Is The Event the Next LOST?

The Event Log was nice enough to ask me for a Lostie perspective on that debate (spoiler warning, you might want to wait if you haven't seen the first hour of The Event).  Here is my response:

Of course not. There will never be a “next/new/replacement for Lost just as there will never be a “next/new/replacement for the Beatles.” They were each, in their own ways, perfect storms of astonishing talent and excellent timing that will live in the hearts and minds of diehard fans forever. Now that we have that out of the way, I am happy to report that there is a lot about The Event for Losties to love.

The Event is fast-moving, with hops from storyline to intersecting storyline, and from time to time-before, to time-long-before, and back again (though The Event actually tells you “when” you are – isn’t that cheating?). There is romance, danger, more danger, and a sci-fi element. There are multiple characters. There is even a plane. And though this one didn’t crash, what did happen to it? There were several mysteries big and small presented during the finely crafted first hour, some of which, happily, were answered during that first hour.

Of course, there are several aspects to The Event that veer off the Lost path. Beyond the obvious difference in storylines, characters, etc., the involvement …

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Thanks again to our friends at http://theeventlog.net/ for the post.