I agree with Matt, too, unless Dekker's role was always supposed to be limited. I just can't figure out how management of a not-exactly-a-superstar has so much say-so. As to why they'd intervene, maybe they wanted to avoid a type-casting thing? Somewhere (probably on that after elton blog) I read that element of the part wasn't presented to him when he signed. It still seems silly in this day and age.

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It's kind of amusing, considering Jack Coleman's (Mr. Bennett) role as Steven Carrington on Dynasty.

What happened to The Lost Room? I was enjoying it so much, and then the last fifteen minutes happened.

And yes, that was Tim Guinee, formerly of Strange World.

You didn't like the way it ended?

I liked it because he got his daughter back but there were still so many loose ends that you could easily have a series - you know?

I thought they raised several questions that they then completely failed to answer. Or even acknowledge that they had raised them in the first place.

What happened to The Lost Room? I was enjoying it so much, and then the last fifteen minutes happened.

I know what you mean. It kind of reminded me of every Stephen King mini-series that has ever been televised (The Stand, It, etc.).

There is a whole lot of setup there for a series but, as someone else pointed out, it could degenerate into an "object of the week" debacle. Still, it's not a bad way for SciFi to gauge viewer interest before commissioning a series. Maybe it will keep them from messing with story continuity like they did with Eureka.

The problem with The Stand was that it had Molly Ringwald in it. (Still resentful over that casting choice.) Although the weakass ending with the ghostly image of Mother Abigail looking at the baby was really bad compared with the more bleak epilogue in the book.

I really liked the ending of The Lost Room. I was disappointed they didn't explain what The Event was, but I liked all that happened with the Occupant. That was hardcore. I would definitely watch a series.

But, le sigh, it looks like the ratings weren't great. Which is odd. It looked cool, come on!

Maybe it will keep them from messing with story continuity like they did with Eureka.

You mean in terms of reordering the episodes?

I...I...I'm frustrated by the end of The Lost Room, but if someone promised me a series with those same leads, I wouldn't be.

Can't see how we'd get that, though.

I missed one thing--what happened to Pollack?

So Rubers (or however it's spelled) is wandering around and the collection of objects continues. But no one knows that Joe's an object, right? So God should be pretty evitable. There's not even a paper trail.

Still, we have on the run from the law, plus an object collection quest scenario with our lead as an object...hmm.

I missed one thing--what happened to Pollack?

I rewatched and it wasn't explained (presumably it's yet another link to a possible series) but one theory is that he got stuck just like the motel manager lady.

I think parts 2 and 3 of the miniseries felt like the 2d and 3d episodes of a show after a great pilot-- the writers probably had tons of time to conceive and polish the pilot, and then when given the miniseries they had to scramble to write the next parts. It didn't feel as well thought out and the dialogue was a little more inane.

one theory is that he got stuck just like the motel manager lady.

Cool. Which reminds me--did Joe get her out of where she was stuck? Alive? Corpsified? I swear I had been paying attention.

I had wondered if whatever means Joe used to get his daughter back would get everything back that had been reset in the room--a bunch of combs and stuffed toys at the very least. I was kinda disappointed that there wasn't a room full of junk.