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sgthombre t1_iyn5qeo wrote

Every time I see something about this show all my brain can think about is that NBC sci-fi show about underwater monsters that got cancelled.

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k00zyk t1_iynh4rv wrote

I liked Surface (2005)! It was the most interesting Lost-like that came out.

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Rusty_Shakalford t1_iynw7rs wrote

Man I would love to see a retrospective on all the Lost-knockoffs that came out in the mid-00’s.

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davidrabbich t1_iyo8ypg wrote

As long as it contains 10 minutes of people laughing at how on the fucking nose naming a show “flash forward” was when it came to its inspirations

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ThatEvanFowler t1_iyoghxo wrote

It even bled into shows that ostensibly shouldn't have even been that. Under The Dome was completely undone by Lost envy. And then they started firing showrunners every season only to hire new showrunners that would immediately abandon the previous one's plots and plans and then do that again like five more times. It was almost amazing how committed that show was to being a trainwreck.

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MadeByTango t1_iyoi2jv wrote

Mostly it would just be about the writer’s strike that almost killed off scripted tv and ushered in the reality tv era for ad based channels. Life with Damien Lewis is the one I wish would have survived to an end.

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Stuckinthevortex t1_iyojoak wrote

It'd be nice if they could actually get some of the writers to answer the questions they set up on those shows

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Rusty_Shakalford t1_iyolh53 wrote

You know that really would be. I got really into the first season of Heroes… wonder where they were going with that originally?

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jackjacksley t1_iyoob6b wrote

Was supposed to be a new cast of characters every season apparently

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reddig33 t1_iyooy8m wrote

What a lost opportunity. (Excuse the pun)

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ThatEvanFowler t1_iyog742 wrote

Eh, I liked INVASION better, but Surface was cool too. I'm just all about some William Fitchner and he seemed like he was having so much fun in William-Fitchner-Loves-Being-A-Pod-Person mode.

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Timmaigh t1_iyqm6dk wrote

They were both great. Invasion had probably better cast/acting, but i liked the mystery/story of the Surface more, the way it kinda moved from sort of scifi mystery and family show through conspiracy thriller to catastrophic show in the end, it was fairly entertaining to me.

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horseren0ir t1_iyq3hjs wrote

I liked the trailer for The Event, but it just didn’t come together very well, same with Revolution

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reddig33 t1_iyoovkp wrote

Invasion (again the one on ABC, not AppleTV) was the better show. I keep hoping someone picks it up and reboots it some day.

Also, “Invasion”, “Surface” — what’s up with AppleTV re-using old show titles from the 90s? Did they buy a studio that owned these names already or something?

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TurncoatWizard t1_iyon1sp wrote

Nobody has mentioned The River yet and now I have. Lovingly.

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aridcool t1_iyr7xdy wrote

That show was, well it wasn't great. I did watch all of that season though. Then again I also watched all of Siberia on NBC.

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KatrinaPez t1_iynv2jc wrote

Yeah this is the first I've seen of a new one, got my hopes up lol. Sigh, I still want an electric kitty lizard for a pet.

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Dohi64 t1_iysz0pf wrote

that show was awesome, major cliffhanger too from what I recall. they were planning a 3-season thing and only got 1. it had carla gugino too and overall was much better than invasion and that other one that came out that year and was also about aliens.

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