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Interview with creator.


Looks like it's gonna be six seasons and a slow burn. I might be out.

URL/http://collider.com/manifest-jeff-rake-interview/

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I am not gonna read that, but just wanted to say, that's most presumptuous of the creator to think people will actually stick around for a "slow burn".

Just look what happened with Colony where it took them three freaking seasons to get to what was the point of the invasion in the first place.

And that's considering Colony was a lot more interesting to watch!

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That sounds kind of arrogant to me.


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Thanks for posting. Good find.

This concerns me: "Every episode will be a pretty even balance between relationship drama moving the ball forward in the key relationships that we’re tracking in the episode, and pushing along mythology while also carrying a close-ended procedural story of the week."

So it sounds like the narrative pattern that we've seen so far will continue. That is not encouraging to me.

Instead of trying to drag this thing out for six seasons and padding it with a lot of relationship drama and procedural elements I really think they should've gone for a single closed-ended season with most of the focus on the mystery.

It's hard for me to imagine that this show will still be on the air six years from now but I guess we'll see what happens.

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It's pretty clear they're getting on the This Is Us hype train with this show. Emphasis on emotional roller coaster with just a hint of mystery.

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/It's pretty clear they're getting on the This Is Us hype train with this show. Emphasis on emotional roller coaster with just a hint of mystery./

Seems that way, the show is at least 50% family drama, not that is a bad thing but looks like they are taking 'slow burn' to a whole new level when it comes to the mystery stuff.

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If you read the interview in the OP, the showrunner says that the mystery elements are going to trickle out slowly and that he has a six season (?!) story arc in mind for the show.

As i've said elsewhere on the forum, it's as if he wants a mash up of The X-Files, This Is Us and CSI, but the show needs more X-Files and less of the rest.

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Well I can certainly say that This Is Us is a much better version of that concept than Manifest is.

This Is Us manages to get a tear out of me pretty much every episode. I haven't felt emotionally affected by Manifest even once, I don't think.

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I agree.


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Your link doesn't work, g.


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