The Event

[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 [blackout](wife was murdered, dad was the pilot, plane disappeared).[/blackout] 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.

 

[MadVillainy]

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

Spoiler

* 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.