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Sadiesmom
Member
03-13-2002
| Thursday, July 14, 2016 - 3:54 pm 
heh, I took a great hint that they keep the subheading S1 Ep XX - seriously, if you want to be limited, why have a season in the title?
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Kitt
Member
09-05-2000
| Thursday, July 14, 2016 - 6:33 pm
because that's the only way the networks track the shows? I don't know if they can do it any other way. There's a definite one season miniseries I'm watching on BBC America that doesn't have episode names or season number, but BBC America has labelled the S1En for every show and called each episode the show name (Thirteen). They have to do something so they just do the thing that fits.
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Kitt
Member
09-05-2000
| Monday, July 18, 2016 - 6:21 pm
Well I guess I'm wrong, they say they did want to continue, but they wrapped it up pretty well.
http://tvline.com/2016/07/18/containment-spoilers-season-1-finale-series-finale/
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Muffin
Member
08-29-2007
| Monday, July 18, 2016 - 9:52 pm
What? Are you saying that the show that I watched tonight.......I'm a day earlier than the US........was the finale??
Can't wait for anyone's comments after you watch it.
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Kitt
Member
09-05-2000
| Monday, July 18, 2016 - 10:15 pm
Yes, it was the final episode ever!
From your reaction, it doesn't sound like it wrapped much up at all!
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Muffin
Member
08-29-2007
| Tuesday, July 19, 2016 - 12:03 am
Kitt, I'll wait for you to watch it before I say anything at all.
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Kitt
Member
09-05-2000
| Tuesday, July 19, 2016 - 11:08 pm
I thought it ended really well. Nothing ever happens quickly in those sort of things, and the open ended "hope" approach seemed to be somehow realistic, or at least as good as we could get.
Very bittersweet about the old couple though.
Here's another link from the same place about the "limited series" label, it was basically a marketing ploy they used because the series had been filmed with an almost-conclusion, so could be limited if it didn't get picked up. I guess now we know for sure for future series.
http://tvline.com/2016/07/19/containment-recap-season-1-finale-series-finale/
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Muffin
Member
08-29-2007
| Wednesday, July 20, 2016 - 12:35 pm
Yes, it was bittersweet about the old couple. Once she hurt her leg, I expected them to die like this.
I would have preferred to see more closure. Not be left with them still in containment and no cure.
I see the point where people did find closure, but I didn't. I do hope it gets picked up for another year.
Thanks for that link, it did make some sense for me.
I think you, Kitt, and I are the only people watching this show.
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Kitt
Member
09-05-2000
| Wednesday, July 20, 2016 - 1:19 pm
A lot of people were turned off it right at the beginning, but I thought it was pretty good all through, at least enough to make me stop multi-tasking which is how I watch most shows on tv nowadays.
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Kappy
Member
06-28-2002
| Wednesday, July 20, 2016 - 2:36 pm
I stuck it out and was okay with the ending even if it felt a bit rushed. For me the 'hope' came when people showed up voluntarily to do blood tests to see if they carried the anti-bodies.
I like the idea of a limited series and see it as an extended mini series. I prefer that over taking shows like The Dome and Zoo and trying to create more seasons which don't work.
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Kitt
Member
09-05-2000
| Wednesday, July 20, 2016 - 5:12 pm
Me too, it worked well as it was. The Dome was a great example of a one-season idea extended into a failure.
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