Ranking Every 2017 Comic Book TV Show Worst To Best
23. Dark Matter
Syfy
Although initially intended to be a TV series, Joseph Mallozzi and Paul Mullie's Dark Matter first found life in the pages of a Dark Horse comic.
Centred around a group of travellers as they awaken on a spacecraft with no memories, the comic was well received and, just the other year, found life on the small-screen with Syfy.
The show, while initially met with a somewhat mixed reaction, has stabilised this year. A faithful adaptation of the Mallozzi and Mullie comic (which makes sense, considering they're also its producers), Dark Matter has flown relatively underneath the radar in 2017, despite its strong cast and premise.
It’s an enjoyable if not flawed TV series, and a typical Syfy production at that.
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