From the Shelf: The 100

Diverse and distinctive, The two words that come to mind when thinking about The 100. A TV show about 100 prisoners sent to the surface of an irradiated Earth 97 years after a nuclear disaster. One of the most striking aspects of The 100 is that it moves. Meaning it does not do what most television shows do, which is stay with one main storyline throughout an entire season.
            As fast as the show presents a question, it answers it just as quickly . It's almost as if the show is saying we have all this time so let's tell you a story and not make you wait for it. As a result the characters and situations seem real because they are not constrained by some writers desire to hold off on an answer to a mystery for six years. The show  is creating a world and wants its audience to live in it not wish for its end.
            Yet all of this inventiveness in storytelling would be nothing if it weren't bolstered by a superb cast. I have to say I don't know where they got all these young actors but they're all great across-the-board. With its standouts being Eliza Taylor's Clark and Bob Morley's Bellamy.
            Now time could prove me wrong but as of right now (three seasons in) The 100 is a very exciting and engaging experience that anyone with a slight interest in sci-fi should check out.


Premiere date: March 19, 2014

Creator and showrunner: Jason Rothenberg

Starring:

Eliza Taylor
Bob Morley
Maria Avgeropoulos
Paige Turco
Henry Ian Cusick

First two seasons available on Netflix



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