Did anybody watch it?

The synopsis in brief:

Something took place in a hotel room in the desert on May 4, 1961. The events of this day remain a mystery even after the end of the mini-series (likely because of the possibility of a spin-off tv series.) But, whatever happened in this room, all the items within this room, including the occupant, have become imbued with strange powers and the room itself has been ripped out of the space-time continuum only to be accessed by one of the items, the key.

There are a large number of items, of which only are few are explicitly demonstrated in the mini-series.

And there are a number of theories about what transpired in the room on that day and what significance it might have in the world at large should the items be returned to the room.

And there are a number of groups and individuals interested in (obsessed with) the items and the room. One even going so far as to make a fundamentalist religion out of them.


Anyway.
I rather liked it, although I disliked the mystery being maintained so solidly even past the end.
The reasons for this are obvious (the hoped for series) but still I like things to be explained at least somewhat. (It is this that I am starting to dislike about Lost... the endless putting off of revelation.)

Apparently, the show didn't garner many viewers on its original run and the odds of it becoming a series are small. I, myself, liked what I saw in the commercials but, seeing as how I rarely watch tv, forgot about it until they showed them all back to back one weekend.
I hope the show does come out. I think it has real potential to be unique and interesting. (Although, in some aspects (retrieval of 'items') it reminds me of Friday the 13th the Series (which I thought was a pretty neat show too...))


So.
Did anybody watch it?
Anyone have any opinions on it?
I'm all ears.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lost_Room

We watched it. I liked it as a movie, but I wouldn't want to see it as a series. It would get boring pretty quickly. You'd get that endless "Mulder looks for his sister" thing. I would rather have seen it as an extended miniseries so they could spend some more time with the whole concept of what happened in the motel room, how the items got empowered, etc. You know, some more in-depth background.

I thought it had a pretty cool premise. I wonder if it was based off of some event back in the 40's (I think) involving two guys and some notes from Aleister Crowley? I think the fact that they made the "objects" normal 20th century things that the audience could relate to was a nice change. Writers usually make up some mystical, ancient collection of exotic artifacts. That the objects behaved differently depending on what they were used in conjunction with was pretty cool, too. Aside from the key (it's always nice to have a place you can duck away from everyone into, would make a cheap apartment, too!), I think I'd like to have the comb. Argh! I forget what the other items were! There was a pen, a quarter that could recall memories, a glass eye, a bus ticket that transported you to Gallup, New Mexico (how did they survive the landing?), what else was there?

Good point about the series. It probably would end up getting boring very quickly.
Even more reason why they should have explained things a bit better in the mini-series.

Sigh.

As to the objects, there is a list here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Objects_from_The_Lost_Room

I only saw part one. I, incorrectly, assumed it would be on again and part two and three were on at the same time as the survivor finale.

Anyway, part one was quite good. I think it definately has the makings for a series. There have been plenty of good series where they are looking for a particular person or thing.

Consider: The Fugitive, BattleStar Galacticca, Sliders, etc.

The problem is when a good show gets side-tracked by a lame story line such as Moulder and his sister or Sliders and the "Cro-mags". In both cases you took an interesting show where anything could happen and turned it into one boring story line.

I imagine it's easier for the writers than thinking up something different each week which is probably why it happens so often.

I thought Battlestar Galactica (the original) had been done as a movie with the intention of turning it into a TV series. I never watched "The Fugitive" or "Sliders".

You're right, though. If they could keep good writers, they could make good run of it. But alas, they tend to throw in unnecessary romantic tension, secret pasts, and whatnot until they've strayed too far from the storyline that got our attention in the first place.

reminds me of that movie...the lost case...was it? about a daughter of this guy who gets shot...so she invents a time machine and sends a case with the evidence leading to his death so that he prevents it. He get the case...and the universe with changing time unfolds.

Hmm, I'll have to look for that one. I'm looking forward to "Masters of Horror" next week. Creepy stuff and the American Revolution! My two favorite elements!