Woo-hoo! The final run of Alias begins tonight with a 2-hour show, from 8-10pm on ABC - they have promised that these final 8 hours (over 6 weeks) will not be a disappointment. I for one cannot wait.

Where are the other Alias fans in here?

television?

i'm a lapsed alias fan. i was with it 100% for the first two seasons, then it got really disappointing. i'm probably going to wait for the final season to come out on dvd, then catch up on the last two seasons via netflix.

Anx said:

Yeah, season 4 was terrible, and my attention went to Lost (along with half the crew of Alias' attention too). I have refused to give up on Alias, though, and this season has really got back to what made Alias good (perhaps because it was the last season and they have nothing to lose by going all out and taking risks).

In other words, when you're catching up on Netflix, have patience and don't give up.

booyah said:

i read an interview with j.j. abrams where he said ABC was discouraging him from doing much more with the rambauldi (sp?) plot line...i hope that's not true, because that was the most interesting thing about the show to me - plus, it seemed like a central theme.

Anx said:

From what I hear (and I've been steering clear of spoilers as much as possible) Rambaldi is involved right up until the final episode of Alias, despite an apparent resolution at the end of season 4.

I read something yesterday from JJ saying he'd never intended Rambaldi to become such a central part of Alias. I would guess the interest in Rambaldi by the fans is a large reason for all the 'mythology' in Lost, though.

Anx said:

That's exactly how I feel. I loved the first two seasons and then suffered through a couple mediocre seaons before I gave up. Haven't seen anything from this year, but I might tune in for the last few episodes.

So no-one else is watching this show with me tonight? No wonder it's being cancelled...