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That implies that the journey has been eventful, or interesting, or not obviously and painfully extended.

Nope... And that includes J.J. Abrams! (rimshot)

Has he stated that recently, specifically since ABC supposedly said they want to dial back anything like explanation/sci-fi elements? Also, what has Carlton Cuse said on this subject? I seem to recall that when he was hired last fall, it was to be the primary showrunner. His voice is probably...

Spooky and pregnant with significance!

The others probably don't want to be tracked, so they obliterated their footprints as they left. Which means they not only have a boat, they have a broom!

It's exaggerated, sure, but I think the central point is valid - if you're just going to be completely passive, there's no difference between the good and the bad. So, either you're engaging your mind more than you claim, or there's no judgment going on.

Hey, I bailed on Voyager and Enterprise until they put an actual writer in charge, and that's Star Trek, which I'd been watching for 10-15 years. Compared to that, Lost will be easy.

Veronica Mars. Its first season was remarkable, with a great mix of macro- and micro-story, a fine cast, and tight, witty writing.

"You don't have to be an idiot to enjoy Lost... you just have to pretend to be an idiot!" :) I've said it before in this and other contexts, and I'll say it again: It's harder for me not to think than it is to think. It's like looking at a clock and not recognizing what time it is. I mean, if...

I'm certainly not planning on it; Veronica Mars has grabbed the top priority for that timeslot (not that it wasn't before). Since I figure ABC won't premiere Lost until nearly November, E-Ring and Head Cases will have more of a chance to grab me than they would if Lost wasn't so annoying. If...

Quite the opposite. I want answers so I'll have less to complain about. As it stands, this stuff just doesn't make sense, and I'm not in the "turn your brain off and have faith" crowd. If the writer/producers want me as a fan, they're going to have to show that this show has some underlying...

...And I'm done. Veronica Mars is in the same timeslot next year, and if its second season is anything like the first, it will build to something and all fit together in interesting, logical ways. Whereas Lost, on the other hand... does this. I mean, for cryin' out loud! The monster is CGI...

Well, who cares? It's just a random name, not something that means anything from previous episodes. Maybe next season we'll hear "James Ford" mentioned in another context and be all, aha!, they're talking about Sawyer, but right now, it's not really compelling information.

Because that would have resulted in the audience getting some ****ing information. :angry:

I'd substitute "curious" for "greedy", myself. Pretty annoying episode. Kate's backstory seemed like filler, and I hate hate hate hate Walt. I mean, I'm sure he's a nice kid, but I despise the unexplained supernatural crap he represents, and the annoying vague warnings of impending doom that...

And then, in November, it will be some undetermined amount of time later and no-one will mention what they saw inside until at least February. :)

Hey, just think where Lost would be if it only had the standard 22 episodes, or had shown the pilot as a 2-hour episode rather than over two weeks. :) I wouldn't be terribly surprised if ABC holds the premiere of Lost until November, to compact the season a little. It's still an open question...

It could be worse. I've gotten to the point where the phrase "with all due respect" practically causes a seizure.

Bingo. They suck at the juggling. Or, rather, instead of juggling, they just stick balls in their coat pocket until they need them again. One of the big problems seems to be that the audience and the show are very disconnected, time-wise. Inside the show, only a month and a half is supposed...

No, I'm pretty sure they both matter.

Well, those flashbacks could have been ten-odd years back, and didn't Locke mention that he was in the chair for four years? There's still plenty of time for some other crappy thing to happen to him.

Well, they intend to rerun them later in the year, and their sister company plans to sell DVDs in September. They probably don't see it as good practice to give away something that they hope to later charge advertisers & consumers money for. That thinking may be out of date, but barring...

Because psychics and curses and magic polar-bear summoning powers are sooooo much more beleivable. --bonks head on desk--

Well, no. A McGuffin is something whose most important quality is that people will kill for it; what it actually is doesn't matter because it won't affect the plot. But this "curse" does affect the plot; although it could just be random events that put Hurley way on the far end of some bell...

Not always. I tend to find that it doesn't take much artificial prolonging before I start to feel jerked around. And Lost has done a whole lot to undercut its tension, such as having things be a big deal one week, barely remarked upon for several episodes afterward, then expecting us to pick up...

I laughed at the time, but it also kind of reminded me of Anya's snarky comments on the last season of Buffy - it's amusing for a moment, but it's just a deflection - despite acknowledging a weakness, the problem is still there.

And everything was shot on a studio's back lot with little if no location shooting (let alone shooting in Hawaii), the actors really were second-rate, along with the effects, stuntwork, and other production values?

Well, you've got to believe the journey. It seems like the monsters, the other people on the island, and the kidnapped girl just sort of slip these characters' minds when the weeks episode focuses on other things, which is sort of a credibility issue.

Or the kid was just kicking his but and Hurley was being sarcastic.

Well, he used the word "we" in a way that implied he had nearby allies.