In an Instant

Unfortunately I'm stuck at work with nothing to do and this is the only show on TV, so I'm writing this as I'm watching an episode. It's the one about a hostage situation in the electronics store and I don't think I'm giving any spoilers away, but just in case - SPOILER ALERT!

This show stinks. There, I said it. Let me put it this way, I just registered on this site so I could write this review with the hopes of saving you from wasting your two hours of your life.

I can't believe how long and drawn out they have made it. Seriously, they keep showing the same scenes over and over again. I've seen the guy pull down his ski mask like 12 times. There's no reason this should be a 2 hour show. The actual hostage standoff was probably over in less than 2 hours.

They could have made this an hour episode and it still would have been pretty boring. I know this is filler TV but COME ON ABC!! I would have preferred two more re-runs of Shark Tank.

First time I've watched was tonight and will definitely be the last. The story line was a good subject but, the same scenes shown repeatedly over 2 hours is incredibly frustrating. Alright already. Must take some kind of warped talent to take a compelling story and produce it so horribly that by the time the trauma is resolved, I am disgusted with myself for not changing the channel after the first 30 minutes. I just couldn't believe that it wasn't going to get better. In looking over the episode list, I see I watched the 6th episode. Seriously, this hasn't been canceled yet? Even making this an hour program would be dragging it out way past being entertaining. 30 minutes of concise storyline would be just about right.

First off. Completely disregard the 10 star rating someone did (I swear it must have been the show's Producer).

I'm with others, soooo drawwwwwwwwn ouuuuuuuuut. The show begins to annoy you after an hour into the episode when you ask yourself "Hmm, how much longer does this have, must almost be over".... and you realized there is another ENTIRE hour left still. You wonder how that is possible? Did you enter some time-pause-warp universe or something? The last hour is just brutal to get through. It became a missions for me to finish after 100 minutes of watching the same 30 second clips over and over and over and over and over and over and over....(big breath)....and over and over and over and over.... do you see a pattern here? I literally created an IMDb account just to let people know not to bother watching even one episode of this show (or just watch the last 5 minutes). Two hours? Are you kidding me? It's quite impressive how you can take a 1-3 minute "instant" in time and draw it out into a two hour show. I would have rather watched grass grow and paint dry.... they are quicker.

Way to lower my standards in you once again ABC. Do not bother watching, you may die of old age before the episode ends.

I left them on my TiVo to see what my wife thought as well. It was very entertaining to see her go through the same two hours of emotions and confusion on a completely different episode as I worked on the car in the garage. (it was even brutal to hear another episode from that distance). Option...Delete All.

Episodes could have easily been just an hour. Two hours is just a little bit long for this type of show. Production values were pretty good, acting was average or slightly better.

Could be a great show IF they would stop showing the same scenes over and over and over!!!!! Cut it down to a 30 minute show. It is agonizing trying to last to the end!! Before a commercial they show up coming scenes and then you watch 10 minutes from the first scene.....then you watch the upcoming scenes again....and then again.......and then again.......and then again.......and then again.......and then again......and just when you think you can't stand to watch it one more time they show it AGAIN! Then 10 minutes of commercials and then 2 minutes of new scenes. We don't even want to start watching the show so we don't have to sit through all of this. But the story is good just stop dragging it out for hours........