This EVENT better be life changing
Tonight, NBC kicks off a new season of fall programming. The big new entry they have is a show called The Event.
Based on limited commercials, the show appears to be 24 meets Flash Forward; the latter striking a sore spot within my frontal lobe as Flash Forward utilized science as a useful yet violent authority and this show appears to follow suit.
Therefore, The Event will fail me. I expect it to as it probably means too much. When a series has too much vital information, it is often forced into conclusions as audiences pay less attention than any other point in history. If LOST were to premiere today, it would not last three seasons. We don’t allow series to develop.
Nevertheless, I hope this series isn’t forced into an early grave. Its predecessor (in my opinion) Flash Forward was but remained true to itself as it ended without ending…in hopes it could continue one day. The exact opposite would be failed NBC drama Persons Unknown. It ended abruptly and went out Point Pleasant style.
Please allow me to wonder, study and enjoy you The Event. I want to talk about you not just tomorrow or a season or two, but I want us to go years together.
It can happen, at least I hope so
