The After

I just watched the pilot of the series and I was very surprised..I had low expectations since I read somewhere that this was an Amazon production and that so far not big channels were interested to show it. But I can say that I enjoyed it a lot..it was really well done made..the story has a lot of mystery,(something you expect from the creator of X-files) and the characters are very interesting. This show has very big potential to be a great mystery/thriller big hit of the year..It reminds you a little bit Walking dead/ Lost/ X- files..I really hope they will get a whole season and see more what is going to happen with the "breakout" ..Well done John Carter.

For months "X-Files" fans have been talking up a storm on the internet about Chris Carter's return to television with a new show called: "The After". Unfortunately he choose to align the TV series with Amazon, who are famous for bad pilot episodes anyone else remember the Zombie Land pilot episode? *Cringes* For those of you who do not know Chris Carter, he was the golden boy of 90′s television after creating The X Files franchise which instantly became a cult classic. He never really delivered another show to equal that of the X Files, he came pretty close with crime drama Millennium. But even that only truly became popular after the series was finished.

"The After" begins right at the very moment the apocalypse hits earth. By apparent manipulated circumstance, a group of eight strangers with the exact same birth dates are thrown together when the power goes out in their building. The group consists of a gay clown, a tough Latina policewoman, a French bombshell, a drunk Irishman, and a rich old white lady. Which really does sound like the start of a very bad joke And being ignorant human beings they are they think that they are the only ones affected by this "power outage" They then try to break out of an underground parkade, only to discover that there is far more wrong with the world than just a simple power outage..

The pilot episode of "The After" is exactly what you would expect from any apocalypse themed drama. Mass chaos everywhere, the police have lost control of the situation obviously. There are people everywhere trying to get out of the city and no one really knows what's going on, including us the viewers which I really loved as they only really revealed some of the key plot elements during the last few minutes of the show. The first episode of the show plays its cards closely too its chest which caused me to scream out in frustration multiple times because I wanted to know what type of apocalypse has befallen our characters and fictional world.

During the course of the episode Chris Carter throws in the suggestion that the supernatural is at play and though some of it feels a bit rushed in the plot episode, the closing scene feels like something strait out of an X Files episode, it's reminiscent of a really great opening for an "X-Files" episode. I really want this show to succeed. Chris Carter has provided some solid entertainment in the past, and X Files had a few really iconic/classic standalone episodes. With good all round performances, and a suggestion that the show is headed in some dark and interesting directions will keep me watching for now. So let's see were this show goes hopefully not the same direction as the Zombie Land pilot.

It was a real shame that this Show didn't go to a Series. It was an excellent Pilot Episode that kept me watching throughout. The mystery and tension were well handled and the realisation that the World was going to change considerably for the survivors after Today was right in your face. All the Actors did well in their roles and the effects and story were solid. Its sad that Chris Carter doesn't command the same power he once did and Amazon were not willing to take a risk as this could well have put Chris Carter back where he belongs and given Amazon a hit show. Now a few Years later, maybe its time Amazon had another look at this missed Gem, and considered a reboot.

This was one of the new series of Amazone i was really looking forward to. The pilot had a real mysterious feeling to it, the acting was so so. But i instantly had a connection with a few the wide selection of characters. When i found out the maker of x-files was behind this series i really wanted to see more. I recently found out the shows was Cancelled. With all the crap that is coming out it's a real shame this series had to bite the dust. If you ask me a real mistake from Amazone to not even give the show a change when it's so well received. Check out the pilot and see for your self who this series should be revived or maybe be picked up by a other studio.

I found the pilot to be fast-paced and riveting. Instead of over analyzing it, like the previous commenter, I just sat back and enjoyed the ride. By the end of the episode, I was completely captivated. The characters are well drawn and diverse enough to offer just the right amount of conflict. In short order I felt close to and invested in each of them. I was drawn into and wanted to know the rest of the story. The concept is intriguing and mysterious. I would like to follow the storyline to its conclusion. I was excited to see that Chris Carter was involved and I wasn't disappointed. This definitely has his quintessence and gives evidence that he's in rare form. At the very least, if the show doesn't make it in video format, I hope the story is continued in print as a series of books. I would gladly pay the going rate to find out how this ends.