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"Scott Patterson has suggested that the characters are the most important thing in The Event. The actor, who plays Michael, told TV Guide that the series is only partly science fiction. &amp;quot;They&amp;#039;re not going to hit you over the head with it throughout the whole episode,&amp;quot; he said.  &amp;quot;If it gets too big and fancy for its britches, you forget about the characters and how the events are affecting the characters in a very deeply personal way.&amp;quot; Patterson also revealed that the various storylines introduced in the pilot will begin to connect as the series continues. &amp;quot;The real power, to me, is the interrelatedness and interconnectedness of these characters and how these mini-events that keep happening through the series are going to affect these people and their relationships going forward,&amp;quot; he said. &amp;quot;That&amp;#039;s the glue that holds it together.&amp;quot; The Event continues tonight at 9/8c on NBC. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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