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<blockquote data-quote="JoeBlank" data-source="post: 2306010" data-attributes="member: 1806"><p>Cool. And I wasn't specifically intending to pick on Shannara, I just think the books are at least as predictable as Lost. I read Sword, and a few of the others, and don't dislike them, but neither have I been inspired to read the entire series. </p><p> </p><p>Same with you and Lost, you tried a few episodes and it has not drawn you in. Of course, it is requires less effort to watch a few more hours of television than it does to read a few more books, so you might be inclined to give the show another chance. </p><p> </p><p>On the Twin Peaks analogy, I liked that show for about half a season. It quickly became clear that they were making things up as they went along, and that if the "answers" ever came they would not be satisfying. I've watched the whole season of Lost, and while we still have few answers I do feel like the writers have a consistent plan and at least had the answers in mind before they posed the questions. The little things hep convince me. For instance, in the pilot you see the young boy reading a spanish-language comic book with a picture of a polar bear. In later episodes you learn more about the boy and how this might be connected to the appearance of the bear. In the season finale you even see the character who brought the comic onto the plane, a logical connection and reason for it to be there in the first place.</p><p> </p><p>The character backstory format also interests me. They can only keep that up for so long, going back and revealing a little more about each character as the story moves forward, but I like it so far. Just about everyone has had a fascinating back story that provides explanation for the characters and their actions on the island.</p><p> </p><p>It has been a fun ride for me so far, with very few moments that jolted me out of my willing suspension of disbelief.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JoeBlank, post: 2306010, member: 1806"] Cool. And I wasn't specifically intending to pick on Shannara, I just think the books are at least as predictable as Lost. I read Sword, and a few of the others, and don't dislike them, but neither have I been inspired to read the entire series. Same with you and Lost, you tried a few episodes and it has not drawn you in. Of course, it is requires less effort to watch a few more hours of television than it does to read a few more books, so you might be inclined to give the show another chance. On the Twin Peaks analogy, I liked that show for about half a season. It quickly became clear that they were making things up as they went along, and that if the "answers" ever came they would not be satisfying. I've watched the whole season of Lost, and while we still have few answers I do feel like the writers have a consistent plan and at least had the answers in mind before they posed the questions. The little things hep convince me. For instance, in the pilot you see the young boy reading a spanish-language comic book with a picture of a polar bear. In later episodes you learn more about the boy and how this might be connected to the appearance of the bear. In the season finale you even see the character who brought the comic onto the plane, a logical connection and reason for it to be there in the first place. The character backstory format also interests me. They can only keep that up for so long, going back and revealing a little more about each character as the story moves forward, but I like it so far. Just about everyone has had a fascinating back story that provides explanation for the characters and their actions on the island. It has been a fun ride for me so far, with very few moments that jolted me out of my willing suspension of disbelief. [/QUOTE]
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