The Crossing is a way for ABC to sort of reboot Lost

Vulture

ABC touted its new sci-fi series as being “from the network that brought you Lost" -- and it's "pretty Lost-y," says Jen Chaney. Like Lost, The Crossing has an intriguing pilot. But the pilot was the only episode made available in advance. "It’s ... difficult to determine whether this show will be something truly ambitious and must-watch in the same way that Lost was, or yet another forgettable broadcast-network-ized attempt at serialized suspense," says Chaney. "The first episode suggests it could go either way."

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