It fucking sucks.
Ya'll soon wake up and realize this.
Watch Boardwalk Empire, Kenny fucking Powers (Eastbound), Mad Men, Scrubs, Simpsons, Family Guy, or an older really good show like 24, Oz or The Wire, and you'll see that The Event is a piece of fucking shit.
The problem is that all of the ingredients are there - great actors, good camera work, et al. But the script, the storytelling, it's a hastework.
A great comparison is 24. The guys behind 24 always knew that the story was key. That they had to make absolutely sure that the story, the STORY, had to be there.
The Event, it just blows.