TV: Lost

[FLYLine27*]

Haha yeah... I guess it all depends on what you look for in a story. If you're looking for endless twists and like shows like Homeland, Scandal, 24, Sons of Anarchy, etc, then this show could really be up someone's alley. It's a "turn your brain off and ride the roller coaster" show.

Just like 75% of the shows you listed...

 

[kurt]

Your opinion is bad.

I live in a world where Big Bang Theory & 2 1/2 Men are megahits. I don't expect everyone agrees with me when it comes to tastes, let alone what constitutes passable writing, or how important a cohesive/consistent vision is. Or tolerance to nonsense and loose ends.

 

[chicagoskycam]

You know Lost def had some out there story lines but the ones that were great really pulled you in.

It was also an hour long show for 20+ episodes a year. Some of it is going to be bad

 

[GabeTravels]

Currently re-watching with my girlfriend cause she hasn't seen it before. Midway season 5 going on right now.

Knowing/remembering most of the plot twists doesn't take away too much from the enjoyment. Although I mostly enjoy seeing my gf react to the twists and feeling the same feels I did 7 years ago. After this we're watching Breaking Bad since she hasn'tšeen that either.

That's exactly how I felt watching with my roommate. Seeing her reactions to the twists and deaths I knew were coming was quite enjoyable.

We're also doing BrBa next...I've seen it (though not since it aired) and she hasn't. Should be fun.

 

[Riggins]

I really loved the first two seasons. Watching for the first time was fantastic. I couldn't wait to see what was in the hatch. The show got progressively worse over time which I guess is understandable. On my re-watch I absolutely hated the final season.

 

[izzy]

watched it through 3-4 times but never finished it still lol

 

[ap3x]

Haha yeah... I guess it all depends on what you look for in a story. If you're looking for endless twists and like shows like Homeland, Scandal, 24, Sons of Anarchy, etc, then this show could really be up someone's alley. It's a "turn your brain off and ride the roller coaster" show.

Whatever you think of Lost. It had its weaknesses & could be better at times. But it really doesn't fit in a row of series that you listed.

 

[Vikke]

First season was sooooooo good. I'll re-watch it again when I'm on an 8-9 month long vacay in Asia starting September ))))

 

[LarKing]

I'm going to do a rewatch in a few years when I've forgotten more of it. One of my favorites of all time.

 

[Jack Straw]

The writers basically wrote themselves into situations, too many situations if you're complaining, that they couldn't write themselves out of to the satisfaction of all of the audience.

My biggest peeve isn't at all with the show nor with the writers, because I'm actually so glad about all the "mystery", for lack of a better word, that they wrote into the story. No, my peeve is actually with the audience that complained about not getting answers to every single question that the series created in the minds of the viewers. Many of the questions were answered, and those that weren't, it doesn't really matter. The entertainment was the journey, not a pot full of answers at the end of the road. And damn, it was the most marvelous and involving journey I've ever had with any series.

My feelings exactly. If you get really wrapped up in needing answers to everything then you're going to be disappointed. But it was a great, great journey. Einstein said that imagination is more important than knowledge. They left some things to the imagination of the viewers, nothing wrong with that.

 

[hoyster]

My feelings exactly. If you get really wrapped up in needing answers to everything then you're going to be disappointed. But it was a great, great journey. Einstein said that imagination is more important than knowledge. They left some things to the imagination of the viewers, nothing wrong with that.

+1

I didn't really care about getting answers to everything and I think it's even better that they leave some things to your imagination/speculation. But, yeah people got mad since they didn't get some answers they wanted and that's why the series finale got so much crap. IMO the finale (especially what happens outside the island) is amazing and is one of the most beautiful endings ever. Kinda left me with same feelings as Six Feet Under. Just beautiful ending.

Now my re-watch has reached halfway season 6 so really looking forward to that finale (and seeing my gfs reaction )

 

[Frederick Stanley]

So I'm doing a rewatch and naturally some questions were popping up.

I have one question in particular:

In S4E3 "The Economist" :

When Daniel is conducting his time experiment with the rocket, the rocket takes about 31 minutes longer to arrive one the island than it normally should which is due to the time dilation on the island.

So if time moves about 60 times slower on the island than on the outside world, why is there not a huge time gap when they return home? They've been a little over 100 days on the island, 100 days * 60 = 6000 days or close to 16 years. They should have returned 16 years later to the outside world, not a 100 days. Can someone explain this to me, it's driving me nuts.

 

[MoreOrr]

So I'm doing a rewatch and naturally some questions were popping up.

I have one question in particular:

In S4E3 "The Economist" :

When Daniel is conducting his time experiment with the rocket, the rocket takes about 31 minutes longer to arrive one the island than it normally should which is due to the time dilation on the island.

So if time moves about 60 times slower on the island than on the outside world, why is there not a huge time gap when they return home? They've been a little over 100 days on the island, 100 days * 60 = 6000 days or close to 16 years. They should have returned 16 years later to the outside world, not a 100 days. Can someone explain this to me, it's driving me nuts.

It isn't that island time is moving 31 minutes slower than off-island time, it's that island time is 31 minutes behind off-island time. Both island time and off-island time have 24 hours in a day; one is just 31 minutes behind the other.

 

[Lost Horizons]

The real burning question in Lost since Hurley was rich why did he have a disc man instead of an Ipod? It was 2004 after all and the first Ipod came out in 2001 yet he'll buy a gold Jesus and not an Ipod.

 

[Voight]

The real burning question in Lost since Hurley was rich why did he have a disc man instead of an Ipod? It was 2004 after all and the first Ipod came out in 2001 yet he'll buy a gold Jesus and not an Ipod.

He's staying humble & true to his roots.

 

[Lost Horizons]

He's staying humble & true to his roots.

He was all blinged out with his hummer and new house... that burned down:

pinky ring and all:

It's just one of those weird little things in the show that you just go wtf

 

[donkshow]

I'm considering doing a rewatch of this sometime in 2018. It's been so long since I've watched or read anything on LOST, so it should feel very fresh.

In the meantime, did anybody write any books on LOST after the show ended? Whether it was a recap, going over theories and what was and was not answered, etc? I'm on a reading kick and something LOST related would be awesome.

Thanks!

 

[Jabroni]

I'm considering doing a rewatch of this sometime in 2018. It's been so long since I've watched or read anything on LOST, so it should feel very fresh.

In the meantime, did anybody write any books on LOST after the show ended? Whether it was a recap, going over theories and what was and was not answered, etc? I'm on a reading kick and something LOST related would be awesome.

Thanks!

It was just taken off of Netflix unfortunately, but if you have the collection you'd be safe.

I've been rewatching it the past few months and I actually appreciate it more now.

A lost encyclopedia was made which is fairly comprehensive, and I also bought a book on the philosophy of lost. Unfortunately haven't read it yet.

 

[discostu]

It was just taken off of Netflix unfortunately, but if you have the collection you'd be safe.

I've been rewatching it the past few months and I actually appreciate it more now.

A lost encyclopedia was made which is fairly comprehensive, and I also bought a book on the philosophy of lost. Unfortunately haven't read it yet.

TV critic Alan Sepinwall has a book where he talks about a dozen or so dramas that changed television from around the late 90s to 2010 or so. Lost has a big write up in there. I'd take a look at that. It speaks more to the influence of the show and its cultural legacy,and not the plot details and theories.

 

[donkshow]

It was just taken off of Netflix unfortunately, but if you have the collection you'd be safe.

I've been rewatching it the past few months and I actually appreciate it more now.

A lost encyclopedia was made which is fairly comprehensive, and I also bought a book on the philosophy of lost. Unfortunately haven't read it yet.

Was it "Ultimate Lost and Philosophy: Think Together, Die Alone" ?

 

[BonMorrison]

Currently doing a rewatch as well, just finished Season 1. Show still holds up so well.

 

[Jabroni]

Was it "Ultimate Lost and Philosophy: Think Together, Die Alone" ?

I think that was it.

 

[Ceremony]

The real burning question in Lost since Hurley was rich why did he have a disc man instead of an Ipod? It was 2004 after all and the first Ipod came out in 2001 yet he'll buy a gold Jesus and not an Ipod.

I don't think they sent out Dharma brand Apple chargers, so he wouldn't have been able to listen when he was on the island.

And if you say "he wasn't planning on going to the island," no, but the island was planning to have him there

 

[donkshow]

I really, really want to do a re-watch of this. I've got a book teed up to read, just listed to a podcast that was solely about The Constant, so I have LOST on the mind.

Though, with a toddler at home, making time for a re-watch seems daunting and likely to take far longer than I want to spend on it. As well, there are just so many other shows I want to watch on my to-watch list, that it seems silly to re-watch LOST instead.

Perhaps I will revisit this idea once the NHL playoffs are over I will dive back in.

 

[Rabid Ranger]

As much as I love the show (it's 1b right behind the original run of The X-Files for me) I don't think I can watch it again because of the ending (which I liked actually).