TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"
It's too obviously weird for my taste. It's like it tries too hard.
It tries to look like Twin Peaks crossed with Lost crossed with Wallander, but what it really comes off as is more like Under the Dome crossed with Haven crossed with CSI: Weirdtown
Might give it an episode or two more, but so far I'm not into it.
I watched the first episode. They squandered away some of the mystery by showing it way too early. Half-way into the series is one thing... but to show most of them in the pilot episode?
TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"
WTF was that creature/s? Also with the time lapse bit...is the time in Wayward Pines the present (something like the matrix) with all its inhabitants fully awake/aware? So many questions...looking forward to the next one!
Also
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The twist is supposed to be revealed in Ep5, called "The Truth".. The final episode (Ep 10) is titled "Cycle". Food for thought.
TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"
TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"
TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"
Yea, the episode was all about the reveal, though the fact that they explained a while bunch of things so early in the season makes me think that maybe it could just be a cover.
TVLINE | As for the facts as laid out by Mrs. Fisher, did you tweak anything there? About the Abbies, their origin, the time lapse… any of that?
All of the mythology is exactly the same as it is in the book. I didn’t play with any of that whatsoever. The only thing that’s different is the way the information is laid out. In the book, when Ethan gets beyond the cliffs and out into the wilderness and runs into Pilcher [fka Dr. Jenkins], Pilcher is the one who tells him everything. There’s nothing with the kids in there.
TVLINE | Oh, the First Generation isn’t part of the books?
No, that’s something that I created for the show, mostly thinking that the future of this town and the last of humanity is going to be these kids, so ideally nobody would be in the dark. What you’ll see is that there are reasons that they had to keep the adults in the dark, because as Megan Fisher hinted, adults can’t handle the truth. I liken it to when you’re in third or fourth grade and your teacher teaches you about the planets and space and galaxies, all of this stuff that you can’t actually see or touch but you accept it and you learn it and you don’t think it’s crazy. But if you knew nothing of that and you’re a 40-year-old guy, and someone on the street tries to sell this “bill of goods,” that there are nine planets out there, you’d think this person was crazy, because as adults you can’t accept things like that. But the mind of a child… is much more open to new ideas. Telling them and making them feel special and all of that is integral to Wayward Pines and to the way that Pilcher envisioned it.
TVLINE | Will readers of the books be at all surprised by your season finale?
I think they’ll find it very similar to the books with a few tweaks here and there. Again, the First Generation is not a part of the books in the way that it is in the series, and they figure in in a major way in the ending. So there are some differences. But globally and schematically and mythology-wise, it’s all the same. I’m very close to Blake Crouch, the author, and everything was sort of put through his filter the entire time.
TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"
I knew nothing of the show or the source material, and just watched the five episodes over the weekend...
I have to say that was one of the best setups for a reveal I have seen on TV in a while. After watching the first episode, I really didn't expect it to go in the direction it did.
On the show overall... on one hand I like that they didn't drag the whole mystery out for too long, but on the other hand, now that they have done the reveals, I am concerned that it's just going to "devolve" into a small-town drama with a twist. I don't think the characters by themselves are all that interesting to carry the show with the mystery as a backdrop.
Loving every minute of it, the pacing is excellent, I was very pleased to see that they didn't waste too much of the screen time on the love triangle drama as I was afraid they would.
I knew nothing of the show or the source material, and just watched the five episodes over the weekend...
I have to say that was one of the best setups for a reveal I have seen on TV in a while. After watching the first episode, I really didn't expect it to go in the direction it did.
On the show overall... on one hand I like that they didn't drag the whole mystery out for too long, but on the other hand, now that they have done the reveals, I am concerned that it's just going to "devolve" into a small-town drama with a twist. I don't think the characters by themselves are all that interesting to carry the show with the mystery as a backdrop.
Well, there's no time for it to "devolve"; there are only 4 episodes left.
The characters are indeed uninteresting and veeeeeery 2D. Ep6 does shed light to some of the characters background but it's too little too late. Still I am somewhat enjoying it.
Yondaime wrote:
MinderMast wrote:
I knew nothing of the show or the source material, and just watched the five episodes over the weekend...
I have to say that was one of the best setups for a reveal I have seen on TV in a while. After watching the first episode, I really didn't expect it to go in the direction it did.
On the show overall... on one hand I like that they didn't drag the whole mystery out for too long, but on the other hand, now that they have done the reveals, I am concerned that it's just going to "devolve" into a small-town drama with a twist. I don't think the characters by themselves are all that interesting to carry the show with the mystery as a backdrop.
Exactly. I've also really enjoyed the show thus far but I really don't want it to devolve into family drama shit. The only character I actually care about right now is Ethan. Everyone else, not so much.
But considering they're keeping it fairly close to the books (which I haven't read), I'm hoping the rest of the books are similar in tone to what they've adapted thus far.
There are three books and the miniseries adapts them all. We're already in the events of the third book and the final episode will end where the third and final book ends.
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Book 1 premise:
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Secret service agent Ethan Burke arrives in Wayward Pines, Idaho, with a clear mission: locate and recover two federal agents who went missing in the bucolic town one month earlier. But within minutes of his arrival, Ethan is involved in a violent accident. He comes to in a hospital, with no ID, no cell phone, and no briefcase. The medical staff seems friendly enough, but something feels...off. As the days pass, Ethan's investigation into the disappearance of his colleagues turns up more questions than answers. Why can't he get any phone calls through to his wife and son in the outside world? Why doesn't anyone believe he is who he says he is? And what is the purpose of the electrified fences surrounding the town? Are they meant to keep the residents in? Or something else out? Each step closer to the truth takes Ethan further from the world he thought he knew, from the man he thought he was, until he must face a horrifying fact—he may never get out of Wayward Pines alive. Intense and gripping, Pines is another masterful thriller from the mind of bestselling novelist Blake Crouch.
Book 2 premise:
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Welcome to Wayward Pines, population 461. Nestled amidst picture-perfect mountains, the idyllic town is a modern-day Eden...except for the electrified fence and razor wire, snipers scoping everything 24/7, and the relentless surveillance tracking each word and gesture.
None of the residents know how they got here. They are told where to work, how to live, and who to marry. Some believe they are dead. Others think they're trapped in an unfathomable experiment. Everyone secretly dreams of leaving, but those who dare face a terrifying surprise.
Ethan Burke has seen the world beyond. He's sheriff, and one of the few who knows the truth—Wayward Pines isn't just a town. And what lies on the other side of the fence is a nightmare beyond anyone's imagining.
Book 3 premise - we are here:
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Welcome to Wayward Pines, the last town.
Secret Service agent Ethan Burke arrived in Wayward Pines, Idaho, three weeks ago. In this town, people are told who to marry, where to live, where to work. Their children are taught that David Pilcher, the town's creator, is god. No one is allowed to leave; even asking questions can get you killed.
But Ethan has discovered the astonishing secret of what lies beyond the electrified fence that surrounds Wayward Pines and protects it from the terrifying world beyond. It is a secret that has the entire population completely under the control of a madman and his army of followers, a secret that is about to come storming through the fence to wipe out this last, fragile remnant of humanity.
Blake Crouch's electrifying conclusion to the Wayward Pines Series—now a Major Television Event Series debuting 2015 on FOX—will have you glued to the page right down to the very last word.
While a Season 2 based on brand new material is a possibility, the show was conceived first and foremost as a 10 episode standalone miniseries adaptation of the 3 books.
TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"
Anyone know why there are no torrents for episode 7?
Because it won't air until July 2?
TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"
The somewhat surprisingly solid and consistent ratings performance by Wayward Pines has not gone unnoticed. I hear there is interest in another season of the mystery series. Because of the long time frame between the project’s pickup/production and its airdate, the options on all actors lapsed long ago. (Wayward Pines’ cast also includes Matt Dillon, Carla Gugino and Melissa Leo.) I hear the idea is to explore a potential second installment with different characters and cast but in the same world, which would not be a straight anthology format. I hear talks are preliminary, and Fox brass are expected to meet with the Wayward Pines creative team soon to discuss the possibilities.
TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"
I have now, I'm not sure I like the reveal but it's better than what I thought it would be.
Spoiler:
So...the last coin was dated 2095. So civilization collapsed in like 80 years due to what, genetic mutations? And they were in hibernation for 2000 years waiting for things to.."clear up"? Wut?
Maybe I misunderstood what exactly went down and the timeline of it all, I just fail to see how civilization as we know it went to hell by or shortly after 2095 based on what was presented.
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