Lost
I watched J.J. Abrams' new show, Lost, last night, and enjoyed it quite a lot. I especially appreciated the intensity with which the plane crash and its aftermath were presented. In the current American polito-cultural climate it would have been easy for ABC to wimp out in this regard; I'm glad they didn't, and the show was better for it.
There were two things I didn't like about the viewing experience. I'm not going to address the first thing because (a) it's spoilerish and (b) it's not a big deal. I'm not going to address the second thing (which amounts to "Network television is a bad forum for storytelling") because to do so in detail would take a book.
But anyway, if you get a chance to see Lost, check it out.
Comments
i couldn't get a good sense of it while flicking back and forth between it and smallville. abc programming execs should be flogged for their stupidity.
I liked it, too, and I especially liked that I think the title means something other than what we thought it means. I have this sneaking suspicion that the show is far more interesting than the previews intimated.
I can't wait until the Japanese couple get their own spinoff. After their return to civilization they move into a big city apartment building full of quirky characters. Maybe Jason Alexander can play the evil sup.
I wanted to watch it, but it was on before the kids bedtime and it was no OK for 4 and 5 years olds (mine anyway - they have enough problems with nightmares thanks).
Why was it scheduled so early. Hrumph.
Joe
Lost was definitely not OK for 4-5 year olds, and the 8:00 time slot (meaning 7:00 central, I presume) was something the reviewer I heard that morning gripe about, too. It's more ammunition: Network television is a bad forum for storytelling.