doing big things

for those of you that know my situation, this post is not about me. for those of you that do not know my situation, you will in a future post. this particular post is about a show i began following a little while ago. abc is a titan as far as tv channels go. and their show lost has been an absolute juggernaut in terms of viewership and following. i rarely speak with anyone who has not at least heard of lost if not seen the entire six seasons to date. the problem is, this is their last season and to not hand off the baton to a other shows would be a crushing loss in terms of viewers. a few standouts that i've been following: flashforward, v, and deep end.


the first, and the reason for this post, is premised on the entire world blacking out for 2 minutes 17 seconds. and during this period of time, everyone (almost everyone) saw what they were doing exactly six months from now. one thing that is extremely unbelievable is the sort of damage sustained by the city of los angeles during this black out. they had the city pretty much burnt to the ground. whoops! it looks like someone left a bonfire unsupervised in the kitchen again. other than that i like the basis for this and it has potential. thought it could be a solid replacement for lost but after 10 episodes i have to say it falls somewhat flat.


v is basically independence day in tv show form. several alien starships appear one day and hover above major cities around the world. while i can't say independence day copyrighted this storyline, it's the movie that i always think of when i picture starships hovering over cities. (i do weird things during my free time.) one thing of note is that all of the aliens take human form (they are not human) and they are all ridiculously hot. convenient. they have clearly been studying human tv commercials and print ads for some time.

interesting thing with these two shows is that some of the characters from lost were rolled over into these shows. penny and charlie (so far) are in flashforward. juliette is in v. really waiting for sawyer to guest star on v and give nicknames to the aliens (ET 1 and ET 2) and hurley to guest star on flashforward and...see himself winning the lottery and buying a fried chicken franchise.


last show has no ties to lost. deep end is about a group of 5 new associates at a boutique law firm based in los angeles. its very relatable because they deal with many of the same problems i do...pool parties, adultery and child pornography. there is one character who seems to serve no purpose on the show except to drop in for the occasional one liner.

three new shows. all worth watching. but none seem to stack up to the complexity and depth of lost. sorry abc...anyways i digress. here is the original reason for my post.



click the picture to enlarge. nicely done jim lau. maaaaking moooves!