tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27754481.post4703278570371630717..comments2023-04-17T08:16:03.046-07:00Comments on SwanStuff: Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27754481.post-69260088537991385542007-08-02T07:22:00.000-07:002007-08-02T07:22:00.000-07:00I figured out why I don't care for 24. They aren'...I figured out why I don't care for 24. They aren't exploring theme at all, they're just exploring plot. Characterization is picked up along the way, but at least in the first few episodes, we don't know why they are the characters they are. If it's all shot in "real time" then we probably aren't going to learn.<BR/><BR/>24 is fiction trying to be a reality show. They may as well shoot it in "real time."<BR/><BR/>Lost, on the other hand, drags plot out to almost ridiculous lengths, but it is all about theme and characterization. Flashbacks develop the stories hinted at on the island. There are some things that are such a credibility stretch that it borders on hokey (the hatch and bunker are the weak points, in my opinion, yet from the extras on the first season DVD, that was what drew J.J. Abrams to the series. There's enough mystery, though, that I keep coming back.)Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06294696045114995134noreply@blogger.com