The Leftovers

[Traschan- Man]

Any of you guys following it? It's a great show, and I'm noticing a lot of connections to The Stand. First there's Wayne, who seems like a Randall Flaggish type, and then there was the smiley on the cell-phone. Then the last episode featured the song "Don't dream it's over", which was on ABC's The Stand mini-series.

I know Damon Lindelof is a huge fan of Stephen King, and it's great that he manages to weave those little details into the plot.

You guys should definetly check it out.

 

[GNTLGNT]

...never heard of it....who's airing the show?....

 

[AnnaMarie]

Watched the first one or two shows, but it didn't really keep us interested.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

I've been watching it and I like it a lot. It seems like it's a polarizing show, but I think it's a solid TV show.

 

[Bev Vincent]

It's on HBO -- I like it a lot. I especially liked the two single-character episodes -- the one about the minister and the one about Nora Durst. I don't expect any solid answers from this show. It's more about how people can be tipped permanently off balance when something inexplicable happens on a grand scale.

 

[Bev Vincent]

HBO just renewed it for a second season.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

It's on HBO -- I like it a lot. I especially liked the two single-character episodes -- the one about the minister and the one about Nora Durst. I don't expect any solid answers from this show. It's more about how people can be tipped permanently off balance when something inexplicable happens on a grand scale.

They were by far some of the best episodes. I would even say they were the best episodes of any tv show over the last year. The preacher episode felt like a good Twilight Zone episode.

 

[Ebdim9th]

The book upon which it is based (it was Damon Lindelof's idea to adapt it) finishes up open-ended, without an explanation as to why the great disappearance of so many happened... Lindelof of course isn't saying whether he'll bring more of an explanation to the story or not....

 

[Mr Nobody]

We watched the pilot the other night. Gf immediately said 'It's going to be like Lost; meander on with no real idea of where it wants to end up, and the ending they do choose will be crap'.
I saw Lindelof's name pop up and said 'Funny you should say that...'

I'm still trying to forgive him - and Sir Ridley - for what he (they) did with Prometheus.

 

[The Nameless]

It has just started in the UK last week. The adverts for it have peaked my interest a good bit. I haven't seen it yet, it's on Sky On Demand for 3 more weeks (1st episode), so I think I will give it a shot. I don't watch many tv shows, most of them don't really interest me, never saw major popular ones like Lost, Breaking Bad, Broadwalk Empire, Supernatural, Dexter etc. The last one I watched from start to finish was Heroes, and even then, I started watching it online after the 1st season had finished. And that didn't even end, it was cancelled.

It did get me thinking, has Stephen King ever written a rapture story? A proper rapture I mean - boom, they're gone - not like a pandemic wipe out?

 

[stacy270]

I am really looking forward to the start of season two this weekend! I was unsure wether it would get oicked up for a second season(seeing how I liked it) but am so glad it did!

 

[Ebdim9th]

The question is, why hasn't season 1 been released to DVD yet?

 

[Ebdim9th]

And now that it finally has, I just finished watching it and then went back to the commentary for the pilot episode... more later as work calls...

 

[Ebdim9th]

I absolutely love, love, love this show! Yes, every bit as much as LOST. Damon Lindelof, in the special features, acknowledges that he's a polarizing writer and has decided to embrace it for The Leftovers. And I say, good. I'm glad. I advocated this since the beginning of season three of LOST on the show-supported fan site The Fuselage. Damon should embrace his inner Lindelof fully and just go hog-wild. And on this show, with the eager assistance of author Tom Perrotta he does. I'm actually happy with the season's ending for closure to the story... not nearly as open-ended as I was thinking it would be. Still it will be interesting to see where season two goes. The Guilty Remant and thier cigarettes, Father Matt, two crazy sheriffs: Kevin and his dad, a mom and daughter cult connection, a baby right out of the womb (holy crap! that makes me think about the stories I read about psychic surgeons in South America who supposedly perfomed abortions by the laying on of hands) other cults, great music, wild party phone apps, the Carnivale-like title sequence and just about everything else thrown in along with the kitchen sink....

 

[Ebdim9th]

Let The Mystery Be - Iris DeMent ... love it! A new favorite song!!

 

[Bev Vincent]

Let The Mystery Be - Iris DeMent ... love it! A new favorite song!!

 

[Ebdim9th]

Yes .. that video has seen heavy rotation on my phone ... a have a fellow student in speech class named Iris ...she's gonna go listen to the song and tell me her opinion when we come back ....

 

[Ebdim9th]

"Let your love flow, like a mountain stream...."

 

[Doc Creed]

It has just started in the UK last week. The adverts for it have peaked my interest a good bit. I haven't seen it yet, it's on Sky On Demand for 3 more weeks (1st episode), so I think I will give it a shot. I don't watch many tv shows, most of them don't really interest me, never saw major popular ones like Lost, Breaking Bad, Broadwalk Empire, Supernatural, Dexter etc. The last one I watched from start to finish was Heroes, and even then, I started watching it online after the 1st season had finished. And that didn't even end, it was cancelled.

It did get me thinking, has Stephen King ever written a rapture story? A proper rapture I mean - boom, they're gone - not like a pandemic wipe out?

The closest was The Langoliers, which was written before Left Behind series.

 

[Ebdim9th]

There was The Reaper's Image where people looked into a large diamond on display, and whoever saw the reaper's image in it soon after disappeared without a trace .... not large scale, but still cool and creepy ....