In the opening scenes the viewer is expected to believe a couple things right off the bat; first being that after surviving 100 years following the apocalypse on a space station, beauty care product synthesization has been perfected, and there is apparently plenty of electricity for blow dryers and curling irons -- not to mention lots of water for hair washing and conditioning. On the other side of the scale: overuse of medical supplies is punishable by death.

Take scene 1 for example: teen aged girl, blond highlights & dark roots, lots of mascara and eye shadow -- and she's in space-station-prison. Dressed in teen-Gap spacewear, she must have traded her exercise time for peroxide and hair foil, because after 100 years, there's plenty of that stuff onboard.

No shortage of hair product -- plenty of gel and mousse for all the men and women of the 100 year old space station. And speaking of the men, apparently there's an abundance of shaving stuff as well, making it possible to maintain a shave-every-day standard in space. Amazingly, even the young men sent to earth who are struggling through a radiated danger-filled jungle just to find the food locker manage to remain cleanshaven. Similarly, all the girls keep perfectly arranged hair, and manage to change their eyeshadow colors in that same jungle. Clever way to convey the passage of time, change eyeshadow colors. All this without carrying a single supply box, bag, or container of any sort off the ship they landed in.

The genre of SciFi should be offended, but then again, it's CW ;-)

The show starts in a post-apocalyptic setting, with 100 teens being used as guinea pigs to see if the Earth is habitable, while the rest barely cling to life in the Arc, a collection of merged space stations.

You have to give this show more than the first two episodes before you make a final judgment. Episode three has an event that demonstrates that it's not a fluffy teen show. Although the 100 kids just party, fuck, and quarrel in their initial time on Earth, starting episode four they turn their attention to sensible survival things like food and defenses. If you still don't like the show by episode five, it's probably not for you.

If I offended you with one bad word in the previous paragraph, then this show is not for you. Also, it's not a show for young teens or older prudish viewers. In this show, a ~33 year old scores easily with a ~16 year old girl. One teen girl has been with three guys by the end of season two. There is a bit of lesbian teen girl action. Teens are murdered by teens. Making immoral decisions to survive is a constant theme.

The character development is quite noticeable. Some "evil" characters become good. Some "good" characters become evil. It's appropriate, given the difficult circumstances they face. Over time, cartoony one-dimensional characters morph into complex interesting people.

Many commenters point out the beautiful female cast members. The star, Eliza Taylor (Clarke), reminds me of Reese Witherspoon in appearance. She's gorgeous and yet eclipsed by the beauty of costar Marie Avgeropoulos (Octavia), who rightfully gets the lion's share of drooling from the teen boys in the show. Then there is Paige Turco, who plays Clarke's mother. She's 49 years of total hotness, and she's also a very experienced and skilled actress. Holy cow, 49. Lindsey Morgan (Raven) looks her age (24 years old), and I think she's supposed to be 18 on the show, so she takes me out of the immersion a bit. Of course, Clarke and Octavia are played by shockingly old actresses as well.

On top of that, there are at least three cast members who played major characters on Battlestar Galactica.

The science seems really weak, but maybe I'll change my mind as I learn more. I was skeptical of the acid fog, but then the show gave a logical explanation that satisfied me.

All in all, it's a good science fiction show and not the teenybopper show that it seems to be initially.

This show is a hook and really interesting, and most definitely one of the best TV shows I've ever watched. Continually challenged my reasoning on leadership decisions and taking responsibilities, especially when one is faced with few or no options.Lots of gritty moments, full of suspense, and you would always anticipate something would go wrong, even while trying to keep, and negotiate for peace, question always is "from who". Just reflects on the things we do in life itself for survival, relationships are not only questioned but lost and regained-@Thelonius &Marcus, characters sticking together irrespective of their differences-@Murphy&Emori, @Octavia&Bellamy, having an emotional heart amidst decision taking-@Clark.........the list is endless.

Specially loved @Octavia for her spark plug attitude, big-ups to @Murphy- the only thing he couldn't sell to survive is "The Movie Director". Great Movie.

**The percent of your brain that you need to turn off to watch this**

The premise seems interesting, but the writing is hilariously bad. There is scifi written in the 20th century that is more accurate and interesting than this garbage. The anti nuclear themes made me think the original story was written in the sixties, which would have explained a lot, but it's actually from 2013, which makes the "science" even more laughable. The only scifi thing that they got right is the B movie acting. But hey, there's teen drama, so let's make 7 seasons out it!

My current favorite **obsession**! I've got to admit that it takes a lot for me to get into a tv series, and The 100 delivers. I like the suspense and the character's strong leadership roles, and compelling performances from the lead actors.

_fun facts_

* Bellamy and Clarke are actually married in real life.
* David J. Peterson invented the fictional languages of Dothraki and Valyrian for Game of Thrones. He is also the one who developed the Trigedasleng language for The Grounders on The 100.