The Event

The latest TV show I dedicated time to only to be disappointed and frustrated by an early cancellation on the part of NBC.

The Event was one of the many attempts to capitalize on the void left by the very successful Lost, and like pretty much all the others (the very cool concept of FlashForward comes to mind), it failed.  Or rather, it wasn’t given enough time to succeed!

It’s true, it didn’t start out very well.  It limped at first, was confusing, and a bit odd.  This led to poor reviews and low-ish ratings, which led to a mid-season hiatus meant to retool and refocus the production.  Once it returned, I found it had improved quite a bit and the story was certainly getting more interesting by the end, even though it’s many characters were still pretty much one-dimensional. But this type of show needs time to grow into its own.  And the audience needs time to get used to it and understand its many facets.

Yes, there were many incongruences, some plot points didn’t hold much water, and others were hinted at and then abandoned.  But the concept was intriguing and I was quite disappointed when I heard it had been pulled from the fall schedule.

At any rate, it hopefully launched the career of the very cute Jason Ritter and a few other actors that did a fine job, but for me the bottom line is, Why bother investing time into watching this type of show (which I really like) if there’s a good chance I’ll never find out what the mystery is all about?

Grade: 7