"The River" isn't terrible, but it's fairly indicative of ABC's post-"Lost" flailing ... ABC has tried and tried again to replicate parts of the "Lost" formula, but with more timid concepts and less imaginative executions.
If you liked the mysteries and the gorgeous scenery of "Lost," and the jump-out-of-your-seat scariness of "Paranormal Activity," then ABC's goosebump-...