L o s t (SPOILERS!)

Bigfoot · 02-19-2009, 07:17 PM

Okay, this is a show that I am really into.

With season 5 really getting into the whole time travel thing, and the amount of character storylines makes this a good show to share theories and ideas. To let you know how big a fan I am, I watch them when they air, then online, and then I buy the dvd and watch it probably 2 more times. It seems like I always miss something.

Before I go onto a 5 page report, I would like to see how many people are interested in it, how much of the show you know, and maybe even your favorite characters or moments.

*MrPliggins* · 02-19-2009, 08:20 PM

I actually never saw this show before in my life..then around November I borrowed all the seasons from someone and watched them all over the period of about 3 months. It's now one of my favorite shows. Sure, the plot devices are kind of farfetched, and there are plot holes here and there.. but I think they do a pretty good job of tying most of it up..and they never fail to introduce new plot points to keep you watching....those damn cliffhangers!

CudleyCowlick · 02-19-2009, 09:42 PM

Yeah this show is the diggity dank, yo!

This is my first season watching it on TV and it's agonizing!

I borrowed Seasons 1 & 2 from a friend, which got the ball rolling. I watched both seasons in under 3 weeks. Then I Netflixed Season 3 and that was done in another 2 weeks. Then I downloaded Season 4 (not out on DVD yet) and actually finished that in under a week.

So... first four seasons in less than 2 months.

Then I had to wait like 5 months for Season 5, and it is killing me to have to watch commercials and wait another week in between each one, but this show is worth it.

**Barkworm** · 02-19-2009, 10:28 PM

While the show is still enjoyable season 5 is the first one with bad acting and bad dialogue. I have faith in the writers but some of the time travel stuff is also pretty hard to swallow.

**ThirdMarioBro** · 02-20-2009, 03:44 AM

Meh, I thought it just finally got interesting again, but I'm a sci-fi fan so....yeah.

*MrPliggins* · 02-20-2009, 09:26 PM

Season 1 had some pretty corny dialogue too in parts...I think the time travel thing is a little farfetched too, but I don't take this show as being grounded in reality...maybe a loose version of reality.

The thing that keeps me watching is episodes like the last one, where they introduce like 5 different questions then leave you hanging...

**Barkworm** · 02-20-2009, 11:32 PM

Yeah, the last episode must have set a new record in the unanswered question section.

Peanut · 02-20-2009, 11:36 PM

I loved the first two seasons, then got progressively more cold on the series. I still watch every episode, but I've found myself very disconnected from it since the sh*tty 4th season.

**Barkworm** · 02-20-2009, 11:42 PM

I personally think that season 4 was on par with season 1. I don't see anything wrong with it.

*Ninjinister* · 02-20-2009, 11:42 PM

Lost's probably my current favourite show on TV. I'm a big fan of shows that exist primarily to f*** with your head.

Peanut · 02-21-2009, 12:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Barkworm

I personally think that season 4 was on par with season 1. I don't see anything wrong with it.

I didn't like that there was a ton of off island stuff. I enjoyed the show more when it was about people with conflicting personalities trying to survive on an island with an immense amount of mystery surrounding them. The whole "lost on a mystical island" thing pretty much dissipated for me in season 4, and that's what I enjoyed about the show.

It just doesn't feel the same anymore.

*Mecha Cow* · 02-21-2009, 06:04 AM

I thought the first couple of episodes of season five were lame but the recent ones have been a lot more interesting. I do hope they'll be really careful with the time travel elements though; I already feel like a lot of the show's mysticism has been explained away by sci-fi babble and I'd hate to see this trend continue.

Tabularasa · 02-21-2009, 11:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Peanut

I didn't like that there was a ton of off island stuff. I enjoyed the show more when it was about people with conflicting personalities trying to survive on an island with an immense amount of mystery surrounding them. The whole "lost on a mystical island" thing pretty much dissipated for me in season 4, and that's what I enjoyed about the show.

It just doesn't feel the same anymore.

What off island stuff? You mean the flash-forewards? You do realize that if they still did flashbacks, they would be off the island, right? I think season 4 was probably the best since season 1. The flash-forewards were a breath of fresh air and seriously, is there a better episode of Lost then The Constant? For me the first 3 episodes of this season were pretty damn good. Then the next two were kind of dragging but this week's episode was amazing. I feel like the story to this season is really getting started and the previous 5 episodes were like one long prolouge. I'm kind of hoping all the time travel is a one season thing. I liked the time travel they did with Desmond, but they went over board with it in the first 5 episodes this season.

Peanut · 02-21-2009, 11:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Tabularasa

What off island stuff? You mean the flash-forewards? You do realize that if they still did flashbacks, they would be off the island, right? I think season 4 was probably the best since season 1. The flash-forewards were a breath of fresh air and seriously, is there a better episode of Lost then The Constant? For me the first 3 episodes of this season were pretty damn good. Then the next two were kind of dragging but this week's episode was amazing. I feel like the story to this season is really getting started and the previous 5 episodes were like one long prolouge. I'm kind of hoping all the time travel is a one season thing. I liked the time travel they did with Desmond, but they went over board with it in the first 5 episodes this season.

I don't mean physically off island, because obviously the first 3 seasons had flashbacks. I mean that there was so much influence on the island by off island forces. It made it seem less secluded to me, which is one of the things I loved about Lost. I should note that I didn't like the fact the Others had means of contacting the outside world, either. The fact that there was any connection to the normal world available on the island has always been a source of annoyance.

**Barkworm** · 02-22-2009, 02:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Peanut

I didn't like that there was a ton of off island stuff. I enjoyed the show more when it was about people with conflicting personalities trying to survive on an island with an immense amount of mystery surrounding them. The whole "lost on a mystical island" thing pretty much dissipated for me in season 4, and that's what I enjoyed about the show.

Okay, that makes sense. This particular issue is getting worse in the new season, too.

**ThirdMarioBro** · 02-22-2009, 04:14 AM

My problem with the show is that I could never understand their motivation. Locke was right. Why in the hell do they want to leave so badly? They all came from their own variable hells in the real world, and now they're dropped on a magical tropical island with all the modern amenities (Cable TV) and endless beauty, yet all they want to do is leave. Makes for a good plot, but sure beats the hell out of me. I always feel like Ricardo Montalbán is just about to jump out from behind a tree in the white pimp suit and slap them upside the head.

Maybe that's one of the reasons I'm enjoying this season more than season four, because their line of thought is now in alignment with mine. They want to go back.

Vivi · 02-22-2009, 08:31 AM

I usually have no idea what's going on in this show or what is going to happen, ever. It is appropriately titled, yet I just love it

The stranger it gets, the more it sucks me in. I've got the DVDs for the same reason-you miss so much stuff (do you ever visit the Lost Ninja?)

*Ninjinister* · 02-25-2009, 11:57 PM

Not going to spoil anything in case someone hasn't seen it yet, but tonight's episode TOTALLY cemented why Benjamin Linus is the craziest, meanest, most unpredictable SOB in television history....

**ThirdMarioBro** · 02-26-2009, 12:09 AM

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Originally Posted by The Ninjinister

Not going to spoil anything in case someone hasn't seen it yet, but tonight's episode TOTALLY cemented why Benjamin Linus is the craziest, meanest, most unpredictable SOB in television history....

Yeah, I'll have to agree with that. That was one of the great mindfu*ks of 21st Century television.

Peanut · 02-26-2009, 01:05 AM

I've never both hated and loved a character as much as Ben Linus. Enjoyed the episode a lot tonight, but as usual, lots of questions springing up and very few being answered.

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Originally Posted by TMB

Yeah, I'll have to agree with that. That was one of the great mindfu*ks of 21st Century television.

Dude, you gotta tell me where you went to school for hyperbole. I've never seen it done better, and on such a regular basis. You should work for Fox News.

02-19-2009, 07:17 PM	#1
Bigfoot Stone Warrior Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Wandering aimlessly... Posts: 764	L o s t (SPOILERS!) Okay, this is a show that I am really into. With season 5 really getting into the whole time travel thing, and the amount of character storylines makes this a good show to share theories and ideas. To let you know how big a fan I am, I watch them when they air, then online, and then I buy the dvd and watch it probably 2 more times. It seems like I always miss something. Before I go onto a 5 page report, I would like to see how many people are interested in it, how much of the show you know, and maybe even your favorite characters or moments. __________________

02-19-2009, 09:42 PM	#3
CudleyCowlick Stone Warrior Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vermont, USA Posts: 721	Yeah this show is the diggity dank, yo! This is my first season watching it on TV and it's agonizing! I borrowed Seasons 1 & 2 from a friend, which got the ball rolling. I watched both seasons in under 3 weeks. Then I Netflixed Season 3 and that was done in another 2 weeks. Then I downloaded Season 4 (not out on DVD yet) and actually finished that in under a week. So... first four seasons in less than 2 months. Then I had to wait like 5 months for Season 5, and it is killing me to have to watch commercials and wait another week in between each one, but this show is worth it. __________________ THE DARKNESS AGE IS RETURN!

02-19-2009, 10:28 PM	#4
Barkworm Draconian leftist ruler Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 6,758	While the show is still enjoyable season 5 is the first one with bad acting and bad dialogue. I have faith in the writers but some of the time travel stuff is also pretty hard to swallow. __________________ Make ****, not kill!

02-20-2009, 03:44 AM	#5
ThirdMarioBro Tea Time! Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 8,905	Meh, I thought it just finally got interesting again, but I'm a sci-fi fan so....yeah. __________________

02-20-2009, 11:32 PM	#7
Barkworm Draconian leftist ruler Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 6,758	Yeah, the last episode must have set a new record in the unanswered question section. __________________ Make ****, not kill!

02-19-2009, 08:20 PM	#2
MrPliggins Foot Elite Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 3,051	I actually never saw this show before in my life..then around November I borrowed all the seasons from someone and watched them all over the period of about 3 months. It's now one of my favorite shows. Sure, the plot devices are kind of farfetched, and there are plot holes here and there.. but I think they do a pretty good job of tying most of it up..and they never fail to introduce new plot points to keep you watching....those damn cliffhangers!

02-20-2009, 09:26 PM	#6
MrPliggins Foot Elite Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 3,051	Season 1 had some pretty corny dialogue too in parts...I think the time travel thing is a little farfetched too, but I don't take this show as being grounded in reality...maybe a loose version of reality. The thing that keeps me watching is episodes like the last one, where they introduce like 5 different questions then leave you hanging...

02-20-2009, 11:36 PM	#8
Peanut Second Gear Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The New World Posts: 15,422	I loved the first two seasons, then got progressively more cold on the series. I still watch every episode, but I've found myself very disconnected from it since the sh*tty 4th season.

02-20-2009, 11:42 PM	#9
Barkworm Draconian leftist ruler Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 6,758	I personally think that season 4 was on par with season 1. I don't see anything wrong with it. __________________ Make ****, not kill!

02-20-2009, 11:42 PM	#10
Ninjinister 無問題 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Moesko Island, WA Posts: 14,348	Lost's probably my current favourite show on TV. I'm a big fan of shows that exist primarily to f*** with your head. __________________

02-21-2009, 06:04 AM	#12
Mecha Cow Gorgeous and modest too Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 3,699	I thought the first couple of episodes of season five were lame but the recent ones have been a lot more interesting. I do hope they'll be really careful with the time travel elements though; I already feel like a lot of the show's mysticism has been explained away by sci-fi babble and I'd hate to see this trend continue. __________________

02-22-2009, 04:14 AM	#16
ThirdMarioBro Tea Time! Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 8,905	My problem with the show is that I could never understand their motivation. Locke was right. Why in the hell do they want to leave so badly? They all came from their own variable hells in the real world, and now they're dropped on a magical tropical island with all the modern amenities (Cable TV) and endless beauty, yet all they want to do is leave. Makes for a good plot, but sure beats the hell out of me. I always feel like Ricardo Montalbán is just about to jump out from behind a tree in the white pimp suit and slap them upside the head. Maybe that's one of the reasons I'm enjoying this season more than season four, because their line of thought is now in alignment with mine. They want to go back. __________________ Last edited by ThirdMarioBro; 02-22-2009 at 04:29 AM.

02-22-2009, 08:31 AM	#17
Vivi Mad Scientist Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Ninja HQ, Moon Posts: 1,076	I usually have no idea what's going on in this show or what is going to happen, ever. It is appropriately titled, yet I just love it The stranger it gets, the more it sucks me in. I've got the DVDs for the same reason-you miss so much stuff (do you ever visit the Lost Ninja?)

02-25-2009, 11:57 PM	#18
Ninjinister 無問題 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Moesko Island, WA Posts: 14,348	Not going to spoil anything in case someone hasn't seen it yet, but tonight's episode TOTALLY cemented why Benjamin Linus is the craziest, meanest, most unpredictable SOB in television history.... __________________