The Event

[Hunter Rider]

'THE EVENT' -- "The Event" is an emotional, high-octane conspiracy thriller that follows Sean Walker (Jason Ritter, "The Class"), an Everyman who investigates the mysterious disappearance of his fiancee, Leila (Sarah Roemer, "Disturbia"), and unwittingly begins to expose the biggest cover-up in U.S. history. Sean's quest will send ripples through the lives of an eclectic band of strangers, including: newly elected U.S. President Martinez (Golden Globe nominee Blair Underwood, "Dirty Sexy Money"); Sophia (Emmy Award nominee Laura Innes, "ER"), who is the leader of a mysterious group of detainees; and Sean's shadowy father-in-law (Scott Patterson, "Gilmore Girls"). Their futures are on a collision course in a global conspiracy that could ultimately change the fate of mankind. Ian Anthony Dale ("Daybreak") and Emmy winner Zeljko Ivanek ("Damages") also star in the ensemble drama.

Trailer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eOdY-SvKiI

Oh yes, of all the new shows coming up this one intrigues me the most.

[KenK]

'Cause it's the one we know the least about, maybe?

[Hunter Rider]

It's more the main elements of The President, black ops and snowy mountain prison facility that really hooks me.

[carrrnuttt]

That looks pretty intriguing. I might just have to add this to my massive DVR list.

[Dr Lee]

Damn... this looks intriguing... i'm in!

[Paroxysm]

'Event' Team Asks For Viewers' Trust (http://www.deadline.com/2010/07/tca-event-team-asks-for-viewers-trust/)

The panel for NBC's The Event often evoked 24 and Lost and understandably so as the new NBC serialized thriller about a government conspiracy is touted as a potential successor to the iconic dramas that bowed out in May. It also has 24 veteran Evan Katz as showrunner. “The show won't be as dark (as 24) but there will be the same intensity, the same roller-coaster ride that provokes visceral response to what you watch."

Producers fielded a lot of questions about how they will sustain viewers' interest in a dense serialized drama. The biggest questions in the pilot will be answered in the second episode, Katz said. Creator Nick Wauters, who admitted to being influenced by Lost and 24, stressed that “we will try and reveal as many answers as we can as we go and set up more mysteries. "But you have to go on faith that we know what we’re doing," he said. "As a viewer myself and a fan of Lost, I ask for people’s trust."

This sounds pretty cool :up:

[Kaleb]

Im onboard.

[Eklypze]

What are we on board for though?????? Lol I can't help it I wanna know something damnit

[chesslover]

The Event is turning the second E in event backwards!!

[superhero]

My mom said it looks like lost.

[Asgard]

So is this like an alien invasion story or what?

[Shifty]

Its supposed to fill the void left by Lost and 24 and they're trying not to frustrate viewers. Former 24 writer Evan Katz is the showrunner.

CBS is offering up the same stuff they always offer in dramas something for old and middle age people, ABC has more "ABC dramas", Fox has their Texas soap opera and NBC has The Event and Undercovers as well as Chase, The Cape, L&O LA.

But The Event has me interested and I will be tuning in as I'll need a drama to watch come November since AMC's shows will be done.

[Prison Mike]

The commercials are annoying me.

[X-Ray]

It looks interesting. I don't what to invest my time into it only to have it canceled.

[Matt]

I'm gonna watch, but I fear it will be cancelled fairly early and we'll never know what The Event is. :(

[Dr Lee]

I'm gonna watch, but I fear it will be cancelled fairly early and we'll never know what The Event is. :(

That is my worry as well... would rather not have another FlashForward situation again...

[Spider-Gamer]

I'm gonna watch, but I fear it will be cancelled fairly early and we'll never know what The Event is. :(

That is my fear as well. :csad:

[Eklypze]

Same here. But rumor has it Starz might pick up Flashforward, last i heard

[superhero]

i think it kind of looks like lost.

[Travesty]

The commercials are annoying me.
I HATE the commercials. At first I was intrigued, but now it's just so frustrating. It's like having an annoying friend who is constantly bringing up that he has a secret, but can't tell you what it is.:cmad:

[Shifty]

I'm gonna watch, but I fear it will be cancelled fairly early and we'll never know what The Event is. :(

What NBC should be doing is the format cable shows 24/Lost have used, uninterrupted seasons. NBC was pretty good with their comedy shows last fall where the only week off was Thanksgiving and you had 12 episodes in 13 weeks but then all that momentum was ruined by stretching out the seasons until May. The Event will probably start strong but the schedule will probably hurt it ratings wise January on.

If you like conspiracies Rubicon on AMC is guaranteed 13 episodes, 2 have aired (and free online) and if the ratings hold between 1.5-2 million viewers a second season should occur.

[Blackman]

Does anyone know how many episodes Taylor Cole will be in

[alexdunn]

Same here. But rumor has it Starz might pick up Flashforward, last i heard

Cool I hope it's better.

[Hunter Rider]

New promos.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dkIPR6v5e4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUFYbbffxug

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsrMIOlYAPM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhCchr1hqnk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsZdOwNuHtw

[Soapy]

I'm hoping this ends up being better than Rubicon.

[Shifty]

The showrunner is from 24 so he knows you have to keep the audience interested and coming back. Rubicon is slowly turning around, key word is slowly. Once the fall shows start I may just let the episodes build up on Tivo and watch the last batch all together.

[Hunter Rider]

The showrunner is from 24 so he knows you have to keep the audience interested and coming back. Rubicon is slowly turning around, key word is slowly. Once the fall shows start I may just let the episodes build up on Tivo and watch the last batch all together.

I've already decided to do that, it's just too dull to watch on a drip feed basis.

[XBRoughneck]

Feel free to close or merge if this was posted somewhere else, but the premier is tonight.

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I prefer this trailer. (http://www.nbc.com/the-event/video/the-event---full-length-trailer/1228237)

[Shifty]

Well enough with the waiting and assurance that answers will be given throughout the season lets see what they deliver.

[Paroxysm]

4 reasons you should watch "The Event" tonight. (http://io9.com/5642475/4-reasons-you-should-watch-the-event-tonight)

1. You want to see The X-Files crossed with The West Wing.

2. Laura Innes from ER plays a prison badass.

3. Strong potential for cool aliens.

4. You need to fill your plot twist crackpipe now that Lost is over.

http://io9.com/5642475/4-reasons-you-should-watch-the-event-tonight

[Blackman]

"The next Lost" seems to be the mark of death of some shows

[Paroxysm]

"The next Lost" seems to be the mark of death of some shows

I haven't heard anyone say that.

[Blackman]

I've heard it said alot

http://www.google.com/#sclient=psy&hl=en&q=The+Event+next+lost&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=&pbx=1&fp=7b3e9e0669ddb0a1

[Paroxysm]

Lame! You're right about the next Lost thing, remember FlashForward? lol Death wishhhhhhhh!

[TheVileOne]

Lost is basically what this show is being compared to. Not to mention all the creators promising they KNOW the master-plan for the show and exactly how its going to end and that they would give answers on a much more progressive basis than Lost. Whether you want to believe that or not is up to you.

This show basically looks and is basically being marketed as the next Lost type of series.

The trailer I think is lame as hell. I'm not really buying into any of it. This isn't the event, that's not the event. Honestly I'm sick of shows constantly dangling the carrot in front of you without ever actually doing anything.

POTENTIAL FOR COOL ALIENS is not a reason for me to watch a show. Where does that even come from how do we know aliens even have anything to do with this?

All we know is that:

At the end of the pilot, the plane instead of crashing into the President's private estate, it goes through a wormhole instead and is transported somewhere else.

[Sawyer]

I'm going to watch the pilot. Where I go from there... we'll see. If the characters dont interest me, I'm not going to hang on just for the sake of plot twists.

[Paroxysm]

Lost is basically what this show is being compared to. Not to mention all the creators promising they KNOW the master-plan for the show and exactly how its going to end and that they would give answers on a much more progressive basis than Lost. Whether you want to believe that or not is up to you.

This show basically looks and is basically being marketed as the next Lost type of series.

The trailer I think is lame as hell. I'm not really buying into any of it. This isn't the event, that's not the event. Honestly I'm sick of shows constantly dangling the carrot in front of you without ever actually doing anything.

POTENTIAL FOR COOL ALIENS is not a reason for me to watch a show. Where does that even come from how do we know aliens even have anything to do with this?

All we know is that:

At the end of the pilot, the plane instead of crashing into the President's private estate, it goes through a wormhole instead and is transported somewhere else.

Tonight is the pilot of NBC TV series The Event, which is this season's most promising new science fiction show. We've watched the pilot, and here are four spoiler-free reasons you should watch too.

As the trailers for the pilot explain, there's a spooky, unexplainable "event" that happens right away. Actually, a couple of events happen but the capital-E Event has to do with mega-technology in the sky. Could it be aliens? We like that idea. Especially if the aliens never do things like lay thousands of eggs in a UFO swimming pool or send emails. Seriously, though - the pilot does a great job ramping up the tension and leaving the causes for the "event" wide open. Definitely wide enough for some seriously scary aliens to scamper through.

http://io9.com/5642475/4-reasons-you-should-watch-the-event-tonight

[Doctor Jones]

I recorded the pilot. I like the promotion. I mean it's making people go, "What the hell is the event???" so I'm sure people will tune in to fulfill their curiosity. I hope this pilot is good.

[TheVileOne]

Yes none of that means its aliens. Science fiction does not automatically equal aliens either.

[Paroxysm]

Yes none of that means its aliens. Science fiction does not automatically equal aliens either.

I know but aliens would explain the mega-technology in the sky

[Eklypze]

Im tuning in but Im still mad about Heroes, I know its sad but I wanted it to at least get wrapped up. Still this sounds really interesting so yea lol

[Sawyer]

Heroes did get wrapped up. Nathan was shot, died and so did everyone else at the end of season two....

That's exactly how it happened. :o *puts fingers in ears and hums*

[XBRoughneck]

After..

1) 24 ending last season
2) smallville ending THIS season
3) Lost ending last season
4) The lead actor from Spartacus having his cancer come back

... I need for this show to be good.

X-Files meets 24 meets Lost (sans that Lost ending) is could be my favorite show of all time.

[marvelrobbins]

I too am pissed how NBC treated Heroes at the end.Giving false hope for another season.Giving false hope for a wrap up movie.I am trying It despite that.This will be
my sole NBC watching.TV Is In bad place right now

No Joss whedon Show on the air
Lost over
24 over
Smallville ending

The Event could fill the Lost void very good.We need more than reality cop,and lawyer shows.

[KalKai]

Aliens are the answer to everything.

[ComicChick]

i'm watching this right now.

never watched 24 or Lost so I can't really base it off of them

[Matt]

Why is a president who is of Cuban descent black?

[Sawyer]

In TV land, everyone's black...

Except white people.

[Morg]

so far not grabbing me, not sure I'll keep watching this

[ComicChick]

guess i'll have to pay better attention with these time jumps

[Matt]

so far not grabbing me, not sure I'll keep watching this

Nor I. 45 minutes have passed but nothing at all has really happened nor have we been told anything at all about all the ambiguous, ominious lines that have been thrown at us. I can't think of another show that says so much, but so little.

[Evelisse]

latino president that is black, I know we come in all shades of colors as latinos, but come on, where's Edward James Olmos as president when we need him?




If this is going the aliens route, might as well come out with it now and stop dragging it out, unless some major twists come up, do it tonight, it all seems to already be going that way...just say it.

[Shifty]

i'm watching this right now.

never watched 24 or Lost so I can't really base it off of them

24 grabbed you right away. This is just a mess.

[Travesty]

Well, I wasn't feeling it for a bit, but the last seconds got me. I'll be tuning in next week.

[Matt]

Ok, so we already knew, based on the trailer that the girlfriend disappeared and there was a failed assassination attempt. So we still know nothing about what the event is. So an hour in, and all we have is a glorified, hour long trailer.

[ComicChick]

does everything have to be in your face at once? i don't mind not knowing all the details right away.

that's the main reason i decided to tune in, cause i didn't know anything about it

[Golgo-13]

Now THAT'S a frick'in pilot ep! Loved it!

[Morg]

Nor I. 45 minutes have passed but nothing at all has really happened nor have we been told anything at all about all the ambiguous, ominious lines that have been thrown at us. I can't think of another show that says so much, but so little.

I'm getting a headache of all these jump backs. The last 5 minutes was interesting, better not be aliens or something like 7 Days show

[Mister J]

Well, that was a whole lot of nothing. Not sure I'll be tuning back in or at least, not making it a priority.

I'm still slightly intrigued though. The previews held so much promise.

[Shifty]

Ok, so we already knew, based on the trailer that the girlfriend disappeared and there was a failed assassination attempt. So we still know nothing about what the event is. So an hour in, and all we have is a glorified, hour long trailer.

They're keeping that under wraps but pretty much 3 things from the pilot weren't shown in the trailer (wife was murdered, dad was the pilot, plane disappeared). Giving the show one more week.

[John Locke]

I agree with Matt. What they should have done is have the last five minutes be the first five minutes and build from their. If that means having to go back then so be it but we should also go forward. The pilot was like the first half of Vantage Point.

[Matt]

does everything have to be in your face at once? i don't mind not knowing all the details right away.

that's the main reason i decided to tune in, cause i didn't know anything about it

And my problem was, that after tuning in, I knew exactly the same thing that I knew from the trailer. I don't want everything at once, but I do expect some plot progression. Serials like this, they can either be groundbreaking, constantly moving forward (24, Lost, etc) or they can just run in circles and chase their own tails (like V and Heroes). This seems to be the latter, based on the pilot.

[Donut]

Im betting Sean is one of the prisoners & he got some kind of memory erased thing ?

[Kud-Dukan]

Now THAT'S a frick'in pilot ep! Loved it!

Same...I thought it was great.

[chaseter]

Was bleh. The graphics were terrible and the first episode was not jaw dropping awesome.

[Donut]

I will tune in for a while. But I want answers & this better not be another Lost in the fact that we wait so long for them

[Shifty]

And my problem was, that after tuning in, I knew exactly the same thing that I knew from the trailer. I don't want everything at once, but I do expect some plot progression. Serials like this, they can either be groundbreaking, constantly moving forward (24, Lost, etc) or they can just run in circles and chase their own tails (like V and Heroes). This seems to be the latter, based on the pilot.

It should've been a two hour premiere event, where the first hour was everything they've shown in promos/trailers and the second hour is you know new stuff.

[Blackman]

How was Taylor Cole if she was in it at all

[ComicChick]

And my problem was, that after tuning in, I knew exactly the same thing that I knew from the trailer. I don't want everything at once, but I do expect some plot progression. Serials like this, they can either be groundbreaking, constantly moving forward (24, Lost, etc) or they can just run in circles and chase their own tails (like V and Heroes). This seems to be the latter, based on the pilot.

there were a couple of things i learned


* pilot was leilas dad
* wife murdered
* the lady from ER was in shackles in the prison, but with the President when the plane went through the wormhole

[Sawyer]

I didn't know she was supposed to be in this...

[ComicChick]

How was Taylor Cole if she was in it at all

she was in it

[flickchick85]

I will tune in for a while. But I want answers & this better not be another Lost in the fact that we wait so long for them
Eh, even with delaying all the answers, Lost's pilot was still far more engaging than that. This one's definitely designed to string us along. I'm not biting.

[danoyse]

Not too impressed. It had way too much going on and not enough tying it all together. And I could have done without the near plane crash.

[Jack Bauer]

I loved that first episode. It was very gripping. I can't wait to watch of this show.

[Golgo-13]

Some of you guys are a tough crowd. I was entertained by it all.

Was bleh. The graphics were terrible and the first episode was not jaw dropping awesome.

it looked great in HD.:huh:

[Soapy]

Eh, even with delaying all the answers, Lost's pilot was still far more engaging than that. This one's definitely designed to string us along. I'm not biting.

Lost's pilot was also two hours...

Anyway The Event's pilot was more interesting to me than V's and Flash Forward's, so I'll give this series a shot.

[SuperT]

Not completely spectacular, but certainly interesting. I'll be tuning in again next week.

Of course Blair Underwood and Laura Innes being in this helps out a lot.

[John Locke]

Lost's pilot was also two hours...

Not really. Yes it did have two parts but Part 2 didn't air until the next week.

[Dr. Evil]

there were two ER people in there: Laura Innes and The First Lady.

[marvelrobbins]

A new TV Obsession.This pilot was actully better than V's.

I did see Scott Patterson's character being the plane's pilot coming.

I do think future episodes are going to be hurt by constant time jumping.They
need to look at how Lost went from present to past.

It will be Intresting to see how Jason Ritter's character goes from running
from boat to being on the plane trying to stop the plane assassination.

This has one of the best conspiracy storys since The X-files was still
Intresting.Both the VP and CIA Director may have been Involved In the
assassination Plot.

And great twist with the ending with the plane.

[alexdunn]

Not bad but not great. I'll watch for a little longer, hopefully it grows on me. And it's time travel. No doubt. The people being locked up? From the future.

[Warhammer]

Not a bad finale. I am genuinely interested to see the next episode. For now, it's a keeper.

[marvelrobbins]

The detainees being from the future Is defently a strong possabilty.

[alexdunn]

Not really. Yes it did have two parts but Part 2 didn't air until the next week.

Are you sure?

[Golgo-13]

This show reminds me of the Fox show Vanished. That show was canned after i believe 7-8 eps, and i'm still pissed about it, because they never revealed why the wife had vanished, etc. I hope this show sticks around. There's going to be many questions that need answering...

[John Locke]

Are you sure?
Well Wikipedia, Tv.com, and Lostpeida say one week after Part One but Abc.com says Part 2 aired two days later on that Friday. But they all agree that Part 1 and 2 aired on different nights.

[alexdunn]

oh...

[chaseter]

Some of you guys are a tough crowd. I was entertained by it all.



it looked great in HD.:huh:

I have HD and it looked terribly fake to me.

The only character I had the least amount of interest for was the creepy lady that looks like she is smiling when she talks and the main young kid. Nobody else was engaging. Maybe that was because 3/4 of this episode was loud noises and a lot of colors.

[Shifty]

This show reminds me of the Fox show Vanished. That show was canned after i believe 7-8 eps, and i'm still pissed about it, because they never revealed why the wife had vanished, etc. I hope this show sticks around. There's going to be many questions that need answering...

Fox put it on Fridays and then Hulu to wrap up the 13 episode season. It may still be there.

[XBRoughneck]

Well, I thought this episode was below average.

If I hadn't seen the 4-5 minute trailer I would have thought this was average.


But, to be fair...I thought the V premier episode was worse, and i thought the first Spartacus episode sucked as well.

12 episodes later and I love Spartacus, and while I don't love V..they've improved the show quite a bit in one season.

I'll be along until the show gets canned.

[flickchick85]

Lost's pilot was also two hours...
As has been noted by others, only one hour aired on its "premiere night," and that was more than enough to hook me.

Anyway The Event's pilot was more interesting to me than V's and Flash Forward's
That much I agree with. But I didn't stick with those series beyond their pilots either, so that's not exactly high praise to me.

[Sawyer]

I hope this is the case of there just being kind of a weak premiere and then getting significantly better as the episodes go on. There was some stuff I liked, but overall it was pretty uneventful (:awesome:) and the weird, choppy non-linear timeline of the episode was kind of off-putting... I hope future episodes arent quite so "Forward 30 minutes... back 4 months!... forward five days... back seven years!!!" I can put up with mixed up timelines. I mean, ****, I watched all six seasons of LOST and loved the crap out of it, but this...... eh. I have no problems dropping this at a moments notice.

[chaseter]

If a show is advertising that it is the next LOST...chances are it isn't. I will give this a few eps like I gave V.

[Neverless]

If a show is advertising that it is the next LOST...chances are it isn't. I will give this a few eps like I gave V.

didnt they call flashforward the next lost as well?

and flashforward was an utter failiure. I hate it when promos do that. Tbh Ive never seen a single advertisement for the event (and havent watched it yet either, gonna later tonight) but if they're calling this show the next lost as well..then *le sigh*

[Dr Lee]

having watched the pilot...... it's interesting... will watch next week.... hope it keeps my interest.

[kguillou]

didnt they call flashforward the next lost as well?

and flashforward was an utter failiure. I hate it when promos do that. Tbh Ive never seen a single advertisement for the event (and havent watched it yet either, gonna later tonight) but if they're calling this show the next lost as well..then *le sigh*

This is why i have no interest in this show. I HATE it when new shows say "This is going to be the next ____", anytime a new show does that, it NEVER ends up being as good as the show they're comparing it to and it ends up getting canceled. Just do your own thing and the audience will judge.

[Blackman]

Just watched the pilot. It's....meh

THe almost plane crash was pretty lame especially the teleportation thing. Is it confirmed that aliens are in this show?

I didnt like the structure it was too jumpy. I probably wont tune in again unless I start to hear great things about where the show is going

[Donut]

I think another reason why most does not seem wowed by the episode is because everything was spoiled in all of those previews. I say give it the next few episodes

[Crockett]

Looks like a interesting show, after reading some of the reactions here I think I'm going to give the pilot a shot.

[Shifty]

Shows never market themselves as the next _______ in advertisements. People in the media do that.

It was third in its timeslot which was expected. The number maybe could've been a bit higher but Fox bombed with Lone Star with almost under 4 million viewers.

CBS Two and a Half Men 4.8/12 14.50
ABC Dancing With the Stars 4.2/13 21.87
NBC The Event (Series Premiere) 3.7/9 11.19
FOX Lone Star (Series Premiere) 1.3/3 04.06

[Hush]

This was ok but in no way was I entranced.

[TheVileOne]

The creators of the show basically acknowledge Lost and shows like Lost. The cast and crew PROMISE that they have a master plan and know exactly what they are doing and will provide answers on a more timely basis.

[John Locke]

Shows never market themselves as the next _______ in advertisements. People in the media do that.

I saw an advertisement saying people are calling it the next Lost.

[TheVileOne]

Well NBC is definitely aware of it and milking it for all its worth then.

[Shifty]

I saw an advertisement saying people are calling it the next Lost.

Desperate times calls for desperate measures by NBC. Seems to have paid off for one night.

This season could be a bounce back for NBC while Fox drops.

[marvelrobbins]

The Event was NBC's best ratings performance last night.It Improved on Chuck's numbers.and the Chase couldn't hold all of the Event's numbers.

Meanwhile over at Fox Lone Star bombed.

There are chances of the Event going to full season.

[SolarTiger]

I liked it, giving in another chance next week.

[flickchick85]

The Event was NBC's best ratings performance last night.It Improved on Chuck's numbers.and the Chase couldn't hold all of the Event's numbers.

Meanwhile over at Fox Lone Star bombed.
Yeah, not surprising but a shame as the better show lost, imo.

[Golgo-13]

Fox has a track record for canning shows, so it's no wonder nobody tuned in to watch Lone Star. People are tired of getting into a show, and then having it ripped right out from under them.

[hammerhedd11]

I'm really surprised at the reception here. I for one haven't been this excited over a show since the first season of Heroes. I was captivated during the whole episode and I wanted to watch the next one right away, something that I haven't felt for a while. Hope it doesn't get cancelled prematurely.

[Paroxysm]

I'm really surprised at the reception here. I for one haven't been this excited over a show since the first season of Heroes. I was captivated during the whole episode and I wanted to watch the next one right away, something that I haven't felt for a while. Hope it doesn't get cancelled prematurely.

I just finished watching it and I have to agree with you. I thought the pilot episode was awesome and I can't wait to see the next episode.

[Siby]

I'm surprised also because I thought the show was fast paced and kept me engrossed. For some reason when the airplane went through the light it reminded me of the Langoliers.

[DIRECTOR]

one thing I liked about LOST was that it wasn't trying to be cool and hip, with camerawork and dialogue, which is what failed FlashForward.....

Hopefully "The Event" will focus on character development so that we like the characters

[KALEL114]

I liked the pilot. The bouncing back and fourth in the timeline might get a bit old if they continue to do it every episode, but the story itself has me anticipating the next one.

[Doctor Jones]

Meh for me.

This show just proves that Lost was endearing not because of the mysteries. It was because of the characters. The characters here? Nowhere near as interesting. Walker and the sketchy looking CIA dude are about the only likeable and interesting characters but is it enough to make me tune in? And I somehow didn't like them revealing some alien occurance at the end of the pilot.

Just goes to show that a mystery isn't the only thing that can't keep me hooked in. But this is the pilot, things change and stuff so I might tune in next week if I feel like it. But I know I'll record Hawaii Five-O next week.

[alexdunn]

I actually thought the non-linear storytelling was one of the better things about the show.

[X-Ray]

I'm surprised also because I thought the show was fast paced and kept me engrossed. For some reason when the airplane went through the light it reminded me of the Langoliers.

On another forum, folks were throwing out theories as to who they may be. Aliens and time travelers were getting mentioned the most. So that and along with that scene had me thinking of the movie Millennium (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0097883/).

I'll be watching next week thanks to that scene.

[JustABill]

It held my interest enough to get a second episode viewing. I just hope it's more timely than Lost about revealing it's mysteries. :o

[dark_b]

as a premiere it of course failed.to me.

but we will see after 5-7 episodes where they are going with this.i dont belive them that they have a master plan for the show. its marketing BS for the internet community.


they better have some interesting people or aliens in the prison.


can you imagine after 6 seasons of The Event that everyone is teleported into heaven :oldrazz:

[Siby]

Millennium was a good movie.

Some questions:
1. Are there more than one "event"? One event was with the airplane but was there another one in the past that led to the mysterious prisoners held in Russia.

2. Was the woman the president met in Russia one of the "aliens"?

3. What is special about the girlfriend and her family? Why was the girlfriend abducted, and why did they need her dad to fly the airplane to kill the president?

I think the people that shot up the family were working for the creepy CIA guy so the president wouldn't reveal the "secret".

[kane9321]

I loved it

Scott Patterson is awesome..(if any gilmore girl alumn is on a show..I'll watch it)

Who and why did someone kidnap jason ritter's gf? Was it to make scott patterson's character kill the president?

How did jason ritter's character get from the ship to the plane?

[Donut]

I loved it

Scott Patterson is awesome..(if any gilmore girl alumn is on a show..I'll watch it)

Who and why did someone kidnap jason ritter's gf? Was it to make scott patterson's character kill the president?

How did jason ritter's character get from the ship to the plane?

What I want to know is how did Sean know that the pilot was the girls dad ? Sophia when talking to the Chinese guy mentioned something about "They finally found him" "They are bringing him in now" or something like that & since the time line of when things are happening are screwed up could the "him" be Sean ?

[kane9321]

What I want to know is how did Sean know that the pilot was the girls dad ? Sophia when talking to the Chinese guy mentioned something about "They finally found him" "They are bringing him in now" or something like that & since the time line of when things are happening are screwed up could the "him" be Sean ?

SO DO I:wow:

[dark_b]

i think through the season they will give us answers with flashbacks

[GL1]

I'm was confused. The jumping timelines hurt my head. I lost track of what was when a bit, and then I forgot what it was supposed to be 11 days before (the event).

That said, the Event itself did make my jaw drop. I really wasn't expecting that. And when the woman said 'they saved us' I was like "Oh, did they now?" I was also like "Why are they staring up at the sky instead of mashing on the gas?" But that's the idiot ball for you, but having such a big ball in the pilot at such a crucial moment is a bad sign that the plot hasn't been massaged well.

I do wonder who they referred to in the prison, that'll be interesting. I like the asian agent guy. Want to see more of him. And unfortunately, we haven't had a presidential hero since Air Force One and ID4. The closest we got was David Palmer on 24. You'd think a 24 vet would realize, if you want the American President to be a main character, you have to first show his private life, his commitment to family, before you have him in the board meeting espousing politics like an Ersatz Barack Obama.

And there are plenty blacks of cuban decent, for the record.

I'll check on the show again later (only to be more confused?) we'll see how things shape up. That said, it tells me very clearly that I could have been a TV writer. Perhaps it's not too late to start.

[dark_b]

the reason you lost track is because they didnt think when they started using flashbacks. it just didnt work how it should

in Lost they were used for character info. here the only reason they used flashbacks were to make the episode look cool.

this is not a complaint against the show since we only saw 1 episode. this is what i think about the premiere .

[GL1]

That's a good point... more anchored flashbacks would have been better... one of the amazing things about LOST was how they segued so well with the flashbacks. And they had an audio cue to clue you in, and they had an anchor time period to give you a through line.

The anchor time period was the event, but it just wasn't clear that that was the anchor, at least to me, and it wasn't entirely clear that it was the event... it just seemed like another flashback sometimes.

[Eklypze]

I really dug the premiere for real. I just wanna know exactly what "The Prisoners" are. My theory is that they may be some sort of inter-dimensional beings that take over humans cuz Mike seemed to be taken over or something while he was flying the plane. As well the Event couldve been the arrival of these extra-dimensionals or something. I dunno all I know is that this show has me intrigued. I just miss Flashforward lol

[Donut]

One of the passengers recorded this video on her cell phone and emailed it to her husband before the plane vanished

http://www.nbc.com/the-event/video/secret-avias-passenger-video/1250186/

[Doctor Jones]

I'm still debating with myself on whether I should tune in for next week's. Which shouldn't happen. When I'm done with the pilot, it should be instant on if I will tune in for the next week. With here I'm not so sure.

The flashbacks weren't handled that well. My God, they even had the same plain sound from Lost at one point.

I read that the writers say they will reveal information earlier. To me this seems more about the theories and conspiracies rather than the characters. Which is a big mistake. They're just afraid people will be turned off like Lost was when in fact they were actually doing it right. Character first.

[Prison Mike]

Aliens.

[dark_b]

if they dont want to spend some money on showing aliens then hide them. i dont want to see anymroe human looking aliens.

[Paroxysm]

Jason Ritter needs to shave off the facial hair.

[Sawyer]

Eh. The more I think about it.... the more I dont think I'll be tuning in next week. I just really dont care that much. Better to make a clean break. I have enough **** to watch this season.

[Soapy]

Jason Ritter needs to shave off the facial hair.

If by "facial hair" you mean wispy 7th-grader peach fuzz, I agree.

[Golgo-13]

I really dug the premiere for real. I just wanna know exactly what "The Prisoners" are. My theory is that they may be some sort of inter-dimensional beings that take over humans cuz Mike seemed to be taken over or something while he was flying the plane. As well the Event couldve been the arrival of these extra-dimensionals or something. I dunno all I know is that this show has me intrigued. I just miss Flashforward lol

I agree.

I think a lot of people on this thread are slamming this show basically because it makes them look cool to knock a show that's been getting big buzz for some time, leading up to the premier. It's a pilot for christ sake. Even shows like 24, Human Target, House, Breaking Bad, etc pilots weren't exactly blowing my skirt either. I guess people want everything handed to them on the first viewing....:whatever:

[TheCorpulent1]

I watched the pilot last night on Hulu. It was interesting. Not instantly captivating or anything, but I'll give it another couple episodes. Jason Ritter's character (whose facial hair totally does need to go) was suitably earnest and endearing as the protagonist, even if they did go a little overboard showing that he has the perfect life with the perfect girlfriend and a perfect relationship and so on. The prisoners subplot with the president and Sean's subplot (basically seeing how he actually gets from panicking on the cruise ship to carrying a gun on the plane) have caught my attention. True, the flashbacks weren't done particularly well, but I could still follow them okay. I think it's got the kernel of something worthwhile in it; hopefully, the folks behind it will tighten up the screws and figure out what works and what can be discarded as the show moves along.

[chaseter]

I agree.

I think a lot of people on this thread are slamming this show basically because it makes them look cool to knock a show that's been getting big buzz for some time, leading up to the premier. It's a pilot for christ sake. Even shows like 24, Human Target, House, Breaking Bad, etc pilots weren't exactly blowing my skirt either. I guess people want everything handed to them on the first viewing....:whatever:

What buzz? This thread was 3 pages when the show premiered and the marketing is "It's the next __________." I will give it a couple more eps but the pilot wasn't jaw droppingly awesome.

[TheCorpulent1]

I kind of hated the show going in based on its ad campaign. I was so sick of seeing random actors' giant faces on pages of my comics for the past month or two. :o

[Golgo-13]

What buzz? This thread was 3 pages when the show premiered and the marketing is "It's the next __________." I will give it a couple more eps but the pilot wasn't jaw droppingly awesome.

What pilot, of any show, has been jaw droppingly awesome? You don't want them to blow their wad in the first ep, do you? It would be even more disappointing if the pilot was mind blowing then the show got worst week, after week because they couldn't top the pilot. All good shows need time to build.

[dark_b]

the Lost pilot was awesome. it was fantastic.

[ComicChick]

One of the passengers recorded this video on her cell phone and emailed it to her husband before the plane vanished

http://www.nbc.com/the-event/video/secret-avias-passenger-video/1250186/

that's pretty cool that they're putting out little things like this to tie in with it

[TheCorpulent1]

the Lost pilot was awesome. it was fantastic.
It had to be, given the amount of cash they dropped on it. ;)

[ComicChick]

What pilot, of any show, has been jaw droppingly awesome? You don't want them to blow their wad in the first ep, do you? It would be even more disappointing if the pilot was mind blowing then the show got worst week, after week because they couldn't top the pilot. All good shows need time to build.

Chuck.

and I really liked the pilot for Chase, which premiered after

[TheCorpulent1]

Keen Eddie hooked me in its very first episode.

[ComicChick]

i've never ever heard of Keen Eddie

[TheCorpulent1]

Pff, your loss. :oldrazz:

[unknownuser]

Anyone check out the viral site:

http://truthseeker5314.com/

[That-Guy]

I just watched it online. It was pretty interesting and I'll definitely be checking out the next episode.

I think people need to get over their Lost fetishes. True, there are similarities, but there are also similarities between Bones and CSI, Criminal Minds and Law & Order, etc. Just because you're a huge fan of one show doesn't mean you have to hate the other.

[TheCorpulent1]

I think people just resent that shows like The Event and FlashForward represent the studios consciously and very obviously trying to fill the void that Lost left. But, y'know, Lost is over and it had a good run; time for new stuff.

[Docker2.0]

So far so good. I plan on tuning in more. I mean, there is a void now that Heroes(which started to suck a lot more thanks to Claire)is off so I will fill it with this. Hopefully it won't go the Lost route and we actually know what is going on instead of guessing for years.

[That-Guy]

I think people just resent that shows like The Event and FlashForward represent the studios consciously and very obviously trying to fill the void that Lost left. But, y'know, Lost is over and it had a good run; time for new stuff.

Yeah, exactly. They want to tap into the contemporary sci-fi/supernatural genre the same way that Lost did, but it doesn't mean that these shows are ripping it off. Now, I would agree that FlashForward tried a bit too hard to be like Lost, given some of the casting choices and other things, but so far The Event seems to going in its own direction even though it featured something similar to the Lost premiere (a plane crash, sort of).

[TheCorpulent1]

Thankfully, The Event at least doesn't have Joseph Fiennes. ;)

[That-Guy]

hahaha

Joseph Fiennes... the Jim Belushi of English actors.

[SolarTiger]

Thankfully, The Event at least doesn't have Joseph Fiennes. ;)
Ugh I hated that guy on FlashForward.

[TheCorpulent1]

Yeah, he was all kinds of horrible. I thought he was actually supposed to be a pretty good actor, too. Guess maybe Ralph got all the talent in the family. ;)

[Doctor Jones]

I didn't dislike the pilot because I'm a bitter Lost fan who doesn't think anything can replace it and nothing can compare to it. The problem is that it just was lacking in what Lost did have. This show seems to have a mystery, it's kind of interesting, but not something that's making me go, "I must watch this next week!" The characters; pretty uninteresting all around and has nowhere the likeability of what a good show should have. The characters should come first. This show seems to be more wrapped up in the story and the flashbacks and seeing how clever it can be. I know it's a pilot, but that's the feeling I got. I might watch it next week and I might have a better opinion. It's just what I think now.

And a pilot should be able to grab me. Like Hawaii Five-O's did. I definitely know I'll be watching that next week. Same with Lost, Fringe, Human Target, White Collar, etc.

[blksuperman2]

I liked what I've seen so far. Hopefully it doesn't fizzle fast a'la "Flashforward". Man that show had sooo much potential.

[Arbiter]

So was the plane dissappearing " THE EVENT"

If so, kinda lame :(

[blksuperman2]

So was the plane dissappearing " THE EVENT"

If so, kinda lame :(

No, I'm thinking "The EVENT" happened many years ago and the people imprisoned in Alaska were either witnesses to said event or affected by it.

My first thought is they're all some Aliens that landed in Roswell or such nonsense in the 50s and these are their descendants. I hope I'm completely wrong though.:dry:

[Crockett]

Heh, the pilot was ok and I'll watch the next episode just to see how the story is developing.

[Neverless]

It felt like the writers had no idea how to display everything. So they had to tell us the time, and character name every friggen 5 minutes.

Seriously, I don't mind the shows that are trying to fill losts shoes. Lost is over and im fine with with that. tbh Fringe, Chuck and Dexter are suitable replacements for me.

What I find annoying is that the writers for these new shoes that are 'hailed' to be the 'new' lost seem to expect their viewers to be morons, which is annoying.

Its like in flashforward where they had to explain every single stupid detail, or like in the pilot in Event where they had to tell you the name of the character and the time every 5 minutes so you'd know whats going on. Seriously there had to be a better way for them to do that,

I hate watching a show and feeling like the show is treating me like an idiot. I don't need to be coddled. Lost never coddled its fans. (its probably why so many *cough*dumb*cough* people complained lost was confusing :awesome:)

I'm going to keep watching but only because i'm kind of obligated to. I already feel flashforward is better than this show. (and that is bad, flashforward was a huge disappointment)

[Arbiter]

I hope the whole series isn't jumps to multiple time periods

[TheCorpulent1]

Yeah, that's the main thing they gotta get under control, I think. Flashbacks for the sake of flashing back are not good. Give them a specific purpose or at least limit them so the episode isn't all over the place and I think the show would improve dramatically.

[Ghostvirus]

Just watche the Pilot. The problem with shows that attempt to immitate LOST. Is that they just don't get it. They don't get that it isn't about the mystery so much as the characters. The Event is almost entirely centered around this Event. There fore it will never live up to the hype. It also won't be able sustain an audience because there is nothing else to grab onto other than the commercial, episode, & season wowtastic cliffhangers.

It is an alright show. But like I said at somepoint the constant secrecy with no interesting characters will just get old.

[Travesty]

It is an alright show. But like I said at somepoint the constant secrecy with no interesting characters will just get old.How do you know the characters wont get interesting? There's only been one show, and we don't even know that much of anything, other than a few details.

I dunno, I'm just sick of hearing the word "Lost" when associating itself with this show. This show isn't Lost, and I don't think it's trying to be. We get it, Lost was a GREAT show, and it will always be a great show, but it's over. This whole Lost debacle is starting to sound like someone who can't stop whining that their ex-girlfirnd broke up with them, and now associates every blond girl who's name is Jessica to their ex-girlfriend, so they wont even conceive of giving any other Jessica a chance.:dry:

[Doctor Jones]

Just watche the Pilot. The problem with shows that attempt to immitate LOST. Is that they just don't get it. They don't get that it isn't about the mystery so much as the characters. The Event is almost entirely centered around this Event. There fore it will never live up to the hype. It also won't be able sustain an audience because there is nothing else to grab onto other than the commercial, episode, & season wowtastic cliffhangers.

It is an alright show. But like I said at somepoint the constant secrecy with no interesting characters will just get old.

This right here. From what I read, and the pilot, the show seems so caught up within itself it's not focusing on the characters. The pilot seemed so worried of answering questions and not alienating people. For God sakes, we find out what happens to the plane in the next episode. Even though Lost took it's time and lost audiences, it was right in doing so, those people just didn't understand what Lost was really about. Not to sound like I'm on a high horse, but it's true. Lost was about the characters first. I was instantly grabbed by them in the pilot. I responded to all of them in different ways. I loved Hurley, respected Jack, disliked Saywer, wanted to give Sayid a chance, Charlie was likeable, I disliked Jin because he was being a jerk to his wife but this was all superficial. The flashbacks were the right components because it expanded upon all of this. The flashbacks were used for character development and then the island ad even the mythology was used to test the characters in developing them.

Yeah, this is a pilot, but I didn't say this about the Lost pilot. I know I may sound like a Lost elitist but this is all true. I wouldn't be saying all of this if this pilot was great. Hell, if this was great I would say it and say what it's doing right.

[Ghostvirus]

How do you know the characters wont get interesting? There's only been one show, and we don't even know that much of anything, other than a few details.

I dunno, I'm just sick of hearing the word "Lost" when associating itself with this show. This show isn't Lost, and I don't think it's trying to be. We get it, Lost was a GREAT show, and it will always be a great show, but it's over. This whole Lost debacle is starting to sound like someone who can't stop whining that their ex-girlfirnd broke up with them, and now associates every blond girl who's name is Jessica to their ex-girlfriend, so they wont even conceive of giving any other Jessica a chance.:dry:

Say what you want. If they don't change it people get tired of a completely mystery driven story. The Pilot gave me no reason to care about any of these characters.

Not to mention the flashbacks were confusing as sh**. Not in that good confusing way. In that where the f**k am I kind of way.

I will keep giving this show a try. But I have no doubt it won't last long. There is nothing to grab onto here.

Also I think the plane went into a wormhole into the future. I wouldn't be surprised if it is after this Event. & Ritter will be sent back to stop it. But I am almost positive about the wormhole thing.

[carrrnuttt]

Yeah, this is a pilot, but I didn't say this about the Lost pilot.

That's because you had nothing of its kind to compare Lost to, when it came out. You can watch Lost's pilot now, and say it was "about the characters," but in truth, you can only say that because you know a lot about each character now. I didn't follow Lost until it was already out a season. I watched the pilot on DVD, and got hooked because of the strange and compelling plot, not the characters. At least not in the beginning. You're just jaded now, because "strange and compelling" has already been overused at this point. It still doesn't mean the characters won't grow.

[Donut]

& here I thought that we were going to get the what these people are answer for sweeps :o

[Travesty]

Well, I really liked the new episode. I think I'll stick with this show for a bit, it keeps getting interesting.

[Golgo-13]

Good ep.

[chaseter]

This show is exactly like V. Alien visitors to planet Earth with a hidden agenda. Ep was okay, I will tune in against next week.

[Matt]

I'm bored with it. The narrative is muddy, the characters dry and unengaging. I have no reason to tune back in.

[Heretic]

many, many people died in this episode...and they have given me zero reason to forget about those people and instead hope that some dudes girlfriend is saved. I really dont care about anyone on this show.

The show is losing me quickly.

[marvelrobbins]

Better than the first.They handled the flashbacks better than In the pilot.The producers were not lying when they said we would get some answers quickly.

Some were just stupid.Sean wants to call police and yet they believe He Is a killer?

President Martenaz doesn't seem concerned people tried to kill him and his VP and
national Intelligence director convently were gone.

The ending showed the conspiratiors framed the Aliens for the death of the passengers.

The Event Is the 24 version of Lost with a touch of the X-Files.I look forward to see where they are going.

[Heretic]

The problem is that it seems so wrapped up in the idea of being the new Lost that they forgot that they need an identity of their own with characters we give a darn about and mysteries worth answering.

[Sam Fisher]

Watching the second episode now. I knew they were aliens.

[Travesty]

Some were just stupid.Sean wants to call police and yet they believe He Is a killer?They don't know he wanted to call the police. The nurse is the one who called, and she freaked. I think the only ones who knew he wanted to call, were the nurse, and maybe the deputy who answered the call, but once it came up that he was wanted for murder, they quickly went into action.

President Martenaz doesn't seem concerned people tried to kill him and his VP and
national Intelligence director convently were gone.Even The President said he doesn't care about the attack, but more about how it was stopped/diverted.:cwink:

The ending showed the conspiratiors framed the Aliens for the death of the passengers.Well, it could/couldn't be the aliens. If you remember, we saw black helicopters coming towards the plane, which look a lot like government/military helicopters. We know in the two episodes that they knew about the aliens, and we also know that they were trying to stop the plane from taking off. For all we know, the government was behind the deaths, cause they've been monitoring the aliens, trying to find out why they're here, and what they're going to do.

Remember, we know there is another branch of the government(a shadow government), that even The President doesn't know much about. He's now slowly learning things as we go. It's the same branch, who kidnapped Leila and killed her mom, along with forcing her dad(Micheal) into flying the plane. Were they trying to kill The President, or were they trying to kill Sophia(the alien)? Are they the ones behind the deaths?

But yes, at the same time, it could be the aliens......

The Event Is the 24 version of Lost with a touch of the X-Files.I look forward to see where they are going.It's funny you should say that, cause I attribute this show more towards 24 and X-files than anything to do with Lost.

Again, I don't see how anybody can compare this to Lost. The characters don't really resemble any Lost Characters. We don't even have any of the same actors from Lost. There is no "wait, what was that, and are we EVER going to get an explanation" that Lost loved to do so much. We don't have people stuck in one central location, trying to survive, along with finding out incredibly strange things, that most likely wont be explained for about 5-6 seasons. So far, this show has been good at revealing things, without telling you everything, just to give you enough of a cliffhanger to tune in next week. This show is more about government conspiracies, mixed with sci-fi elements. Sounds more like 24 and X-Files, than anything else.

[chaseter]

It resembled LOST because of the flashbacks each episode, except with LOST each episode was character centric so it was a lot better. Plus each flashback and then flashforward was linear in fashion in each episode, unlike this show that says 10 years ago, 5 minutes ago, 14 days ago in the same episode. LOST's first 2 seasons centered around the events leading up the plane crash and this seems like it is doing the same in that it is centered around the events leading up to the event, which was the plane disappearing.

This feels nothing like X-Files but it does have a 24 feel with Agent Ritter being the main focus with him running around and the old guy from Heroes obviously being the actual bad guy.

[Dr Lee]

if this show didn't have the flashbacks in the way they do.... i'd love it... the NOW stuff is entertaining enough for me...

The kid in the now is interesting, but the flashbacks for him, his GF and her family are irritating... found myself skipping them.

this show has the potential to keep me entertained.... but it is now last on my list of shows to watch from Monday nights....

[Travesty]

It resembled LOST because of the flashbacks each episode, except with LOST each episode was character centric so it was a lot better. Plus each flashback and then flashforward was linear in fashion in each episode, unlike this show that says 10 years ago, 5 minutes ago, 14 days ago in the same episode.Yeah, both shows had flashback, and like you said, Lost's were centered around individual characters. These flashbacks are centered around certain plot points that actually move the story, which reveals things. And other shows have done flashbacks before Lost. Hell, The X-Files used a lot of flashbacks throughout it's run.

LOST's first 2 seasons centered around the events leading up the plane crash and this seems like it is doing the same in that it is centered around the events leading up to the event, which was the plane disappearing. That's stretching things a bit. The plot isn't centered around the plane disappearing, and the plane disappearing isn't The Event. The Event is alluding to an alien conspiracy. We don't know why they're here on Earth, and what their plans are. We also know that they've infiltrated the CIA, and something is going to happen if they're not all reunited.


This feels nothing like X-Files Really? A Shadow Government, that has extraterrestrials in custody, who are trying to figure out why they're here.....that sounds a lot like X-Files. That was the main plots around the X-Files. Sure, the X-Files diverged from the normal alien conspiracy, and went into other paranormal activities(which is why that show was genius), but there was a main alien conspiracy that was centered around the show, that even the first movie was tied into.

[chaseter]

Replace aliens with terrorists and you have 24. The camera work and fast paced story telling feels more like 24 than X-Files to me. X-Files was way more slow and of course episodic.

[Travesty]

Replace aliens with terrorists and you have 24. The camera work and fast paced story telling feels more like 24 than X-Files to me. X-Files was way more slow and of course episodic.
Oh, I agree with that. That's why I said it feels more like 24 and X-Files. It feels like X-Files from everything I said above(sci-fi elements/alien and government conspiracy), and it feels like 24, from everything you said above.:cwink:

[Morg]

so they are human but not human? Sounds like they going extra the dimensional way. Sorry, Fringe already done that :p

[Travesty]

so they are human but not human? Sounds like they going extra the dimensional way. Sorry, Fringe already done that :pNo, they're not terrestrial, in that they have one extra chromosome. Apparently they don't age fast, and that's all we know so far. They may have other abilities or traits, but so far, that's all we know. I don't think these are extra dimensional beings, they just seem like a more evolved race....maybe from another planet, or maybe evolved humans from the future(time travelers). Who knows?:cwink:

[chaseter]

I would guess the future as well. They can't tell what they are doing because they want to stop something from happening that was bad in their future.

[marvelrobbins]

The event seems like the 24 version of Lost with elements of the X-files.

It Isn't an exactcopy storywise of lost but like Lost it has several characters
and stories(Sean trying to find Leila,Michael forced to fly the plane,The White
Story,The Detainees,plus Lee) which gets deeper(Lost hocked you that way)
while the X-Files elements are Aliens and a shadowy Conspiracy(although here
they are done differently than how the X-Files did It)

The ending of the passengers of the plane being killed suggests the Conspiracy agents killed them In order to blame the Aliens.

[Travesty]

I would guess the future as well. They can't tell what they are doing because they want to stop something from happening that was bad in their future.It is possible, but at the same time, why would they come back 66 years before an event? If they are time travelers, do you think their destination just missed a few years?

[Morg]

It is possible, but at the same time, why would they come back 66 years before an event? If they are time travelers, do you think their destination just missed a few years?

few years? They been around for 60 some years, that's one hell of a miss

[Travesty]

It Isn't an exactcopy storywise of lost but like Lost it has several characters
and stories(Sean trying to find Leila,Michael forced to fly the plane,The White
Story,The Detainees,plus Lee) which gets deeper(Lost hocked you that way)
while the X-Files elements are Aliens and a shadowy Conspiracy(although here
they are done differently than how the X-Files did It)But that's how most shows work. Most shows have a lot of characters, that interweave a story, hehe.

The ending of the passengers of the plane being killed suggests the Conspiracy agents killed them In order to blame the Aliens.Yeah, I'm thinking it was the government who killed the people.

[Travesty]

few years? They been around for 60 some years, that's one hell of a missThat's why I'm asking. :cwink:

[chaseter]

It is possible, but at the same time, why would they come back 66 years before an event? If they are time travelers, do you think their destination just missed a few years?

Overshot.

[Travesty]

Well, either way, their craft crashed. So we should know there was a malfunction of some kind.

Also, it alludes to them knowing something is about to happen: Simon-Don't you think we should at least warn them so they can prepare.


Are they aliens, time travelers, or something else? I dunno, but I like where the show is going....

[Dr Lee]

if they are from a future.... maybe the 66 year gap is to enable them to infiltrate whatever groups it needs to to prevent whatever it is they went back to prevent?

[Morg]

if they are from a future.... maybe the 66 year gap is to enable them to infiltrate whatever groups it needs to to prevent whatever it is they went back to prevent?

I don't think they are 66 some years from the future, that 1% different from the rest of the humans would take a long time to change IMO like hundreds of years or more

[chaseter]

Imma say thousands.

[Travesty]

I don't think they are 66 some years from the future, that 1% different from the rest of the humans would take a long time to change IMO like hundreds of years or moreHehe, of course it would. They would be time travelers from thousands to hundreds of thousands of years in the future, and were trying to come back to 2010, and maybe hit 1944 instead. Or maybe they meant to be 66 years off?

[Dr Lee]

I don't think they are 66 some years from the future, that 1% different from the rest of the humans would take a long time to change IMO like hundreds of years or more

What i meant was that they came back to a point 66 years before the EV3NT to allow them time to move their chess pieces into place before the EV3NT happened....

if they are time travellers..... then they came from thousands of years in the future....

[kane9321]

i'm loving this

[chaseter]

I don't think The Event has happened yet. The plane disappearing is not the event.

It may be alternate reality if you haven't noticed the logo is sometimes THE EV(backwards E)NT

[Travesty]

I don't think The Event has happened yet. The plane disappearing is not the event.

It may be alternate reality if you haven't noticed the logo is sometimes THE EV(backwards E)NT
Eminem does that too. Maybe he's from another dimension!:dry:

:oldrazz:

Hehe, you could be right, but it could just be for looks. All theories are welcome.:cwink:

[chaseter]

He is...a white rapper? Him and Vanilla Ice are aliens.

[Bad Superman]

Love the show but the constant time jumping should stop. I know the producers are trying to make the show unique, but come on, the constant time jump is annoying and hurts the pace of the show.

[chaseter]

That isn't unique though.

[marvelrobbins]

I thought the flashbacks were handled better In Episode 2 than In the pilot.

[LightningFlash]

They seem to be copying LOST elements a lot. Flashbacks; usage of a plane.

[carrrnuttt]

They seem to be copying LOST elements a lot. Flashbacks; usage of a plane.

Lost copied it from Airplane!..

[Travesty]

Lost copied it from Airplane!..
Nonono, Lost copied it from Passenger 57, while Passenger 57 copied it from Airplane!.:cwink::oldrazz:

[Ghostvirus]

I agree about comparing this to LOST. That is like taking a sh**, & saying that is like the tasty meal I just ate. Noo, that is all the crap you didn't need from the meal you just ate. That kiddies is The Event.

[Sawyer]

I decided not to watch last night.

It was nice.

[Travesty]

I agree about comparing this to LOST. That is like taking a sh**, & saying that is like the tasty meal I just ate. Noo, that is all the crap you didn't need from the meal you just ate. That kiddies is The Event.Nahhhh, it's like eating a tasty pizza, and then whining when someone makes you some tasty lasagna. You'll start complaining, saying how lasagna is trying to copy pizza with it's "sauce and cheese", and you'll never eat any kind of pasta, because it's not like your old pizza that's the best thing ever. No need to branch off, because the sauce and cheese is just to similar. That kiddies, is Lost fanboys.......

[SuperT]

The episode was great with all the things with the president, Laura Innes character, the prisoners, and the crash landing people but as soon as it got back to Ritter's character and his stupid arc about finding his girlfriend it felt like the episode hit a brick wall.

Either write him a better more interesting storyline that we care about or drop the character because I don't care.

[Ghostvirus]

Nahhhh, it's like eating a tasty pizza, and then whining when someone makes you some tasty lasagna. You'll start complaining, saying how lasagna is trying to copy pizza with it's "sauce and cheese", and you'll never eat any kind of pasta, because it's not like your old pizza that's the best thing ever. No need to branch off, because the sauce and cheese is just to similar. That kiddies, is Lost fanboys.......

Awwww, somebody got der wittle feelings hurt. Its okay. The Event won't last long. I promise.

Take LOST out of this equation. It is still a piece of sh** show. Just sit back & watch. It will get worse. Trust me. Seen it before a million times. People like you so desperate to find a show. That you want to like it, but in the end when the show gets so rediculous you have no choice but to abandon it.

Trust me it will happen.

Now if you'll excuse me I am now in the mood for Lasagna.

[Travesty]

Awwww, somebody got der wittle feelings hurt. Its okay. The Event won't last long. I promise.My feelings hurt? Haha, no, I couldn't care less what you like. I'm just point out all of these ridiculous claims of the show trying to be Lost, when it doesn't even come off that way at all, except in the eyes of Lost fanboys.

Take LOST out of this equation. It is still a piece of sh** show. Just sit back & watch. It will get worse. Trust me. Seen it before a million times. People like you so desperate to find a show. That you want to like it, but in the end when the show gets so rediculous you have no choice but to abandon it.Haha, did someone get their feelings hurt?:oldrazz:


Now if you'll excuse me I am now in the mood for Lasagna.Beat you to it, I'm already eating some!:yay:

[Ghostvirus]

My feelings hurt? Haha, no, I couldn't care less what you like. I'm just point out all of these ridiculous claims of the show trying to be Lost, when it doesn't even come off that way at all, except in the eyes of Lost fanboys.

I am a LOST fanboy. Proud to be one. I have a reason to be proud. That show will be remembered for years to come. The Event will be remembered.... LOL nevermind. It won't be remembered.

Haha, did someone get their feelings hurt?:oldrazz:

& there in lies the true nature of The Event. A person that can't come up with there own original insult. Can only take what I said & make a horribly lame attempt at turning it back on me. You fail sir. Horribly.


Beat you to it, I'm already eating some!:yay:

Given your taste. I would say you are eating at the Olive Garden. For the love of god don't tell me you made it yourself. If so I hope you have some seasoning to help with the blandness.

[Travesty]

I am a LOST fanboy. Proud to be one. I have a reason to be proud. That show will be remembered for years to come. The Event will be remembered.... LOL nevermind. It won't be remembered.I love Lost, and it wont ever be forgotten from me. And I'm not making the claim that this show will top Lost. I think that's your fanboy delusion, that I'm trying to make that kind of "prediction".


& there in lies the true nature of The Event. A person that can't come up with there own original insult. Can only take what I said & make a horribly lame attempt at turning it back on me. You fail sir. Horribly.Ahhh, yes, but making "baby talk" is so highly original, that its origins should be made known by Ghostvirus on Sep 28, 2010 on the SHH board, in a thread, of a mediocre show called The Event. :oldrazz: Yet, me making a satirical-analogy didn't resonate, until you saw that I used the same punchline as you. :wow::oldrazz:

But, I guess in the world of Ghostvirus, the word "satire" isn't in your dictionary?:oldrazz:


Given your taste. I would say you are eating at the Olive Garden. For the love of god don't tell me you made it yourself. If so I hope you have some seasoning to help with the blandness.:dry: Speaking of something being a bit bland, lets work on our jokes........

[Paroxysm]

Awwww, somebody got der wittle feelings hurt. Its okay. The Event won't last long. I promise.

Take LOST out of this equation. It is still a piece of sh** show. Just sit back & watch. It will get worse. Trust me. Seen it before a million times. People like you so desperate to find a show. That you want to like it, but in the end when the show gets so rediculous you have no choice but to abandon it.

Trust me it will happen.

Now if you'll excuse me I am now in the mood for Lasagna.

Hey brah, when you start sayin stuff like "people like you" it makes you sound like pretentious *******. Don't be that guy.

[Ghostvirus]

I love Lost, and it wont ever be forgotten from me. And I'm not making the claim that this show will top Lost. I think that's your fanboy delusion, that I'm trying to make that kind of "prediction".


Ahhh, yes, but making "baby talk" is so highly original, that its origins should be made known by Ghostvirus on Sep 28, 2010 on the SHH board, in a thread, of a mediocre show called The Event. :oldrazz: Yet, me making a satirical-analogy didn't resonate, until you saw that I used the same punchline as you. :wow::oldrazz:

But, I guess in the world of Ghostvirus, the word "satire" isn't in your dictionary?:oldrazz:


:dry: Speaking of something being a bit bland, lets work on our jokes........

&...we are done here. You fail.

Hey brah, when you start sayin stuff like "people like you" it makes you sound like pretentious *******. Don't be that guy.

Could care less what I am to you....bra.:dry:

[Travesty]

&...we are done here. You fail.:argh: Bahhh. I wish I didn't fail so much, and was better at phrases and ideas like you.........

Could care less what I am to you....bra.:dry::dry: Oh....so you're saying with this phrase that......you still have a chance to care?:wow:


Clichés are especially prone to scrambling because they become meaningless through overuse. In this case an expression which originally meant “it would be impossible for me to care less than I do because I do not care at all” is rendered senseless by being transformed into the now-common “I could care less.” Think about it: if you could care less, that means you care some. The original already drips sarcasm, so it’s pointless to argue that the newer version is “ironic.” People who misuse this phrase are just being careless.http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/care.html (http://www.wsu.edu/%7Ebrians/errors/care.html)

Now, normally in these circumstances, I would say how much you fail, but I wont, because you'll think that I'm not being "original" about it, even though you do fail so much:oldrazz:....

[TheVileOne]

BTW, the flashback device is pretty much ripped off from Y THE LAST MAN. They use it in the exact same format and pretty much same way Brian K. Vaughan did in that comic.

[Prison Mike]

The Event is Taylor Cole running around nude.

[Sawyer]

BTW, the flashback device is pretty much ripped off from Y THE LAST MAN. They use it in the exact same format and pretty much same way Brian K. Vaughan did in that comic.

It definitely works better in comics format.

[Prison Mike]

But seriously...I want to see Taylor Cole nude.

[Sawyer]

But seriously...I want to see Taylor Cole nude.

Even that wouldn't get me to tune in. :o

I'd just watch on youtube. On loop. For months.

[Prison Mike]

It's really not that bad of a show. I watch it on hulu. It's a good way to waste some time other than coming here.

[Soapy]

I don't think The Event has happened yet. The plane disappearing is not the event.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure one of the promos even said as much.

[Prison Mike]

The Event will happen when the ratings get low and they need more viewers to save the show.

[LightningFlash]

The Event is when a giant island lands on Washington, DC that once was on the Pacific. Oh, wait.

[alexdunn]

I think it's pretty obvious that the visitors are not aliens from another planet, but humans from the future. There's no way aliens would be so close to us genetically. Why haven't they figured that out yet? It's been like 60 years. Good show though, this week's episode was really good.

[chaseter]

rofl...I have an ex-g/f that is one of the upcoming episodes. She is just an extra with no speaking role so not regretting much.

[blksuperman2]

I'm starting to get bored w/ this.

[alexdunn]

It's only been two episodes. Give it a chance. I'm gonna hang on for at least two more episodes unless next week complete trash. But so far I'm intrigued and I hope it keeps me interested.

[Doctor Jones]

The second episode improved upon the first. I like Jason Ritter as a character and I like the twist of the CIA dude ending up as the alien.

[Ghostvirus]

BWAHAHAH! You call that a twist. LOL!

[Doctor Jones]

Well, not a really twist, although I was wondering whether all the characters were human or not. It makes sense now. But I was actually fooled. The cord in the arm thing was cool.

[Travesty]

Well, not a really twist, although I was wondering whether all the characters were human or not. It makes sense now. But I was actually fooled. The cord in the arm thing was cool.Hehe, it was a twist, not the most "epic" twist, but a twist, non-the less.

[blksuperman2]

Um......... Seriously they eluded to him being an alien in the first episode and then revealed him as alien in the second. That's not a twist.

[Ghostvirus]

It was also a really lame reveal. How did he keep the blood from coagulating? How did the blood get into the needle without pressure?

[Travesty]

It was also a really lame reveal. How did he keep the blood from coagulating? How did the blood get into the needle without pressure?So a plane went through a portal, and ended up in the desert, but you're worried about the real world implications of a blood clot? That's just as ridiculous as asking how smoke can become a monster in real life, when smoke can never take a presence of a monster, let alone a person. I think it's all in the magic of fiction......

[Doctor Jones]

Um......... Seriously they eluded to him being an alien in the first episode and then revealed him as alien in the second. That's not a twist.

The weak writing of the characters in the first episode must have made me miss it somehow. :o

[Hunter Rider]

I just caught up on the first 2 eps, I think they have been overly ambitious with the scale of their narrative and the jumping timeline structure is not helping. Shame because I am actually intrigued by what I've seen so far, especially with Sean's arc.

[Eklypze]

Im really digging this show alot, once you get used to the non-linear fashion of the narrative its actually pretty damn good. Its definitely streets ahead of V. They just rushed that show way to hard coming outta the gate so to speak although I will say the season finale and what Ive heard about the new season has me intrigued a bit but yea this will totally make up for ABC cancelling Flashforward which in its second half got exponentially better with each episode. But yea I'm really digging this show so far. But why is everyone assuming they are from the future?? Sounds a bit much like The 4400 if they go that route well minus the powers at least. I dunno all the mysteriousness has me really intrigued plus I love the political aspects of the show, I mean did we even see somebody as the President on V?? Something of this scale should always have the President directly as part of the narrative imho

[Travesty]

But why is everyone assuming they are from the future?? They're just theories, in order to create discussion, because right now, we don't know they are aliens, cause nothing has been explained yet.:cwink:

[Travesty]

Ha, I liked the ending. I didn't expect to see everyone wake up at the end.

[XBRoughneck]

This show is growing on me. Tonight was the best episode yet. Felt kinda like an episode of 24 with a little bit of sci fi thrown in.

Looking forward to next weeks show.

[carrrnuttt]

Okay. That episode drew me back in. Last week was kinda "meh," especially in comparison to how No Ordinary Family's premier drew me in. But this last episode was particularly good and intiguing.

[Docker2.0]

Love this show. It's pacing is definetly way ahead of V, I'm not lost like I was on Lost, and the storylines actually make sense.

[chaseter]

Last night's ep was stupid....I am out.

The aliens killed everyone to bring them back to life? I liked the second episode but they just negated all of that with this episode. I am not going to waste my time again like I did with Heroes. If this show ends up being good, I will catch it on dvd.

[Travesty]

The aliens killed everyone to bring them back to life? I liked the second episode but they just negated all of that with this episode.How was the second episode made ineffective by bringing the passengers back to life?