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Alcatraz Season 1

News: The Next Lost?

Posted by Maki On Friday, May 20, 2011 0 comments

Let's admit it, the trailer of Alcatraz is somehow weird. Well, what do you expect from a show created by

J.J. Abrams? After watching the said trailer, many viewers are asking on whether or not this series has a potential to be the next Lost.





In this case, the island in question is not a mysterious place that seems unstuck in time and space. Rather, it is the all too familiar island in San Francisco Bay that was once the site of the most notorious prison in the United States. The prison at Alcatraz was closed in 1963 and is now a tourist attraction. The remaining prisoners were dispersed throughout the American prison system.



Or, that is what they want us to think.



Again, using the trailer as the basis, you can check the following spoilers below:



What actually happened is that all of the inmates and some of the staff of Alcatraz Prison suddenly and inexplicably vanished one night. This fact seems to have been covered up by the government.



Fast forward almost 50 years later. It seems that the men who disappeared from Alcatraz are starting to reappear in the modern age and some of them are up to no good. There also seems to be a purpose to the events that is not altogether clear.



The cast includes Sam Neil as a government agent who is in charge of the investigation of the Alcatraz phenomenon. Jorge Garcia (Hurley from "Lost") is a geeky expert on Alcatraz. Sarah Jones is an FBI agent.



"Alcatraz," like "Lost," seems to be designed to slowly reveal the answers to the mystery over the life of the series. How did the time travel take place? Who is behind it? What is their purpose, if there is a "they?"



One question arises over whether the answers to the mystery surrounding Alcatraz will be more satisfying than those in "Lost." "Lost" seemed to have been thrown together and developed on the fly, with developments worked on as the series progressed. Ultimately, "Lost" did not seem to so much end as run out of gas and have an ending that seemed more groan-worthy than anything else.



"Alcatraz," it is hoped, has been planned out a little more in advance, with the ultimate denouement already known by those writing for the show, so that everything seems to flow to it.



So what do you think of this new mystery show? Will it get enough viewers to stay alive?