Bad for sure and it’s so peak it got cancelled, the way the first series is yellow and the second is green is genius. I’d take that bleach for a season 3
S2 E1 is holy
Surely there couldn't be a longer Utopia review, that would be insane
This popped up in my Recommended after the 8 hour journey with pyro. Loved the vid man.
This show is singlehandedly the greatest thing I have ever seen it’s just endless suspense. An absolutely beautiful piece of art
i'll never get over this show's cancelation the same way i'll never get over silent hills cancelation.
it is utterly unfair that it got cancelled... but i'm glad with the good news about an adaptation. it would be great if they decided to keep the original cast. can you imagine?? oh man..........
cris_ dsc Two of the most tragic cancellations in history. Being a Silent Hill fan, and a Utopia fan is probably the most painful for us with how much potential they had. But yeah, fingers crossed the adaptation is going to do the original justice.
"but i'm glad with the good news about an adaptation" by fucking yanks. They ruin everything.
Where can i watch utopia? I live in norway..
@@DrymouthCWW At my home :P I have crisps and cats as well.
@@Marauder1981 So true....this is going to be a disaster
Personally I think the ending of Season 2 with no continuation is the best ending a show like this can have. It's bleak and filled with mystery, just like the rest of the story. The world is never saved, there is always someone ready to take the villain's seat. Of course I'd love to see more, and same as you (and I'm sure many others) I don't really have much hope for the adaptations capturing the same atmosphere again. I still tell people to watch this show haha, it seriously is the best show they've never seen.
Yep. The US adaptation sucked.
Where to watch this show(UK version) Please help me out. I've bee searching for it so hard. Thanks in advance
@@theladybird1020 it's all moved to Amazon prime now 👍 they have the original and the crap new one lol
No. Your wrong. It needs to be resolved. Bloody idiot
@@jensimpson4372 *You're
I remember my friends and I starting to watch this show. By episode three it was just me. The realistic violence, delayed revelation of plot and dark themes pushed everyone else away. I'm glad there are at least 7.9k people out there who appreciated it as much as I did.
This show was so weird and cool and I loved everything about it i was devastated when I found out it got cancelled
This is better than any other show. It's not just about power for the sake of it. You find a deeper meaning in what these guys, good or bad, try to accomplish. God I really wish it wasn't cancelled. it was true art!
And I disagree re: Dark - it answered the preliminary question (Where/when is Mikkel?), and then moved on to the other questions naturally posed by the nature of Mikkel's disappearance (time travel, time loops, free will, how time travel affects genealogy, how past/present/future impact each other). I didn't think this was a cop out at all, I merely thought the show chose a simple entry point (missing child) into a highly complex breadth of story (see aforementioned). Anyway, really enjoyed your video - thanks for taking the time to make it!
ive got a feeling he didnt watch it all
Dark is also a fully realized loop with multiple characters traveling through multiple time periods. It's like they were able to do "Primer" as a show and with a larger cast. And Primer needs fucking charts, graphs, algebraic notations, and Excel spreadsheets to understand a story with only 2 main characters for less than a week. Dark has over a dozen characters interacting over a century, yet somehow still had few (if any) plot holes.
Dark answers and poses questions at the same time which makes it gripping while also giving you enough answers to feel satisfaction, I think he didn’t watch the whole show, I know that’s an annoying problem but I don’t think Dark is a good example of it
dark is just too boring and long it doesn’t interact with your interests
dark should end in 1 season not in 3
they were using no 3 at multiple occasions in entire series but it makes so boring
Visually stunning and very interesting video. Fingers crossed Amazon can revive Utopia so it can get the recognition it so deserved. Also, editing was delish
The trailer looks awful unfortunately
be careful what you wish for
@@kevincarter2020 😭 I haven't seen it yet... Oh no
The only thing I don't like about the Amazon version is Jessica Hyde's behavior. In the British version, she's a survivor doing whatever it takes to protect everyone. In the US version, she's a complete psychopath who ruthlessly disregards human life. Ian's American counterpart is also a lot less likeable. Other than that, it just has a different flavor.
I'm so angry prime made a remake instead of listening to the still incredible committed fanbase and continue with s3, because there's no way that american atrocity could EVER even come near this original
Just got this in my recommended after Pyrocynical's video.
What a show.
dark actually got to a pretty brilliant ending that was set up right from the start💁🏻♀️
And Dark was setup so the whole thing could have been a closed loop that restarted back to season 1. But they chose not to go that route and really tied the whole thing together, showing us why we were watching that particular timeline.
Pryrocynical made a long-form video essay on an amazing British t.v. show called “Utopia.” Something that Rec Dougs would shamelessly steal 2 years prior.
I can't watch the rest of this video until I watch this show. I'm just entering the soundtrack portion and I am sold!! Watch a few full ads as support till I get back to this video.
The thing that gets me about this show is that while so many British shows are unrelentingly brown and gray and visually boring, Utopia looks stunning.Tonnes of effort is put into the cinematography and the shot selection and there's so much bright colours and interesting lighting choices used to great effect.
Even your voice is similar to Pyro's lol
hes just british
@@yaboi2348 Br*tish 🤢🤮🤮
@@yaboi2348 he's not even British lmao
I'rish
Natcliffe whatever
I was blown away when this show came out, I still listen to the soundtrack ❤️
Check My edit to Utopia soundtrack 😀 : th-cam.com/video/9QlXE1MEBKc/w-d-xo.html
the soundtrack is honestly one of the best things ever
i was thinking about dirk gently when watching this - in terms of soundtracking, themes and colour pallete, so thank you for mentioning that!
It’s so strange I’ve loved this show since it aired and I’ve watched it almost every single year since with a new friend, each person has adored it, I genuinely think it just needed more exposure to a younger audience, like misfits and skins did, because it’s such an amazing show even my grandparents loved it.
The whole frantic build up, musical tension rising and then... "Hello. I'm Jessica Hyde." Fucking goosebumps mate
This break down and analysis strongly convinced me to check out utopia right after but i'm so honoured that mr robot was mentioned as the sort of heir to utopia because that show ranks so highly as one of the best shows i've watched, hands down.
If you loved Mr. Robot I'm fairly confident you're gonna really vibe with Utopia. Have fun watching!
I tell everyone I know about this show and urge them to watch it. It's an amazing balance of visuals, character, and concept that is hard to pull off in such a way. The whole concept behind the conspiracy and plot is so wonderfully confronting - like is the goal actually evil, or just the way it has been implemented. Personally I think it's a masterpiece and a tragedy it never got a third season.
I feel seeeeen, saw this on Channel 4 when it came out and nothing has really been able to give me the same feelings since
I love that the following for this show still lives, and people understand how important, unique and influential it was.
I love that i found this after I watched the whole of pyro's video, this is great. Thank you for this great video
At first, like everyone else, I was devastated upon hearing the show was cancelled. Took me years to get to grips, that it would not return and not enough people watched Utopia - what!?!
Then I had a moment of clarity (spoiler) - The ominous end of season two, was the perfect ending. The characters been dragged away. Wilson Wilson switched, with a new mind set and the final scene with him standing over the next stage of the 'network' plan.
The ending leaves you wanting more and explains nothing. It allows you, the watcher, being left clung on and left with nothing but; frustration, amazement and your own ideas of what would come next. Perfect ending
It was just the beginning of the characters development. I am still not happy its over.
Showmanship George! Leave with them wanting more. It was incredibly disappointing to not get more of this brilliant show but they did end it quite well.
Fantastic video man. I was working on my own Utopia vid but I feel like you blew that out of the water. Keep em coming.
Hope you keep working on it, I'd love to see your vid too
The more videos on the spectacular accomplishment that is Utopia, the better! Bring it on :D
@@oldmoviemusic i totally agree, we as fans might have the power to get the third season :D if all of us yell out loud that we want it. And get new watchers into the old show.
@@loverschoice885 aight aight, i'll try my best.
@@TheAxeWorld1 u know what u could do aswell, a comparison video between the real one and the american one. Not to spoil stuff but talk about the cinematography the character development the music the actors.
Since the actors did their roles so incredible well, and the music had such depth and worked so intricate with the theme, story and characters, i personally wonder if the american version totally just ignored that and just have backtracks ect. U could do like a three or four episode on that. :D
Bravo Sir. You gave Utopia the review it deserved (and kudos to Charles Dance who has definitely gone up in my estimation).
I love how every video on Utopia talks about the soundtrack. I literally found the show via the soundtrack, which appeared on my TH-cam feed one day. It's so unique and somehow doesn't get boring for me even though I listen to it all the time XD
Great show. I stumbled onto this back in 2012 and, as an American, I think I was the only person I know who's even heard of this one. This show was on a whole other level. The music, the colors, the violence...
Amazing video. It’s refreshing to know other people feel the same about such an amazing show. Such a shame we never got a third season to finish off the story!
I was 16 when I watched this in a channel that broadcast to all Latin America call ISat and I loved it, I still do
I watch this video every now and then just to remind myself I wasn't alone in recognosing the brilliance of thise show. Tried to introduce a few people to it but most didn't get past the first scene or chilli sand bleach and a spoon. Hope it does get resurrected or another series but I can't imagine anyone else playing Arby and managing to make him so terrifying, damaged and still sympathetic.
The Amazon Arby is pure cheese. The three things you pointed out about Arby were spot on and Amazon failed miserably with the guy they cast.
Why. Are. The. Good. Ones. Always. *CANCELED*
Because intelligent shows make people think. Thinking people question. Those questions lead to change. And that change could topsy turvy the whole Cabal slavery system.
I am actually surprised Mr. Robot survived till the end!
Yep just like one season of Firefly. :(
damn because of your pfp I remembered that Tron Uprising was cancelled too :/
@@grapejuicecarton3678 Exactly :/
If you like this you will likely find the Amazon reboot a bitter disappointment, stripped of much of its dark themes and music, that made it so unsettling.
Its worlds darker tho???? Have you actually watched the season
@@lomo3362 It's not darker its just gorier. There is a massive difference between psychologically chilling Vs blood and gore for the sake of it.
That and I wanted and am heartbroken for season 3 of the original. This didn't need a reboot, it was completely and utterly wrong to do so without even finishing up the original, if the original was 30 + years ago I could understand them dumping it and riffing off its ideas to reimagine it, but that is not what happened, they just junked major elements of the show that made it what it was. The music especially.
The U.S. adaptation is second rate compared to the original.
ITS SO BAD. i knew it’d be bad when they renamed the first utopia comic to “dystopia”, and also explained the entire story to the camera at the beginning instead of explaining it gradually. like its SO bad.
@@jamsquan9415 hello
@@rebusbighair stop stalking me 🙄
Oh I was so confused cause I didn’t know the UK one existed I was wondering how he made a video on it a year ago
@@jamsquan9415 ?? But saying stuff in dialogue is literally what uk utopia does, the pacing is off and the acting is awkward, the writing is not refined and the direction feels aimless, theres so much said but not enough shown
This is one of the videos I love to rewatch every couple of months. Funnily enough I found the show and thus your video because of Utopia's soundtrack, which was used in a trailer for a german movie - But which I didn't see. The first thought for me was to find the composer.
You did a great job with this one. It is insane to think, that you talked about why the show is so great and about the entire history of the show without using a single spoiler. And of top of that the editing is phenomenal.
The only problem I do have with your video was your take on Dark. But I understand if you think that Dark is too mysterious and not so easy to follow. I think the biggest difference between the two shows are, that you can watch/enjoy the seasons of Utopia seperatly, while Dark is built for 3 seasons. This is also the reason why it takes longer to answer the questions in Dark.
But I do think that both shows have a lot in common and that both are excellent. Both shows were a major step in the right direction for each of their country. The state of german tv/cinema is really rough looking.
Anyway, did you watch severance? I think it is a great show to fill the void, which Utopia and Dark left in me.
This video has pushed me to finally watch the original Utopia series. All I have to say is - thank you! One of the best shows I've seen in my life. Such a shame it got cancelled..
dam. mr. robot is my favourite show in recent memory, even passing breaking bad. i guess im going to have to check this out!
yea
I somehow had never heard of Utopia before this video randomly popped up in my feed and now I've seen the show 3 times and can't stop telling people about it.
This show probably got cancelled because it was too close to reality
MistakenMystery Especially now...
@@lupowins I know right, so surreal. You know what, I bet you anything that's exactly what's going on now... they are going to make everyone get a vaccine and that is going to target certain groups of people and make them infertility and/or fuck with their DNA. It's not even that far fetched.
Years and years (TV series)
Trump drops a nuke on China in his second term. Then pence gets elected after Trump's 2nd term.
England starts rounding up (in concentration camps) and exterminating refugees.
i was thinking the exact same thing this morning O.O
100% there's a reason this show resonated so deeply with people
I'm still mad this show was cancelled, it was so so so good- the storyline, the cinematography, the acting, the music - everything
it's class that this vid is getting the algorithm attention it deserves! really well edited and researched. i watched this show a few years back and honestly had completely forgotten how much i loved it. i'm also irish and studied film. looking forward to seeing more uploads!
youtube recommended me this video. i watched the first few minutes, loaded up utopia - havent slept before work tonight, i just binged both series. what a fantastic experience, thanks!
got this recommnded after finishing pyros video lol
I still think about this show regularly
A video idea pyrocynical would shamelessly steal 2 years later
“steal”
@@roscounderz I put that
Or do you mean he didn’t steal it cos I put it as an funny laugh pyrocynical said words haha comment reference
@@rustybench3334 “steal” 🍆
"steal"
This deserves so many more views nicely edited and stylish just like utopia you should do more on old tv shows like misfits
oh my god, thank you so much for introducing me to this show. i'm most of the way through the first episode now and i've just been SHOUTING AT MY SCREEN the whole time. it's so incredible and so shocking. i genuinely can't wait to introduce it to my parents the next time i see them.
also: the whole time i was watching this video i kept thinking about how much the show visually reminded me of dirk gently, and when you said that the first season raised so many questions and then ANSWERED THEM ALL i was like "oh man! just like dirk gently!" so i'm super glad you mentioned it at the end. i can totally see how dirk gently's creators took inspiration from this show, although they took it in a slightly more whimsical direction. (i will forever remember the part of that show where the heroes are captured by the villain, thinking they will finally get the answers to their questions, only to have the villain scream "WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON?" at them. truly one of the most hilarious moments in television history. especially bc we later find out EXACTLY what happened and why the villain wasn't in on all of it.)
ANYWAY! thank you for this video. i am a little drunk. i lvoe u so much
I had forgotten about this show. From time to time it came to mind, it floated in my head, but I had forgotten how it was called. Thanks for reminding me. Now I'm gonna go watch it again
The greatest thing I’ve ever seen on a screen
Thank you so much for making this. Think Utopia fans live in a sort of solitude, unable to bond with anyone over this show because hardly anyone saw it. With what's going on in the world right now, I think I'll have a better chance at getting people to watch it hahaha
You might be interested in the Discord if you haven't joined already discord.gg/hGy8pFu
As an American, this show was so incredibly hard to find and is only second to one other show which is my personal favorite. It is nearly immaculate. I would have loved to see a Fincher-HBO Remake to try and capture the same spirit and share it with a broad audience.
one of the best shows ever and one of my favs. it has a special place in my heart. i will be bitter forever that they couldn't continue it.
I watched the show because of this video, and it's one of my favorites of all time now. The entire cast is fantastic, especially Neil Maskell! And the music fits so well in an off-kilter way, it's soooo good. Thanks a lot for making this!
That's exactly it.
I was more repulsed by deaths in Utopia than say in The Boys because it built every character so believably.
In time to come this will be a cult hit I'm sure of it.
It never got the chance it deserved.
Utopia is one of the best tv shows ever created.
YES IVE BEEN WANTING TO HEAR MORE ABOUT THIS SHOW WILL DEFINITELY WATCH IT
I was sent here by Jexonite. I was also 15 in late 2012 when I first saw this getting advertised, although at the time I didn't watch it because I was (and still am) that nerd who watched Doctor Who for my source of drama entertainment. Although ever since seeing it advertised back then, this has always been something I've been meaning to watch some day, just never reached the day where I'd start it. When I saw on Amazon that they had created a version, I almost started to watch the original, but still had other shows I wanted to watch (I find it hard to start new shows out of worry I'll not enjoy them and have wasted my time). Today I'll actually make that step because I'm currently away from uni and from work, whilst also having some ongoing medical problems that mean I can't do any of the exercise regime I had planned for my time off this summer. Thanks for the video.
I was 17 when Utopia was first aired, I’ll never forget the TV spots. I went into London on NYE 2012, I tried to attend a rave but it was shut down. I’ll never forget the striking huge yellow billboards around London advertising this show. It just made me want to watch it even more, then I remember finally watching it and being blown away. Such a shame it was cancelled after 2 series, it has so much potential to be one of the greatest series ever made. Although we only got two, it is definitely up there.
one of the most iconic things is when jessica hyde appears for the first time
Shamelessly stole this video from pyrocynical 2 years prior.
Thank you for making this video! You’ve nailed exactly what I think about the show.
I’ve been trying to get people into this show.. maybe with what’s going on currently a whole new audience will find it.
Watched this video 6 times and never get bored
Thanks for the upload and your brilliant dissection
When you were like "cough cough, everything by J.J. Abrams--" I almost jumped out of my seat. Finally, someone gets it! About Utopia, shame it got cancelled. Damn shame.
I remember being blown away by the school shooting scene (pun not intended). Such a pity it was cancelled
Completely agree watch this show!
Just finished the show today. It's a masterpiece. Mr. Robot is pretty good as well. Shame that I watched it before Utopia, so I didn't get all the Utopia references in it.
Jason where did you manage to find it, to watch at present?
@@davidwhite3702 Learn how to use torrents mate
@@fleshtaffy I'll ask my son thanks
David White search up Watched app or Couchtuner or Los Movies
Did you finish Mr. Robot? It ends up better than utopia (SOMEHOW?!)
Superb video. So polished. Could not believe you didn't have more views and subscribers. Keep up the content 👌
thumbs up for mentioning the hotline miami soundtrack
Cant get "Where's Jessica Hyde" out of my head, I feel like at least once a month, I just have to say it
Everyone needs to see this in 2020
Want to watch. Help me out, where to watch this
@@theladybird1020 there’s a TH-cam channel called TheOncomingStorm that has all the episodes of season 1 and 2 on playlists
I'm new.i saw comments And got surprised that something golden exists and I hadn't known about it. But it isn't too late so I'm glad I got this video recommended
Been waiting for someone to make this video.
Saw ur video yesterday and watched the show cos of it and omfg I watched both seasons in one sitting it’s so perfect in every way, the humour, the cinematography, the characters, I loved every second so ty for your recommendation
I’m so glad someone else appreciates this show like I do. Everything about it!!! I loved it when I first watched it on tv I loved it when I rewatched two years ago, and I loved it a few short months ago at the begining of lockdown, when it seemed to realistic!!!