The Lost teaser was pretty fast-paced, though I think the advance footage of the plane's tail flying off probably roped in several million viewers.
Zoe: Jayne. This is something the Captain has to do for himself. Mal: No! No, it's not!
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The Minearverse 5: Closer to the Earth, Further from the Ax
[NAFDA] "There will be an occasional happy, so that it might be crushed under the boot of the writer." From Zorro to Angel (including Wonderfalls, The Inside and Drive), this is where Buffistas come to anoint themselves in the bloodbath.
Matt the Bruins fan - Jul 18, 2006 10:23:20 am PDT #620 of 10001
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Kevin - Jul 18, 2006 11:38:52 am PDT #621 of 10001
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
What Matt said. In the first 10 minutes of Lost, you have a plane crash(ish), tail coming off a plane, loads of pretty pretty people, a pretty pretty island, mystery... Of course, I'm not saying Lost is fast paced, but when you compare it to Heroes, you have 10 minutes of people you don't care about talking in darkly lit locations across places in the world you probably don't care about.
I'm hoping the opening 5 minutes oner in Drive has a load of pretty people, looks pretty and generally throws a lot at you.
And why compare Lost to Heroes? I've no idea. I suppose every genre show wants to be a big as hit as Lost was.
I'm not saying Heroes is bad. Too early to judge. It reminded me a bit of 'Serenity' (episode), in that it slowly opens up the characters - which was both a good thing and a bad thing.
Also, I've just found out Alexis is coming to Liverpool Playhouse theatre in September, which is 10 minutes from my digs. I'm totally going. I need a Tshirt with something Minear related on it to make him chuckle and run away.
Kristen - Jul 18, 2006 12:11:55 pm PDT #622 of 10001
Strega - Jul 18, 2006 12:44:21 pm PDT #623 of 10001
In the first 10 minutes of Lost, you have a plane crash(ish), tail coming off a plane,
No, you don't. You have a guy waking up in the jungle, running out to see the aftermath of a plane crash, and then a jet engine explodes and it's funny. That's the teaser. It was a good teaser. But I was still filled with ennui by the end of the hour.
I'm just very skeptical that Lost was a hit because of its pacing.
bon bon - Jul 18, 2006 12:50:27 pm PDT #624 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
I remember the last minute of the Lost pilot being the only thing that made me want to watch the show again. Then again, I still don't really watch it.
Kevin - Jul 18, 2006 12:56:29 pm PDT #625 of 10001
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
I think the pacing of the pilot was part of the reason why it hooked an audience. Of course, the pacing after the pilot is why it's loosing that audience.
The other reasons, of course, are the cast pretty, it's reasonably different to what else is out there, and it has "WTF!Homer Foot" moments which make it talk-about TV.
Kristen - Jul 18, 2006 12:59:11 pm PDT #626 of 10001
Now I'm trying to remember the last minute of the pilot and can't.
I watched for a while, in the beginning, then I got bored and moved on.
Polter-Cow - Jul 18, 2006 1:01:49 pm PDT #627 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Now I'm trying to remember the last minute of the pilot and can't.
I think that was when they heard Danielle's message and Charlie said, "Guys...where are we?"
bon bon - Jul 18, 2006 1:03:52 pm PDT #628 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
I might be thinking of the second part of the pilot, but what I'm thinking of is whats-her-face Kate counting, and then the title comes up.
Kristen - Jul 18, 2006 1:10:11 pm PDT #629 of 10001
HA! After my last post, I went over to TWOP to check out the recap for the pilot. (Though, even after reading, I totally don't remember the ending.) And this cracked me up:
"Guys," Charlie says, obviously no longer even a tiny bit high. "Where are we?"
Whew! People, give it up. Lost is pau. I'm gonna predict right now that this show has peaked, and everyone should just go back to watching Smallville right now so you won't get disappointed.