The Leftovers

I got it on the dvr. The little woman insisted on it.

Good? Bad?

No spoilers please.

Thank you.
 
Apart from the fucked up idiots in white, it was a decent pilot. Not sure I'll stick around if those twats end up being a big focus of the show (as the pilot suggested).
 
The good news is, it could be the new Lost.

The bad news is, it could be the new Lost.


The pilot of Lost made it pretty clear: it was going to be science fiction, more or less. But in the end, they gave up on that and gave us heaven's waiting room in the final episode.

I don't get that sense from the new show based on its pilot. It looks like its focus will be character, specifically how people go on with a semblance of a normal life after experiencing something totally inexplicable. But if it becomes "a search for answers," I'm going to be worried because I don't trust them to be able to pull that off.

I hope that somehow, they can give us some comic relief. The daughter's stoned best friend seems promising. She might not realize anything unusual has happened.
 
The actor who played the police chief was a little...wooden.
 
I'm so confused. I will watch a few more episodes to understand what's going on but yeah, what the hell?
 
Please allow me to just say this:WHAT THE FUCK!??!?

I heard an interview with the creator on NPR. He was interesting and made me want to watch the show. I agree, it does remind me a lot of the "Lost" brand of story telling. Could be good, brings up a lot of interesting points regarding the rapture idea.
 
I think and mind you this is a wild guess...

I think it's Hollywood's interpretation of a Si-Fi sit com based on the rapture happening and the Imagined aftermath.

Not fully understanding themselves, on what the ideal is based on one can see how the plot is kind of fucked up...and it is SI-Fi so things are going to be way out there.
 
The pilot of Lost made it pretty clear: it was going to be science fiction, more or less. But in the end, they gave up on that and gave us heaven's waiting room in the final episode.

I don't get that sense from the new show based on its pilot. It looks like its focus will be character, specifically how people go on with a semblance of a normal life after experiencing something totally inexplicable. But if it becomes "a search for answers," I'm going to be worried because I don't trust them to be able to pull that off.

I hope that somehow, they can give us some comic relief. The daughter's stoned best friend seems promising. She might not realize anything unusual has happened.

The best moment of levity was when the bartender said he got Pope Benedict being among the disappeared, but not Gary Busey.

If they keep it about how people react to the situation, it could be very good. If they make it all about solving the mystery, it will just be Under The Dome with higher production values.
 
I think and mind you this is a wild guess...

I think it's Hollywood's interpretation of a Si-Fi sit com based on the rapture happening and the Imagined aftermath.

Not fully understanding themselves, on what the ideal is based on one can see how the plot is kind of fucked up...and it is SI-Fi so things are going to be way out there.

I think that's what it is as well. Who got left behind or its an ongoing process of collecting humans/souls....or something
 
I think that's what it is as well. Who got left behind or its an ongoing process of collecting humans/souls....or something

One thought that I had that was not addressed at all was, wouldn't everyone be paranoid that it would happen again?
 
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