At this point, anyone who watches a serialized drama on ABC needs to know they'll never get resolution. Just accept it and enjoy the show or, as I've chosen to do, just don't watch.
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SirPaulMuaddib |
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Posts: 7101 (05/11/07 9:08 AM) Registered user |
Another show that will be canceled after 10 airings.
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JetBlak21 |
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Posts: 800 (05/11/07 9:28 AM) Registered User |
I didn't watch this, but it sure sounds like a complete ripoff of the Fugitive.
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starfire114 |
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Posts: 366 (05/11/07 11:41 AM) Registered user |
i watched the first 5 minutes, recorded the rest...should i bother? the previews that they ran during Grey's were better than the first ones. I'll probably watch it anyways.
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 eknoo |
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Posts: 1078 (05/11/07 2:35 PM) Registered User |
It is not bad. I rather enjoyed it, but I don't how much I can take a show about 2 guys running from the FBI & police. What have the high concept and narrow premise tv series taught us this season? If ABC doesn't already know, I suggest they think Day Break, Kidnapped, Drive, Smith, Runaway, Knights of Prosperity & Vanished.
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Quaffetti |
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Posts: 5740 (05/11/07 6:16 PM) Registered User |
Wow. So I just watched (I recorded it last night). I was very impressed. I hope it stays on. But really, how can it go longer than a season without getting boring?
Hope it doesn't end up like Lost where they just invent new stuff to keep the show going. |
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AML6349 |
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Posts: 628 (05/11/07 7:01 PM) Registered User |
Greaaaat. Another show me for me to get into and see cancelled. After Justice, Drive, and Smith, I'm so reluctant to get into new shows anymore.
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quietsurvivorfan |
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Posts: 17981 (05/12/07 10:27 PM) Registered user |
I watched this tonite and wish I had saved it to view it again. This was quite compelling. Anyone want to conjecture why the dad dude is setting up his son to get killed and how did the bellhop dude end up knowing how to save these guys when they were in the van? INTERESTING
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moviegirl11 |
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Posts: 2737 (05/13/07 3:18 AM) Registered user |
I loved it. There was a lot of unrealistic-ness to it. Like wouldnt the FBI wonder why two guys plotting to blow up a building would make such spectacles of themselves getting out?
Also this might sound weird but I hated that the one guy dropped his bag when he was running from the FBI lady. I dont know why but that made me uncomfortable. What happened to the bag? Did the FBI find it? Is it just sitting there full of cash waiting for someone to stumble across it? Its dumb, I know but it was just one of those things. I think there's a chance ABC will keep it around. They're putting it on over the summer and at 10 PM on a Wednesday, filling Lost's spot for a few months. We'll see though. If they start moving it around (unless they move it to 9 which would be nice) then we know its in trouble. |
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kempette |
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Posts: 2107 (05/14/07 10:51 AM) MESS member |
I liked it but the fact that they've only ordered 8 episodes or something & are showing it summer doesn't bode well for resolution of the situation.
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Misterpuff |
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Posts: 1377 (05/14/07 12:03 PM) Registered user |
Quote: Really, why should we watch? If ABC is hoping to build word of mouth and grow an audience, then Epi 8 will not reveal the conspiracy, indicate whether Will is dead or alive, or vindicate the protagonists. At best, it will lead to a cliffhanger, should it get picked up. But if it doesn't get picked up (for the 2008 midseason), we are shit out of luck. If the networks continue to pick up these episodic arc-driven shows, they should make the commitment to a full season, with an early decision on renewal to both the producers and the viewers. A commitment to show the whole run, if not on broadcast TV, then on one of their cable arms, not just online. In turn,they should get a piece of the DVD and ancillarys. If the nets think a show is good enough to be picked up, they can nurse it through, and still make money. And, of course, every now and then they can generate a hit, like Five Towns. ;) |
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1000Proof |
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Posts: 11790 (05/14/07 9:28 PM) Registered user |
I don't see how this show can last longer than a season. At least with Lost there are many layers to the story and many characters to draw from.
This show just seems like it will drag on and be repetitive. It would have probably worked better as a TV movie (do they even make those for broadcast tv anymore) or a miniseries. |
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catwoman6226 |
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Posts: 171 (05/14/07 10:14 PM) Registered user |
I fell for the bait of the two guys running for their lives but who are they and why are they running and from whom are they running instant opening action sequence garbage at the beginning, and ended up tivo'ing it to watch later. I liked it. Agree, law student boy needs to wise up about their 'buddy' Will. Love the other guy's dad....has he ever played a nice character?
I'll be giving this one a chance...then again, I'm still peeved about losing Vanished and Kidnapped with no closure... |
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ProbstFan123 |
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Posts: 10465 (05/14/07 10:19 PM) Registered user |
Kidnapped has closure...but only on DVD.
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catwoman6226 |
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Posts: 171 (05/14/07 10:23 PM) Registered user |
Probstfan, that's teasing. What happened!?
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ProbstFan123 |
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Posts: 10465 (05/14/07 10:24 PM) Registered user |
 I don't know. I didn't actually shell out for the DVD. I'm just sayin', if you want to find out what happened, rent the DVD. From the reviews I've read, it's supposedly a really good ending too. I just never got invested in that show.
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kempette |
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Posts: 2107 (05/15/07 9:48 AM) MESS member |
Quote: Yeah- he was a good guy on Roswell... at least most of the time. I love William Sadler. And I LOVED him as the dad in Wonderfalls (but I'm the only one that watched that show, so...). And I loved him in Shawshank as well. Oh heck, I just love him, what can I say? |
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A Dying Clown |
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Posts: 11615 (05/15/07 1:13 PM) Registered User |
Finally watched this. Won't mind when it gets cancelled.
Could have been good if the lead characters weren't just "Bland Preppy White Guy #1", "Bland Prepper Richer White Guy #2" and "Missing Preppy White Guy". Lost, Drive, The Nine at least all had a variety of characters - what's the point of watching the boring Movie of the Week episodes with characters this sucky. |
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Denovissimus |
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Posts: 891 (05/30/07 7:32 AM) Registered user |
ABC.com has this one at 8 and 9 central, so I guess they are re-airing the "preview" episode from a few weeks ago and then airing a new one.
I'll watch both. |
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Asss Masster |
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Posts: 4472 (05/30/07 2:52 PM) Registered User |
So it's on 9-11 with the 2nd episode at 10?
I'm so torn on this one. I liked the first episode but there's no way this isn't going to get cancelled soon. Maybe I'll start storing them on the DVR for a few weeks and see how far ABC lets them get. |
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