[quote name=\'clemon79\' post=\'125527\' date=\'Jul 28 2006, 02:35 PM\']
But isn't this a problem across all episodic television? When the clock hits 9:50, I know Dr. House or one of his Cottages is gonna come across the ultimate cure for the guy with chronic hemorrhoids, or that something is gonna happen pretty soon that is gonna completely twist everything around for the victims of Flight 815.
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I think the key phrase is "something is gonna happen." On Lost, you often don't know what that "something" is. But on WSoPC, like Matt said, if one team is down 3-to-1 and there's two minutes left, you pretty much know what that "something" is.
I've had the same thought about the World Poker Tour. I enjoy watching it, but when Johnny Chan has the chip lead and there's two minutes left in the show, there's not much suspense as to the outcome.
That having been said, I don't think there's much you can do about it on most shows, but it is an annoyance.