SciFi Channel's "The Lost Room"
Jan. 3rd, 2007 09:46 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
growyourwingsOkay, the only computer games I liked as a kid (before computer graphics), were those "adventure games." You would be given a series of clues in written format. Describing your location, the objects around you, and giving you other clues to solve the game/puzzle. I generally do not like games. But those games kept me busy for hours.
Doggone TV shows today. Once someone found the "Lost" formula (i.e., serialized & puzzles to solve through a TV show), everyone is copying the concept. And they just keep #&*(&# addicting me.
Now SciFi had a 3-part, 6-hr miniseries in December. I didn't know about it, nor did I watch it. One of my online BSG forums mentioned that they enjoyed it. I figured, okay a mini-series, I can deal with that. It's only 6 hours.
I should know better.
It's likely a pilot in disguise. The mini-series ended in a cliff hanger. *Now* I understand that--now that I'm 2/3 of the way through it.
And--get this--it is essentially, *exactly* like those old adventure games. First 2 hours were a little cheesy. 2nd two hours--grabbed me. Now I'm about the watch the final 2 hours and I understand it will end in a cliff hanger. !#$!@#$ -- this new trend in TV is going to be the death of me.
Two trailers (and no, I don't think the trailers themselves are dangerous--i.e., they won't hook you--you have to be stupid enough to sit through the first 2-3 hours to get hooked.) Trailers best watched in the order below.
(30 seconds trailer)
(another 30 second trailer)
(1 minute promo)
And finally--and a little spoilery--clips about two of the "objects"---
The comb
The key
Dammit--off to watch the ending.
Doggone TV shows today. Once someone found the "Lost" formula (i.e., serialized & puzzles to solve through a TV show), everyone is copying the concept. And they just keep #&*(&# addicting me.
Now SciFi had a 3-part, 6-hr miniseries in December. I didn't know about it, nor did I watch it. One of my online BSG forums mentioned that they enjoyed it. I figured, okay a mini-series, I can deal with that. It's only 6 hours.
I should know better.
It's likely a pilot in disguise. The mini-series ended in a cliff hanger. *Now* I understand that--now that I'm 2/3 of the way through it.
And--get this--it is essentially, *exactly* like those old adventure games. First 2 hours were a little cheesy. 2nd two hours--grabbed me. Now I'm about the watch the final 2 hours and I understand it will end in a cliff hanger. !#$!@#$ -- this new trend in TV is going to be the death of me.
Two trailers (and no, I don't think the trailers themselves are dangerous--i.e., they won't hook you--you have to be stupid enough to sit through the first 2-3 hours to get hooked.) Trailers best watched in the order below.
(30 seconds trailer)
(another 30 second trailer)
(1 minute promo)
And finally--and a little spoilery--clips about two of the "objects"---
The comb
The key
Dammit--off to watch the ending.
