The Event - "To Keep Us Safe"

The President (Blair Underwood) wants some answers.

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Review by Paul Steven Brown

'The Event'
Season 1 - Episode 2
"To Keep Us Safe"

This will probably be the last review that I write about 'The Event', because "To Keep Us Safe" will most likely be the last episode that I watch. After two hour-long episodes, the creators of this show just haven't done enough to retain my interest in it. It lacks originality and the storytelling is clunky.

The Event - "Pilot"

Sean Walker (Jason Ritter) has misplaced his girlfriend.

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Review by Paul Steven Brown

'The Event'
Season 1 - Episode 1
"Pilot"

'The Event' is NBC's attempt to establish the next big serialized mythology television show. The network is hoping that 'The Event' will fill the void left behind by 'Lost', similarly in the fashion that ABC had hope to do with 'FlashForward' last year, but ultimately failed. At the moment, Bad Robot cousin of 'Lost', 'Fringe' has been able to make it past two seasons and is about to start of third. Luckily, the creators of 'Fringe' realized that you have to try an entirely different sort of myth show, and went with a far smaller cast than 'Lost' and a more focused concept. The people behind 'FlashForward' cast too wide of a net, and by the looks of the first episode of 'The Event' NBC may be poised to do the same thing.