LOST, HEROES, and the 4400 Mimic X-men

In my opinion, Lost, Heroes, and the 4400 are boring science fiction soap operas that have too many unfocused characters. I say this because these shows mirror soap operas as they jump from character to character, which is really annoying. For example, right when I was about to find out something about the character that I liked, it would cut to another character problem. This is one of the reasons why I despised the 1999-2002 X-files series, which are repetitive and ridiculous. Think about it. Every time some piece of sensitive alien information was about to be revealed, the informant would pause to look from side to side and decide not to divulge it - really annoying. In my opinion, Chris Carter should have ended the X-files with the first movie instead of milking it for more. Like, come on! Our government isn't that efficient in surveillance.

Having twenty characters or more in LOST, HEROES, or the 4400 really isn't the problem here. It's the writing. These shows are nothing compared to Marvel Comics X-men, which is basically what these shows are trying to capture. In my opinion, Marvel's story telling is much more interesting than these foolish shows. They concentrate on certain characters in a more reasonable and satisfying manner.

However, since every character in these shows seem to be representing a different human race, it reasonable to assume that Hollywood is targeting Europe more than the United States. Now, I'm not saying that I'm against that. Remember, I am an X-men fan. I'm simply saying that I think the writing and story structure would be better prepared and presented if Hollywood was targeting movie or TV savvy Americans.