Lost: The TV show I like
May 24, 2007 / 09:17 PM Filed in: Personal
The
show I like the most
Lost is freaking awesome. I really like the show (if you couldn’t tell). Last night’s Season Finale was pretty damn good (save for one thing – more on that later). Thing is, I talk to people all the time who seem to think that shows which are basically spin-offs of the same plot line are better. I disagree! Heroes, as you can read here, is probably off my list of shows to watch next year. Why?
Because it was cheap. To me, it was insulting. They built up this premise all year long, leading you in to something, making you believe that all these pieces were part of something that was going to be.
Then they just made something up that sort of mocked the build-up. Yay. I like being a tool. Really.
Lost, though, has remained true to its premise. The acting is pretty good. The story line is excellent. There’s the requisite hottie girl and hottie guy. There’s a mystery that when you think about it, is more like an enigma wrapped in a mystery locked in a paradox etc etc etc. Every time you watch the show, you learn so much. It doesn’t feel like it though, because they manage to create more questions for you each show. But, the questions they give you, you have faith they’ll be answered. And to some extent, they are.
But the real draw to the show – and the reason I think I like it a lot despite that fact others aren’t as enamored with it – is the awe of how much thought went into the story. I mean, they had this show, and from the very first episode, you know they had an ending, a reason for the way things were as they seemed. And as time goes on, you learn how interconnected everything is, and for me that’s even more awe-inspiring.
I like the show. I like the premise. I plan to watch through season 6, the last season. Barring, of course, any funky stuff like Heroes pulled.
F*ck Commercials
OK, the thing I hated about the Lost finale. What. The. Hell. I know there has to be commercials to pay for the damn show in the first place, but they kept touting the “2-hour Season Finale” over and over. Of course I was excited! Two hours of question-answering bliss! I was like Debbie in Dallas, oh my!
So it was really quite a letdown that it was the same 1-hour show with 1 hour of commercials.
I need to get on a petition or something. This needs to stop. I mean, there has to be a balance, and that sh!t really alienates the loyal base, you know? Maybe let them know that selling is one thing, selling out is quite another, and if I feel used like that ever again, me and everyone else on the list will just stop watching ABC altogether. And Fox, too. Just because I think we should all boycott Fox.
I don’t know, maybe start a website about it? Maybe something like –
www.whatthefuckihatefuckingcommericialsruiningmydamnfavoriteshowdammitsostopthat.com
Or maybe not. I have been accused of being lazy. I pleaded no contest. It Just seemed like too much work to try and defend myself.
Peace.