Reply to: Lost...

[d000hg]

The story is pretty much written though, as it's based on graphic novels (quite closely so far).

A lot of these septic-tank series things suffer from early success and TV channels usually decide after a couple of seasons that it's working really well and ask writers to flesh out and extend. That happened to Breaking bad just after the middle and there was a season or a season and a half that were kinda put there to push the end out by a year or so.

And then ironically they could have spun the last season or half-season out into at least another season... it was like they dawdled in the middle then were in a rush to get it over.

[d000hg]

The Walking Dead

Used to be about smacking zombies

is now a soap opera

I thought that about the first series of Walking Dead. 5 minutes of zombie action followed by 40 minutes of everyone talking about their feelings.

TWD was never about the zombies... that's rather the point.

I'm a fan but S1 in particular was not about smacking zombies - a whole episode would go by without anything happening and somehow that was still scary.

The first couple of seasons were also like children's cartoons compared to where we are now - I don't know that's a good change since gratuitous gore and violence gets a bit dull.

I think we're supposed to view Rick as some sort of hero but the longer we go the more he just seems to be a dick who keeps ruining everything!

[TestMangler]

The Walking Dead

Used to be about smacking zombies

is now a soap opera

The story is pretty much written though, as it's based on graphic novels (quite closely so far).

A lot of these septic-tank series things suffer from early success and TV channels usually decide after a couple of seasons that it's working really well and ask writers to flesh out and extend. That happened to Breaking bad just after the middle and there was a season or a season and a half that were kinda put there to push the end out by a year or so.

[VectraMan]

The Walking Dead

Used to be about smacking zombies

is now a soap opera

I thought that about the first series of Walking Dead. 5 minutes of zombie action followed by 40 minutes of everyone talking about their feelings.

[original PM]

This, started off with an excellent premise and then descended into utter tripe.

The Walking Dead

Used to be about smacking zombies

is now a soap opera

[VectraMan]

Lost is wierd. I think it's kind of crap, but at the same time I'm completely hooked.

What Younger Me Said.

I binged watched it all again about 2 years ago, and got hooked all over again. It's fair to say the last couple of years got a bit convoluted, and the end was a bit "meh", but still one of my favourite ever TV shows.

[TestMangler]

it was all a dream

FFS. You need to watch it again, or read the directors explanation if you were incapable of working it out for yourself.

[pr1]

Did anything happen in the end?

it was all a dream

[northernladyuk]

This, started off with an excellent premise and then descended into utter tripe.

That sounds naggingly like something else I can't quite put my finger on.

[b0redom]

If only I'd listened.

119 hours I'll never get back.

This, started off with an excellent premise and then descended into utter tripe.

[northernladyuk]

If only I'd listened.

119 hours I'll never get back.

Did anything happen in the end?

[Mailman]

This is no different to all the other rubbish that has been released recently. No end in site, try and wring as much money out of it as possible!

BTW, what are they up to now? I lost interest ages ago because I just couldnt be arsed watching this program go nowhere (sort of like Invasion).

Mailman

[wobbegong]

Lost

I gave up watching about halfway through series one. Too great an investment in time for too little satisfaction.

[DaveB]

The last decent "weird" tv series was Twin Peaks, closely followed by Wild Palms.

Course the film that came after was a bit pants, but what do you expect.

[VectraMan]

Lost is wierd. I think it's kind of crap, but at the same time I'm completely hooked.