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NBC's "Persons Unknown", new mystery series (Mondays/10)

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To me this is SAW meets Silent Hill Meets The Truman Show Meets a ripoff of Stephen King.

I'm not HOOKED yet, but it's intriguing.

My guess: The whole thing is a reality TV show and the contestants have no idea wtf is going on.


Oh, and "Joe" is a poor man's Christian Bale.
 
I'll probably keep watching it. It wasn't completely terrible. It was an interesting premise. Besides, it's just 13 episodes and there's nothing else on Monday nights during the summer.
 
DrEvil said:
To me this is SAW meets Silent Hill Meets The Truman Show Meets a ripoff of Stephen King.

I'm not HOOKED yet, but it's intriguing.

My guess: The whole thing is a reality TV show and the contestants have no idea wtf is going on.


Oh, and "Joe" is a poor man's Christian Bale.
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Yeah he reminded me of Christian Bale too.
 
Just caught up on this and really liked it. It is just the kinda premise I like for a show, and they seem to be executing things well. I don't see the stereotypical problems some are bringing up, as we have only seen 1 episode, so of course the characters will seem a bit shallow.

Cannot wait to see where they go with it, although if NBC mess with this I will never forgive them. In fact, I have not forgiven them for quite a few things, but this will push things over the edge for me.

Oh, and to be a bit shallow, i really like the main female character :)
 
It was okay...I'll watch a few more to get a better idea if it's for me.

Anyone notice that the fortune that she got saying "Kill your neighbor to get out..." or whatever, the message was on one line in the episode. Then in the preview, it was on two lines?

PROP FAIL.
 
I think it's a really interesting premise bogged down by some of the worst acting I've ever seen. I'll maybe watch next week and see if it's going anywhere. I guess it's only 13 episodes so if the story continues being interesting I'll sit through it.
 
Acting is bad, intrested to see where it is going. Is this going to wrap up the story in thirten episodes or if it is cancelled will we be left hanging.
 
DoctorWho said:
First Theory:

This is a communist conspiracy to study good old fashioned Americans. Their spies are studying these Americans in order to emulate them and infiltrate the government.
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cuz observing them in a free society is too easy? Lets alter their behavior by kidnapping them? Does not compute.
 
DrEvil said:
To me this is SAW meets Silent Hill Meets The Truman Show Meets a ripoff of Stephen King.

I'm not HOOKED yet, but it's intriguing.

My guess: The whole thing is a reality TV show and the contestants have no idea wtf is going on.


Oh, and "Joe" is a poor man's Christian Bale.
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That was my thought. I know since it's TV that it really is, but the "town" reminds me of a studio backlot or something (down the generic names for buildings). My guess: they all signed a waiver at some point, or were otherwise suckered into the deal without realizing it.

Two things struck me as odd:

1) The shotgun probably fires blanks. None of the guns are real.

2) The car salesman dude. Sure, he "got out" before everyone else, but how did he get downstairs? Did the people in control let him? Or was there another way out? Was he ever even in the hotel in the first place (the person that walked by the room could theoretically be anybody, there's no proof it's him)?
 
apologies for being so offtopic, but

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Plywood said:
Six white people and token black guy.

Please tell me I'm not the only one who noticed the cast was slanted.
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:raiseshand:

Any who this show seems interesting, I think i'll stick around for a lil bit. The phade out of ep1 was very intriguing to me
 
the last time i was watching a 13 episode mini series which had bad acting and a mysterious plot, it got canceled 2/3rds of the way in :(

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and this show is giving me a total Cube vibe. except not as cool.

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sarcastor said:
the last time i was watching a 13 episode mini series which had bad acting and a mysterious plot, it got canceled 2/3rds of the way in :(

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Harper's Island tried its best to be good towards the end but the acting was terrible.
 
Happy with episode 2. Happy with where I think it is going. Agree the acting quality is not there, but I'm interested in the story so I can deal with that.

The fact they teleported back seems to hint they are in a shared dream or something similar to me.

PS: Please don't nearly burn the face of the girl I fancy with the electric fence thing. Thank you!
 
Oh my god SHIT BORED ME TO DEATH. Very unlikable characters; I'm rooting for NONE of them. Even the van escape scene that was supposed to be an OMG moment was poorly executed. UGH
 
i dont know, i'm digging this for what it is. second ep was good.

and is it just me or are they setting up a lesbian thing with the mental patient and the other girl?
 
Yes! I knew that woman was a mental patient. Now you guys should watch out for...
Yes, there is a lesbian undertone but at the moment it is very one sided.

Grandma is scary.
Little girl's reaction after the confusing lecture about the puzzle piece was PRICELESS.

I wish someone could screen cap it. And make a gif.
 
Good premise, didn't really like the characters, but it was only a pilot after all. I'll give it maybe 2 more episodes before I complete my evaluation.
 
Costanza said:
and is it just me or are they setting up a lesbian thing with the mental patient and the other girl?
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Great minds think alike. I thought the same thing.





I hate that each character is such an archetype.

rich blonde
crazy car salesman
smart girl
mother
badboy with a past
boring army guy

no personalties at all.
 
B.K. said:
I just now realized that I completely forgot the second episode. Did anything interesting happen?
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They dug the stuff that knocked them out from their legs
A fence that burns people faces attacked them if they wet out to far
Hints that their close relative are the ones that put them in the place
They tried to use one of the hotel staff to escape, but he cried some, so they let him go, then he ran off.
The fence died by lightning strike
They jumped into a van and escaped
They found out one of the characters was a bit mental, and in a hospital
They drove into a light in the van and got transported back to where they started
The main girl character was going to shoot the main guy like her fortune cookie said
She shot a camera instead, and another instantly popped out in its place
 
pretty terrible. Its like oh "SUSPENSE". oh "weird asian cooks" oh "bizarre going ons..."

I give it 8 epsiodes before its rating flatlines
 
. . . I'm still not sure what to think of this show. :/

EDIT- Why wont he just cover the fuck up to make sure no Bees get on him?
 
I finally watched the second episode.

Terrible writing, the dialogue is bad, and the actors are all poor.

Someone earlier in this thread nailed it when they said they were rooting for none of them. The 'lead' is weak, and there's nothing likable about her. Yeah, she has a kid, we get that.

Would have been at least shocking if she shot Joe in the face instead of the camera. I could have gotten behind that.

I've got a few more on my DVR, I'll check it out.

Shit is moved to Saturdays now.
 
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