The Leftovers

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LittleEnus

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3,220 posts

174 months

Wednesday 17th September 2014
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Couldn't see a thread on this. Sky Atlantic, episode 1 last night. makers of Lost.

Have to say I really enjoyed it, looks promising. Not sure what the hell is going on yet but all looks good. Anyone watching it?

Lurking Lawyer

4,534 posts

225 months

Wednesday 17th September 2014
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LittleEnus said:
Couldn't see a thread on this. Sky Atlantic, episode 1 last night. makers of Lost.

Have to say I really enjoyed it, looks promising. Not sure what the hell is going on yet but all looks good. Anyone watching it?
I got half way through Ep 1 before SWMBO decided she was going to bed. I was trying to get her to watch it so I didn't then have to consign this to the pile of series that I can only watch when she's not around - of which there are already too many!

Truth be told though, it didn't "grab" me. Yes, the start gave rise to an interesting premise, but I can see this meandering on for series after series with little or no explanation. It's not like Lindelof is without form for that - I'm looking at you, Lost!

So, I don't know how far I'll persevere with it. Too many things to watch, too little time to watch them all.....

I was surprised to see Paterson Joseph in it - he's about the most unHollywood British actor you'd ever expect to see in a big-budget US production!

Martin4x4

6,506 posts

132 months

Wednesday 17th September 2014
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Seen the trailers and they left me disinterested, it comes across as just another American dystopian science fiction series with little substance that will get canned before or during season two.

Petrus1983

8,668 posts

162 months

Wednesday 17th September 2014
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We've just got to the end of the series here, it's good, stick with it.

Lurking Lawyer

4,534 posts

225 months

Wednesday 17th September 2014
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Martin4x4 said:
Seen the trailers and they left me disinterested, it comes across as just another American dystopian science fiction series with little substance that will get canned before or during season two.
It has been renewed for a second series - but in some ways that just makes it harder to decide whether to watch it biggrin I generally won't start watching something if I know it has already been canned.

silverthorn2151

6,298 posts

179 months

Wednesday 1st October 2014
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I have just caught up with the first 3 episodes and I'm going to stick with it.

Must be the series with a higher number of people deserving of a punch up der froat than any other.

Its better than the review I listed to on Radio 4 suggested.


darth_pies

696 posts

217 months

Wednesday 1st October 2014
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Watched the first episode.

Was ok. Got most interesting when I spontaneously yelled JOHNSON! at the screen. wink




B3NNL

1,056 posts

168 months

Friday 10th October 2014
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Just watched the 5th episode of Season 1 last night, the other half is intreaged but Im starting to lose the will. Please somebody assure me that its worth sticking with! Most importantly, please tell me that we get told the relevance of the fecking muppets in white sometime soon, theyre getting right on my tits now!

I may need to stop watching this show...

chris watton

22,477 posts

260 months

Friday 10th October 2014
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I shall stick with it - also watched Ep 5 last night.

There's a massive religious aspect to this - and perhaps one of the groups are in a type of purgatory? Are any of them really alive?

Evil Jack

1,619 posts

228 months

Friday 10th October 2014
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chris watton said:
perhaps one of the groups are in a type of purgatory? Are any of them really alive?
Uh Oh. frown

LittleEnus said:
makers of Lost.

Streetrod

6,468 posts

206 months

Friday 10th October 2014
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I like it so far but the murder was hard to watchfrown

B3NNL

1,056 posts

168 months

Friday 10th October 2014
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La...La...La...Not listening! No spoilers people!


I didn't say what happens? I just asked if it was worth carrying on watching

chris watton

22,477 posts

260 months

Friday 10th October 2014
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B3NNL said:
La...La...La...Not listening! No spoilers people!


I didn't say what happens? I just asked if it was worth carrying on watching
They are NOT spoilers, just thoughts after watching up to episode 5! I haven't a clue how it will pan out, so how can what I wrote be construed as a spoiler?

antspants

2,401 posts

175 months

Tuesday 14th October 2014
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Just watched episodes 1, 2 and 5 back to back. Stupidly I watched episodes 3 and 4 thinking I was watching the first 2. It's hard enough to work out what the fk is going on without watching it all out of sync smile

I'm hooked but I don't really know why.

Corso Marche

1,718 posts

201 months

Wednesday 15th October 2014
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I stopped watching after episode 3, presume there's nothing in 4 or 5 to warrant me giving it a second chance?

Pommygranite

14,243 posts

216 months

Wednesday 15th October 2014
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antspants said:
I'm hooked but I don't really know why.
Because like Lost you want to know what happened but it'll take 5-10 seasons and will drag on with no resolve until it turns out everyone left is dead and its just a dream...

PurpleMoonlight

22,362 posts

157 months

Wednesday 15th October 2014
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Can anyone tell me why the sect constantly smoke?

DSLiverpool

14,724 posts

202 months

Wednesday 15th October 2014
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Pommygranite said:
antspants said:
I'm hooked but I don't really know why.
Because like Lost you want to know what happened but it'll take 5-10 seasons and will drag on with no resolve until it turns out everyone left is dead and its just a dream...
The realisation that they make these things up as they go has ruined every single drama now, I used to think there was a plot with start, middle and end but as they don't know when the series will be canned (or extended) its all ambiguous drivel.

anonymous-user

54 months

Wednesday 15th October 2014
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PurpleMoonlight said:
Can anyone tell me why the sect constantly smoke?
I've only seen the first 2 episodes, so I don't know if it gets revealed in a later epsiode, and makes me look a buffoon... but the only thing I could think of was that when they crashed the "celebration" in the park in episode one, they were holding signs saying "DON'T WASTE YOUR BREATH". Thought perhaps it was saying "you may as well use your breath to smoke, as it will do as much good as talking about those who are gone" sort of thing.

Hopefully there is more to it than that though, as when I read it back it sounds about as farcical as the black smoke in lost..

chris watton

22,477 posts

260 months

Wednesday 22nd October 2014
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I just watched the latest episode of this on SKY Anytime (I think it is a week ahead), and quite enjoyed this episode.

I am thinking they are all in some kind of collective coma, and perhaps dreaming - and that guy's dad was there to try and help him get out of it?

But could be wrong...