re: The Leftovers HBO Season 1 Thread

I'm not sold yet. The review I read said that it's going to take about five episodes for stuff to actually start happening, but to me this is just the random people doing random crap show so far.

I thought the music/score was one of the better parts of the pilot.

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I thought the music/score was one of the better parts of the pilot.

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Agreed, great soundtrack.

shite, I forgot this was starting this weekend...I'll have to catch up on it during the week if I can find time.

Was it good?

I liked it. I like post-apocalyptic stuff, and while it isn't quite that, a lot of the weirdness is probably attributed to the concept that people and society will go to shite when something unexplainable impacts everyone. Hence the weird games at the party, cult and the character talking about how the people will eventually start acting like the dogs.

I think it is weird, but I didn't have trouble following anything. I was pretty entertained the whole time.

People looking for clear cut explanations and answers are going to be disappointed. I mean like for as long as the show runs.

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People looking for clear cut explanations and answers are going to be disappointed. I mean like for as long as the show runs.

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I don't expect them to actually say it was the rapture. I get that it's more about how the event affected the people left behind. Kind if like walking dead isn't about how it happened but what happened to the people after the fact.

I did say the music was weird but not necessarily bad just different from what I'm used to in a TV show.

I'm just curious why the cult people smoke it up all the time. Seems like an odd trademark move.

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I'm just curious why the cult people smoke it up all the time. Seems like an odd trademark move.

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There was some saying on the wall about it in one of the houses. I didn't get a chance to catch the whole thing. Anyone else see it?

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There was some saying on the wall about it in one of the houses. I didn't get a chance to catch the whole thing. Anyone else see it?

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It read something like:

"We don't smoke because we like it, we smoke to proclaim our faith."

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And I don't care if they ever give a real explanation of what happened to the departed.

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First off, I really liked the vibe of the show...so I'm in.

Secondly, I really did have a flash to some of the resident nuts on this board who constantly bitch about science while watching part of the congressional hearing and the congressmen scolding the scientist for coming back with the answer of "We don't know." You could hear an audible gasp in the room, as if "We don't know" is not an acceptable answer when one does not know a thing! haha

But yeah...strange show but I like it. I also find the lead guy essentially doing Hugh Jackman as Wolverine. Their voices are nearly identical.