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post #121 of 188
2/6/07 at 6:22am

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I was kinda bummed they are only putting the rest 1 a week. I thought they were doing 4 already added, then the last 4 the following week, (this week).
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post #122 of 188
2/6/07 at 2:56pm

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I finally caught up with the past 4 episodes (today's notwithstanding), and I look forward to seeing the remaining ones. At least ABC is putting them up so we're not left twisting in the wind. I could buy this set on DVD if/when it comes out. It's a shame that this is the way we'll get to the conclusion, but that's better than nothing at all.
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post #123 of 188
2/8/07 at 1:38am

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This was another great episode. Quite frankly, this is keeping my attention better than this season of 24. ABC should have given this more of a chance, because this actually does things that are surprising as opposed to even 24, which used to be shocking like this, falling into the same old same old. 24 didn't have great ratings at first either, but look at it now.

Anyway, this had better come out on DVD because I'll be wanting to keep a copy of this. I wonder if ABC keeps track of how many people are watching it online, to see how interested we would be in it.
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post #124 of 188
2/8/07 at 4:17am

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I enjoyed the latest episode too. But it's getting confusing as hell. What changed that Rita is acting so different every day now?
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post #125 of 188
2/8/07 at 9:54am

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Originally Posted by Qui-Gon John
I enjoyed the latest episode too. But it's getting confusing as hell. What changed that Rita is acting so different every day now?

Well, I assume that it's kind of like what happened with Andrea's boyfriend going into rehab, but sort of in the opposite direction.
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post #126 of 188
2/9/07 at 12:46pm

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Hopper stayed in bed, so she took the opportunity to call her ex, presumably about whatever it is they're cooking up.
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post #127 of 188
2/10/07 at 9:12am

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I am almost caught up. Saw all the 1/29 posted eps and just have this week's to go. Man, what a mistake it was to drop this show. It was good and has gotten better. They hyped it enough before the premiere. It's too bad more people did not tune in. I guess it's just a business decision and it's not the kind of show that would pick up viewers midseason, but it is too bad.

Spoiler alert in case you haven't watched the 1/29 eps yet:





He catches the killer, clears his name and the day still doesn't end. Damn. I liked the references where he's forgetting to do things because his day is repeating and it's changing the day. Like Andrea giving the details about how the Garza murder was execution style, and that implicating Hopper. It adds a bit of 'realism' to the show in that as he gets tired or goes through the day many times with slight differences, he loses track of little details which could have significant implications. It's a nice touch that 24 has been missing since it abandoned its real time premise. [/Putting on Jack Bauer asbestos suit. ] The interesting thing is going to be if Hopper can save his girlfriend, Andrea, Felton, the lady hit by the bus, his sister, his CI, the DA in the back of the Escalade, et al. the last time he lives this day. I think all of them have taken a hit at one time or another.
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post #128 of 188
2/10/07 at 11:00am

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Hopper stayed in bed, so she took the opportunity to call her ex, presumably about whatever it is they're cooking up.

and maybe he didn't switch celphone batteries?

at the beginning of the show i wasn't expecting the series to explain why the day was repeating, but now that i've got so much more invested in it, i will be kind of disappointed if it doesn't. but only 2 episodes more and it looks like they're focusing more on what and even less on why.

originally i thought Hopper's Dad was going through the same thing and that's why he killed himself, and that might lead to a why, but it looks like he was just a crooked cop. and then the guys that were following him looked like they were repeaters too, but it turns out they were just friends of the "Uncle" (which is just as well since i hate when characters have answers but don't give them, for no good reason - like Lost). and Hopper seems to have forgotten about the sole other repeater on the show (mental guy).

also, i thought Skinner was a crooked cop too? but sometimes he isn't and sometimes he is. but he ALWAYS wears too much makeup.
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post #129 of 188
2/11/07 at 4:41pm

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Not sure what to make of the last episode. Maybe the key was what Rita said -- "I'm not different, something about you [Hopper] is different." Not that she would know. He isn't waking at 6:18 and not switching the cell batteries as pointed above. But now, she's involved in something shady. And the gang guy is hooked up with Uncle Vic. That surprised me.

I have to say the thought that goes into this show is evident. This episode was a bit of a breather, I'm assuming, before the last 2 eps. It shows exactly what someone would do in this bizarre situation. If I've worked so hard to break the conspiracy because I've convinced myself that is the only way to break the repetition of the day, and then it doesn't work? Just crushing. Yeah, I'd spend the rest of my days betting on that Dodger game and going to Mexico and staying with my hot girlfriend. But even too much fun gets monotonous. And just when he starts to realize that he still needs to work on breaking the cycle, they throw him a curveball and SWAT is at the door. Yeah, the premise of the show is fantasy, but given the premise, the characters' actions are realistic and believable. And that is the hallmark of a good show.

BTW, just realized Uncle Vic is Ellsworth from Deadwood.
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post #130 of 188
2/12/07 at 6:03am

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Originally Posted by Charlie Campisi
I am almost caught up. Saw all the 1/29 posted eps and just have this week's to go. Man, what a mistake it was to drop this show. It was good and has gotten better. They hyped it enough before the premiere. It's too bad more people did not tune in. I guess it's just a business decision and it's not the kind of show that would pick up viewers midseason, but it is too bad.

I really wish they had kept it going on the air.

I've only had a chance to watch the first two of the 1/29 episodes. Layers upon layers of intrigue and questions going on. This show is very impressive and I bet it would also reward some repeat viewing. With the second of those episodes (the one mostly involving his sister) we once again see just like with his partner, Battle, that once things get to a certain point on one day the next time around it doesn't repeat the same way (the actions have impact on the people he was dealing with) and one problem is already resolved the next time around without his actions again.

This series would be great to have with commentary about the various things to watch out for and change from one scenario to the next. Just what are "the rules of the game"? It is great to see how some of his assumptions and thus our assumptions get contradicted as more information surfaces.

Neil
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post #131 of 188
2/12/07 at 12:04pm

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Warning: for today's episode (2/12), when I was watching it, it played the segments out of order. For some reason, a part that should be right in the middle, was played near the end.
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post #132 of 188
2/13/07 at 9:48am

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yeah, that was really messing me up...the out of order segments.
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post #133 of 188
2/13/07 at 8:15pm

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would it be possible for you to tell us where to jump to at which point? (example: "20 minutes in, skip to 35 minutes, then when it gets to the end, go back to 20 minutes in") - i'm sure we would appreciate it (i know i would...)
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post #134 of 188
2/13/07 at 9:47pm

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I swear that this show is the best thing on tv right now (if, of course, it was actually on tv). I am happy it is online. I am running it from my computer to my projector, and the picture quality is much better than the standard def dish signal to my project.

I could see a real business oportunity to start up an online television network with quality shows like this.
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post #135 of 188
2/13/07 at 9:51pm

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Well honestly once I figured it out, I assumed it was just a temporary thing or an issue I was having, and I didn't realize until after a little while that something was missing, so I didn't mark down the times.
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post #136 of 188
2/14/07 at 6:24am

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Any chance of them fixing the segments? Can someone check the times as suggested and let us know?
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post #137 of 188
2/14/07 at 10:27am

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Seems to be in order now, as far as I could tell.
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post #138 of 188
2/14/07 at 11:37am

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I watched it last night and it seemed to be in order.
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post #139 of 188
2/19/07 at 5:43pm

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Says the final episode has been posted but it isn't actually there. Hopefully tomorrow it will be there.
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post #140 of 188
2/20/07 at 10:33am

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Not that it matters, but I thought this show is supposed to be 13 episodes? There's 11 currently posted online, and this weeks one makes 12. Anyway, I'm eagerly awaiting the finale as well.

Edit: Never mind, the first was a two hour one.
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post #141 of 188
2/20/07 at 5:19pm

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Looks like they still haven't posted the final episode. Unless I'm missing something, most recent one was for 2/12/07.
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post #142 of 188
2/20/07 at 5:52pm

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Maybe it's suffering from "music clearance issues" again.
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post #143 of 188
2/22/07 at 2:19pm

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Still no word on when the finale will be online? The Day Break site itself says it'll premiere this week, as opposed to previous weeks when I believe it said it would premiere on Monday.
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post #144 of 188
2/22/07 at 6:54pm

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Ughhhh!

Was going to wait and watch the current one and the final one back to back. Now it seems I might as well go ahead and watch last weeks.
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post #145 of 188
2/23/07 at 7:12am

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ABC sure knows how to torture an audience. You'd think there'd be some reward for sticking with the show, like making them available when they said they would.
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post #146 of 188
2/23/07 at 10:29am

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i watched the second last episode last night... it looks like they are not going to go into WHY the day is repeating at all. too bad... i guess maybe the producers were keeping that for a possible season 2. i still think it's connected to the father (he was repeating too and that's why he commited suicide?).
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post #147 of 188
2/23/07 at 11:03am

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Not that its the most reliable source, but Wikipedia is saying the episode will be online next Monday, the 26th.
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post #148 of 188
2/23/07 at 1:26pm

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Originally Posted by EricW
i watched the second last episode last night... it looks like they are not going to go into WHY the day is repeating at all. too bad... i guess maybe the producers were keeping that for a possible season 2. i still think it's connected to the father (he was repeating too and that's why he commited suicide?).

I actually think it's better this way. As a Lost fill-in people were looking for an answer to the mystery. But how satisfying would it be? Obviously it's not real. Maybe a dream? Yech. I much prefer what it seems like they decided to do -- take a premise and have the day repeat, but factor in that you can change it, sort of, and see how people react. Simple and effective to me. This way, the big mystery that is solved is the conspiracy, not that the day repeats.
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post #149 of 188
2/23/07 at 4:51pm

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This way, the big mystery that is solved is the conspiracy, not that the day repeats.

yeah, but assuming that the days stop repeating if he solves the murder mystery, then the two things are connected. what happens if he solves all the questions about the "syndicate" and brings them down, reveals the Governor's murder of the pregnant mistress, helps his gf and her brother, and the day STILL repeats? would that be a letdown? the alternative would be the Groundhog Day ending, where he finally does it right and the day stops repeating. that would be a bit of a let down too, because to tell you the truth, the whole conspiracy/murder aspect of this series isn't very original or interesting.

it'll probably end with a Groundhog Day-like ending with a hook at then very end - like a message from his father about the repeating days, or a stranger going up to him saying 'i know what happened to you' or something.
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post #150 of 188
2/24/07 at 9:53am

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Your statement that 'if the day stops repeating when he solves the mystery means they are connected' is logical. But what's logical about the day repeating? What kind of a scientific or fantastic explanation could there be that would actually be satisfying? I think if they gave an explanation it would just be a let down. I made the decision before watching the first episode that I didn't want an explanation. I've enjoyed the show and haven't been waiting for one. Not telling you how to watch the show, but I think if you are waiting for an explanation, you might be disappointed.
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