Submitted by MarvelsGrantMan136 t3_zaralz in television
k00zyk t1_iynh4rv wrote
Reply to comment by sgthombre in Gugu Mbatha-Raw’s ‘Surface’ Renewed For Season 2 At Apple by MarvelsGrantMan136
I liked Surface (2005)! It was the most interesting Lost-like that came out.
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.
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
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.
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.
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
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?
jackjacksley t1_iyoob6b wrote
Was supposed to be a new cast of characters every season apparently
reddig33 t1_iyooy8m wrote
What a lost opportunity. (Excuse the pun)
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.
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.
horseren0ir t1_iyq3hjs wrote
I liked the trailer for The Event, but it just didn’t come together very well, same with Revolution
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?
TurncoatWizard t1_iyon1sp wrote
Nobody has mentioned The River yet and now I have. Lovingly.
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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