The story of Kaleidoscope is a generic one. It hits all of the beats you would expect, including the revenge-filled backstory, the complex process of finding a team, and the satisfaction of watching that plan unfold. There are a lot of things over the course of the eight episodes of Kaleidoscope. That doesn't make the show interesting. Kaleidoscope is a fascinating experiment, an attempt to tell the type of drama most viewers are familiar with, but designed so that you can watch episodes in any order. It is a success, but it leaves a lot to be desired.
The series is based on a plan to steal $7 billion in bonds from a vault in New York. He assembles a seven person team of experts to steal the money as part of a long running revenge plot. You can see the rest of the crew at various points in the show, including a chemist who loves to experiment with new concoctions and a hotheaded safecracker.
The story is up to you. The finale of the show is supposed to cover the events of the robbery. The rest of the episodes are supposed to be watched in chronological order. When I first saw him, I thought of him as an up-and-coming jewel thief and as a prisoner. After watching the prep for the robbery, I rounded it out with the day before it happened. I jumped into the end.
How the story plays out is unaffected by the order in which you watch the episodes. There is no interactive component here. The order does affect how you view the show. If I had watched it the other way around, I would have learned more about the relationship between Roger and Leo. The structure worked well in the order I watched it. With all of the other stories surrounding it, you can understand why certain events are important.
There is a problem with the show itself. It's not even The finale is a highlight of the action-packed moments. The planInvolves not only strange high-tech gadgets but also some low-tech solutions like actual bees and I really liked it. The storyline is packed with cliches to the point that the big reveals didn't feel like much of a surprise. The cast does its best with the material in front of them, and the criminal gang is often a charming bunch, but they are saddled with some of the worst de-aging makeup I have ever seen. The actors have a hard time with their faces.
There are elements that are not thought out. Each episode of the show is named after a color and the story is related to that. The pink episode relates to a childhood object, while the violet episode relates to a piece of jewelry. It feels like the connections between color and theme are unimportant. When I was trying to plot my own journey through this story, I was annoyed by the insistence on automatically playing the next episode.
Kaleidoscope is a proof of concept and I wish it was more exciting. It is even more interesting as it is possible to play live-action video games like Immortality on your mobile device. The future of TV is not the future of Kaleidoscope.
There is a new show on the streaming service.
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