JJ Abrams has talent. I know he tries. Nobody needs an excuse to watch escapist shows more than I do. But LOST lost me early. It was contrived & creepy. And not in a good way. Worse, it dragged…
I’m pleased to admit that I’ve never seen “Lost”, nor any of the “Survivor” shows either. I will admit to emailing news departments at local TV stations to inform them that pimping network shows on the 5 PM news wasn’t “news”.
My daughter made me watch it with her once during a visit here, so she’d watch one of my shows. My son had me watch a football game with him during a visit too, but I’d never CHOOSE to watch either. I have extremely varied taste in shows, but the “reality” ones have to involve cooking, clothes or decor for me ;-) and I don’t like ANY spectator sports.
No, no, the best part is that the show was so intentionally confusing, Pab was able to submit this strip a week ago and have no fears of the show spoiling the gag…Well done Mr. Sungenis!
And aside to Freeholder1 - but if I’m not mistaken Peachy’s icon is one of the Darma logos fron one of the early seasons - methinks they tuned in more than they are letting on.
I only know of “Lost” from commentaries over the years, but I’m surprised nobody has compared it to “Twin Peaks”, another experiment in story-telling that crossed the bounds of reality and eventually ended up insulting the audience.
(And the same with “St. Elsewhere” which MorganZ mentions. I thought it was the worst series wrap-up I’ve ever seen and a poke in the eye for everyone who ever cared about the characters.)
Rabbitrose–that would be both Newhart AND Lost, if you watched Kimmel’s Aloha show. I liked both Lost and the Kimmel wrapup. Snakes On a Plane 2–Electric Boogaloo. Funny stuff!
ksoskins over 14 years ago
You wasted 6 years watching this show and still don’t have any idea what it was all about.
zero over 14 years ago
JJ Abrams has talent. I know he tries. Nobody needs an excuse to watch escapist shows more than I do. But LOST lost me early. It was contrived & creepy. And not in a good way. Worse, it dragged…
Hugh B. Hayve over 14 years ago
Happy B-day Maj!
Colt9033 over 14 years ago
It was being made by Abrams anymroe, the current writer had his blessing to do the final way he wanted to.
3hourtour Premium Member over 14 years ago
..I loved LOST…every bit of it…eventhough there was allot of the,’what the @#$%!’(or course, I find allot of that here,as well:-)
bluedyscotty over 14 years ago
Living the Bush Administration all over again…..
Nebulous Premium Member over 14 years ago
None of it happened. It was only a TV show!
bluedyscotty over 14 years ago
That’s what I kept trying to tell myself.
nameless_clock over 14 years ago
HAPPY VICTORIA DAY, T.N.A.O.Q.V!! (The New Adventures Of Queen Victoria)
lewisbower over 14 years ago
Personally, I’ll miss Law and Order more. I enjoyed a show where the bad guy might win in court.
coot31 over 14 years ago
I’m pleased to admit that I’ve never seen “Lost”, nor any of the “Survivor” shows either. I will admit to emailing news departments at local TV stations to inform them that pimping network shows on the 5 PM news wasn’t “news”.
librisleo over 14 years ago
I’m with you, coot31. I’ve never watched Lost, Survivor, American Idol, or the dancing shows. I limit my reality TV watching to Mythbusters.
freeholder1 over 14 years ago
Boy, people are as proud of not seeing this as of never having listened to the Monkees in the ‘60’s. (Reality was everyone tried it at least once.)
You guys must be in Purgatory not knowing what was happening (Sideways hint. Making the sideways really a flash forward, too.) Get it now, Sheik?
L&O, Lost, 24. Ed McBain, Robert Parker. Lately, I’m running out of ways to burn up my precious time.
freeholder1 over 14 years ago
It really was the sequel to Gilligan’s Island, Skipper.
PierrePoirier over 14 years ago
Happy Birthday Your Maj. at least in Canada, anyway.
MorganZ over 14 years ago
Vicky’s reaction is the same as mine was after the ST. ELSEWHERE finale.
Possum Pete over 14 years ago
Happy Birthday, eh!
vldazzle over 14 years ago
My daughter made me watch it with her once during a visit here, so she’d watch one of my shows. My son had me watch a football game with him during a visit too, but I’d never CHOOSE to watch either. I have extremely varied taste in shows, but the “reality” ones have to involve cooking, clothes or decor for me ;-) and I don’t like ANY spectator sports.
peachyanddanny over 14 years ago
Dumber than Dallas.
freeholder1 over 14 years ago
I love how folks who spend hours on their computer REALLY close to the screen, pontificate how evil TV is.
Peachy, you don’t know the difference between dumb and over your head.
kschobert over 14 years ago
No, no, the best part is that the show was so intentionally confusing, Pab was able to submit this strip a week ago and have no fears of the show spoiling the gag…Well done Mr. Sungenis!
And aside to Freeholder1 - but if I’m not mistaken Peachy’s icon is one of the Darma logos fron one of the early seasons - methinks they tuned in more than they are letting on.
pschearer Premium Member over 14 years ago
I only know of “Lost” from commentaries over the years, but I’m surprised nobody has compared it to “Twin Peaks”, another experiment in story-telling that crossed the bounds of reality and eventually ended up insulting the audience.
(And the same with “St. Elsewhere” which MorganZ mentions. I thought it was the worst series wrap-up I’ve ever seen and a poke in the eye for everyone who ever cared about the characters.)
Nebulous Premium Member over 14 years ago
And then Bob woke up next to his wife and told her about the crazy dream he had about running a hotel in…
Wait. That was ‘Newhart’, wasn’t it?
trekkermint over 14 years ago
i loved lost and the original tv version of the prisoner who said good tv had to make sense? couldn’t get much into twin peaks though
and as far as the lost ending? yes they died yes they lived (at least some) and no threads were tied up
pomdemonium over 14 years ago
Rabbitrose–that would be both Newhart AND Lost, if you watched Kimmel’s Aloha show. I liked both Lost and the Kimmel wrapup. Snakes On a Plane 2–Electric Boogaloo. Funny stuff!
Juliamm77 over 14 years ago
They crashed a plane. What did you THINK would happen? (I still bawled my eyes out.)