One thing not unique to that show is that most viewers will not
appreciate it when things happen which may be subplots or may be
integral to the main plot but because it's an open-ended series
rather than something like a mini-series or even a series like "24"
where you know everything of significance has to come together by a
certain date when the concluding episode of the mini-series or the
season will air. Except to geeks who get caught up in the show and
discuss it endlessly on the Internet (:P), having something
interesting happen in one episode that is never referred to again
until sometime the next season is frustrating, as is having an
important part of this season's plot line depend on some obscure point
from an episode which aired months ago or even in a previous season
which you may have missed or if you saw the past episode don't recall
that point. And as some of my posts to this list over the year may
have indicated, I have an above-average memory for insignificant
details about things I read, viewed, or experienced years or decades
ago. Unless it is mighty compelling, however, I don't want to be
forced to constantly trying to remember such things in order to
understand what is going on in a TV show that airs once a week (and
frequently not that often): I get enough of needing to remember
details from months, years, or decades ago because they relate to
something I am doing now in real life. When I want to be
entertained, I prefer entertainment I can take or leave, rather than
have to work at and constantly be wondering if this particular plot
point is going nowhere or if I'm going to need to recall it in detail
over a year from now. Also, I tire of constant flashbacks,
particularly if they don't serve to illuminate something specific but
again you are supposed to guess what character flaw is being
illustrated in one of the characters that will turn out to be
important in some future episode.
(As I believe I have also mentioned here in the past, I am no fan of
doing logic puzzles for the sake of doing logic puzzles. I prefer to
hone my skills on "real-world" problems to which I want to know the
answer (which may include problems from abstract math or theoretical
physics or the design of extraterrestrial worlds or plot points for a
story I am working on or something like that which others may not
consider as having much to do with the "real world" but as I said
still not just doing a problem with a known answer for the sake of
doing the problem. No, I was never much a fan of homework,
especially the "busywork" kind . . . )
But those are my gripes with the format. Perhaps some of the others
who report watching the first several episodes or perhaps the first
season and then losing interest can share their reasons . . . (hint,
hint) . . .
. . . ronn! :)
After getting hooked on Lost and catching up with the episodes I had
missed (thanks to endless repeats) I can see why people get addicted to
daytime soaps. I feel like I've been taken for a ride, but I can't get
off until all the loose ends are tied!~)
I was really ticked off when Jericho was canceled after a season ending
cliffhanger! (maybe that was just a ploy to get fans to send bushels
of free nuts to the studio?~)
The Sarah Conner Chronicles has me hanging while they are on hiatus. I
really want to know why that blond chickie jumped off the roof of the
high school.
I am also a big fan of big bang theory for the dialog. Other SciFi I
watch are BSG, 4400, Stargate, Firefly, Medium, Journeyman, Dead Like
Me, Torchwood, Quantum Leap and New Amsterdam.
, . .jon! :)
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