The writers had this idea for a huge overreaching arc, had it all planned out five seasons in advance, and because they didn't bother ensuring that people would want to tune in for the first season to see all the buildup it got axed.
This sounds like people trying to copy the magic of Lost and no managing it.
Bingo. It was on ABC, and given that they were making it out to be something you had to watch for five seasons to ensure you figured out everything that was going on, it was fairly clear they were aiming for it to be the next Lost.
In one season, they managed to get most of the characters into the previously unlikely situations which they'd seen themselves in, and found out that someone had done it rather deliberately (but not why they'd do it to everyone on the planet, given the fatalities when it went down) but that was pretty much it. Not even any explanation for the kangaroo.
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This sounds like people trying to copy the magic of Lost and no managing it.
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In one season, they managed to get most of the characters into the previously unlikely situations which they'd seen themselves in, and found out that someone had done it rather deliberately (but not why they'd do it to everyone on the planet, given the fatalities when it went down) but that was pretty much it. Not even any explanation for the kangaroo.