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but the real title is more interesting than it seems at first..
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I just really don't see why this show gets the kind of hate that it does. I mean I've been wrapped up in the plot since day one. I've yet to see Damon and Carlton do any wrong, well except for Nikki and Paulo, but we'll let that one slide.
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Edit: Oh wow...this is terrible on YouTube...it was better synched when I first saw it on Super Deluxe. I apologize.
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[donhodges.com]
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Not to mention, let's face it: A time traveling *island* is epic shark jumping. Hell, that shark wasn't just jumped, it was gang raped.
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About the only thing that can redeem Lost at this point is if in the end it turns out that Ben was the good guy all along and the rest of the cast are just the ignoramous fuckups they've presented as for the last entire season. and a half.
Oh, and if they kill Kate, that would improve the show as well. I'm sick of her stupid ass MASQUERADING as a "strong female character" when in reality all she does is repeatedly fuck up and then whine like the worst kind of female weakling stereotypes. Give me a Buffy, a Fred, a Dagny Taggart, or even the sister from Dexter (speaking of which, Dexter is superior to Lost in EVERY way, and it actually has some MEANING to it) any day.
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Also, I don't think the show needs a "strong" female character, but yeah, Kate is annoying.
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Many of the things that seemed outrageous had quasi-logical (logical for genre TV/film) explanations that worked in the realm of the show. How much stuff last year explained all these seemingly random ideas from the previous 4 season? You got to the last 30 minutes of the finale and it was like click click click click. All the pieces falling into place.
I'm more than content to go along for the ride and trust than Damon and Carlton know where they're headed.
08/10/09
Having said that I wouldn't say it's a bad show either. Sure Kate maybe annoying(and is most likely) but then again if we liked every character in a show that show is pretty much dead or you're a raging fanboy/girl.
I'm not someone who's going to attack your opinion or anyone's opinion for that matter. But it is a finite show isn't it and it's best to wait to pass judgement. I'm not going to say a book is horrible when I'm on chapter 16 of 20 now that I've read all the way to chapter 16 and did enjoy select chapters despite not liking certain overtones and plots, sub-plots and arcs.
Also comparing two shows that are different = apples and oranges. Both have an audience, sometimes they intersect, sometimes they don't.
After all, all long running TV drama shows are the modern day equivalent of Ancient Mythologies and stories deep down.
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Not everyone believed in those deities but a great number of people did. Also it was easier to blame someone for it. It's fascinating to realize what people believed and what we believe people believed in.
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In fairness though, Heroes season 1 was probably one of the best written time travel stories ever introduced as a long arc in a tv series (of course, there haven't been many).
Neither show makes particularly good use of time travel, however, so it's kind of a wash.
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Don't get me wrong. I lovelovelove Lost. And I think, deep down, you might, too.
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... Lost is easily one of the best looking shows ever. And it's sure drop-dead gorgeous to me. I can't imagine what you'd nitpick about it.
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Also the shaky cam, really gets me sometimes, not always but there are emotions and juxtapositions that don't really need the shake (it was more subtle in season 3-4. a bit heavy in 1 or 2(can't remember) and it's back to being more heavily present in 5. It maybe due to classical training in cinematography but then again like I said it's just me.
The worst culprits for me are shows such as Heroes and PrisonBreak where they use sound to justify jerk clips and cuts. Look I'm not damning all shows or techniques btw, it's just once you have a trained eye - you really need to practice the bruce lee philosophy (mountain is just a mountain so on etc) otherwise you'll see most gaffes and errors and you can ruin someone else's experience in the process. I try to keep my mouth shut most of the time but seeing some movies beforehand and about over 200 a year can really temper your judgement.
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Besides, Lost is cyclical. Season 3 they're trying to get off the island, season 4 they're trying to come back. Season 2 they're in the ruins of Dharma, season 5 they're ruining Dharma. I gotta believe that season 6 will get back to the "real" cast members.
08/03/09
Now i'm starting my 4th run using Netflix streaming instead of swapping out HDD between games, it's sweet. Now all my friends will know what i'm watching with the new Update. No longer will they be seeing "Watching A Video"!
LOST is a great show, no doubt about it.
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Seems more about the random messaging than anything.
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It forces you to play a Bejeweled clone.