Night Sky (TV Series) Compensation (2022) User Reviews

A satisfying conclusion with ongoing potential

[bosporan · 9/10 · 20 May 2022]

A fabulous finale answering questions and simultaneously creating challenges for a second season. Some clunky elements, but generally well done with an exciting and entertaining episode.

Season one has been a joy, with stellar central performances from JK Simmons and Sissy Spacek. They portray a retired couple, deeply in love, but prone to bickering in a credible, realistic and relatable way.

At times moderately paced, but always delivering great character and plot development, with minimal expository interludes. There are plot holes, but these are easily forgiven in the context of the rounded whole.

Plaudits to Amazon for taking a risk with something unique and refreshing while avoiding the formulaic. It has paid off and season two is likely to be even better now it is into its stride.

Night Sky Please Continue

[momraz2002 · 9/10 · 21 May 2022]

The show was a little slow in the beginning, but then it took off towards the end of the season. Still trying to figure out what's really happening. We really enjoyed this first season, please keep it going, very intriguing.

Just Breath

[slak96u · 8/10 · 5 June 2022]

Mostly satisfying conclusion, though parts were wrapped up a bit too easily.

Parts of this series are very good, and yet others are very frustrating. The pacing Is okay, at times slow but for the most part consistent. The dialog and acting is fine, Spacek and Simmons do all the heavy lifting and are predictably great. Production values are good, as is the cinematography, music and score.

My issues have been with details of the plot. The series went 3-4 episodes with very little happening, slowly working up to developments in the storyline. When we start getting payoffs, often time it's handled poorly and with little nuance. The B-plot, with Stella and Toni suffer from this especially, and don't even get me started on the portal in the Yorks shed.

This is a surprisingly good series, so close to great. Some massaging and tightening of the story and this would be premiere TV. It's funny, I started the series and was.....SO close to putting it down after episode 2, glad I stuck with it. The show reminds me of one of my favorites, The Leftovers, Night Sky is sort of a budget version, with elements of Lost Sci-Fi tossed in. The series is subtle, there is a subtle tone in every aspect of the series and at times that can be overwhelming. Props to Holden Miller, I believe this is his first series and it's really, really well done for a first effort. The series is a real throwback, which is even more surprising given the showrunners age.

Definitely intrigued

[saullodanielle · 9/10 · 22 May 2022]

Spoilers I'm excited for a second season. I enjoyed the concept of Outer Range and I do think it has better actors, but you're not rooting for any of them and the story is all over the place.

Night Sky has given you an interesting, slow build story with people you care about. Spacek and Simmons play a believable elderly couple still trying to come to terms with loss, aging and death, and grasping at this unknown to navigate through it. The season finale really delivered too. Just enough questions were answered while new ones asked, but not so frustratingly that you don't care about season 2 (looking at you Outer Range and Yellowjackets). It seems to have more of a direction. I dunno. I just enjoyed it.

Brilliant sci-fi drama

[steffijackson · 9/10 · 22 May 2022]

I really enjoyed this touching sci-fi mystery drama. It starts off slow but gives plenty to character development and goes deep into some very sensitive topics. As the episodes progress, the main story arc accelerates but with a gentle foot on the pedal. The acting is superb and casting on point. JK Simmons is excellent throughout. It has a great season finale and plenty to work with for more seasons. I have no idea why the rating is so low, deserves more!

YES, more like this please

[kalibeans · 10/10 · 16 October 2022]

Best science fiction I've seen in very, very long time. Please continue to present content like Night Sky. With great admiration to the writers, and ALL involved in this series. It was so very refreshing to watch such a high quality series in every way. For those deciding whether or not to watch: essentially no sexual content, a minimum of language, some violence (not excessive or terribly graphic). This is a science fiction adventure mixed with an example of a marriage well lived. Through tragedy and joy, the Yorks present trust in a marriage. I can write no more without spoilers. Not for under 12. It's wonderful, ENJOY! (You will want to binge, so settle in!

Great show! The cast makes ALL The difference!

[blacktanski · 9/10 · 10 December 2022]

While binging on Amazon Prime with my free trial, I happened upon Outer Range and this show, Night Sky (and The Peripheral of course, but that's another story). What a difference a good casting director makes! Night Sky is really good!

With Outer Range, a dark and sad show, I could NOT make a connection with any of the characters (other than the bull-riding son and his girlfriend). Lost my interest almost immediately, due to casting errors (I'm not a Brolin or Gish fan) and a confusing script.

Night Sky, on the other hand, had characters who were so accessible as to be a friend, a neighbor, or even myself and my spouse. Spacek and Simmons (both wonderful and heartbreaking) truly embodied a long-married couple, and the young man who played Jude was just about perfect. The rest of the actors, even the sad or annoying ones, were just right for their parts. A good casting director and a great scriptwriter can make all the difference. Well done.

on the verge of annoying..

[Itmightbeworse · 7/10 · 15 August 2022]

We just watched this episode and we agreed that without Spacek and Simmons we wouldn't have proceeded after episode one.

Too many questions unanswered... too slow in the first episodes and then the few explanations all together in the last one.

Almost annoying!

SO bummed there won't be a season two!!!

[jklanier · 10/10 · 4 October 2023]

I'm really hoping another network (MAX, Paramount, etc.) will pick this show up and continue. The first season was good, JK Simmons and Sissy Spacek are excellent actors. The second season had the potential to be very interesting, there are so many paths the story could branch out into. Prime made a bad decision here, not renewing this show. Sometimes it takes a little while for a shows popularity to catch on, I think season two would have really picked up the popularity for this show. It's a neat concept for the show, there were some nice scenes in the last episode that peaked interest and imagination, I was looking forward to a second season to see where the story would lead, the characters and the whole new world they were about to discover.

Writers should really pay attention

[richardrc-18596 · 7/10 · 22 June 2022]

Holly weird is all about lacking common sense. Tons of questions and issues never addressed. Jude leaves. Old couple never asks anything about what just happened. Who he really is. Anything? Everyone I know would be like wth is going on. Grand daughter doesn't question anything. Just like cool, a space capsule. Neat. The only believable character is the neighbor, who everyone forgot about after he vanished on the new planet. Very little is explained. Too little sci-fi. I agree with other raters in regards to that. What's an aposphate? Idk it's something to watch. Acting is good. Hence the 7 instead of 5.

Slow paced and boring

[rsd_anon · 5/10 · 30 May 2022]

Way too much family drama. The plights of the elderly are over emphasized to the point where it resembles the ads of the national nightly news. The sci-fi elements are too few. The show is a mish-mash of day time soap operas and the worst shows of Stargate. I watched all 8 boring episodes and felt they could have been squeezed into 2-3 good episodes. A real disappointment.

J. Jonah Jameson and Carrie White Go to Mars

[yohnny · 5/10 · 27 May 2022]

"Days of Our Lives" meets "The X-Files" in this dialog-driven drama. If marital squabbles, family alienation and resentment, the challenges of elder care and mistrust between neighbors does not float your boat, then this may not be your cup of tea.

Like any good suspense story worth its salt, the show does keep us guessing throughout all 8 episodes.

Some imagination is mandatory to compensate for a few deficits in production values but that's okay. Sit back in your recliner and enjoy the conversation along with the ride.

"Talk amongst yourselves." ~ Linda Richman.