C4 have aquired exclusive UK rights to this new show created by Alias creator J.J, Abrams, written by former Buffy writer David Fury(who is also an executive producer) and starring Dominic Monaghan(LOTR's Merry) and Daniel Dae Kim (24 and Angel).

So... Sunday teatime graveyard slot?

Or 3am in the morning every third Tuesday of the month! :blink: :D

From Yahoo!

I don't trust C4 as far as I could throw them so I doubt that Lost will stay in a prime time slot for long.

From what I've heard of Lost it is sci-fi/fantasy so how will it be the right show to replace these three shows? They can't share that many viewers surely?

Has anyone seen the Pilot yet ?? It's been available for d/l for a month or two now. Finally got around to d/l last night, to watch in a bit.

Yay. Im glad c4 has it, JJ Abrams is a writing genius, i might try and watch it.

even after how they killed Alias?

If Teri Hatcher's in it it's okay by me :wub: :whistling:

He didnt kill Alias, it was just ill for a little while. The illness was observed and diagnosed and Alias is currently undergoing treatment. :D

No I meant how Channel 4 killed Alias - with there idiotic programming they killed Alias on UK tv

Ah! See some people think JJ killed Alias with S3.. I got confused. I hate C4 for a thousand reasons.. but I still recieve the channel and I thought there would be little chance of me seeing any of it before I saw these articles. :blink:

C4 ?? I refuse to be reliant on the services of a terrestrial channel. D/l it is then :rolleyes:

I am quite interested in this as Emilie De Ravin from Roswell is also in it. Just had a quick look on my p2p and the pilot is up on there so i might have to download it.

Geez. I have to come to the UK to learn the interesting stuff. Sexy little Emilie is indeed part of the cast. Here's what our TV GUIDE says about LOST: "...JJ Abrams has done it again, bringing a thrilling, sensational urgency to the hokiest of premises. Relentlessly suspenseful, lavishly produced and terrifically cast with a large ensemble...LOST is a real find. If viewers discover it, they'll want to come back." I know I'm going to check it out (8pms on Wednesday, premieres on the 22d). It's opposite that gawd-awful HAWAII. I wonder how SMALLVILLE will fare opposite it?

The promos for DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES didn't interest me. I know this is hypocritical at my age but...Terri Hatcher isn't aging very well. However, TV GUIDE says: "Wow. A little KNOTS LANDING, a little 'American Beauty', this sexy and satirical twist on the prime-time soap is TV bliss, with a perfect blend of humor and intrigue and a delightfully eclectic cast...The season's juiciest must-see guilty pleasure." Premieres in October. Timeslot is Sundays at 9pm opposite a couple other new shows and L&O: CRIMINAL INTENT.

Have you guys heard of the new show BOSTON LEGAL? It starts James Spader and William SHATNER in a spinoff of THE PRACTICE. Not sure whether I'm interested.

I keep meaning to download this. Perhaps it should be next on my list after B5... and ooh, after DLM tomorrow. :thumbsup:

You know, I'm ashamed to say this, but I completely missed her in the pilot. It was only afterwards that I heard she was in it, and even now I can't remember who she played. Guess I'll have to rewatch that one then :rolleyes:

I am, and I'm not ;)

Judging from the promos, Emilie plays a young, pregnant lady.

Starts on Wednesday (tomorrow!). I'm looking forward to it.

Now I remember her ;) Cheers John.

I watched the pilot last night. It kept me gripped, the way it was shot it felt more like a film that a pilot to a tv show. What was strange was hearing Emilie speak in an Australian accent. I am so used to hearing her voice on Roswell.

This is the episode list which i found on tvtome.com

1x03 - Tabula Rasa
1x04 - Walkabout
1x05 - White Rabbit
1x06 - House of the Rising Sun
1x07 - The Moth
1x08 - Confidence Man
1x09 - Solitary (written by David Fury)
1x10 - Raised by Another

And unsurprisingly, it debuted to huge numbers last night :thumbsup:

LOST starts out interestingly. It moves and a slow, deliberate pace so viewers used to the usual fast-paced actioner may get impatient. Instead, the situation and the characters are clearly revealed. Nothing demonstrates that better than the fact that it begins at the aftermath of the crash. A young doctor, an attractive young woman and a British rockband member get the most coverage. Everyone else has a few lines, but it adds up. The oft-mentioned Daniel Dae Kim has a role (has he ever played a 'nice' guy?). ROSWELL's Emilie de Ravin plays a hugely pregnant lady with (as Darris pointed out) an Aussi accent (but not a strong one, to American ears--just as in her appearance in THE HANDLER). It's pretty obvious where the plot is going and that may account for the title "LOST" (that's a hint).

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A word about two new Wednesday shows.

VERONICA MARS is about a teen detective (played by Kristen Bell). She assists her father who is a PI after losing his Sheriff's job when he tried to pin the murder of a teenage girl on her father. The suspect happens to be extremely rich and influential. The dead girl was Veronica's friend, and her brother was Veronica's boyfriend. The show piles angst upon angst and I tuned out about halfway thru. I don't intend to return.

CSI: NEW YORK. Now this is compelling drama. My favorite show of the nite and it was far superior to it's "pilot" during last season's CSI: MIAMI. Familiar stuff for CSI fans. Factoid: Eddie Cahill plays a young detective--he starred in a short-lived crime drama called GLORY DAYS--along with an attractive young Aussi actress, Poppy Montgomery--now starring on another Jerry Bruckheimer drama, WITHOUT A TRACE.

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Thurs nite's CSI (Las Vegas). Geo Eads' shorn head--eek! Story and presentation--double eek! I'm still confused.

Veronica Mars did quite well, critically at least. I've got the first episode to watch later some time.

CSI New York, I liked the original pilot episode across in Miami, so if this one's better, great :thumbsup:

CSI and Without A Trace to look forward to tonight as well. Hurrah :thumbsup:

CSI New York started well. I don't recall any episode of CSI, whether it be Miami or Las Vegas disturbing me as much as this first episode of New York did. The crime of this particular episode was terrifying. The acting, from both of the leads, but also importantly the peripheral cast was excellent. There's plenty here to draw me back again. Unsurprisingly, just like Miami and LV, they make the most of the city's visuals too.

Veronica Mars, I have to admit, I liked. Started slowly but built well towards the latter half of the episode. Not to everyone's taste no doubt, but given my weakness for this kind of show I found enough there to warrant further investigation. As first episodes go, it had it's faults, it was at times formulaic to the point of being predictable, but countering that the show threw up some interesting threads and characters. Kristen Bell I found to be pleasing in the leading role.

Two decent first episodes. NY oozing class, Veronica Mars showing some potential. I'll be checking out both of them again next week.

Kristen Bell was pretty good, I have to admit. I didn't stick around for the latter half of the show so it's beyond my judgement.

Shame on you John, I got the impression that this would be the kind of show you'd like. :P

I enjoyed it enough to tune in again next week.

Back to Lost, is it the series that's debuting now?

I 've already downloaded the pilot :unsure:

It is :) Just this second finished watching the Pilot and it's fantastic! :)

Yeah, the pilot aired this week, so get ready to d/l the second episode later this week :thumbsup:

Let's just hope the numbers carry over from the first episode.

I still haven't watched it :rolleyes:

I've burnt it off, just a case of finding the right disc :lol: :lol:

I burnt mine off to 2 discs a while ago. I know where one of them is..... :lol:

I was hoping, James. I was hoping. One promotional description called it "Nancy Drew with attitude". I noticed the attitude part.

Give the repeat a chance John, you never know. It does improve in the latter half. I've switched off in the middle of too many shows only to find that they improved dramatically once I had :rolleyes:

On the other hand, you still might not think much of it, but at least you tried :lol:

Actually, I still have it on videotape. I tried some of the second half but couldn't keep on watching. It's not my type of show. I hear the ratings were dire (2.9 million views, iirc). But it plays on UPN so those particular numbers may not affect its survival.

It'll be nice to have the hour break between LOST and CSI:NY.

BTW, JOAN OF ARCADIA's new season premiere? I thought it was excellent. And I liked Amber's new hair--darker (I think) with bangs.

I missed DR VEGAS because I was sick (not a pun).

Ah well. You tried John :)

I've got Arcadia and Dr Vegas to watch later. High expectations for the former, not so for the latter but we'll see.

Interesting news regarding Veronica Mars. Quoted from The Futon Critic;

On the one hand, given VM's low numbers last week, perhaps this will work in it's favour with UPN. On the other, as the article states, the last repurposing MTV undertook was Fastlane, and it didn't save it in the end, although that was the POX network.

I just noticed that while VERONICA MARS debuted on Wednesday, it's actual timeslot is Tuesdays at 9pm--against very uncertain competition. The ratings might get better. (However...it's on right now...and I'm not watching it. In fact, Tuesday has nothing that I want to watch. :sleeping: )

It'll be interesting to see how UPN handle the show. All being well they'll give it a chance.

Oops. I'm moving my comments to the other LOST thread.