# J.J. Abrams' NEW SHOW! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 31, 2006, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/j-j-abrams-new-show/370931 "2006-08-31T15:46:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![iluvurmom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iluvurmom/32/7276_2.png) [@iluvurmom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iluvurmom)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2006, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/j-j-abrams-new-show/370931/1 "2006-08-31T15:46:34Z")
so Six Degrees has the spot right after Grey’s for this upcoming season, talk about the money spot? I am really interested to see how this show turns out, its gotten alot of buzz and Abrams is behind it…soo…anyone else lloking forward to this? ---
**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2006, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/j-j-abrams-new-show/370931/2 "2006-08-31T16:08:44Z")
…I wouldn’t go crazy about it being a money spot… Isn’t Grey’s Anatomy going up against CSI? ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2006, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/j-j-abrams-new-show/370931/3 "2006-08-31T17:55:10Z")
His shows tend to get lost in their own “cleverness” and not quite be able to figure a way out of the holes they’ve dug. It’s a pity that the TV mini-series has more or less died as a format. Having a definite ending would have helped other Abrams shows rather than “continue until people get fed up and stop watching.” ---
**Author:** ![iluvurmom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/iluvurmom/32/7276_2.png) [@iluvurmom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iluvurmom)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2006, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/j-j-abrams-new-show/370931/4 "2006-09-08T18:52:59Z")
[QUOTE=amarinth] His shows tend to get lost in their own “cleverness” and not quite be able to figure a way out of the holes they’ve dug. It’s a pity that the TV mini-series has more or less died as a format. Having a definite ending would have helped other Abrams shows rather than “continue until people get fed up and stop watching.” [/QUOTE] Hummm..i’m going to have to disagree, I can’t see how either Lost or Alias ever gotten “lost in their own cleverness” (no pun intended 😉 ) nor have either found themselves in a hole they can’t dig out of. If anything, I think he has a knack for keeping people hooked, and fiening for the next clue, the next episode, the next season. This seems to be the new wave of television series- the 24’s, the Losts, the Prison Breaks…all have been incrediblly successful using this technique. I think many people welcome this, rather than a show that is solved in thirty minutes and you end up only looking forward to seeing the characters each week. I like the fact that Six Degrees seems to look highly character driven, but still holds onto that unfinished ending theme that most of Abrams’ shows embrace. I guess we will have to wait and see the actual show to pass down the final verdict, but in my opinion, things are looking pretty rosy. ---
**Author:** ![crazyjoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f14d63/32.png) [@crazyjoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crazyjoe)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2006, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/j-j-abrams-new-show/370931/5 "2006-09-08T19:19:16Z")
[QUOTE=iluvurmom] Hummm..i’m going to have to disagree, I can’t see how either Lost or Alias ever gotten “lost in their own cleverness” (no pun intended 😉 ) nor have either found themselves in a hole they can’t dig out of. [/QUOTE] Well then we’ll have to agree to disagree on that one. Alias especially went from very clever show to hopelessly lost in its own self-worship nonsense. Lost has found ways to frustrate its viewers every season, and I don’t think anyone actually expects a decent resolution to all the mysteries and intrigue there (anyone who does is deluding themselves).