The Leftovers new Damon Lindelof Hbo series

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kp404 said:
Is that what you predict or is that what you are hoping for?:comeonstarks:
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mr.africa said:
thank god i didn't watch 'lost' the way you guys are going on about it!!!!
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Reading this Grantland review of The Leftovers explains the Lost phenomeon perfectly

But even more than any of that, we have Lost to blame for the frenzied way we talk about, obsess over, and consume television. It was the complicated doings on and off that spooky island that transformed recapping from a fringey message-board activity into an essential part of the mainstream viewing experience.1 Thanks to the dutiful, completist eyes of early adopters like Alan Sepinwall and the mad-genius ravings of Jeff Jensen, Lost became more than a weekly appointment; it was the sort of head-spinning entertainment that consumed entire weeks. At its peak, Lost felt less like a TV show and more like a glorious, collective fever dream. It was a joy to be online in those days, connecting dots that we weren’t even sure were real, chasing smoke because we were convinced it would lead to real fire.

Rather than temper fan excitement, Lindelof and Cuse doused it with gasoline. That was them, Easter egg-ing us on, dropping hints in podcasts, and yukking it up with talk-show hosts. This public spectacle did much for the visibility of writers in Hollywood. (Not to mention their bargaining power: now, every time a showrunner does a postseason chat, a lit agent gets his wings.) But it also came with an ugly flip side. No matter how much Lindelof and Cuse gave to their fans, the ledger was never quite balanced. Some always felt they were owed more. When Lost ended in 2010 with a soft, New Age–y squish instead of the hard, point-by-PowerPoint explanation a large part of the audience expected, things got ugly.2 Six years of good times and goodwill were wiped away with one soggy finale. Until the bitter end, Lindelof and Cuse thought they were merely following their muse. The aggrieved fan base was furious to discover it’d been following two guys who had never thought to buy a map.
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Basically, for 5 1/2 years it was arguably the most enjoyable TV ever (if you were around the Lost online forums especially.....people who go back and view it on DVD just won't understand). shyt seemed like a complex masterwork and we were continuously promised a satisfying explanation for the show mythology

Instead, in the last half of season 6 it became clear that shyt just wasn't coming together. We still all held our breath that the series finale would find a way to tie up all the loose ends. Instead, we got a heartfelt and touching finale that was satisfying for the characters, but absolute god awful trash for the mythology.

Basically, 6 years of mystery just thrown in the bushes. Major plot points from previous season completely ignored or given half-ass explanations for. It was blatant that the writers had made the whole show up as they went along with no intent on bringing most of it to a good conclusion.

Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse then tried to pull the okie-doke on us and say "the show was all about the characters".....BULLshyt, the island was the star of the show.

fukk, I don't know why I just went on this rant but got damn nothing gets my anger flowing like Lost. I am willing to accept that The Leftovers truly is about the characters and not the mystery disappearance, but I still expect the mystery to be answered eventually otherwise Lindelof will have his 3rd strike (Lost, Prometheus).
 
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I heard that they want you to not become overly wrapped up in the disappearance but have an appreciation of the characters, the aftermath, and what people are going through

i think that was some BTS shyt i saw on HBO possibly with Lindelof maybe someone else
 
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TrapHouse Rock said:
I heard that they want you to not become overly wrapped up in the disappearance but have an appreciation of the characters, the aftermath, and what people are going through

i think that was some BTS shyt i saw on HBO possibly with Lindelof maybe someone else
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Thank god i read this I was about to watch this show. This is codeword for "were making it up as we go along".

Not about to fall for the okey doke again :mjlol:
 
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I read the pilot for this. Was underwhelmed. I don't think people will like this.
 
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I'll give it a shot.

I already abandoned that ABC show "Resurrection" half way. I'm not going down that Lost path ever again.

Star Trek Into The Darkness was dope though. Unfairly hated on for a summer blockbuster.
 
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