Sizzle And Steak Follow-up

Posted by GregF on
Thought this was an interesting to my earlier blog entry regarding the inevitable revelation of plot secrets and what it does to the sense of "mystery and wonder" -- it's from a NY Times review of a new TV show:

"... “The Prisoner,” shown on CBS from 1968 to 1969, is one of the most legendary television thrillers, partly because it wrapped after one 17-episode season. Most recently “Lost” on ABC kept core fans going for an improbable six seasons, but it also shed most of its intrigue long before it ended. ...The “Twin Peaks” axiom applies here as well: a show can ride only so far by suggesting, however cleverly, that things are not as they seem. Soon the creators must start revealing what really is going on."
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In the Prisoner they never showed you any steak. Ever. And yet it's awesome. A strange exception to the rule? Once again though, if Bionicle had stayed like that, I don't think it'd have as many fans as it does. The fact that the steak never showed up was a significant part of the whole Prisoner thing.

Also, I heartily recommend the Prisoner. It's awesome, and Patrick McGoohan was a amazing.

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Prisoner still managed to be a 50-50 thing ... half the fans loved it because nothing was ever explained, and half hated it. So, as with any story, you still lose a big chunk of your readership.