Found it somewhat amusing how someone here was annoyed by the president of the the show being a Cuban refugee (and hence could not be an the president of the US of A in real life). Aliens apparently OK, but not a stretch that big from reality! :D
As a big sci-fi fan, I found the two first episodes far better than most alien related stuff I've seen. Feels like I've watched an entirely different show than the ones complaining of poor acting. Compared to the recent remake of V, I've found the actors of The Event far less plastic than they usually are in shows like this. There's something very likable about the male lead (Jason Ritter), and I'm happy the part didn't go to one of those "sharp blue eyes and a strong jaw"-characters. Neither has his TV-girlfriend (Sarah Roemer) done any lip pouting so far, and she feels -at least to me and as little as I've seen her so far - like an actual person.
Neither can I fully understand the complaints about "all this has been done before". What hasn't? Every single show on earth can be - and rightly so - compared to another. In the end all shows are about one or several conflicts. In that sense The Event really reminds me a lot of The Bold and the Beautiful (there's also a lot of conspiracies going on in that show).
If we - the viewers - dismiss a show after only two episodes, how can we at the same time complain about a network canceling a show we do like, and whine about how they should have "given it more time to grow"? At least I'm looking forward to how this one will turn out. As classic as the set up is, I did find the first two episodes refreshing from all the lighter sci-fi stuff with witty one-liners. For now I'll give it 8 out of 10, cause I do want to see in which direction this show will go.
As a big sci-fi fan, I found the two first episodes far better than most alien related stuff I've seen. Feels like I've watched an entirely different show than the ones complaining of poor acting. Compared to the recent remake of V, I've found the actors of The Event far less plastic than they usually are in shows like this. There's something very likable about the male lead (Jason Ritter), and I'm happy the part didn't go to one of those "sharp blue eyes and a strong jaw"-characters. Neither has his TV-girlfriend (Sarah Roemer) done any lip pouting so far, and she feels -at least to me and as little as I've seen her so far - like an actual person.
Neither can I fully understand the complaints about "all this has been done before". What hasn't? Every single show on earth can be - and rightly so - compared to another. In the end all shows are about one or several conflicts. In that sense The Event really reminds me a lot of The Bold and the Beautiful (there's also a lot of conspiracies going on in that show).
If we - the viewers - dismiss a show after only two episodes, how can we at the same time complain about a network canceling a show we do like, and whine about how they should have "given it more time to grow"? At least I'm looking forward to how this one will turn out. As classic as the set up is, I did find the first two episodes refreshing from all the lighter sci-fi stuff with witty one-liners. For now I'll give it 8 out of 10, cause I do want to see in which direction this show will go.