Some shows seem to hold back, pacing the story, keeping something back for later. Except they forget, there may be no later. The writers/producers of action shows ought to go at it like their hair is on fire. This was something the producers of 24 had figured out.
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I saw V the first time around, this one lost me after only a couple of episodes.
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The finale of Flashforward was pretty good. To bad we will never discover the fate of Benford.