Anyone Watch Pilot but Won’t Watch Again? Or Opposite?

[T.Q.]

Anyone one and done on the new Magmun?

Just curious.

I think I’m in that boat.

Conversely, anyone NOT watch pilot and been swayed to tune in?

[Fr. Paddy McGuinness]

I watched, stopped 10 minutes in and then finished it in “On Demand”. I’ll probably watch the next few just to see what kind of changes were made from the pilot to production.

[Reef monkey]

Yeah, I think that's me. My wife said you never know, a lot of times the pilot is shaky but it gets better, but I think I may just forget to watch it again instead of actively avoiding it, because it didn't give me a lot of reason to watch it. And it's on Monday nights, not a big TV watching night for me anyway. Yeah, yeah, I know, DVR, but I've found that when I lose (or in this case don't have a lot of) enthusiasm for a show, it tends to just sit there in my DVR. This is how I know I've lost interest in the new 5-0, several episodes from last season were just sitting in my DVR unwatched, finally got around to watching them this summer when all other shows were on hiatus. I've got the new Magnum set to record the entire series, let's see how quickly unwatched episodes pile up.

[Pahonu]

Like Paddy, I stopped watching after 30 minutes but went back and finished it. Then i set the DVR to record next week, so I guess I'm giving it another chance.

[Pahonu]

This is how I know I've lost interest in the new 5-0, several episodes from last season were just sitting in my DVR unwatched, finally got around to watching them this summer when all other shows were on hiatus. I've got the new Magnum set to record the entire series, let's see how quickly unwatched episodes pile up.

That's exactly what happens with me.

[jeffran]

I'm taking it one episode at a time. If I had to predict, and if the show continues as is, I'll watch one or two more episodes.

[T.Q.]

Thanks for the replies.

Sometimes the most simple questions/answers are the most interesting to me.

[eagle]

I think it was 2-in-1 for me, but I may watch another episode or 2. I just wasn't into the story as presented, and was disappointed in the show as an example of the genre. Maybe it will be less sensational after the pilot.

[9NExtUpT]

OK action, but no depth to the villains -- certainly nothing as poignant as with La Bulle. The plot was in many ways just a remake of "Don't Eat the Snow in Hawaii". It felt like the cast was putting in legitimate effort, and if not for the original series this might be interesting to see where things go. Ultimately, though, I find it difficult seeing this as anything but a replacement attempt.