As I briefly mentioned in my last post, I think NBC's new show, "The Event," will appeal to many Losties. The show adopts an extremely non-linear narrative style -- not a spoiler as the technique manifests rather quickly -- and the plot hints at many, many secrets that need to be uncovered. In fact, I was quite surprised at how quickly some of those secrets were revealed.
The cast is solid and while not grabbing me with the same emotional power that I felt with the LOST pilot (but really, that's an impossible standard), I am intrigued to find out how each person will play into the narrative. Jason Ritter is great -- though I should admit that I'm biased because I loved him in "Parenthood" -- and carries much of the show's everyman affect. I was also pleasantly surprised to see Scott Patterson (Luke from "Gilmore Girls") in the cast. Maybe Ritter and Patterson can talk about their time working with Lauren Graham. New game: Six Degrees of Lauren Graham. I digress.
There were a few action scenes that had some cliched dialogue, but I'm beginning to think it's impossible to write those scenes without creating some blah lines. However, unlike so many of the new suspense shows that have tried to occupy the same space as LOST, this pilot was well-written. It did something that most of the others have not -- piqued my interest about the characters AND the plot.
I would love to tell you more, but I think you should all remain as unspoiled as possible. In fact, if I could give you one piece of advice, it would be to read *nothing* about the show. Trust me when I say that you want to experience that first episode completely -- because there were some moments that made my jaw drop in shock.
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