In an Instant

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.

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.

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.

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........

After viewing the program, it is clear of the true cleverness and wit that the concept of this show carries. It is unique, powerful, and provides an excellent balance between routine and facts to morality, emotion, and relatability. However, I was sadly disappointed with the redundancy and the un-proportionality of the content to the amount of time the show takes to fully view. This can be explained by a staggering seven commercials in the some ten intervals occurring during the show, followed by the same facts repeated for about twenty-five percent of the time slot following each commercial break. This did cause some eye rolls for me. However, it seems the amount of ads and the stretched out length of the show can perhaps be justified for the small budget the show may have. This repetition and excessive advertising could be a way to plant the seed in the viewer's mind and gain profits for more efficient episodes in the future. It is hard to remain optimistic, but I have faith that this show will round out. It has a fantastic premise, but simply lacks the structure to fulfill its potential. At least for now.