US: The Leftovers

[THMRK]

Anyone picking this up? I'm approaching with extreme caution because it's a Damon Lindelof effort, but the premise is pretty interesting and it's supposedly quite good around the mid season mark. First two episodes are directed by Peter Berg of Friday Night Lights (the film) Hancock and Battleship fame.

The Leftovers takes place in the wake of a global "Rapture" and centers on the people who were not taken but were left behind in a suburban community.

It's got a decent cast; Justin Theroux, Liv Tyler and Christopher Eccelston among others. On the whole I enjoyed Lost, so I'm a bit more confident of Lindelof's involvement here, particularly given that its an HBO show. Time will, of course, tell.

The pilot is a little shaky but it's got a lot of potential. Here's hoping it doesn't go the way of FlashForward.

 

[THMRK]

I checked IMDB last night and Liv Tyler and Christopher Eccelston are only it for 2 out of the 6 shows made so far. Mid you their parts so far have been small.

They're listed as main cast members though, so I presume they'll turn up more often.

 

[THMRK]

ecclestones American accent was pretty good though about the first British person doing an American accent that doesn't sound absolutely retarded ?

Hugh Dancy, Jamie Bamber, Andrew Lincoln, Hugh Laurie...to name a few.

 

[THMRK]

Anyway, I like the mystery. It remains to be seen if it's a worthwhile mystery though. Just need to see how the first season wraps up.