tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post115324318234835138..comments2024-03-25T19:18:14.047-04:00Comments on What's Alan Watching?: ABC's of schedulingAlan Sepinwallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1153259953495511882006-07-18T17:59:00.000-04:002006-07-18T17:59:00.000-04:00I'll take what ABC gives us in this case -- it's a...I'll take what ABC gives us in this case -- it's a reasonable compromise to avoid the rerun problem. And if Lindelof/Cuse/Abrams do this alleged episode 6 reveal/cliffhanger right, the return audience in mid-February will be huge.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1153253633554977732006-07-18T16:13:00.000-04:002006-07-18T16:13:00.000-04:00Apparently, they're deliberately structuring it to...Apparently, they're deliberately structuring it to take into account the delay. There's going to be a big reveal/cliffhanger at the end of episode six. Same strategy Veronica Mars is apparently pursuing.<BR/><BR/>Lost's biggest problem from a production standpoint is logistical. Huge cast, almost all shot on location rather than on a soundstage (though I assume the Hatch is a soundstage), and flashback shooting to deal with in a completely different envrinoment.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00295270766215749309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1153247525267027192006-07-18T14:32:00.000-04:002006-07-18T14:32:00.000-04:00Yep. McPherson said the problem is "Lost" takes a ...Yep. McPherson said the problem is "Lost" takes a really long time to produce. I suppose the ideal solution would be the "24" thing of just saving all the episodes for January and running straight through, but I suppose that would piss people off just as much. <BR/><BR/>Scheduling 22-episode serials is a toughie.Alan Sepinwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03388147774725646742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17517257.post-1153246295098303202006-07-18T14:11:00.000-04:002006-07-18T14:11:00.000-04:00So, wait: six episodes of Lost, and then a three-...So, wait: six episodes of Lost, and then a three-month hiatus? That's going to frustrate a <B>lot</B> of people.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02113168955236758821noreply@blogger.com