Author Topic: Lost (Read 118771 times)

kirby_killer_dedede · « **on:** October 04, 2005, 05:48:12 PM »

Holy kazowie...is there anyone as into this show as I am? Can't wait till tomorrow's episode and see Michelle Rodriguez's debut.

RABicle · « **Reply #1 on:** October 04, 2005, 09:03:52 PM »

Worst show ever.

Dasmos · « **Reply #2 on:** October 05, 2005, 01:08:47 AM »

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Worst show ever.

If not worst close to it. Too boring for my tastes.

wandering · « **Reply #3 on:** October 05, 2005, 04:17:13 AM »

Lost is interesting....on the one hand, I'm glad to see american audiences are becoming increasingly receptive to complex, drawn out stroylines. On the other hand, judged by the standard that we judge movies (or even really good TV shows, like Twin Peaks)... I think the thing's pretty mediocre.

Though I've only seen little bits of the show - I have a general policy never to watch a TV show where you have to watch every episode, at least not on TV. Don't like the tube to tie me down so much. So I may change my mind after I rent the DVDs.

Artimus · « **Reply #4 on:** October 05, 2005, 06:28:27 AM »

"Though I've only seen little bits of the show - I have a general policy never to watch a TV show where you have to watch every episode, at least not on TV. Don't like the tube to tie me down so much. So I may change my mind after I rent the DVDs. "

Yeah, see, this is why we get crap like CSI: DeMoines and Law and Order: Petti-Crimes. Serial television is the best television, period. There's nothing like it! And with DVD it's better than ever.

Lost is probably the best teleivison show on the air (or Arrested Development, which also requires attentive viewing). There is the occasional filler epiosde (last week) but even those are entertaining. But it's by far the most compelling thing on TV not to mention the exceptional acting and brilliant technical work.

kirby_killer_dedede · « **Reply #5 on:** October 05, 2005, 06:45:58 AM »

Arrested Development is probably a close second. But without a doubt, Lost is the best show on the air...better than J.J. Abrams's other show, Alias, definitely...

Nile Boogie · « **Reply #6 on:** October 05, 2005, 07:47:43 AM »

WHOA HORSEY, WHOA. Now I like Lost, I like it a lot. It has a great sense of mystery and suspense all around it. But anybody who has been anywhere knows that the best show on Television is "24". I thank you in advance not to tarnish these boards with your slothful Tom Foolery. Lost is pretty good though.

Artimus · « **Reply #7 on:** October 05, 2005, 08:00:14 AM »

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WHOA HORSEY, WHOA. Now I like Lost, I like it a lot. It has a great sense of mystery and suspense all around it. But anybody who has been anywhere knows that the best show on Television is "24". I thank you in advance not to tarnish these boards with your slothful Tom Foolery. Lost is pretty good though.

Lost hasn't started repeating itself just with a different baddie yet

kirby_killer_dedede · « **Reply #8 on:** October 05, 2005, 08:31:02 AM »

ROFLcopter man, 24? That show's so predictable it's not even funny...now a random man from a stadium showing up in a mysterious hatch? Nothing predictable about that.

Lost > AD > all.

RABicle · « **Reply #9 on:** October 05, 2005, 09:14:40 AM »

Right that's it I'm gonna start punching all your gobs. If any of you ever veiwed jsut 5 minutes of Double The Fist, you would all rethink your lives and set fire to any DVD box sets you might own.

Nile Boogie · « **Reply #10 on:** October 05, 2005, 10:35:59 AM »

"Forgive them Kiefer, for they no not what they say".

Hostile Creation · « **Reply #11 on:** October 05, 2005, 01:28:00 PM »

" Arrested Development is probably a close second."

More like Arrested Development is probably a close first.

PaLaDiN · « **Reply #12 on:** October 05, 2005, 01:42:48 PM »

Yeah, Arrested Development is first by a long, long shot.

I mean, come on!

Artimus · « **Reply #13 on:** October 05, 2005, 01:50:19 PM »

We'll see how good tonight's epiosde is. Right now they both have AMAZING premieres and mediocre-good second episodes. AD's third is good not great. If Lost is great it's leading for now.

wandering · « **Reply #14 on:** October 05, 2005, 04:12:00 PM »

"Yeah, see, this is why we get crap like CSI: DeMoines and Law and Order: Petti-Crimes. Serial television is the best television, period. There's nothing like it! And with DVD it's better than ever."
Well, I love serial fiction... but I disagree: the best television tends not to be serial. Cowboy Bebop, Star Trek, The Simpsons, Mystery Science Theatre, The Daily Show, Northern Exposure....the list goes on and on.

In any case, the problem with serial television, even if it's good, is that, on TV, it's absolutley not worth it for me to base my schedule around my entertainment instead of the other way around....ESPECIALLY when that entertainment consists of 20% annoying sales pitch. But, on dvd, I'll rent a well-regarded tv show and discover that I've just wasted hours upon hours of my life on a moderatley entertaining drawn-out drama, when I could've picked something far better from the pool of thousands of absolutley amazing pieces of entertainment that've been produced in the last 100 years of cinema.

So, yeah, in conclusion, I hate television.

kirby_killer_dedede · « **Reply #15 on:** October 05, 2005, 05:46:52 PM »

Lost was good not great. But at least we got a hell lot of answers...

And Jin, that Korean b*stard, he knows English!

BlackNMild2k1 · « **Reply #16 on:** October 05, 2005, 06:05:25 PM »

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In any case, the problem with serial television, even if it's good, is that, on TV, it's absolutley not worth it for me to base my schedule around my entertainment instead of the other way around....ESPECIALLY when that entertainment consists of 20% annoying sales pitch. But, on dvd, I'll rent a well-regarded tv show and discover that I've just wasted hours upon hours of my life on a moderatley entertaining drawn-out drama, when I could've picked something far better from the pool of thousands of absolutley amazing pieces of entertainment that've been produced in the last 100 years of cinema.

So, yeah, in conclusion, I hate television.

you should step into the future and invest in DVR or TiVO, I watch my shows when I want to, not when they tell me to, and I can skip all of the commercials, pause and rewind when ever I want.

DVR is the sh!t, you gotta get it!

kirby_killer_dedede · « **Reply #17 on:** October 05, 2005, 07:16:13 PM »

Without my beloved DVR I wouldn't be able to get my Lost fix every week.

Hostile Creation · « **Reply #18 on:** October 05, 2005, 07:19:14 PM »

What? The third Arrested Development episode this season is by far my favorite of the three. Absolutely hysterical.

King of Twitch · « **Reply #19 on:** October 05, 2005, 08:34:43 PM »

AD camera makes me seasick.

kirby_killer_dedede · « **Reply #20 on:** October 06, 2005, 06:08:47 AM »

I actually haven't seen any of AD this season. meh.

Gray's Anatomy isn't half bad either...

But last night's Lost really screwed with my head man, it messed me up bad.

Artimus · « **Reply #21 on:** October 06, 2005, 06:52:38 AM »

Grey's Anatomy is SO BAD! I HATE that show with an unending passion.

Artimus · « **Reply #22 on:** October 06, 2005, 06:54:16 AM »

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What? The third Arrested Development episode this season is by far my favorite of the three. Absolutely hysterical.

No comparison to the premiere.

Artimus · « **Reply #23 on:** October 06, 2005, 06:57:17 AM »

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Well, I love serial fiction... but I disagree: the best television tends not to be serial. Cowboy Bebop, Star Trek, The Simpsons, Mystery Science Theatre, The Daily Show, Northern Exposure....the list goes on and on.

But of those shows only The Simpsons is truly episodic. Daily Show and MST3K aren't fiction, Star Trek is very very very hit or miss depending on the show or season, Cowboy Bebop at the very least contains large overarching plots and Northern Exposure is very much serialized, just not continuously. Episodic television is CSI, E.R. (though it's half and half), Law and Order, etc. Shows with a 'case of the week'. I'd exclude sitcoms from my comment because their plots aren't usually their focus. The most rewarding dramas are usually serialized.

vudu · « **Reply #24 on:** October 06, 2005, 09:27:50 AM »

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" Arrested Development is probably a close second."

More like Arrested Development is probably a close first.

AD has gone downhill a lot since about halfway through the second season. It's one of the three shows I watch on a regular basis, but it's lost the magic of the original episodes.

And what's up with Buster only having like 3 minutes of camera time in all three episodes of this season (combined)?

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Author Topic: Lost (Read 118771 times)