Jason Ritter in NBC's new show, The Event
NBC has debuted a trailer for its highly anticipated new series, The Event. The trailer opens with what looks like a Presidential assassination scene, then proclaims “The Assassination is Not the Event.” While what that means may not be clear, what is clear is that the series will continue the trend of relying on flashbacks and flash forwards for its narrative structure. (BTW – The CIA coverup is not the event either).
When an average guy stumbles upon a secret so powerful it could change the course of humanity, and a cover-up so big that the President is on a need-to-know basis, answers can only lead to bigger questions.
This has the potential to suck. Did they cancel Flash Forward? Seems really similar.