tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5070879978860038082.post7251210920317094677..comments2024-03-05T13:12:19.974-05:00Comments on TV Addicts Blog: The Event: Season 1 Episode 1 - I Haven't Told You EverythingMike V.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07952930766822976058noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5070879978860038082.post-71150306544276687272014-12-03T03:12:11.825-05:002014-12-03T03:12:11.825-05:00HhHhAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16489650631036544265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5070879978860038082.post-21442584086297679142013-10-13T08:19:02.286-04:002013-10-13T08:19:02.286-04:00My wife and I really like the look of Leila Buchan...My wife and I really like the look of Leila Buchanan's house (or her parent's house) in “The Event”. Could anyone tell us more about this house? Where is it located? We are looking at building a house and we would like to see if we are interested in building this house. Dansbakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16788776269724936739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5070879978860038082.post-12164689442057289032011-04-21T16:51:20.061-04:002011-04-21T16:51:20.061-04:00I’d be lying if I said I loved this show from the ...I’d be lying if I said I loved this show from the very first episode, but The Event has really grown on me. It’s intriguing and subtle. I just finished catching up with it online at http://beta.dishonline.com/shows/318283-the_event/videos/849925-cut_off_the_head because I missed it when it aired. A benefit to being a DISH Network customer and employee is that I can watch thousands of titles for Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09234391117145089494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5070879978860038082.post-38178330097692501532010-09-28T07:39:00.767-04:002010-09-28T07:39:00.767-04:00AUStarwars, you could be onto something!AUStarwars, you could be onto something!Mike V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07952930766822976058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5070879978860038082.post-90115955982340865762010-09-27T23:40:10.726-04:002010-09-27T23:40:10.726-04:00WWII...operation Paperclip..told you ;-)WWII...operation Paperclip..told you ;-)AUStarwarshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14665873270678541589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5070879978860038082.post-82908135552858228992010-09-27T08:49:39.022-04:002010-09-27T08:49:39.022-04:00So I was listening to an EVENT podcast this mornin...So I was listening to an EVENT podcast this morning (yeah, I'm addicted to TV podcasts for my commute lol) and they had some pretty decent theories going that I hadn't thought of. I don't think my attention to details is 100% tuned in to the new show yet lol <br /><br />Anyway first of all apparently the file on the detainees indicated that they had been detained since 1944 (aka..Mike V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07952930766822976058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5070879978860038082.post-73463223738123039412010-09-23T14:45:02.009-04:002010-09-23T14:45:02.009-04:00whoops...i meant an order of 12 not 13...there goe...whoops...i meant an order of 12 not 13...there goes me thinking about Cable shows again! :-) <br />(well and Chuck's 4th season order)Mike V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07952930766822976058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5070879978860038082.post-65781394744593752952010-09-23T14:44:19.585-04:002010-09-23T14:44:19.585-04:00Richard,
Based on IMDB, which usually is on top o...Richard,<br /><br />Based on IMDB, which usually is on top of things, it looks like they are working on episode 8 right now. I'm sure they have an order for 13 and will soon get a pickup for a full season. Nice on the Event website, I'll have to check that out when I get a chance. <br /><br />Yeah, even Damon and Carlton (and I believe the producers of 24) all said that there will Mike V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07952930766822976058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5070879978860038082.post-77628063154162833312010-09-23T14:33:59.625-04:002010-09-23T14:33:59.625-04:00Does someone know how many episodes they have prod...Does someone know how many episodes they have produced?<br /><br />I went to the Event website and checked out the bios with blanked out areas. It helped identify how they would interact with each other among other things. <br /><br />I guess I am coming to realize that there won't be another TV show like LOST. Mike is right, a lot of money/cost that companies don't have any more. SoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5070879978860038082.post-48689708567431789232010-09-23T14:25:46.905-04:002010-09-23T14:25:46.905-04:00Not giving up on the time travel eh!? lol I do li...Not giving up on the time travel eh!? lol I do like the "people from the future" idea. So I'm not ready to give up on it either! Nice about answers in episode 2...I guess they don't want to scare anyone away too quickly so they want to provide some answers right away lol <br /><br />AuStarwars - Good point on us not having to like characters in the beginning of LOST. IN factMike V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07952930766822976058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5070879978860038082.post-89780473185509631972010-09-23T12:50:55.676-04:002010-09-23T12:50:55.676-04:00They are already saying that there will be quite a...They are already saying that there will be quite a few answers given to us on episode 2 so I'm psyched. I also thought that 'they' couold be scientists from foreign countries that we commandeered ! Or we have snatched them from the future. LOLMJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5070879978860038082.post-14604689543278504582010-09-22T09:08:05.238-04:002010-09-22T09:08:05.238-04:00on the NBC.com page for the Event there are charac...on the NBC.com page for the Event there are character profiles that are mostly blanked out (they are supposed to be like CIA Files)<br /><br />Personally I do not think the "prisoners" are the Aliens themselves..they are like Project Paperclip, the program that the US Government "comendeered" Nazi Scientists to work for them in developing new technologies..this time (just likeAUStarwarshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14665873270678541589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5070879978860038082.post-88103985620761939822010-09-22T06:58:15.268-04:002010-09-22T06:58:15.268-04:00AUStarWars - Points well taken. Let me take you b...AUStarWars - Points well taken. Let me take you back on a trip to 9/22/2004 (happy 815 crash day by the way!!). We thought LOST was going to be a hybrid of Survivor meets Gilligan's Island. Or at least I did. THE MONSTER? We thought it was a dinosaur! <br /><br />My point? Yeah, it's 1 hour of a TV show...it's going to resemble stuff we've seen before (Independence Day, Mike V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07952930766822976058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5070879978860038082.post-81132734250024230212010-09-21T23:29:50.576-04:002010-09-21T23:29:50.576-04:00ok this was funny:
INTERESTING FACTS:
* Sean...ok this was funny:<br /><br />INTERESTING FACTS:<br /><br /> * Sean was addicted to World of Warcraft until Leila made him give it up.<br /> * A big Stephen King lover, he has read "The Stand" seven times.AUStarwarshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14665873270678541589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5070879978860038082.post-24914179092813731522010-09-21T23:21:03.845-04:002010-09-21T23:21:03.845-04:00So far...eh...
I didnt like the fact that it forc...So far...eh...<br /><br />I didnt like the fact that it forced Flashbacks onto us in such a "Lost" way, but this time it just wasnt done well at all..it spent too much time explaining things about the "everyman hero" that we are supposed to believe was now able to get a gun aboard a plane (which is one of the "mini mysteries," like of the Hurley Bird and Food drop AUStarwarshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14665873270678541589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5070879978860038082.post-49305592104653000632010-09-21T16:29:13.992-04:002010-09-21T16:29:13.992-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.synchrobrarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11330016404676115668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5070879978860038082.post-55483936202286178052010-09-21T14:58:50.804-04:002010-09-21T14:58:50.804-04:00Well, my little LOST joke that could is really res...Well, my little LOST joke that could is really resonating lol Thanks guys! :-) <br /><br />@Leslie - Thanks for the kind words. And totally agree, there is no way to compare such a young show to the legacy of LOST. I would also agree that while I now LOVE the pilot of LOST, I could have taken it or left it at that point...it was over time in that first season when I grew obsessed with the Mike V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07952930766822976058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5070879978860038082.post-1020524165997853492010-09-21T14:44:12.745-04:002010-09-21T14:44:12.745-04:00"And then a bright light happens and the plan..."And then a bright light happens and the plane moves back in time to 1977 on the Island!"<br />Can I just say . . . Ahh, good times! Glad you're back, Mike! Let's just say that comparing any new show to LOST just isn't fair. In my opinion, the bar was set too high. But, I can also say, if I had made a snap judgment based on the first episode of LOST, I may not have Leslienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5070879978860038082.post-88878367312055609792010-09-21T13:41:29.665-04:002010-09-21T13:41:29.665-04:00@Dreamz - You're totally welcome for the LOST ...@Dreamz - You're totally welcome for the LOST blog! I'm so glad that it generated additional interest in the show for you. I'm going to try my best with The Event! The pilot ep definitely showed a lot of promise, so I'm planning to stick with it. But I don't want to mislead you into thinking the show will be great just because I'm writing about it! lol That's the Mike V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07952930766822976058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5070879978860038082.post-34172640617385065122010-09-21T13:07:11.259-04:002010-09-21T13:07:11.259-04:00Hey Mike,
To begin with, I must sincerely thank y...Hey Mike,<br /><br />To begin with, I must sincerely thank you for the fantastic job you did on LOST. A lot of interest in the LOST was also because of your relentless commentary and great discussions. <br /><br />I am hoping this will continue with The Event. Although i haven't seen the episode or even read about it in detail but, the fact that you've chosen the show to include it in Dreamzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13768916348374327063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5070879978860038082.post-51711484802747042662010-09-21T12:38:20.405-04:002010-09-21T12:38:20.405-04:00@Kelly - glad you liked my reference! I think I a...@Kelly - glad you liked my reference! I think I actually kept my expectations pretty low. It was impossible to live up to expectations with all of the marketing NBC has done. (of course, it worked to get their ratings!) I was okay with the time jumps, but I agree...less would be better and as I responded to Stedman, I could see them slowing that down a bit when they focus on less storylines Mike V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07952930766822976058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5070879978860038082.post-42090505171308235992010-09-21T12:22:30.769-04:002010-09-21T12:22:30.769-04:00"And then a bright light happens and the plan..."And then a bright light happens and the plane moves back in time to 1977 on the Island!" HILARIOUS! <br />it was ok... personally i think the show was overhyped, so i had higher expectations for it. that being said, i still enjoyed it and it was enough for me to watch it again next week. and while i really hated that they jumped around WAY too much (23 minutes earlier, 8 days earlier, Kellynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5070879978860038082.post-50471415833287592412010-09-21T12:05:24.568-04:002010-09-21T12:05:24.568-04:00Ratings are in. The Event premiered to 11.19 Mill...Ratings are in. The Event premiered to 11.19 Million viewers. In this day and age that's really good! (Flashforward started around the same but then quickly went down) <br /><br />Unfortunately, the promising show Lonestar tanked with 4 million viewers. I watched the pilot a couple weeks ago and thought it had a really good premise. But, not for recapping or anything! Just a shame thatMike V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07952930766822976058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5070879978860038082.post-89263087504224068382010-09-21T11:41:18.588-04:002010-09-21T11:41:18.588-04:00@MJ - Ahhh Millenium....for some reason I loved t...@MJ - Ahhh Millenium....for some reason I loved that movie! lol I actually didn't think about it when I was watching it but I could totally see that. Moving through time would be totally cool with me. It all fits in the genre lol I think I would like these people being from the future more than them being mutants of any kind. But we'll see what happens! <br /><br />As for Eli...i Mike V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07952930766822976058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5070879978860038082.post-51772001626510070782010-09-21T11:33:21.562-04:002010-09-21T11:33:21.562-04:00Thanks Chris!
Yeah, the episode was far from per...Thanks Chris! <br /><br />Yeah, the episode was far from perfect. I made similar comments about Sean ditching his hot future wife for this other girl. It made no sense...and I actually felt awkward watching that part with my wife! lol I agree, there had to be a reason she was snapping those pictures...it's going to come back to bite him in the rear. <br /><br />I don't know if I'Mike V.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07952930766822976058noreply@blogger.com