msteelers wrote:gameoverman wrote:I had high hopes for this show until I saw the special 'making of...' show about it. One of the guys behind LOST is in charge of this and he said he hopes people don't watch because they want to know why everyone disappeared, but instead to see how the characters deal with the disappearances.
So zombie flicks should always go out of their way to explain why and how the dead are coming back to eat human flesh?
Stories like these are usually at their highest when dealing with the character drama, and tend to fall apart when trying to explain whats going on.
There's a difference between material where the story is the key thing, and material where the characters are the key thing. Game of Thrones is a good example of a character oriented show. You can't sell that show on 'medieval fantasy with some supernatural stuff going on'. The concept of GOT is not enough to interest viewers, but the cast of characters can and has hooked viewers.
In LOST, I was not watching because I was dying to know what would become of Kate, or anyone else on that show. I was watching for the concept, this island with all this strange phenomenon going on, what's up with that?
In this Leftovers show, at first glance the concept is what grabs me. All these people disappear, what the hell? No one is getting on with their lives until this is settled. So I don't see how the show can string it along without answering that question. How do you go back to work and live the rest of your life when all those people have vanished and no one knows why? It doesn't sound reasonable. I could be wrong though, maybe they have a way of making this work.
