Alcatraz on Fox

[Darth Snoopy]

Sometimes I really hate Fox.

 

[Nuka Cola Kidd]

All the networks are horrible at canceling good shows but keeping ____ty ones.

 

[ProgMatinee]

Maybe a publicity stunt from Fox but probably people really are that stupid.

Sad to hear there was a 90% drop from premiere to next weeks episode. The show is pretty good.

Wow you scared me. The drop was to 90%, in other words they only lost 10%. That seems normal. If it was 25-50% then worry.

 

[Darth Snoopy]

Tonight's episode was a little slow but I stilled enjoyed it...

Spoiler

Now I want to know who is in the lower cell?

 

[Sweet Rabbit]

Wow you scared me. The drop was to 90%, in other words they only lost 10%. That seems normal. If it was 25-50% then worry.

FOX puts shows on the chopping block even if it loses .01% ratings

 

[Nuka Cola Kidd]

Tonight's episode was a little slow but I stilled enjoyed it...

Spoiler

Now I want to know who is in the lower cell?

Or what is in there.

I hope at some point they start making the inmates appearances different. In a few weeks if you showed me all of them, I'm sure I wouldn't be able to pick who did what except maybe Jack and the Snipper. All the inmates and guards can't be young(ish) and attractive with brown/blonde hair. If you put last week's guy, this week, and next week's guard next to each other, I don't think I could tell them apart.

 

[SixMillionDollarMan Guy]

Just finished it. Umm....

Spoiler

What the hell happened at the end? At first I thought the lower cell was solitary and Cal Sweeney was going to exact revenge on the assistant laundry guy but now I'm not sure...lol.

 

[Calcifer]

How can they keep the inmates fresh and interesting? The shows not been on very long and we have already had the Sniper and the child killer...they would want to get into the actual mystery of why they vanished in the first place and focus on that because I fear these inmates are just going to get boring if we keep getting an episode on each, I don't think I will watch anymore.

 

[Darth Snoopy]

Or what is in there.

You're right. It could be what is in that cell.

 

[Michael Crawford]

So three of the four so far have had some 'task', but what did the child killer do that was tied in? Any ideas?

 

[Darth Snoopy]

So three of the four so far have had some 'task', but what did the child killer do that was tied in? Any ideas?

None that I can't think of.

 

[Michael Crawford]

I also wonder if the actual top warden - bald dude with the glasses - got sucked out with everyone else...there hasn't been any present day mention of him yet, right?

 

[Sweet Rabbit]

I also wonder if the actual top warden - bald dude with the glasses - got sucked out with everyone else...there hasn't been any present day mention of him yet, right?

if he was in the prison when it happened, yes

 

[Darth Snoopy]

I've been wondering about the Warden as well...

...and why does Madsen get to drive a sexy 1968 Mustang GT390?!?

I want to drive one too.

 

[Shropt]

Finally got to watch this week's episode. The whole catch a killer a week thing is already tired. There really doesn't seem to be any point to the inmates being around. I keep expecting the inmate to be doing something to further the whole mystery but it doesn't seem to be happening.

I don't see this show making it sadly. I love the characters and the atmosphere.

 

[Darth Caedus]

Finally got to watch this week's episode. The whole catch a killer a week thing is already tired. There really doesn't seem to be any point to the inmates being around. I keep expecting the inmate to be doing something to further the whole mystery but it doesn't seem to be happening.

I don't see this show making it sadly. I love the characters and the atmosphere.

Pretty much agree 100% of what you said. I expect each "killer of the week" to reveal a little something of why they're doing what they do or where they have come from, but they don't.

Here's something that's bothering me....if they haven't aged since the 50s (assuming they haven't been around since then), how can they actually navigate around the present day's world??? Wouldn't they be scared out of their mind by all the tech ????

 

[Darth Snoopy]

Well to be fair...tonight is the guard of the week.

I like this show and I hope we get something more out of the stories soon.

 

[BadMoon]

I'm going to give it tonight and possibly next week. If it continues with the same formula I'm not going to keep watching.

 

[SixMillionDollarMan Guy]

Pretty much agree 100% of what you said. I expect each "killer of the week" to reveal a little something of why they're doing what they do or where they have come from, but they don't.

I think they did a little bit of that with a "mystery key" being found on an inmate at the end of an episode. That should lead to something?

 

[Matt S]

I got halfway thru the last ep and was bored to tears