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Lost [POSSIBLE SPOILERS!]
nuisance:
Man, there's so much that sucks about this show, but I have to admit I'm hooked. I may be a freak, but I've read things to the effect that they're not going to tie up the loose ends of the story and I'm pretty glad about that. It means I'm never watching with a "what the hell is going on? when will they explain everything?" mindset.
Ignoring the awful dialogue, boring characters and frustratingly melodramatic music, the main thing that pisses me off about Lost is all the psychoanalytical, redemptive shit. The finale of this episode was a classic example of this - Jack's turned some kind of corner and addressed some past issue. Whoopee-doo. It just frustrates me how modern drama has this intense focus on psychoanalysis, the plot devices for both revealing character and developing it coming down to this sorta Freudian shit about key past events.
Gah, I don't think I can explain myself...
Johnny C:
The music pisses me off too.
BillAdama:
Wow. I'm not surprised so much that so many people here are too cool for Lost, but I'm surprised that nobody defended it.
(Maybe if it didn't get good ratings...)
I'm a big fan of Twin Peaks, so it follows that I'll enjoy Lost almost as much. I like those weird needlessly complex serials with lots of visions and dreams and lots of dangling mysteries. Of course, in Twin Peaks they never gave answers because the show was prematurely canceled, but in Lost they've announced they're setting an end date some point in the future, so they will have an ending they're moving toward.
(Why won't David Lynch write a damn NOVEL of what was going to happen in season three?!)
Some people think the writers don't know what they're doing, but I get the impression the writers have known what everything is from day one, and have just been taking their sweet time because that's the style of the show.
I think today's midseason premiere was a bit awkwardly plotted, though. It didn't hit the mark like the midseason finale did, and the arbitrariness was more transparent than usual.
They seem to be hinting that since the hatch exploded, they've been out of contact from the real world. Maybe that means Michael and Walt are still around?
kokeyjoe:
--- Quote from: Johnny C on 05 Oct 2006, 17:20 ---Did anyone catch the season premiere last night? Thoughts?
--- End quote ---
Hehe, it's sad when a show gets special attention because it stops cranking out episodes for three months in the middle of the season. Now they get extra promtion because it's like they get two premieres each season, but really, it's just TV laziness. Considering scripted dramas and sit-coms are still trying to win back viewers after the reality TV epidemic, you'd think they wouldn't drive people away by screwing up the scheduling so badly.
I love Lost, but I wish they'd try to follow 24's air schedule a bit more closely.
Ozymandias:
Well, in Lost's case, the network wanted to go to the half-year full season thing that Alias and 24 started, but the producers didn't want to wait that long to start a new season. So, instead, they compromised on a 6 episodes mini-series type of deal, then the full season.
Or maybe the other way around.
In any case: it's back now until the end of the season with no reruns. Sweet.
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