This would be a pretty-good miniseries -- if it weren't for all the ads.

I particularly liked the fact that it was just (barely) long enough to tell a complex story. Unlike a lot of network serialized programs, Sequestered has a beginning, a middle, and an end. It doesn't spin out of control with sub-plots, romantic arcs, etc. (hello Lost). Actually, it probably would have been better if it were about 16 episodes long, rather than just 12. There were a lot of characters involved, and some of them could do with a bit more development.

Unlike some of the other commentators here, I don't mind that each episode was only 22 minutes long. The length of each episode is irrelevant, when they're all available at once. (Admittedly, I would probably have felt differently, if the episodes were only aired weekly, as on network TV.)

The acting was quite good for a TV mini-series. I particularly wanted to see Summer Glau, and she did not disappoint.

That said, the ads were a huge downer. It was almost like being transported back to the early days of network TV -- the days before DVRs or even VCRs. Yes, you could pause the program, if you needed to take a break -- but, one way or another, you had to view the ads.

I understand that Crackle (Sony) needs a revenue stream -- but, I would greatly prefer the paid subscription model to being forced to endure the ads. Even if you only wanted to watch this one series, it would have been worth paying $8.00 for a subscription.

Setting aside the issue of time wasted for a moment; the biggest problems with the ads is that they completely destroyed the continuity of the program. IMHO, it's highly unlikely that Crackle will be able to attract binge watchers. Netflix (for example) leaves a bit of a cliff-hanger at the end of each episode; then seamlessly segues to the next episode. You soon find yourself entranced -- and the next thing you know, you have to rush to get ready for work. That's binge watching. The ads on Crackle completely destroy that trance.

Crackle (Sony) are you listening? How about offering viewers an alternative? Watch for "free", and endure the ads -- or pay a reasonable amount for a subscription. If you don't, I predict that Netflix, and their imitators, will grab all the eyeballs.