Most undeservingly overhyped movie of all time??

A story that's too fascinating to pass by...

It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties.

The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

Too predictive as it goes towards the end. At the beginning it started so interesting but as time pass by they assumed the viewers and di*kheads and started feeding unreal plot. So boring to see always the obvious ending in each episode. It could have been a lot more interesting if some unpredictable things started to happen. All the main characters are saved somehow in the end.. ha ha

Its unfortunate that this series was canceled after its second year. The story was portrayed by some talented actors (Jason Ritter did a phenomenal job) and the story line had much potential to become as big a hit as "Lost", in my opinion. However, I think the story line fell short due to the underdevelopment of sub story lines and important characters. The viewer craved to know what was it exactly that set Sleepers apart from their human counterparts. Other than advanced knowledge in the physical sciences and immunity to certain diseases, we never really learned of their true alien nature. Aside from a few more decades of accumulated knowledge, and slower aging (not that big deal a deal to me), what were their 'special' abilities? What could they do that humans could never do? To me, the Sleepers as a whole were actually quite a boring lot. The back history surrounding the discovery of the ancient scroll as it related to the planetary exodus of the ancient Sleeper earth civilization was explained away too quickly, simply and lacked important detail. It could have been revealed (even to the main character himself) that the Sean character was from a long ancestral line of guardian angels or the James Dempsey character was some long lost Uncle.With respect to character development, the Sophia character lacked depth and 'flipped sides' too easily and me as a viewer, couldn't buy it - not enough dramatic acting here. One who is a life long peace activist doesn't become a warmonger overnight; the death of her son (too easily manipulated by his evil girlfriend - too cliché). Also to me, it makes no sense that an intelligent and 'advanced' race would follow a flip flop leader so blindly (too hive like, too cliché). Wouldn't they instead consist of independent thinkers and doers? Also, an 'advanced' humanoid species would never relocate their entire planet into another solar system - doing so would threaten the stability of the system itself causing planets, including Earth, to spin out of orbit and become uninhabitable, thereby disturbing the stability of the entire Universe. More research into astrophysics, etc., needed to have been done by the producers and story writers in order to build the series upon a framework of a level of believable fact. Lastly, I would have loved to see the Leila character develop into an independent, intelligent and strong young woman - she never really came into 'her own'. Just as the toughened Vicki character softened over time, the Leila character could have developed into an empowered young woman in her own right instead of remaining boyfriend dependent and immature for her age (too cliché). With respect to the presidential characters, I thought that they were well casted. To me, they were well developed and believable.Bottom line, a series worth watching, but if a motion picture of The Event is to be made, the producers and writers need to thoroughly do their homework in order for the story to be a super smart one and with characters who grow and develop into those an audience can believe.

Let me guess, you've never heard of the Event? The show was yet another networks answer to Lost and this one had a real shot at success. The initial ratings were high, leading NBC to pick the show up for an entire season. As has become common place on NBC, after four episodes they took it off for weeks to promote some God awful reality show, and when they brought it back, it was on a new night and the rating plummeted. The Event had a terrific premise and has been called a meeting between 24 and the 4400, I couldn't agree more. 66 years ago, an alien ship crashed in Alaska, and the aliens aboard were not strange creatures, but were in fact nearly identical to us. The only difference being that the age at a much slower rate than we do. About half the crew escaped and tried to peacefully blend into society, but it was hard since they barely age, and often had to re-start their lives. The other group was locked up by the U.S. government until such time as their true reasons for being here could be explained. The series starts when a new President (Blair Underwood) takes office and learns of the prison. His first reaction is that they've never done anything wrong and he's planning to reveal them to the world and set them free, but someone doesn't want that to happen. This unknown force orchestrates this huge conspiracy to assassinate the President, while painting the aliens in a much different light. Most episodes are split into three separate stories that all relate to one another. The White House angel looks as though it could be right out of 24, as it is so similar to what we saw on FOX for 7 seasons. The aliens go from friend to foe and the President and his men, those who are actually his men, will stop at nothing to find the rest of them. The next part shows the aliens themselves lead by Sophia (Laura Innes) who has many different goals that frequently change and surprise you. It's this part of the storyline that I found to be the most enjoyable and interesting part of the show. The third sequence follows an ordinary couple that just happened to get caught in the middle, but may ultimately be the key to this whole thing. The writing for this show is as good as you will see on Television, it's not in quite as much detail as 24, and the timeline can be somewhat hard to follow, but never the less it's very well done. Unusual for this type of show is also the fact that there is no one person who you can call the star. Jason Ritter is the face that is most associated with the show, but he's not more important than anyone else, leading me to believe that his looks have something to do with it. Overall, The Event is another terrific show that was killed by network mismanagement. I sometimes wonder if these executives actually watch the shows they put on the air and realize what they have. There is no doubt in my mind, that if NBC hadn't put it on an 8 week hiatus and then changed it's time slot, that this show would be in the top 10 by now. Instead one of the most interesting shows to come along in years is another Nielsen casualty. For fans of the show, there is still some hope as for the past two years, the Syfy channel has been interested in doing a mini-series, with the possibility of re-launch should the ratings call for one. I am one of the people who will definitely be keeping his fingers crossed for that.

I remember when this show came out I saw an ad claiming that it was 24 meets LOST. They were obviously trying to capitalize on all the fans of those two shows who suddenly found themselves without a favorite show on TV. Unfortunately, as it turned out this show was exactly that, however it was the worst of 24 and LOST. The never-ending cliff hangers and plot twists that left you beating your head against the wall. At first it was exciting until you realized that they didn't ever plan on addressing any of the mysteries directly. They were just going to give a couple episodes at a time and then go into another month or two long hiatus in which you are wondering why they just killed half of the main characters on a bus. I stuck with it as long as I could, but at the end, watching the show was just torture for me. There were some promising moments and the show even had a promising premise, but the writing never capitalized on them. Instead we were teased to the point of anger and hostility and finally abandonment.