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ABC's The River

PostPosted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 1:46 pm
by whitestazn88
It's captivated me so far. I think it might get tedious with the whole supernatural shit at some point, but the direction it's taking is also pretty good so far to be more story and character driven rather than bs filler. I think they needed that at the start to draw in viewers. But we'll see. Anyone else watching it?

Re: ABC's The River

PostPosted: Wed Feb 15, 2012 10:47 pm
by rdsrds2120
I watched the first episode last week, it was ok. I didn't return this week, though. It didn't really get a hold of me during the first episode.

-rd

Re: ABC's The River

PostPosted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 12:31 am
by whitestazn88
rdsrds2120 wrote:I watched the first episode last week, it was ok. I didn't return this week, though. It didn't really get a hold of me during the first episode.

-rd


Yeah, racists don't usually like shows that involve members of another culture killing members of their culture. Or any of that pagan bullshit.

JK. Everyone is entitled to their own impression. Praise the Lord! Otherwise the forum would be too boring.

-( :P )

Re: ABC's The River

PostPosted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 4:38 pm
by rdsrds2120
whitestazn88 wrote:
rdsrds2120 wrote:I watched the first episode last week, it was ok. I didn't return this week, though. It didn't really get a hold of me during the first episode.

-rd


Yeah, racists don't usually like shows that involve members of another culture killing members of their culture. Or any of that pagan bullshit.

JK. Everyone is entitled to their own impression. Praise the Lord! Otherwise the forum would be too boring.

-( :P )


I'm clearly a racist. Haven't you read my book? I sent away the poor brown bar-ba-loots, frisking about in their bar-ba-loot suits! Darn racist Lorax.

-rd

Re: ABC's The River

PostPosted: Thu Feb 16, 2012 9:19 pm
by Aradhus
It says on wikipedia that Spielberg is involved in it. It sounds kinda Lostyish, maybe I'll check it out.

Re: ABC's The River

PostPosted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 8:20 pm
by whitestazn88
rdsrds2120 wrote:
whitestazn88 wrote:
rdsrds2120 wrote:I watched the first episode last week, it was ok. I didn't return this week, though. It didn't really get a hold of me during the first episode.

-rd


Yeah, racists don't usually like shows that involve members of another culture killing members of their culture. Or any of that pagan bullshit.

JK. Everyone is entitled to their own impression. Praise the Lord! Otherwise the forum would be too boring.

-( :P )


I'm clearly a racist. Haven't you read my book? I sent away the poor brown bar-ba-loots, frisking about in their bar-ba-loot suits! Darn racist Lorax.

-rd


You're not a lorax. What kind of gay club drugs have you taken?

Re: ABC's The River

PostPosted: Sun Feb 19, 2012 8:21 pm
by whitestazn88
Aradhus wrote:It says on wikipedia that Spielberg is involved in it. It sounds kinda Lostyish, maybe I'll check it out.


Yeah, a bit losty, not as character involved I'd say. But the story is a bit easier to get going and there is obviously a goal/endgame whereas a lot of people disliked lost (not me, it's still my fav show) because it was so longwinded at times and seemed to go nowhere

Re: ABC's The River

PostPosted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 2:48 am
by Aradhus
For me easily the best thing about Lost was the indivdual episodic stories which delved into a specific character and explored who they were and why. While I cared about the mystery it was the characters I was invested in. I didn't much care for the final season of Lost. Especially when characters started to get gunned down and in their stead we had to deal with this retarded mythology.

Oh well. We've still got Jacks tears to console us.

Re: ABC's The River

PostPosted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 3:20 pm
by whitestazn88
Aradhus wrote:For me easily the best thing about Lost was the indivdual episodic stories which delved into a specific character and explored who they were and why. While I cared about the mystery it was the characters I was invested in. I didn't much care for the final season of Lost. Especially when characters started to get gunned down and in their stead we had to deal with this retarded mythology.

Oh well. We've still got Jacks tears to console us.


I thought the final season and the finale were an excellent way to resolve what happens with all the characters and wrap up the general mythos of the island in one fell swoop. The finale was amazing, IMO and couldn't have been done any better