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  • Bellsprout
    Hard Times.
    • Oct 2009
    • 25652

    #1

    The Leftovers (HBO)

    Co-created by one of the dudes who brought you Lost.

    The basic premise is that one day (October 14th), 2% of the world's population just up and vanished. Science can't explain it, religion can't explain it.

    The pilot just aired on HBO. I liked it, but also I have no idea what the **** I just watched. Not that I'm expecting answers in the pilot, but I guess I'd have liked to have been more gradually thrown into the mysteries surrounding this than just chucked in head first. This felt more like the third episode of a show than the first.

    But, whatever, it's intriguing as **** and once the initial disorientation of the plot wears off it grabs you.
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  • Hiro1
    MVP
    • Sep 2009
    • 1229

    #2
    Re: The Leftovers (HBO)

    Pretty much my face during the entire pilot
    Spoiler


    I'm hooked, but I have no idea what the hell is going on.
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    • kingkilla56
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      • Jun 2009
      • 19395

      #3
      Re: The Leftovers (HBO)

      Itll be interesting how they make multiple episodes/seasons of this story. I dont see the longevity and this has "we'll never tell you what actually happened" written all over it.

      It was a good show though even though Im not too sure what is going on.
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      • rsnomar05
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        • Dec 2003
        • 3662

        #4
        Re: The Leftovers (HBO)

        Originally posted by kingkilla56
        Itll be interesting how they make multiple episodes/seasons of this story. I dont see the longevity and this has "we'll never tell you what actually happened" written all over it.

        It was a good show though even though Im not too sure what is going on.
        This is an adaptation of a book, so at least for now the book plot will be the longevity, and the creators have been upfront about the fact that they won't ever explain what actually happened. So if people are looking for those kinds of answers, this won't be the show for them.

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        • dsallupinyaarea
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          • Jan 2009
          • 2764

          #5
          Re: The Leftovers (HBO)

          Originally posted by kingkilla56
          Itll be interesting how they make multiple episodes/seasons of this story. I dont see the longevity and this has "we'll never tell you what actually happened" written all over it.

          It was a good show though even though Im not too sure what is going on.
          So...... Lost?

          EDIT: Just finished up the pilot and I'm in for a few episodes. I'm not really confused, but I do wish they had done a bit more character development. I'm keeping up my guard with this one because of the Lost connection. Fool me once.....
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          • fistofrage
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            • Aug 2002
            • 13682

            #6
            Re: The Leftovers (HBO)

            Originally posted by dsallupinyaarea
            So...... Lost?

            EDIT: Just finished up the pilot and I'm in for a few episodes. I'm not really confused, but I do wish they had done a bit more character development. I'm keeping up my guard with this one because of the Lost connection. Fool me once.....
            This has Lost clown food written all over it. Instead of seeing his dead dad in Gilligan shoes, he sees a Deer. I'll watch it and it will probably be entertaining, but don't expect to get any answers, they will ride this out as long as they can going around in circles.
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            • wwharton
              *ll St*r
              • Aug 2002
              • 26949

              #7
              Re: The Leftovers (HBO)

              Originally posted by dsallupinyaarea
              So...... Lost?

              EDIT: Just finished up the pilot and I'm in for a few episodes. I'm not really confused, but I do wish they had done a bit more character development. I'm keeping up my guard with this one because of the Lost connection. Fool me once.....
              Fool me once and I thank you for years of great television?

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              • CMH
                Making you famous
                • Oct 2002
                • 26203

                #8
                Re: The Leftovers (HBO)

                There are no answers because the premise of the show isn't to know what happened to those people, it's to see what happens to the people leftover.

                So, if your'e expecting answers, you should probably stop watching. This isn't Lost. There are no promises or questions to resolve.

                As for me, having read the book, I'm more interested in seeing how long it takes before they jump away from the book's central characters. I haven't seen the pilot yet, but the book isn't exactly very long, nor does it offer any answers.

                What exactly is the end-game? Will there be some overarching mythology at some point or are we just following people living? I'm okay with the latter (many shows have followed this formula and done well for themselves), just curious the direction of the series.
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                • dsallupinyaarea
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                  • Jan 2009
                  • 2764

                  #9
                  Re: The Leftovers (HBO)

                  Originally posted by wwharton
                  Fool me once and I thank you for years of great television?
                  I meant I wasn't going to get myself too invested in the mystery.

                  Per Alan Sepinwall

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                  If you're hyper sensitive to spoilers, don't click. I think it's pretty clean but some folks are sensitive.

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                  • ODogg
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                    • Feb 2003
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                    So what's the deal with all the smoking and it bringing you closer to God or whatever???
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                    • kingkilla56
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                      • Jun 2009
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                      #11
                      Re: The Leftovers (HBO)

                      I dont really mind not getting answers, since Walking Dead never gives its answers and I dont lose sleep over it. I just dont see the longevity. It will get boring and cyclic very fast; imo of course. I'll watch up until that point.
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                      • CMH
                        Making you famous
                        • Oct 2002
                        • 26203

                        #12
                        The Leftovers (HBO)

                        Originally posted by ODogg
                        So what's the deal with all the smoking and it bringing you closer to God or whatever???

                        If the rapture is coming, what's the point in fearing cancer.


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                        "It may well be that we spectators, who are not divinely gifted as athletes, are the only ones able to truly see, articulate and animate the experience of the gift we are denied. And that those who receive and act out the gift of athletic genius must, perforce, be blind and dumb about it -- and not because blindness and dumbness are the price of the gift, but because they are its essence." - David Foster Wallace

                        "You'll not find more penny-wise/pound-foolish behavior than in Major League Baseball." - Rob Neyer

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                        • CMH
                          Making you famous
                          • Oct 2002
                          • 26203

                          #13
                          Re: The Leftovers (HBO)

                          Originally posted by kingkilla56
                          I dont really mind not getting answers, since Walking Dead never gives its answers and I dont lose sleep over it. I just dont see the longevity. It will get boring and cyclic very fast; imo of course. I'll watch up until that point.

                          Agreed. That's why I'm wondering if they'll add a wrinkle or something.

                          Even Walking Dead can be told in circles. But they add little wrinkles to keep the story feeling fresh.

                          I think The Leftovers will be like watching Sopranos. There's no overarching story. For the most part, in Sopranos you're watching Tony being Tony and living that life.

                          This is like scripted reality drama. If the characters are interesting, I'll stick around. If they aren't, I'll walk away.

                          I didn't actually enjoy the book. It was like reading about Spot the dog. Spot runs to the fire hydrant. Spot takes a piss. Spot goes back inside. Watch Spot do it again tomorrow.


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                          "It may well be that we spectators, who are not divinely gifted as athletes, are the only ones able to truly see, articulate and animate the experience of the gift we are denied. And that those who receive and act out the gift of athletic genius must, perforce, be blind and dumb about it -- and not because blindness and dumbness are the price of the gift, but because they are its essence." - David Foster Wallace

                          "You'll not find more penny-wise/pound-foolish behavior than in Major League Baseball." - Rob Neyer

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                          • fistofrage
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                            • Aug 2002
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                            #14
                            Re: The Leftovers (HBO)

                            Originally posted by CMH
                            If the rapture is coming, what's the point in fearing cancer.


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                            Its got to be more than that though. I mean those people look miserable. Chain smoking seems more like a punishment than a pleasure. I'd only last about 30 seconds in that crazy house of theirs. They wouldn't have to worry about the rapture, I'd be taking those clowns down while that sat around and wrote on their paper, "What is he doing, oh no, ahhhhh!!!!!!"
                            Chalepa Ta Kala.....

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                            • Bellsprout
                              Hard Times.
                              • Oct 2009
                              • 25652

                              #15
                              Re: The Leftovers (HBO)

                              Originally posted by CMH
                              If the rapture is coming, what's the point in fearing cancer.


                              Sent from my mobile device.
                              Why don't they talk?

                              What was the deal with "STOP WASTING YOUR BREATH"?

                              See, most of my confusion stems from not having any idea who the hell those people were. Did I miss a scene where they were explained?
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                              Originally posted by l3ulvl
                              A lot of you guys seem pretty cool, but you have wieners.

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