Red Mosquito

durdencommatyler wrote:The disappearance isn't the point, it's just a catalyst. This isn't a show about a mystery, it's a show about a tragedy. Think of it more as a natural disaster. This is about how people react to an unknowable event. The book handles this really well, and I expect the show will do the same.

I don't think it's cheap at all. It's not an issue of creativity or lack thereof, or of avoidance. It's not the story they are telling.

The book doesn't give an explanation and I hope the show doesn't either.

@SkitchP wrote:I'm with Joey on this.

Having said that, I'm not convinced I care enough about these characters to make it a show I invest in. I'll keep trudging along for awhile longer though.

bada wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote:The disappearance isn't the point, it's just a catalyst. This isn't a show about a mystery, it's a show about a tragedy. Think of it more as a natural disaster. This is about how people react to an unknowable event. The book handles this really well, and I expect the show will do the same.

I don't think it's cheap at all. It's not an issue of creativity or lack thereof, or of avoidance. It's not the story they are telling.

The book doesn't give an explanation and I hope the show doesn't either.

I get all that. I also get that the only plausible answer is aliens or God and people will balk so it's easier not answer what happened.

durdencommatyler wrote: But the writers aren't interested in those answers because that's not what they're writing about. It isn't the central question. I think it's more a conscious choice of focus, an idea that "what happened?" isn't as important/interesting as "what happens next?", than it is a "there's no good answer so I'll avoid it all together."

cutuphalfdead wrote:Is it coincidence that the first letter in bada is B?

broken iris wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote: But the writers aren't interested in those answers because that's not what they're writing about. It isn't the central question. I think it's more a conscious choice of focus, an idea that "what happened?" isn't as important/interesting as "what happens next?", than it is a "there's no good answer so I'll avoid it all together."

I like this, but can they pull it off without commercial pressures? With Lost there was public demand for answers about the island, so they had to work that in. I doubt HBO is still as "let art be art, fuck it if nobody watches" as they once were.

Chris_H_2 wrote:I'm strangely attracted to this chick, that is until she opens up her mouth and talks . . .

bada wrote:

cutuphalfdead wrote:Is it coincidence that the first letter in bada is B?

Taking a chance have an opinion before Jorge weighs in.

tommymctom wrote:

broken iris wrote:

durdencommatyler wrote: But the writers aren't interested in those answers because that's not what they're writing about. It isn't the central question. I think it's more a conscious choice of focus, an idea that "what happened?" isn't as important/interesting as "what happens next?", than it is a "there's no good answer so I'll avoid it all together."

I like this, but can they pull it off without commercial pressures? With Lost there was public demand for answers about the island, so they had to work that in. I doubt HBO is still as "let art be art, fuck it if nobody watches" as they once were.

Carnivale

cutuphalfdead wrote:

bada wrote:

cutuphalfdead wrote:Is it coincidence that the first letter in bada is B?

Taking a chance have an opinion before Jorge weighs in.

Jorge and I disagree all the time!

Spoiler: show

I'm just glad they didn't Holocaust all the dogs in this episode.

bada wrote:Can't do both?

hlniv wrote:I understand the intent of not divulging the cause of the mass disappearance, but now that I know the show won't tell me, it makes it much less interesting to watch.

The last episode about the church kept my attention quite well, though.

But, i agree the issue of character development will be the measuring stick, and they aren't passing the test yet. I liked the last episode, but I have suspicion we won't much hear from the flyer-creating man of the cloth as the story progresses. Hard to connect that way

durdencommatyler wrote:

bada wrote:Can't do both?

Again, can, but that's not what Tom Perrota wanted to write about / focus on. And there's no reason why it has to be both. It's good the way it is.

Spoiler: show

This show was a perfect demonstration of taking a concept viewers are familiar with, illustrating honest and plausible human reactions to it, and never explaining why... because when executed right the why becomes irrelevant compared to the 'what do we do now?' puzzle. Something The Leftovers is failing at so far.