Summer Time
Well it’s the off season, so to speak, so here is the place to post all your random thoughts until we crank back up for season 4. I won’t be around much so I’ll leave it up to you all to police yourselves like good boys and girls. Try to keep some semblance of order if you can…
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Aye Captain! I think we all learned some valuable lessons about etiquette last week. Have a fanfuckingtastic summer.
Have a great summer. Don’t let the ocean disappear on you.
Can someone suggest some craptacular TV to watch over the summer?
New episodes of Man VS. Wild starting in July on Discovery Channel. New episodes of Gordon Ramsey’s Kitchen Nightmares starting in July on BBCA.
man vs. wild GRRRRR
My name is Evil. I served with the British Special Forces, climbed K2, and survived several seasons of “Lost.” Now, I’m going to parachute into Gary Indiana wearing gang colors, and show YOU how to survive.
I fuckin’ love that guy. I have such a straight-boy crush on him.
Me too buddy, me too… Plus, after an hour of watching him running around all sweaty & shirtless my fiancee gets all frisky! Niiiiiice…
Man vs. Wild starts next Friday- I highly encourage everybody to watch!
Watching the antics of Miss Hilton might be fun. Check out the latest.
She’s in jail.
She’s out.
She’s in again.
In, out, in out, in, out… I think I saw that video of hers.
She’s in again!
i’m enjoying hell’s kitchen oh and the invention show will be on soon oooooh and last comic standing yayyyy!
Gordon Ramsey is brilliant. If you get BBCAmerica check out Kitchen Nightmares- it’s even better.
I don’t watch television. It is a tool of the liberal establishment to promote degenerative anti-social behavior that will eventually force our once great republic to its knees. In its place will rise an new, more “enlightened”, yet less free, and more perverted society.
Have a nice summer.
Hey, you & Mr Meister should have FoxNews viewing party over the summer. Just kidding there Big fella, I would agree that too much tube rots the brain for sure.
ha ha ha, big insult, hang out with Mr. Meister and watch Fox news. Come on Nico, can’t you let it drop? And FYI, we don’t have cable or satelite TV, so we don’t EVER watch Fox News.
Mrs. Meister
You don’t perhaps live in a 12′ X 15′ shack in Montana?
no, I know it is odd to only have network, but it works for us. We are in Maryland, Raven country!! Besides Lost, we watch Heroes and Idol, all of which come on network. Now football season is a little tougher. Since Sunday & Monday night football are both on cable, we either miss them, unless the Raven’s are playing, or upon rare occasion, acquire a babysitter and actually go out to see a game. Last year’s playoff against Indianapolis was fun, but a long, depressing, quiet ride home on the metro.
Mrs. Meister
I recalled your previous comment about the Ravens, so I figured the homestead was somewhere in the vacinity of Baltimore.
I was REALLY just cracking a not very funny joke there MrsM. Not trying to stir the pot. Besides, we should embrace our differences.
Embrace our differences hugh? I assume your tongue is planted in your cheek since we know the huge success that was last week.
But, about your “not very funny joke”, perhaps I’m too sensitive after last week, BUT it seemed to me your “Just kidding there Big fella” was directed at Big Jim solely, further insinuating that hanging with the Meisters was an insult.
The last thing I want to do is stir up dissension (unless @ Lost), nor am I too thin skinned to take friendly teasing, however, I didn’t interpret your jocular post as Meister friendly.
Mrs. Meister
I see, personally if I was you I would’ve been more offended my the shack in Montana crack- but that’s just me.
Since your husband has clearly presented himself as a “conservative” & openly branded me as a “liberal” I figured the joke would be obvious.
Just to keep things equal, here’s one at my expense: Tonight I’m going to sit down in front of CNN with a cup of herbal tea & my cat & watch Anderson Cooper weep openly about some war orphans in Darfur (sp?).
See- I’m an equal opportunity stereotypist.
Hey the Kazinski reference was funny!
Being a liberal isn’t a bad thing, being a democrat, though, that’s another thing.
I’d hate to hit the obvious but cats are for women, Nico, I hope it’s your fiancee’s cat. Real men don’t own cats.
In the immortal words of Rodney King, “Can’t we all just…get along?”
Preev, my man, you just haven’t met the right cat yet.
Actually I no longer own a cat (it just sounded right), but I did have one for many years. I was always a dog guy until I found this stray cat back in 1995. She was declawed on all 4 paws & fixed, so you’d think she’d be timid. Instead she dominated all the other stray cats like she was the Queen of the freakin’ jungle. I figured it was only a matter of time before she ran into a big Raccoon though, so I took her home & named her Bunny (cause she looked like a rabbit when she crouched in the grass). She passed away at the ripe old age (estimated) of about 17 last month & is sorely missed.
PS) Yes, the Democratic party are a bunch of pussies who refuse to differentiate themselves from their opposition. The only guy in the whole party with a set of balls is Ted Kennedy & what the fuck good is a dinosaur like him going to do? When it comes to politics in this country I like to quote The Who: “Meet the new boss, same as the old boss…”.
Well, if I lived in a shack I might be offended, but I live in a house with central air and indoor plumbing and all the other modern day luxuries one would expect to find, lacking only in cable television. Preev was being funny, not taking a potshot. There is a difference.
Preev, cats aren’t for ALL women. I’ve had 3 lab mixes and 0 cats. We do have a couple we take target practice at though when they trespass onto our yard.
Mrs. Meister
Hey, you don’t watch FoxNews either right? I fail to see the difference. C’mon, don’t be so sensitive! You know BigJim & I are as different as can be & we started off hating each other. Now we always have each other’s backs & get along fine. I can be kind of ass sometimes, it’s just who I am. I promise you it’s nothing personal & I don’t mean any disrespect by it.
peace brotha, we cool.
Mrs.Meister
The only good cat is a dead one. They make great baseballs, though. My former best friend was a cat lover until I turned him to the dark side. Got two psycho dogs and treated them like cats, told him you can’t do that, but did it his way and last I heard they were freaking out of control.
Point about cats, the guy who stalked and raped women in Philadelphia years back would always know where the single women lived by looking for cats in the windows. He actually joined the AF, and while stationed in Wyoming got caught doing what he did in Philly. I think they made a Cold Case episode about it or movie of the week. Just watch your cornhole Nico.
GROSS!! Well that’s the last cat I’ll ever own.
I only understand “perverted”.
My summer will be filled with Last Comic Standing (13 June), Eureka (10 July), and probably some Hell’s Kitchen. Just bought a 50″ DLP HD TV so I’ll be up for anything HD this summer. Usually half the summer is spent watching stuff we PVR’d from the regular season, then get to the other crap, then next thing you know it’s September. Lot’s of reality TV also.
One show I love to watch now is Big Spender, if you haven’t seen it, try an episode (I think it’s on A&E Saturday mornings, 1100 EDT). It’s amazing how someone can be nearly $100K in debt, yet not think about how they are going to pay off bills. The people are so stupid about finances it’s funny.
Saving my latest Sopranos until I have the finale recorded. Who the hell am I kidding? I’ll watch tonight.
‘Twas a very good Sopranos episode. They’re pulling out all the stops for the series finale, it appears.
All I saw was “bloodbath” on Foxnews.com and have stayed away from it (or any news site). Can’t wait to see it, I might hold out another night but if I don’t watch it soon I’ll see a spoiler.
Ok, saw it. I wouldn’t say bloodbath, but more than it has been. Can’t wait until next week, might actually watch live.
I saw josh blue from last comic standing walking down the street today while i was driving.
Did you throw something at him?
I felt bad. I was like “who is that drunk guy!? god damn it’s only 2 pm. oh wait that guy’s retarded. whoa that’s josh blue!!!! but then i found out he was doing a tour here so i knew i wasn’t seeing things. he kinda reminds me of timmy from south park.
oh i meant jimmy
I don’t have cable or satellite either, so it’ll mostly be the scary outside real world for me. I was sort of tempted to try Pirate Master on CBS; that really looked like a big steaming pile. Managed to resist though. Be safe and pleasant, everyone.
I watched 3 minutes of it and couldn’t take it anymore. Manufactured drama, “reality” stars that are all really inspiring actors. Not since Survivor 1 has a reality show really been reality. Big steaming pile is the nicest thing I’d call it.
I’m gonna go ahead and say that EVERYONE here needs to watch It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia when it comes on this summer. Trust me on this one.
I will keep watch for it. Thanks for the tip.
Mrs. Meister
I was just about to say that.
ASIP is one of the funniest things on TV
then I must watch ASIP ASAP
Mrs.Meister
Good call, I love that show. It truly is worthy of holding the title of the “new Seinfeld”.
what channel?
FX network, home of another damned good show, The Shield. Nip/Tuck, too.
oh well, guess I won’t be watching. Maybe it’ll come out on DVD.
Mrs. Meister
Well, seeing as how there’s nothing to do while we wait for February…
Hit up this site: spoilerslost . blogspot . com
Without the spaces, obviously. Read the top entry. In short, the ensemble on Lost no longer likes one of their fellow cast members. At least it’ll give us something to talk about that’s kind of on-topic.
I wouldn’t say it was specifically Lost, it was just some “Diva” that other cast members didn’t like. My guess would be they were talking about Desperate Housewives, but no one at this point knows for sure. I thought it was interesting, though, that Harrold Perrineau was offered a regular position, theory being he’ll be featured in flash forwards maybe helping to find the island and rescue everyone. That’s how they’ll get away with Walt being so big.
IF it’s Lost I’m guessing it’s Emily DeRavine
My guess would be Evangeline Lilly, mostly because they say she is “crucial” to the plot of the show.
I think it said she was a blonde.
Mrs. Meister
OK, went back to check cause I thought I missed the blonde thing. All it says was “pretty and privileged white female entitlement”, so this could be anyone female. I really don’t think they were talking about lost but there was a comment about something on the beach. I would think that if anyone was coming across that way it would be Elizabeth Mitchell, because she’s had big screen success (Gia). EL and EdR are up and coming and don’t have the success prior to Lost to be be prima donnas. Just my thoughts.
Didn’t I say I’d stay away? Crap, got to stop doing this!
ok, you’re right. I don’t know where I got the blonde thing.
Mrs. Meister
Latest report is it is not Elizabeth Mitchell nor is it a Grey’s Anatomy or Ugly Betty star, looking more like a Lost character. This could be interesting, but you know it will leak out eventually.
I’m predicting an expanded role for Cheech in the next season. Bare knuckles between him and Bennard for the right to mate with Rose. (They’re going after the “Murder She Wrote” demographic seeing as all other attempts have failed.)
Hey, whatever happened to that mangy mutt, Vincent?
I predict he’ll finally dig up smokie and spend the season chewing on its left shoe/tentacle thingie.
Jin will finally become fluent in english but in a bitter twist of fate he will accidently slice off his tongue with the lid from a dharma peach can. Of course, Desmond will have foreseen it.(What an asshole). Ironically, Desmond not much later chokes to death on canned dharma haggis. They harvest his hair and make a wig for Locke.
Jack, Sawyer and Kate will have the long overdue 3way but Hurley will stumble upon them in the act. He suddenly starts losing weight but remains silent as to the true cause. Sayid gives Hurley military training. The Kung Fu grip is featured in a new brainwashing film. Foreshadowing of things to happen?
Ben’s retinas will detach (long overdue IMO). The writers will limp along for a few episodes with Ben wearing eye bandages and stumbling around and falling off cliffs, etc. His character goes from mad/evil to sad/pathetic. Claire adopts him as a surrogate husband (she is a widow afterall). Eyebrows will be raised because Charlie is less than 5 hours dead. Sayid will ease concerns with a brilliant time dilation-general relativity speech. General calm returns to the island…
At this point, viewership for LOST is down to 3million. Cheech is free between “projects” as they say in LA and ABC goes for broke by signing him back. Don Johnson makes guest cameos as Nash Bridges. Much more than the usual amount of gun play ensues. Many island crimes will get solved in hip fashion. The now tanned and slimmed Hurley paints the VW microbus bright ‘Cuda yellow as per Johnson’s request. Sawyer makes an off comment and pays the ultimate price via the now strong-sinewy Hurley death grip.
Phillip Michael Thomas will join the cast at this point. Johnson and Thomas’ characters will have shared flashbacks to previous lives as two ’80’s undercover narcs in Florida. All hell breaks loose when they discover dead-Charlie’s smack. Glen Frey lands a plane, rescues all the cute women and the smack in a finale titled, “Smuggler’s Blues”. Jack and Hurley wave tearfully to the departing plane.
thanks, that started my morning with a laugh. All very plausible theories.
Mrs. Meister
My bet on the “Diva” is Sun. She has been giving off that certain vibe towards the other losties. Check out the last few episodes. She has this snotty smirk.
All is not a loss for Jin. Although Vincent runs off with the tongue, they wrestle it away and Jack reattachs it just in the nic-of-time… good excuse for an extended jungle trek and some tense medical moments?
You forgot the part about Hurley stealing Johnson’s Ferrari Testarossa and barreling through the jungle with it.
Hurley runs Locke down with it.
Rousseau dynamites the car the same way it was done in Miami Vice the first time around.
BTW – Terry O’Quinn was in Miami Vice – played Richard Cain (ep #1.10).
The circle is complete.
WOW, Terry O’Quinn was in Miami Vice wasn’t he? I thought Kevin Spacey was the only good actor that ever appeared on that show.
If you remember Nash Bridges, Daniel Roebuck who played Dr. Leslie Arzt (blew himself up with the dynamite) was a regular.
Other lost – Nash Bridges tie ins:
Andrew Divoff – Mikhail is listed as doing 2 episodes.
Michael Bowen – Danny Pickett (Juliet shoots him 3 times) also did 1 episode.
Forgot to add: M.C. Gainey – big Tom is listed for 1 episode of Nash too.
Cheech Marin
Jeff Perry (Frank “Sawyer” Duckett) – the guy Sawyer shoots while in Australia
were both regular cast on Nash.
Yikes! How do you both know so much about Nash Bridges? Wasn’t that on CBS? I didn’t think anybody under 70 watched that network…
Ouch!
Watch out, I hear Bob Barker from The Price is Right is retired and full of piss & vinegar. He’ll poke you with the corner of his pillow and drool on your shirt.
As long as he doesn’t try to neuter me it’s fine.
Spaying is not an option?
Not for a boy…
So Bob is retired. Does he get to take those Barker Beauties as part of the deal? He does come across as a bit of a Hefner clone… he needs someone to chase around in his pad.
Yes, Vice and Nash were cool shows in their time. Pitty the fool who don’t know his Don Johnsonology.
What the hell is going on around here?
Presidential politics?
Cat stories?
Nico believing that a show could possibly be on the same level as Seinfeld?
It gets kind of scary when there isn’t a horrible episode of Lost to tear apart.
Maybe this will get another good thread going:
Its 5:40am, I have to be at work at 7am, and I just finished watching a 2-hour episode of Columbo from season 2 (1972). There is no alcohol involved.
Its great being a teacher.
Columbo is the shit. The shows always had great title cards back in the day like: “Sex, Murder & the Single Divorcee” or something.
By the way, I wouldn’t say IASIP is on the “same level” as Seinfeld (ask me again if it’s on the air in another 8 years). I would say it has a kind of modern version of the same type of humour. They’re all very self centered characters (much like Seinfeld) who you can’t help but like anyway (sound familiar?). Plus the stories are about just weird, random shit (again, like Seinfeld).
Is it a show about nothing?
Pretty much… The characters don’t lead very rich lives, lets put it that way. The stories always end horribly with the characters left in the worst possible position. It’s darker than Seinfeld, but just as irrelevant.
Ive always said that if Magyver and Columbo would have been on Lost the show would be over. Those two could have figured everything out and gotten off the island. They just don’t make good characters like that any more…
Yep, they could’ve used Quincy ME to find the cause of death on Mr. Ecko too.
Don’t forget Ironsides being magically cured a la Locke, and solving all the mysteries of the island.
Sure, then Barnaby Jones can come in a wax all philisophical for us.
Maybe it’s time for Commander Magnum to make a comeback, he’s on Hawaii isnt’ he?
Anyone see this on other “fan” sites?
Dont know if this was posted but here is what the newspaper cliping says:
“The body of John Lantham of New York was found shortly after 4 am in the 4300 block of Grand Avenue.
Ted Worden, a doorman at the Tower Lofts complex, heard loud noises coming from the victim’s loft.
Concerned for tenants’ safety, he entered the loft and found the body hanging from a beam in the living room.
According to Jaime Ortiz, a police spokesman, the incident was deemed a suicide after medical tests. Latham (sic) is survived by one teenaged son.
Memorial services will be held at the Hoffs-Drawlar Funeral Home tomorrow evening.”
Source: The Fuselage
Who the fudge is John Lantham?
Jeremy Lantham is a philosopher, dawg. I think.
Isn’t it Bentham? He’s that Pantopticon fella.
Bentham, true. Good call. That Panopticon shit is pretty interesting, by the way.
Fuck. There is really nothing on television during the summer. Any more recommendations from anyone?
Take a gander at my response to Evil’s post up top. Hey JT, did we lose some posts from this thread since this am?
There’s a bunch of posts missing, I know me and you had a bunch about Michael Moore a couple days ago that got dumped. Thinking maybe I imagined it all, but we did talk about that correct?
I think the mystery of John Lantham (if that’s who it is) will be solved in episode 6.14.
As for recommendations, besides what I have recommended, I watch Pimp my ride, trick my truck, how it’s made, John Ratzenberger’s America, and many other cool reality shows, if I have time.
I’ll find out today (hopefully) if I’m going to the sandbox, so that will fill up 4 months just prior to Lost starting.
More & more I think it’s Michael using an alias. Not only is he coming back to the show but so is Walt (the teenage son that is mentioned?). Walt & Michael will be featured in the flash forwards which will explain why Walt looks older.
I think you are right, I thought initially it was him, which would explain Kate’s disdain for the person, but why is Jack so upset about it, enough to go kill himself? Obviously they’ve got some gaps to fill. I have said somewhere previously that since Michael and Walt returned, why had no one come to rescue them? Since he would have been a know survivor of Oceanic 815, if the claim is they are all dead, then what happened? It’s plausible he changed his name, or was given new identity, upon his return. Also, it appears Locke saw a future manifestation of Walt, though they were careful to not say that, but that he was filmed at an angle so you wouldn’t notice.
This is a good discussion but there is no way of knowing if that is in fact what the article said. Two things bug me about it, first, if that was the text of the story, why hide it? Since no one knows who J- -antham is, why obscure it? I think there might be more to the article than that. Second, if it was Michael, why didn’t Walt come to the funeral/viewing? Or if it wasn’t him, why didn’t anyone come at all?
Maybe Walt didn’t come because he found out what his father did to get him back?
& of course we all knew that the funeral home…Hoffs-Drawlar…is an anagram for Flash-Forward…
Am I hallucinating or did some of this thread vanish? I could have sworn there was a post about Knocked Up that has gone bye-bye. Or am I just going blind?
yes, I saw that yesterday. It is gone now.
That IS odd… either Tyler is a huge Michael Moore fan, or he REALLY hates him. Either that or Disney is producing his new flick (Disney also owns ABC). I said MODERATE not censor!
Yeah I just commented above about that. It disappeared a couple days ago, wonder if there was a server crash and the backups didn’t get the Knocked up/Michael Moore threads.
Well, to your earlier “Lost” Michael Moore thread I’ll say this: I don’t quite think he’s Satan Incarnate like you do. However I think people need to realize his films are editorial & not journalism; there’s a big difference. Roger & Me was a very good movie. Everything since then has been heavy handed to say the least.
I wouldn’t say he’s Satan Incarnate, but he certainly lost a huge base of fans when he did the Fahrenheit 9/11 farce, which has been shown to have many (59 I believe) inaccurate parts. I agreed Roger and me was good, as was Canadian Bacon, but you are right, since then it’s been this personal vendetta to slam and make anything conservative look bad. It’s not documentaries, it’s his opinion on the subject and filled with half truths and inaccuracies. He’s misusing his celebrity and people should ignore his crappy films, they’re not documentaries, but opnionated films. Ok, back to Lost bashing!
Pshaw!
Ignore? That tends to be the American way, or at least the way of the plebs in America, No?
Listen, the festival series in España are off, and I’m having a dandy of a time. So many señoritas, and only one Laurent.
Mr. Moore tends to rattle the cages, this is a good thing. Healthcare in the US is beyond appaling. If only people would wake up to the enormous profits being generated by HMOs and Pharmaceutic corps at the expense of their health, their LIVES! Don’t swallow the R&D spin BS, take a look at their earnings. Nowhere is healthcare perfect, but America, is very far from it. Let the markets decide wether you need a new pancreas! Ha! You’re dead.
I left the trust fund-hippy bars in Granada and sat on a roof of some white walled Carmen house, gypsies on the hillsides above, strumming my mandolina and swigging some tinto verano, very nice, though I should have shagged that Swiss college student caught in a comfortable (the one wealth affords) rebellious phase, yet I went back to my abode and borrowed a laptop to post my au revoir.
I’m back for a while and after an afternoon of pintxos and txakolins I’m here, before siesta, reading this crap. The final episode was fine, Locke is right of course, why leave, nobody has anything to go back to besides Rose’s husbands dental practice! That struck a cord with me. Why leave? I’ll leave you back to your gladhanding and as Harvey Keitel, as Mr. Wolf, stated, “Don’t go suckin’ each other’s dicks yet”, Laurent’s watching.
Ciao.
Nicko, you’re commitment is impressive, but you’re a fair and even handed fellow, not like I. So sad that the turkey left, rather enjoyed his witticisms.
Turk is still around, just kind of taking a break it seems. I try to be fair, but sometimes fail miserably. American health care does stink (I’m lucky enough to have good insurance through work, but it hasn’t always been like that). However, socialized medicine isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. A friend of mine since HS is a Canadian citizen (lives in Nova Scotia) & he has told me some real horror stories about the state of Canada’s health system. The wait to see a doctor can be lengthy & every year there are stories about people croaking while waiting 2 months for an appointment. To me there has to be some kind of happy medium between the government funded & private sector.
I blame the health care problem on lawyers. If we could take the liability out of healthcare, and I’m not saying make it a free for all, but take out the frivolous (sp?) lawsuits and let doctors be doctors, who are human and make mistakes. Shit happens, and if a doctor misses a critical diagnoses, then tough titties. If you rely on one human’s diagnosis and have something, then you should have gotten a second opinion. If we can do this, and then shake the insurance companies down, and get away from $3 Tylenol pills when you can buy a 100 for $5 in the store, then we can get cheaper more accessible Healthcare. Also, there are some cash only doctors that are cropping up and they are very affordable, imagine that, take the liability and insurance out of the equation and people can afford it.
Laurent, welcome back, I figured like most French people you had thrown in the white flag and surrendered when the going got tough.
I think you hit the nail on the head there about liability problems. I dated a girl years ago whose step dad was a brilliant neurosurgeon. He had saved countless lives; yet one lawsuit filed by the family of somebody who died on the table (during a VERY complex brain surgery) almost forced him to retire.
That is exactly right, now if he was drunk or was clearly in the wrong, then that’s another story, but even then I say “shit happens.” I guess I’m a little cynical, but if I get bad healthcare (remember I’m in the military – managed healthcare at it’s finest) and I can’t do anything about it. They could chop off a limb, and I have no recourse. I like that though, because I think it frees up the doctors to not worry that every little mistake they make will be rehashed in a courtroom.
I think of Jack’s story he told kate about fear, where he cut the nerve sack on his first solo op, count to five, let the fear take over, then let it go. He made a mistake, and even the best surgeon in the world (not referring to Jack here) could make a mistake and get sued.
I just realized that the island doesn’t have a lawyer, why is that?
there is nothing to gain.
Mrs. Meister
We have watched up to epi 11, and I have only 3 comments:
1. In epi 7, The Moth, Charlie is in Confession for his 3-some, he felt badly about the affect the rocker life was having on him and very soon after told Liam he wanted out. This explains, for all ya dudes, why it did not make his top 5.
2. In epi 10, Raised by Another, Claire is at a table with the couple that want to adopt her baby. She asks the woman about a lullaby and says her father sung it to her when she was a child. But, Claire didn’t know her father, as we all learned later that he is also Jack’s dad.
3. The 1st season is FAR superior to the 3rd.
Mrs. Meister
I’ve gotten sidetracked on my quest to watch season one. I’ve found on the lostpedia the summaries are good, and they have story threads. But, it was good stuff so in absence of other good programming (I’m in tears after the Soprano’s finale, out of frustration that it ended like Lost – nothing resolved) I’ll probably watch. We’ve been too busy to watch taped stuff, so we’re two weeks or more behind on Deadliest Catch, Gene Simmon’s Family Jewels, Flip this house, and The Real Deal, that will probably take up the next two weeks to catch up. Plus, now with the big screen downstairs the wife is staying downstairs more and not hibernating in the bedroom at night. I hope to get through Walkabout this week, if it kills me! I may bring in a portable to watch here in the office while I wait out the traffic at night.
Lord, that Sopranos finale left me in fits. What a total cop-out. Can anybody say: Sopranos- the Movie?
The speculation is you make your own ending, like do you believe they were whacked, or maybe the one guy was FBI, or maybe just incidental. I’m going for the everyone got whacked except Meadow, she walks in just as he’s being whacked and is spared.
The whole episode had a Lost feel, not much happened, and the only big thing was a no brainer (literally) when Phil got whacked. Chase said this was it, but maybe he takes 2 or 3 years and comes back to pick up the story, maybe the pressure of the show just demanded he take an inderterminate time off and saying they’ll be a 7th season would only cause undo pressure of when it was coming out, etc. I don’t think we’ve heard the last from The Sopranos.
See, I don’t think anybody got whacked. I kind of figured that the idea was: You’re only as happy as your saddest kid, nobody knows from day to day if they’re gonna’ live or die & a guy like Tony is always going to have to look over his shoulder and see menacing figures everywhere. So why not just try to enjoy some onion rings with your family while you can.
The thought of the family getting snuffed is cliched & not how it happens in real life anyway.
I heard an interesting thought on the Sopranos finale, it was a reference to how things get quiet and then it goes black, something Tony and Bobby were discussing when fishing earlier. IOW, the audience was “whacked”.
Other theories are that everyone in the diner had it out for Tony, he had screwed them all over in some way at some point on the show. Ok, I’m done talking about it, I think Lost could do the same screw job Sopranos did, so watch out.
I know, it can drive a person nuts thinking about it too much- just like Lost. Perhaps James Gandolfini will show up as the leader of the “other Others”.
“Fuck you Jack you fuckin schadrool! Kate, where’s my ziti you dumb gumatz?”
Just a note that the final episode of Lost only garnered 16.6 million viewers. I say only since it peaked at 22 million. It finished fourth behind American Idol (2 episodes), and NCIS. I think the start of season 4 might garner about the same, but if they drag feet some more, it will definitely drop to less than 12, and as I’ve predicted, down to about 8-9 million by the middle of the season.
WANKER!!!! LOST ROCKS!
Ah, all caps- the sign of a high I.Q.
I agree! You’re a wanker! What kind of loser runs a site about how much he hates a show!? You still live with your parents, Tyler?
Wanker!
LOST is the greatest show to ever grace the world’s LCD, DLP, Plasma and Cathode Ray screens and boxes! Deal with it!
May I ask what shows you find ‘enjoyable,’ oh holy site-runner?
Now this post is a tad bizarre… especially considering the change of attitude shown below. Just had to get it out of your system eh? I personally don’t understand people who get so flustered just because somebody holds a different attitude about a TV show.
sorry, “different opinion” would have made more sense.
I must admit that I take the position of a LOST fanboy and I’m okay with that. I mean, I live and breathe LOST and I have yet to see an episode that doesn’t whet my insatiable appetite for the show (yeah, you like that nonsensical sentence, don’t you?). But I do have to say that despite this websites lack of definitive argument on why LOST sucks (camera shaking?), there are some people on here that actually know what the heck they’re talking about and it’s a joy reading their comments. They’re in the minority, but I’ve read quite a few posts from a number of episode threads that make some observations about the given episode. It’s refreshing to see that some ‘haters’ can actually have an intellectual and mature discussion about the show, its faults and its triumphs. Unlike a lot of other sites, you guys actually use good grammar! Yay!
I apologize for calling you a ‘parasitic wanker,’ Tyler, but it is pretty laughable that you run this site about ‘hating’ the show.
I have a long time to decide, but I think I might come on here every once in a while to talk about the episodes.
And, so you guys know what kind of episodes I consider the best, here’s my top 20:
1. Through the Looking Glass – (3)
2. The Man Behind the Curtain – (3)
3. The Man From Tallahassee – (3)
4. Deus ex Machina – (1)
5. Live Together, Die Alone – (2)
6. The Brig – (3)
7. One of Us – (3)
8. Enter 77 – (3)
9. Man of Science, Man of Faith – (2)
10. All the Best Cowboys Have… – (1)
11. Lockdown – (2)
12. Walkabout- (1)
13. Flashes Before Your Eyes – (3)
14. Solitary – (1)
15. The 23rd Psalm – (2)
16. One of Them – (2)
17. Two for the Road – (2)
18. Not In Portland – (3)
19. Numbers – (1)
20. Par Avion – (3)
As you can probably tell, I loved season 3.\
-Brian
Must you?
What’s worse, a site about how much a show sucks, or a fanboy seeking out to lambaste the moderator and the posters?
First of all, I liked Lost. Past tense, LIKED. This season sort of improved, but season 2 was worthless, a throw away. Nothing came out of season two. Nothing was solved, only more mysteries put upon us. Name one thing that was resolved in season 2, just one freaking thing. Season three started with 6 “excuse me” episodes then proceeded to almost get back to season one greatness. But, in the end, what was resolved this season? Basically, we know Jack and Kate got off the island, and Sun is pregnant with Jin’s baby. Oh, and Ben wasn’t actually born on the island. Other than that, there were no great mysteries solved, we still don’t know what the driving force behind the others are, and have no clue as to what is so mysterious about this island or why the Dharma people were killed or even who they were to begin with (or who the “natives” are). Granted, those would effectively end the series, but you can’t have a character spend weeks with the others then come back knowing nothing. I almost hate wasting my breath on you, but I got a minute or two to point out that if you think Lost is the be-all, end-all of television, then you need to move out of your parent’s basement, give up that job at Taco Bell, maybe get a life, lose your virginity, then come back and tell me the show is the greatest. It was, now it is not. 22 million people watched this show, now it’s down to 12 million, does that say anything? CSI has consistently pulled 22 million over 7 years, Lost will be lucky to maintain the 12 million it’s down to next year. I have high hopes for a vastly improved season 4, but others may not be as patient.
hi im tina!
im 21years old and NOT a basement dweller lost fan.
However,i am a lost fan who has a problem with a site that is dedicated to bashing…..expecially when most of the points of the siteowner are void of any real constructive critisism.
PREEVYET,
I would also like to point out that lost is a serialized drama with a beginning and an end………..with 3 more seasons to go.So its silly to expect any definitive answers for any specific mystery,because once the cats out of the bag then the show will have nothing left to thrive on.Bottomline……if you are watching lost for answers then you are watching the wrong show alltogether.
I would also like to add that i know “manofscience118″ he is a true lost fan but why do you have a problem with that? personally i think its better to be a fan than a hater….if you dont like lost than dont watch it plain and simple.
read the FAQ and you’ll understand why Tyler created this site.
I too was a fan-girl. LMeister and I would watch the show week after week as it deteriorated in quality. Then, following each show would be comments by L on how it sucked and the show had jumped the shark…. I, in denial would resist the truth and defend whichever epi we had just watched, clinging tightly to my delusions of grandeur. One day, after L had found WLS, I started to read it and little by little, the fog has cleared and I am able to admit, and openly proclaim, that yes, LOST DOES SUCK.The longer you stay in denial, the harder the hit will be when one day you realize the show is over and all your hopes have been diminished. Come now, come to the dark side…
Mrs. Meister
I find nothing offensive about this post. Of course there are folks who will continue to be fans no matter how much crap the Lost writers fling at them. I don’t mind when fans present their opinion in a logical & respectful way (our own Mr. Truant would be a perfect example). I could have lived without the top 20 list though…
Why thank you, dawg! Yes, I’m still around, but haven’t been visiting the site as often as I’d like (I do actual work at work now, which blows goats, in case anyone was wondering).
Anyway, Lost-related — thought you cats and kittens should know that the powers-that-be at ABC are planning on releasing a bunch of mobisodes. And yeah, I know, mobisodes usually suck, in my experience — but these 90-second clips are apparently going to feature main cast members. And the mobisodes are gonna be canon, which means that they might be kinda interesting.
Hope all is well with you guys.
By the way, Nic — I fucking LOVED the Sopranos ending. David Chase has got a set of balls the size of Jupiter, dude, for going with that ending. People are analyzing the living Christ out of it. And they ended it with JOURNEY, dude!
You would love it. I think in a month when I cool off I might see the genius but right now, it was a freaking cop out. He couldn’t commit to say whether he’d do another season so this was his was of leaving it up in the air. Just plain wrong.
Ok, I’ll bite, what the heck is a mobisode? I’ve heard webisode, but not mobisode, and if so, where will they be available?
Yeah, what’s a mobisode? Never heard the term before. Hey wait… I told ya’ Tony Soprano was coming to the island!
In retrospect I think the ending of the Sopranos was perfectly in keeping with the tone of the show, if not very satisfying. I too found Journey to be an interesting musical choice for the final scene. I’m a slavish Journey fan myself (showing my age a bit) & plan on having Journey cover band “The Lovin’, Touchin’ Squeezin’s” play my wedding (jk- I stole that from Scrubs).
From Wikipedia:
“Mobisode is a term first coined by Daniel Tibbets then trademarked by his employer, Fox Broadcasting Company[1], for a broadcast television episode specially made for viewing on a mobile telephone screen and usually of short duration (from one to three minutes). The word is a neologism, coined by Tibbets as a portmanteau of the two words “mobile” and “episode”.”
I mean to say, “…make some decent and intriguing observations…”
How was I rude? I apologized for my first post and actually complimented the site. I mean, I wasn’t ‘lambasting’ anyone! I understand that me posting my ‘Top 20′ was a little off, but I do think that this site is actually pretty cool despite the whole “LOST Sucks” theme.
By the way, I’m in 9th grade so, Preevyet, I don’t think your recommendations apply to me.
Hahahaha!!! Everything Preevyet mentioned as an insult is perfectly appropriate for a 9th grader. That’s rich man, rich I tells ya’.
Don’t feel bad, everybody here is just used to having to defend the site’s very existance to the fan boys/girls.
1. you need to move out of your parent’s basement (Where else would I live?)
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2. give up that job at Taco Bell (I don’t work at Taco Bell
3. maybe get a life (I’m pretty sure I’ve got one.)
4. lose your virginity (Nope. Not yet.)
Where do you live, Nico?
Hey Man of Science, I think I remember you from the TV.com boards. I think you will find this site to be a refreshing change from all the absurd rules and sensitve modeartors that you had to endure at the other site. Welcome aboard!
My apologies, oh young one. I forget that the children sometimes get on the boards. Sometimes it’s hard to distinguish between 15 year olds and 30 year olds.
You have much to learn, and one day when your brain is full of worthless information (then known as a college graduate), you will come to understand why Lost really sucks. I used to think the A-Team was great when I was your age, and watched Alice, Dallas, Dukes of Hazzard, Gimme a Break, Silver Spoons and other assorted “classics” that I couldn’t wait to see but now are just horrible. I even visited the Dallas ranch in Texas when I was about 13-14. Yuck. But I neglected the truly greatest show of my time, Magnum, PI and now own the first 5 seasons on DVD so I don’t have to seek out the reruns on WGN or wherever. Point is, don’t argue how great a show is when you are so young and impressionable. No doubt you’ve succumbed to the T&A fest of season 1 and can’t wait to see Kate strip down again. BTW, I have 17 and 14 year old sons, and the 14 year old watches Naruto, Pokeman, and anything really on Cartoon Network. Of course, unlike when I was growing up, we lock out our dish to prevent him from watching things he shouldn’t, I know it’s cruel, but my parents forbid me to watch “the bitch” (classic T&A Joan Collins film) but I watched it anyway. Don’t worry, he goes to his friends house to get his boner flick fix.
I think you should change your name to “pimplefacedboyofscience”
Well if you take a gander at my past posts you will see I frequently (& proudly) mention that I am a life-long resident of Chicago.
hey Nico, are you a Steven Seagal fan?
Mrs. Meister
Well, I wouldn’t say a “fan”- but I do enjoy his older flicks just for the neck breaking gusto & unintentional hillarity. The monicker of Nico Toscani comes of course from his 1988 classic Above the Law. Not only is it set in my home town, but my real name is pretty close to his fictional one in the film (definately just as Italian sounding). For the record: Out For Justice is a much better film. He plays another tough Italian American cop named Gino Vannelli in that jem. Wonder how a nice Jewish boy like Steven got typecast as an Italian American hard ass for so many years?
Preevyet. I’m not entirely sure what you meant by “T&A” fest when you were referring to season 1, but if you meant something along the line of being swept up by season 1’s awesomensss, then I should tell you that season 1 is my least favorite season.
AAAARG! Season 1 is the only one worth watching all the way through! I think you should go back & watch it again. The T&A being referred to is Kate running around 1/2 nekkid all the time in the first season.
Man, I have to slow mo on the beach scene with her….wow. Since then, there was the brief swim in the lagoon to get the case and then a slight peak this season and that’s it. More Kate in bra & panties, ratings go up. Hmmm, wonder if that’s why so many stopped watching?
Holy Crap!!! It’s the off season…you all need to get a life
kidding.
I was under the distinct impression that this place would be a bit of a ghost town during the summer (and into the fall). We had all signed each other’s year books, gave those last hugs and headed off.
Out of boredom while waiting to pick up my wife from work, I got on here just to see if ANYTHING at all was happening and there’s like a whole little world still happening and I’m totally out of the loop. I mean even Laurent has re-emerged since I last looked.
On the bright side, I’ll have somewhere to go while I’m killing time on the net…believe me, the moronic conversations going on at the sherdog forum was wearing me out (as broad as the internet is, that forum could still compete for most idiotic on the internet).
Anyway, good to see you guys again.
I know what you mean, I fully intended to vacate the premises for the off season. Sadly, I find better conversations here than with most of my friends & co-workers irl.
Hi! I thought I’d break the silence. How’s everyone doing out there in Lost CyberWorld?
We watched Homecoming & Outlaws last night. I was reminded about how much Jack’s character is testicular free. Let’s see, Ethan has kidnapped Claire and done something so horrible she has blocked it out and can’t remember anything, now Ethan threatens to kill someone everyday until Claire is returned and deputy Jack won’t allow anyone to handle a gun because it’s TOO DANGEROUS. What a moran. He does finally grow a set, but even then doesn’t “allow” anyone to shoot Ethan. Thank God for Charlie. I will miss his character.
Also, L pointed out, they are hiding in the forest trying to lure Ethan into their trap and Sawyer is wearing a bright bluer than blue shirt. However Locke does have mud on his face to hide him better. Did you all see the youtube lost video with Locke and the knives? I think it was SNL or maybe MadTv, but it was funny. I just laugh now whenever he picks up a knife, or throws a knife, of whatever…
Anyhow, hope everyone out there is having a grand summer. We are.
Mrs. Meister
Work has been kicking my ass the last few weeks, otherwise I’d find something to talk about…
Hope everybody is doing well. TGIF baby, I’m going to go out & relieve some stress tonight (ie: get shitty drunk)!
You silence breaker you!
Well, since I drive a desk all day I have time to post but have been lax in getting to the season one episodes like I said I would. Now it’s late June and I may not get to them at all. No worries, I can pretend Lost is on in the fall and watch a season one episode a week from September to February and catch up.
Didn’t you know blue is the new camoflouge? As a USAF officer, I will be forced to wear blue cammies in combat come this fall. If you haven’t seen the new AF cammies, they look a lot like the Army’s but with blue and tiger striped instead of random pixelation. I only wish I could retire before they become mandatory.
Does anyone think that there might be more to Locke than meets the eye? I’ve thought from the beginning he was some former special ops guy before he got paralyzed but they haven’t really gone into his younger life, only his last few years. I wouldn’t be surprised if they didn’t go down this road and there’s some connection between him and Sayid or Kate’s dad. Just a thought.
Yeah, there’s been much speculation that he didn’t really sink the sub, just moved it. He would have to be ex Navy then or something. Also, he is fond of strategy games as we see when he’s working at the box factory. Something a lot of ex military folks indulge in.
I have seen the blue camo you’re referring to. Seems it be more effective for looking neato on an action figure than as actual camo on an actual person.
I hate strategy games….ok maybe I do like them. It’s ingrained in the military brain, how to better do anything. I don’t know if they’ll ever explore this aspect of Locke but I think it would make for better TV than Nikki & Paulo get buried alive (and no one cares). I think in Walkabout (if I ever get to see it again) the boss kid mentions Locke’s never been in the military but maybe he was some covert special ops guy, they could get away with that.
RE Blue Cammo: There’s a great website that parodies AF stuff, if you click the link I left it will take you there. Some funny videos and pictures of what we do deployed. Not only is the new cammo God awful, but the boots are this puky green color.
B-O-R-I-N-G
M-O-R-O-N
W-T-F-?
Well, if I was reading this thread I’d think the site was boring too… Perhaps you should read the posts under the actual episodes.
But, how does that explain Smokey?
??? What are you trying to say? Are you drunk?
Smokey is a manifestation of the diamonds buried with Nikki and Paulo. It personifies the greed of the human race.
Oh I see. Explains why Locke said a cloud of black smoke was beautiful. Also exemplifies the meaning behind his “the sacrifice the island demanded”, as greed.
You learn quick butterfly. The sacrifice I demand is Evangeline Lilly and Emily de Ravin in a naked mud wrestling match. Smokey can referee.
But how does WHAT explain smokey? I’m so LOST.
…heeeeellp meeee
Mrs. Meister
Mrs Meister, I was just breaking silence.
(Juliet over Emily in a mud wrestling match)
Clearly he likes blondes…
Man, I’m not drunk.
Then you are a dumbass, its the only logical explanation
Right. A bored dumbass, at that.
??? I think it’s Uncle Leo again.
At least he can spell.
There is that I guess. I just don’t know what to make of this one- I can’t even tell if they like the show or not.
Hey weirdo- do you like the show? Or think it sucks?
honestly nico, can any of us actually choose a side on that question?
Mrs. Meister
Me not Uncle Leo- sorry, and yes I can spell.
(Nico, that’s my dog’s name) Eh. I liked the mystical aspect of the show in the first season. After that it was more action-packed. Which isn’t bad but I thought it could have focused more on the actual themes of the show.
Sounds like a foreigner, no mention of season 3.
Fair enough BLUB.
By the way, it was sweet of you to name your dog after me.
I thought this guy might be the new alias of uberdouche Johnnymushio.
Johnny can’t spell. This guy must be edumicated.
Yeah.. I’m not foreign. I’m not Johnnymushio. I am edumacated. And Nico, I am a nice guy.
Season 3… well, I know it took forever. But I still watched it every damn Wednesday.
Another disappearing comment, I had some great whitty banter I posted and it disappeared. Oh well. I’ll just say this guy must be just like us, a glutton for punishment. We’re drawn like moths to the flame every time it’s on and fall prey to the weekly promise of “you can’t miss this episode!” It’s already been about a month, and I don’t really miss it. Between all the summer shows and stuff I taped, I won’t miss it at all.
We are on disc 6 of season 1 and I must say, season 1 is farrrr superior to season 3. I remember now why I once loved this show.
There are far too many questions from season 1 that have not even been close to resolved even after 3. To me, that is the sign of the biggest suck for the show. There are only new questions and very few answers of any substance.
In the episode we just watched, Lock holds Walt by the arm and Walt looks down, then at Locke and says “Don’t open it Mr. Locke, just don’t open it” (referring to the hatch). I had forgotten that. I wonder how Walt knew will ever be explained, or why he thought opening the hatch was a wrong this to do. I am guessing no
I’ll admit, I don’t hate Lost. But I don’t like it as much as I did when it first came on. I’d say I’m in agreeance with Lmeister. However, I still think it’s a lot better than most shows on cable TV.
To top it off, it’s not coming back til Feb 08… that’s ridiculous. And because of that, I can wait.
Happy 4th of July to all my American peeps. To the rest of you: whish you were here (jk, sorry…)!
Started season 2 last night. Jack’s phony hairpiece in the flashback was pricelessly stupid. I can’t believe the makeup on this show – it really, really sucks. Cool to see Desmond for the “first time” again. I already like him better than Jack. It is tough to watch the whole “Jack-Kate” flirty thing all over again. I think I got sick a little. I can see the warning signs of the suckiness beginning to creep in…. I think Season 2 is where the cancer in the show began to grow.
and don’t forget Des’ comment to Jack, ” see you in another lifetime, brotha”. Significant??
Mrs. Meister
Yeah, season two was where things started to go horribly wrong. I blame the hatch for much for much of the suckiness. When you go back & rewatch it you begin to realize just how silly the whole “pressing the countdown button” thing is.
Then the worst part is in the end, they blew the friggin’ hatch away, so the whole “push the button” theme was obliterated, literally. The introduction of the tailies also was poor. Just a sorry excuse for a sophmore season, they should have worked under the assumption it was going 5 years and just did what they should have done. Now, we’ll have to wait for a 4th season to bring us back from the crap they have to clean up from season 2 and half of season 3. I’ve really just lost interest (no pun intended) in this show, especially now that Eureka is back on. Plus, World Series of Pop Culture starts tonight also, so with those shows occupying my summer, I won’t think about Lost. I also have other stuff to watch before the summer’s over. Once the summer stuff is over, Heroes starts again, plus my other season regulars, and then the baseball playoffs and football starts, so it might be November/December before I miss Lost. And at that point, college basketball starts (GO ILLINI!) so I think I’m good. It was just that first month post season three I had to get through. Now I’m good. OK, now I must get to work saving the world. No world can be saved if the powerpoint slides for the generals don’t get built.
We watched epi 2 & 3 from Season 2 last night. One thing that stood out to me was that in the orientation video, the man refers to the ‘incident’. Is that the Ben & Gang murder spree? If so, it is interesting that the Dharma film would be made AFTER that. Any insight anyone??
Mrs. Meister
I doubt “the purge” is the incident they are referring to. I seem to recall Ben & Uncle Rico watching vids like that when they arrived on the island. Then again, I don’t know when they were all made. Who the fudge knows?
Lost garners no best drama emmy nomination, a sign even the critics think it sucks! In all fairness, they submitted the final episode for best drama consideration, and had someone who’s never seen Lost just watched it cold turkey, I’d think it sucked too. Too much background they don’t know, thus no Emmy nod. Oh well.
Anyone watching Eureka on Sci-Fi? Two episodes so far and it is better than last season. I hope they keep this show going for a while, there’s an infinite number of scenarios to play out, and Colin Ferguson is excellent in his sherriff role. It’s a great ensemble cast with a great storyline, if you haven’t watched it I highly recommend it.
Sorry buddy, the only tube we have watched lately is LOST and King of Queens on DVD. Went and saw Transformers. LMeister and I went with different expectations, which I think influenced our overall viewing pleasure. You see, I, not having ever watched the transformers, being a girl and all, thought the movie would be awful and was pleasantly surprised. L on the other hand, had very high expectations and was disappointed. We both agreed the acting was mediocre at best and that Sector 7 was just plain cheesy. Any other opinions.
On the LOST topic, as I review season 2 and discuss with L, there are just too many mysteries and inconsistencies to EVER make the show legitimate at this point. The biggest being the Swan. Perhaps this has been brought up before, but it was probably before my time here. Ben and the others, we have to assume they knew about the numbers and pushing them every 108 minutes, right? I mean they were taking a VW full of beer there. So, if pushing the button was so important, why would they leave it to someone like Desmond or anyone else to push. Why not have patchy or another other there doing it. It seems like too important a task to leave to someone not being monitored. And when Ben was supposedly captured and being held as Henry Gale, why did he try to convince Locke that entering the numbers meant nothing, if they in fact did? And how does the existence of the Swan, Dharma, the others, pushing the button, the dude from the video and Desmond all fit together? I don’t think it can all fit together.
And another thing… why, when we watch the episode of the talies, do the others walk around with muddy legs, torn pants and no shoes? We know they have refrigerators with chicken in them. We know they are not living as savages … so what’s the deal with that?
Mrs. Meister
Supposedly they didn’t want to the survivors to know they had they lived in a “village” with book clubs & running water. Hence the fake beards, torn clothes, etc. Either that or maybe it wasn’t the Others, it was the natives stalking them. Or maybe the writers had intended the Others to originally be more like the natives but then one of them took an extra big bong hit and was all like: “Hey man I know, let’s have the Others live in nice houses & be civilized. That’ll really freak everybody out *exhale*- wow man, that’s some good shit.”
I think your last scenario is the most likely. When we see the plane crash from the others’ point of view, Ben tells Ethan and Goodwin to go to the survivors and report back so Goodwin had to come from Ben’s camp. I don’t have the faith to believe the writers intended the inconsistencies. I think they were originally going one way, and after said bong hits, decided to go another route all together. It’s not like when Ben was ‘captured’ he was wearing tethered clothing.
Mrs. Meister
There are many signs that the writers are making most of it up as they go along; the transformation of the Others & introduction of the Natives being chief among them.
I just read that the Lost staff announced at the San Diego Comicon that Michael is coming back next season. No word it they mean back to the island or in the flash forwards.
well, as I watched the 2nd season during it’s original airing, I was in denial about it beginning to suck. Now that I watch it again, it is so obvious to me. I think towards the end of season 3, the writers somewhat came back on track BUT, unless they can pull a rabbit out of their hats, season 2 will always be known as the suck season. I’m saddened again…why do I keep coming back…
Mrs. Meister
what’s crackin peeps!? kinda unrelated but…i figured youz guys might be into this. anyone see transformers? if so…did you see that trailer…you know the one…the home video…starts off at a going away party…but then there’s some crazy noise/shaking/buildings exploding/head of the statue of liberty landing in the middle of the street…all shot by someone with a home video camera. at the end it says produced by j. j. abrams…no title…just a date…1/18/08. that shit looks pretty awesome. & it comes out just before lost returns. there’s a kinda…teaser webpage at 1-18-08.com. & you can find the trailer on-line. just google 1-18-08 or cloverfield. you can’t miss it. late late…
deez
I haven’t seen Transformers yet, but I heard it kicked ass.
Then again, I did see the new Die Hard flick. And I’m pretty sure that if it were John McClane versus robots in disguise, then John McClane would *clearly* come out on top.
I *heart* Bruce Willis. One of the few that can pull off the meat headed one liners like that. I wouldn’t go see Transformers if they paid me to. They don’t even look like Transformers- it looks like they puked up a big pile of gears & bolts when they transform. SILLY!!
I disagree there. I thought they looked awesome and the transforming was also great. All the action got a thumbs up from me. My problem was in the weak acting and the weaker plot. But, the special effects and action was worth it.
Mrs. Meister
but on a side note…google 1-18-08 & watch the trailer. it’s fantastic. a new film by our boy j.j.abrams.
I just read in TV guide that Silar from Heroes is going to be playing Spock in the upcoming Star Trek movie by JJ, I wonder if that is it.
Mrs. Meister
ok, I went to the site, it’s obviously not star trek. My bad.
Mrs. Meister
Interesting to note I saw an article in TV guide or one of those entertainment magazines that they are shooting Lost season 4 already, even though it doesn’t Air until February. They (Darlton) mentioned how pissed off they were about the leaks on the season finale, but if you saw them and it ruined it, you knew that going in. It’s not like they were just flashed in front of you.
Can’t wait until february, by all appearances they have figured out how to stop the suckage.
I hope you’re right about the end to the suckage. We are enduring season 2 and I cannot believe it as I am reminded of all the many dumb, unanswered mysteries. For example…
Zeke hiding his beard at the abandoned medical lab. Why? So every time he came in contact with the losties, he first had to go to the lab to get dressed for it. How stupid. Why the pretenses to begin with? But even if they wanted to stay incognito, wouldn’t it have been simpler to keep the beard and clothes with him. Remember the boat kidnapping, I guess they left their island, came to the Losties island then back to their boat so they could putter around and approach the raft from the opposite direction. If there are any fan boys out there, please, can you honestly say you have any hope this will be explained in some believable fashion?
Hope everyone is having an awesome summer.
JT, your big day is approaching, have you picked a destination yet?
Mrs. Meister
I can live with the hiding of the beard and stuff. I think.
Why the pretense of the people “marching” around in the costumes, when Jin and Eko saw them? They were obviously heading somewhere and then just did a 180 and now they all live in a nice neighborhood with nice homes. They need to do some serious storyline fixes to bring it back from the depths of suckage.
It is also interesting to note that Harrold Perrineau is back, but no one knows why. More future flashes with him? Or back story flashes? Or does he come back to the island? Where has he been? It’s a good thing I have Eureka to keep me busy this summer, and then Heroes to take over in the fall. By the time it comes back on, though, I will be ready with the comments on suckage, if it is so.
Capt. Preevyet
Nice chatting with you Capt.
Nice neighborhoods, nice homes,nice clothes, (accept Bea Klugh, who always looked as if she had just walked off the set of Roots), nice book clubs, nice food, nice submarines etc. It is quite comical. I agree they probably changed direction. Perhaps we’ll be surprised at the end to find out it was all a part of their masterful grand scheme.
BTW, does anyone remember when the tailies found their hatch. I think it was Libby that found a glass eye. Think it might be Patchy’s?
Mrs. Meister
Patchy couldn’t have worn a glass eye. When you saw him sans patch the skin had healed over the eye socket. Of course, I wouldn’t be shocked if they screwed that up too.
There’s no possible way all the inconsistencies in the show will ever be explained to our satisfaction (ie: the transformation of the Others). This is a result of the “wouldn’t it be neat if…” syndrome that crops up so often TV writing these days. Rather than focus on consistency writers choose to make viewers jaws drop in disbelief (which only works a couple of times before totally pissing off the audience). It also comes as the result of writing by committee; as the shows best writers get distracted by other projects.
The comment about their masterful grand scheme was mostly sarcasm. I’m not much hopeful of a satisfying resolution.
About Patchy’s eye…I don’t remember seeing his healed socket. Of course we don’t know how long he has been there or how long his eye could have been missing. I still think it could be his. But, I’m not sold on it.
I think we’re watching another epi tonight…so I’ll write more in the am.
Mrs. Meister
Yeah, patchy definately had some scarred skin over his eye socket. I remember distinctly saying to my fiancee: “They can make a convincing looking missing eye with scar tissue growing over the socket; yet the wigs looks like scraps of faux fur from the fabric store.” That is the kind of wound that would be associated with a burn of some kind & it would have looked like that from day one.
ok, I understand.
We watched epi ‘three minutes” and part of “Live together Die Alone” and boy was it bad. I was crying from laughing so hard as we made fun of it. I had forgotten just how bad it was. Zeke looks absolutely ridiculous. Like Moses coming after Michael. His wig and beard look positively ludicrous. Then, he hits Michael with a rock he throws tied to a rope or something. It looked like an SNL skit.
However, I did notice that while Michael has a brief visit with Walt in the tent, Walt tells him that they (the others) are not who they appear to be. I’m guessing he is referring to the fact that they are promoting themselves as some kind of back woods, hill billy, deliverance type savages. In other words, maybe, just maybe, the inconsistency IS part of the masterful grand scheme.
Dang, I feel like a school girl with an on again off again boyfriend. We’re broken up, we’re back together again, broken up, back together… When will I ever learn?
Mrs. Meister
Hey y’all — sorry, Meisters, didn’t see your post until now. The wifey and I chose Costa Rica for the honeymoon, and we’re going in early November, a couple of days after the wedding. Beaches look unbelievable. And the resort we’re staying at has an on-premises casino, so I’m always down with that.
Nico, if you’re there, have you guys set a date yet?
no problem JT. I figured you’d respond when you saw it.
Costa Rico sounds great. I’ve never been there myself, but I’m sure you’ll have a wonderful time. Just don’t lose all your money on the honeymoon.
Are all your wedding plans complete? I know they were a lot of fun, yet often a huge cause for stress when others think they knew what you should do. We had some of that. Mostly we did what we wanted, but we did allow some others to influence us into some choices we later regretted. Hopefully you don’t have any such trouble. I could go on and on with questions. You know, girls LOVE weddings, but I don’t want to be too inquisitive. Just know I’m excited for you and wish you all the best.
Mrs. Meister
Sup, Meisters? The wedding plans are going along well, believe it or not. Stressful, yes, especially because we’re now going into all of the minute details — table seatings, wedding gifts, presents for the bridal party, et cetera et cetera. All of the major stuff, like the DJ, transportation, flowers, and booking the actual ceremony at the church, is done!
So honestly, there’s not a whole hell of a lot left to do. On Sept. 3, it’ll be 2 months till the big day. And I’m not even nervous. I’m actually pretty stoked.
Also, to keep things on-topic and Lost-related, rumors are abounding that:
A. The first episode of the new season is going to be Jin/Sun-centric, and it’ll be a combination of flashback and flashforward.
OR
B. The first episode will be a Sawyer flashback. Not sure on these.
Anyone seen Tyler recently?
Hey JT, I’m glad you have everything under control. I wasn’t nervous either. And 11 years later, I’m still happy for the choice I made. Marriage can be a wonderful thing. I wish you and the to be Mrs. all the best.
Mrs. Meister
Well JT, we’re seriously thinking about flying to Vegas & eloping in January. So I guess that sort of constitutes a date. I hear Costa Rica is really nice & not as touristy as some other similar destinations. Sounds like a blast! I have no clue where Tyler has been, though he did say he would be pretty much persona non grata for the bulk of the summer. So, has anybody else seen the 5 new Lost cast members for next season? Check out the EW website for details. Jeff Fahey is among them & I’ve always felt he is a good actor who has made some bad movies. I guess we’ll find out… next year…
Dudes, sorry I’ve been missing in action for a while. I’ll start off with on-topic stuff and with something that honestly bugs me about the products of Lost — they’re focusing one of the episodes, apparently, on whether or not Kate is pregnant. Here’s the thing: I don’t care if she’s pregnant. NO ONE cares about the character anymore. She’s been reduced to acting mysterious all the time without actually having any mystery surrounding her. On a brighter note, apparently the first episode in February when we get back is gonna be both flashbacks AND flashforwards, focusing both on Sawyer and Hurley.
Come on. That actually sounds kinda cool.
On another note, Nico, dude, good luck eloping. And to the Meisters and anyone else who might have sent me wedding wishes, thanks for that. Things’re going well, and the wedding’s in less than a month now. November 3.
Booya. Hope you dudes are doing well.
Hi JT, good to hear from you. I’m sure the anticipation is building for the big day. Won’t be long now.
Congratulations Nico. Your Bears had a nice victory last night.
Back to Lost…
There has already been much speculation on Kate being pregnant so I’m not surprised. The good news is, if the writers try to stay consistent, and I know that is a big IF, than at least Kate will be dead soon and we won’t have to see her anymore. But then, we know that cannot happen because we’ve already seen her in the Flashforward. Oh well…consistency is overrated anyway. The FlashBack/Flashforward with Sawyer and Hurley sounds good. But I do hope we are spared anymore Hurley stuffin food in his face camera moments. That was just uncalled for.
Anyway, hope everyone is doing well.
Mrs. Meister
Hi, everyone. I’m a sporadic reader and first-time poster. I’m one of the few people here who thinks Lost is great, although I don’t think I’m what you would call a “fan boy.” Most of the things you guys hate about the show just don’t bother me, such as the episode where Hurley found the van and there was absolutely no plot movement. I was surprised that so little happened, but I just thought “OK, that episode was a little slow. It will be back to normal next week.”
On the other hand, many of the things that do bother me don’t seem to even be mentioned here. For example, why is past Hurley’s skin a thousand shades darker than present Hurley’s? Young Hurley may as well have been played by a black girl or a pink kangaroo; it would have made as much sense. (Don’t take that as being racist; I’m just saying they could have found a kid that remotely resembled Hurley.) And how is a British man of Indian descent supposed to pass for an Iraqi?
Another thing that drove me crazy is when Kate asked Patchy how he got on the island. He says “I was recruited when I was 24. I was…” Then Kate interrupts him to say “I didn’t ask you when, I asked you how!” Who would do that? OK, his first sentence wasn’t 100% on topic, but it’s not like he was jerking her chain. I thought that information was very relevant for anyone who wants to understand who these people are. Furthermore, she interrupted him when his next sentence could have been the exact answer she was looking for (e.g., “I was brought here on the submarine”). At the very least, it would have been useful information. Why antagonize someone who’s spilling his guts voluntarily?
Anyway, just wanted to say hi. I doubt I’ll be posting much, but I’ll keep reading every once in a while. By the way, is there any particular “24″ blog where you guys hang out?
Okay, those questions when you are asking “why would ANY person do that??” with respect to Kate and Patchy are basically what we are feeling in every episode. Maybe you are not noticing it for the same stuff, but it’s the same thing. The writing is just sub par. They don’t stick to characters or plot or any other line of reason, instead they write based on the “whatever” principle.
I’ve noticed that kind of thing over and over, but in most cases I’m fine with it. Jack didn’t have to blow up the tree in order to illustrate how dynamite can be used as an explosive, but that was OK because I liked seeing the explosion. Sun wouldn’t have made Sawyer give up nicknames for only a week, but that’s OK because what is Sawyer without the nicknames? (Although my favorite line of his, “look who’s hooked on phonics,” didn’t involve a nickname.) And the end of the season 3 finale certainly wasn’t realistic. Here’s how it might have gone down in the real world:
LOCKE (Pointing his gun at Naomi): Naomi, put the phone down.
NAOMI: OK, I will comply because I value my life. Thank you for not just throwing a knife at me when I wasn’t looking. This way, you get to interrogate me.
JACK: Locke, what are you doing? She’s calling her boat so we can get off the island.
LOCKE: Yes Jack, I see how my behavior might seem perplexing. However, I have recently discovered that Naomi is indeed a representative of the bad guys, and it is not in our best interests to call her boat. Since we’re on the same team, I will gladly share the complete details.
JACK: That’s a good idea. I’ve always felt that we’ve needed to work on our communication. I also think we need to take advantage of the untapped resources at our disposal.
LOCKE: Such as?
JACK: Well, Alex for example. She must know almost everything Ben does, and she’s on our side. I don’t know why we never thought to ask her any questions.
ALEX: That’s a good point. I can clear up all of the island’s mysteries for you in about five minutes. I can have you on a boat back to civilization later today.
BEN: Don’t listen to her! This is THE BEGINNING OF THE END!
LOCKE: Ben, we already know you don’t respond to torture, so I’ll give you one more chance to tell us everything, or I’m going to kill you.
BEN: Jacob won’t let me tell you.
LOCKE: [Bang bang bang]
Now that’s more realistic, but where’s all the fun?
OMG, that dialog was hilarious! I have not laughed that hard at a post since Laurent flamed me! Thanks for that Lost Lover! I hope you keep posting, your sarcasm is priceless.
Can’t help you with 24. We actually recently watched the 1st season on DVD and I was into it all the way to the end. Then they lost me with Gina being a double agent. I thought that was SO STUPID. I lost all respect for the show. L does want to give one more season a chance, so we’ll see.
As for Kate doing something too hasty and not brilliant …well I think that is right in character. As for the young Hurley being darker than older Hurley, perhaps he has learned the importance of sunscreen… afterall, I think it is obvious that older Hurley has learned the benefits of a healthy body. Yes, I think that is it. Older Hurley must use sunscreen.
And to be honest, the whole Iraqi/British/Indian thing… never noticed. If he isn’t from Iraq, well, they fooled me. So I can’t join in on that complaint. But kudos to you for noticing. Just one more reason Why Lost Sucks.
I am looking forward to the 3rd season coming out on DVD. I watched the 1st again, suffered through the 2nd again and am looking forward to seeing the 3rd… again. I guess I’m a gluten for punishment.
Mrs. Meister
Gosh, I didn’t sleep for a week after we found out that Nina was a double agent. I had to put my job at risk to get home in time to see it, and never regretted it because of that scene. 24 season 2 is good but also has a lot of really stupid stuff, especially with Kim.
24 season 2 also “pulled a Lost” in one scene. Without ruining anything for you, Mrs. Meister, something happens that doesn’t make sense, and in the DVD commentary the writers say they know it doesn’t make sense, and still to this day can’t say how it might have happened, but they knew they needed it to happen.
Why is an British Indian playing an Iraqi? Well, how many Iraqi actors do you know? Probably the best choice. Doesn’t look Iraqi either but willing suspension of disbelief. My question would be why didn’t you notice that a flight out of Australia only had one (Clair) Australian? Or why were Jin and Sun in Australia? Or for that matter, why the hell was Hurley in Australia (maybe I missed that one)? Or how a plane flying out of Nigeria ended up on an island in the pacific?
There’s just too many things you have to “believe” to make this series work. That’s why it sucks. Not that I don’t like it, it just took a so-so premise, hooked a lot of viewers with intriguing back stories and a mysterious island, then season 2 happened. It came back in season 3 at the end, and maybe it will get back on track with season 4 knowing that there is a definitive end, but we won’t know for another 5 months. I like the straight through episode thing, but waiting so long for the season I think it will kill what little audience it had left. I’ve predicted it will come back to about 8-10 million, and my prediction is it will probably keep about 8 million. For those who don’t know, it peaked at about 22 million early in season 2.
My personal thought of Jeff Fahey is he is Jacob. The pic in EW with his fluffy beard just screams that part. His sci-fi creds also tend to make me think (based on EW articles and the bunny video on abc website) is that he created a time machine or found a time portal, and is somehow stuck in it. The box Ben referred to could be that portal, and also could be where “old” walt came from. I’m sure shortly there will be spoilers on dark ufo since they are filming now, but I am not going to ruin it this year. I plan to stick with Heroes, Earl, CSI and CSI Miami, and other staples until February rolls around. I am not even going to the dharma initiative until the season starts.
I’m still checking in here and will keep an eye on it best I can, but I’m changing jobs in the next couple of months (moving and don’t know where I am going yet) and may not be in a position to get on the net everyday once the season starts.
How many Indian actors do you know? Why does the character have to be an Iraqi anyway?
The flight only had one Australian because American viewers would be annoyed by too many accents. The characters were all in Australia because they had to be on the plane to get to the island. Yeah, it’s all forced, but that’s TV for you. Why would Mr. Firley be trusted to manage a building? Why would he misunderstand something he overheard week after week after week? Why did they speak English a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away? Why does Superman suffocate inside a plastic bubble when he can breathe on the moon?
Indian actors? Are you serious? There’s a bunch not the least of who comes to mind is Kal Penn (Kumar). Navi Rawat (numbers) also comes to mind. There are a few more I have on the tip of my tongue but can’t recall their names (suffice it to say it isn’ smith or jones). Why did it have to be an Iraqi? Was that for US edification that he “learned” his mistake by being a RG in Iraq? I guarantee you none of the former RG’s would be like that.
Anyway, you see the point. I assume that there were more Australians on board but they must have died in the crash. I think they could have had a few more Aussies to the mix and been ok, but again willing suspension of disbelief. I watch to be entertained, and I was in Season one, then in season two it was like they said “do over!” and started with a whole bunch of fluffy crap. S2 was a waste, it detracted from the original plot and story and caused about half the viewers to lose interest. If you’ve been readin then you know I hate S2 with a passion. I only own Season 1, and may buy S3, but as far as I’m concerned, S2 doesn’t exist. Anything about S2 has been forgotten anyway, right? Where’s Ana Lucia? Eko? The only survivor from the tail section now is Bernard, and he’s only a side character.
Just wait until Season four starts so we can have some good debates. Come back, I dare you.
i agree however just because none of us ever go to jail doesn’t mean that he has to too people in maryland always land on their feet
85 – is this your IQ? Boy that comment makes no sense at all. Ever hear of punctuation? Lay off the crack, son.
Well that’s it for LOST. Cancelled. Finished.
The reason?
Lead paint…
Dude, if you are replying to a comment, make sure it is in the string where the comment is. This free-standing comment makes no sense at all. Have you, for instance, been eating a lot of lead paint yourself?
yore left nut slung a turtle and left yore head lying on the floor midwesterners always fall on there butts when faced with calamity in the face off oppression
Hey, that’s easy to do, just shut off your brain and type!
Capt. P
Mmmmm…. lead paint… Dharma… lead paint…
THE LAST EPISODE WAS NOT A FLASH-FORWARD
There is no possible way the last episode of season 3 included flash-forwards. The writers included a very important clue that everyone should’ve obviously caught.
The following dialogue is approximate, but close enough…
Black Doctor : How much have you had to drink today, Jack?
Jack : You CALL MY FATHER DOWN HERE, and if he’s drunker than I am, you can fire me.
Come on, if it’s a flash-forward, Jack’s father would be dead. Unless of course there is some completely ridiculous thing were all dead characters come back to life or something. Now, that’s not that far out there for Lost, but…
The evidence of the episode shows that Jack and Kate probably knew each other BEFORE the island and they are talking about going back to somewhere else. Otherwise, Jack’s dad being alive makes no sense whatsoever.
Umm, where have you been? The writers have come out in several publications to say they were upset the flash forward was revealed by spoiler sites. What about the Golden Pass? Wishing he could “crash again.” This is not in dispute, and the newspaper he looked at was even dated May 07, full well knowing they crashed in September 04. Go back to your conspiracy boards and try that, but it’s been revealed everywhere it was a flash forward and that there will be a mix of flash forwards and backs from now on.
As for the dad comment, you neglected to mention the look the black doctor (Who was in Jack’s Dad’s old position) gave Jack when he said to go ask him. The kind of look that says “jack, he’s been dead for 3 years.” Obviously Jack isn’t in his right mind hopped up on Oxycontin or whatever. Nice try.
Man the only thing oxycontin ever did for me was make me itch and barf. Pushing daisies is a good show by the way.
Hey Tyler,
Howzabout posting another starter thread? This one is getting a bit dated.
Thanks!
-LMeister
I don’t think he checks anymore. Probably forgot about us.
but, we’re so…
…unforgettable.
Mrs. Meister
Jeff Fahey was just in Grind House as a hillbilly BBQ chef. He also played a role in the Mexican Machete trailer in the same film. He is an underused actor.
Hopefully, he will use a machete on Walt Chamberlain and Michael.
I may avoid season 4 solely on the grounds of the return of these two absurd and pointless characters. I guess Michael is bent on proving that black dads really do care. Just when I think TV, and Lost, cannot get worse…
I thought there would be an October start to Lost, but it’s back to the strange half year schedule.
YOU CAME BACK!!!!!!! I’m so glad you came back.
Looking forward to more Lost in February 2008. Sorry I don’t know Jeff Fahey. I googled him and saw his bio, but I still am ‘lost’. The only thing he has done that I’ve even heard of is Crossing Jordan and that isn’t a show I watch. But, I’m all for him using the machete at least on Michael. I ‘m not looking forward to another season of listening to him whine
JT, It’s almost here bud. I’m sure your day will be beautiful and you’ll have a great time in Costa Rico. CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!
Mrs. Meister
Test, test. Last nice long post got nixed. Hmmm.
I remember that. I forget what the post was about, but I do recall the censorship.
the Mrs.
Strange, I typed it up, hit add comment and poof gone. Just mentioned that Fahey was the “Lawnmover Man” so he has this sci-fi cult following. As I stated much earlier in this thread, I think he’s Jacob given the Sci-Fi connection. For Laurent, apparantely he forgot that Lost is now 3 more seasons of 16 episodes, but not starting until February so they can go straight through til May. I will copy this time just in case it disappears again.
What happened to 22-23 as in years past?
I suppose the writing team should not be taxed any further.
A 16 episode season is really weak. Maybe ABC should look into more episodes instead of tweaking the schedule.
They figured out that about 100 episodes was all it was good for, so that makes for typically 5 seasons. By shorting the seasons, they add a “6th” season, but essentially it’s 5 seasons. They did it for the money, what else. This way they can realease another season on DVD, charge the same amount, and make more $$$. It’s all about the mighty dollar (or Euro or Franc, or whatever).
Everyone ready for another quarter year of Suckfest from LOST?
Predictions:
The invisible man (Jacob) is Gay.
The really really bad guys will replace the others as the bad guys and then some really really really bad guys will replace the really really bad guys as the bad guys.
There will be lots of cheap twists in the place of plot.
Past questions will be explained with contorted plots with more questions
Explosions anyone?
Actually, Bailey, from Party of 5, comes back and regresses into his alcoholism. He drives the VW van stocked with fermenting decades old beer, and the Australian broad and her “by-bee” aboard, off a cliff. The production company will save money by using canned footage from SNL’s Toonces the Driving Cat skit.
Joe Pesci is also slated to cameo. In a forthcoming scene he takes great umbrage from the constant smirking of Miss Botox Clown Smiles and proceeds to bash her skull in with a coconut while his lines of “you f@ckin’ muthaf@cka you” are bleeped out repeatedly.
Michael comes back with Walt Chamberlain and begins his hustle. He starts pimpin’ out the island broads to the baddies to fulfill their lust for babies. Richard Roundtree makes a guest appearance as Michael’s daddy in a flashback. In this flashback he teaches Michael the hustle and jive of pimpdom. Walt has exchanged his yellow lab for a pitbull and apes a gangsta tude in a vain attempt to conceal his flamboyant homosexuality. Walt and Michael battle to the death after Michael catches Walt in the sack with Hurley. The irony being that Michael did everything to protect his son, but only to murder him in the end. Hurley loses another love and seeks solace in food. There being none he eats Rose in a fit of cannibalism. That sates him for the remainder of the season.
At least I hope this will happen. I still haven’t heard from JJ since sending my story suggestions.
Where you guys getting this inside info? Dead on, IMHO. Evil really nailed it, and then Laurent just expanded. Nice cameos, though I think a rehash of Joe Pesci’s Goodfellas character is a but much.
Thanks, Mrs. Meister! Wedding tomorrow. Wish me luck, all.
On topic: I like Lost. It is a fun show.
I recently saw a screening of an independent film called “Familiar Strangers.” One of the strangers looked so familiar to me, but I couldn’t place him. I checked the ending credits for his name…DJ Qualls. OK, no help there, but I was sure I had seen this guy somewhere before. Then it hit me–he’s Hurley’s buddy from Mr. Cluck’s Chicken Shack!
Good for you! Do you want a cookie?
Not from you. You’re a stranger!
Didn’t his buddy from Mr. Cluck’s blow up? Or was that just the Asian reporter?
ALL HAIL THE WRITER’S STRIKE!
Maybe if they stop writing, someone will take the time to *think up a plot for Lost*
This may mean no Lost until March or April, or a “break” in the middle. I’m sure they are shooting around episode 4 -6 right about now. My guess is it will be settle quick, networks are already sucking it big time and they’ll want their new shows on fast.
Evil, the plot thing for Lost went out with the Tailies. They’ll probably kill off Bernard this year and the Tailie issue will be forgotten.
Now with the writers’ strike, one speculation is that since Lost has been written only up to episode 8, those 8 episodes could be tacked onto the 16 planned for the 2009 season so that there is no 2008 season and the 2009 one will be 24 episodes long. Wouldn’t it be funny if viewers can’t get their Lost fix until Feb of 2009?! At least we’ll all have new tvs so it will be really pretty and Kate’s beaver teeth will be in high def for everyone! Thank god Charlie’s nose is dead.
My guess would be this would kill the show. The likely scenario might be to play the 8 they have, ending in May as planned, then show the next 8 in the Fall, take the winter break, ie show starts in late September, then 8 shows and end in mid November. Any other option would truly alienate the fan base, give them something next year or they will just leave.
I agree Captain, if Lost is gone until 2009, I’ll be gone too. BTW Matt, Kate got her teeth fixed during the 2nd season.
Mrs. Meister
I wouldn’t say fixed, they’re still beaverish. What she had done was the one was longer than the other so they shaved it down to make them even. Still something about EL that she is so not attactive to me anymore after the crying scene with Jack. All I see is that monkey-ish face she made and I can’t get past it. Kind of like on Scrubs where Turk sees all of JD’s girlfriends as ugly.
Since the strike is still yet to be resolved, I think it will take shutting down a few shows that will finally get the rich bastards to give in.
I’d love to see the show never get finished, so that when people new to the show buy the DVD box sets 5 years from now, they’ll watch all 3 seasons only to have their time and money wasted while having no questions answered.
You are assuming they’ll even answer them after 6 seasons? I guarantee they won’t answer all the questions taking a cue from the The Sopranos no doubt. Maybe they’ll even play “Don’t Stop Believing” as Kate walks into a diner where Jack is eating and her mom is waitressing. He’ll be with Sawyer and Locke, and they’ll say “Yeah, I can’t believe we survived and escaped. Do you think anyone will ever discover the secret?” (the secret which we still don’t know) Then fade to black.
***Series finale spoiler***:
Losties: “Why are we on this island?!”
Ben: “Well it was all just a social experiment. We wanted to see if we could star in a crappy tv show and have people watch it for an entire six years.”
Losties: “Oh”
LMFAO!!!
Dude, that is my theory of the entire fuckin show.
It’s a test.
How long will you watch a show with no purpose.
JJ Abrams should be drawn and quartered, but I am sure he is snorting coke in Malibu right about now, rolling in a pile of his money.
Wow! It’s awesome friend. Thank you for the article. Can we have some more visualization?
I’ve been absent for a while, since I kind of gave up on season 3, but now that I’ve managed to watch everything but the season finale online, I have a couple of questions…
1) Am I freakishly remembering wrong here, but in the season 1 episode where Claire first finds out she’s pregnant, didn’t she say something about how disapproving her mother was going to be about it? Isn’t disapproval kind of a hard emotion to express while comatose?
2) Maybe I missed something, but how did it happen that the survivors had no clue about the looking glass station, but then five minutes later had their hands on the blueprints?
3) What the @#$% is up with Ben being all “oh, Locke, I’m so hurt you don’t trust me. Why wouldn’t you?” Um, dude, maybe because the first time I met you, you said you were a guy name Henry Gale that crashed your hot air balloon and that practically everything you’ve told me since then has been a lie?
And I have to admit it – I’ve caved. Despite the fact that I probably roll my eyes at least five times per episode because of the improbability, banality, stupidity and just plain boredom of the show, I’ve finally come to accept the fact that it’s simply taken on the absurd quality of a daytime soap opera and just try to enjoy it to see where the ridiculous ride is going to end. I didn’t even get pissed off at the invisble man BS when Locke “met” Jacob. I can’t wait until the alien army led by the magically delicious guy from the Lucky Charms cereal boxes lands on the island and has to pick sides between the others and the survivors, only to have all three parties later unite against stampeding dinosaurs from the opposite side of the island that nobody knew were there until they came to Desmond in a vision after a new character that lands in flying skate board tries to kill him with the death ray lasers he can shoot from his eyes. It will be totally retarded, but at least it will be entertaining.
Zzzzzzzz ZZzzzzzzzz…. Snort! uh yawwwwwwn, I’m sorry did you say something…..?
I am so psyched the writer’s strike is still on. I’m watching PLANET EARTH which is the most amazing documentary ever made.
Thank God I’m going to be too busy to realize all the shitty shows are going to stop. Only pissed that Heroes has given up and called next week’s episode the “Finale”. I hope that changes, other than that, don’t care if they all go down.
Glad to see some of the regulars stopping by occasionally. Should be fun when it finally starts back up in Feb. Can you believe a hit show takes essentially a 1 year hiatus in the middle of the popularity? I wonder how many casual fans they lost. Another reason why lost sucks!!
Start a new thread!!!!!!!
That length of hiatus qualifies the show for past tense. We’re talking Sanford and Son type of hiatus. Principal actors are long gone or getting recast, others are noticeably older. The fizz has long left the Lost soda.
A Korean chick is pregnant and a fat guy is even fatter. Honestly, who cares? I can hardly wait to see how that plays out… big yawn. Michael Emerson, I can’t wait for ABC to put your big buggy eyes back onto primetime… NOT!
The writer’s strike? Weren’t the Lost writers accused of being on strike all through season 3?
I can’t wait for the new season to start so I can begin ripping posts like this to teensy little shreds.
But I’ll let it slide for now.
Hey, Tyler’s alive! Only 2 more months and you go back to work maintaining this place. Oh, that is if the writer’s strike doesn’t derail the whole season like it did to Heroes.
A friend of mine passed this along to me this afternoon: “LOST will return on Thursday, January 31st at 9:00pm EST.”
I’m not sure if it’s a threat or a promise or a rumor, but I figured why not share it around the old board here…
I watched 3 seasons of lost in one week cuz my friend was hyping it up saying how it gets so good but unfortunately, it never did. I must say I was very dissapointed. Lost does suck and when I did a google search to express how I feel about the show, I conveniently stumbled across this site. Apparently I’m not alone
The show desperately tries to focus on human interactions and random flashbacks as if they are integral to the plot. It’s not. They are boring and pointless to watch and I hope everyone dies so I don’t have to fast forward them anymore. A plane just crashed on an island which apparently has abandoned facilities, hostile enemies, and a smoke monster but the show focuses more towards character backgrounds as if they were the most interesting story arcs ever made. The bottom line, the show has way too many fillers and the overall plotline (which is full of glaring holes) moves slower than a turtle.
It took 3 seasons for them to establish the following:
1. Rescue is a bitch
2. The island is “mysterious”
3. There’s other people
4. There’s a monster
I mean shit. You could have made 1 season good instead of making 3 seasons shitty if the pacing was a bit faster. Obviously you need drama so of course there’s a 95% chance any given survivor or inhabitant is a major douchebag. It gets a little better when it shows people dying to random events but again, it loses points when the show desperately keeps certain characters alive just to drag it out. I’ll give you an example.
Ben gives order to kill 3 hostages. Like a PG-13 cliche, It doesn’t happen. Hugo apparently drives a car out of the jungle straight into an armed man that happens to miss all 6 shots at a stationary fatass and ends up being hit by the car. Brilliant! A gun just happens to drop right next to sawyer….SURE THING BOB! This is the kind of storyline you’re looking at whenever there’s a development in the plot and I’m sorry but it sucks.
I thought lost was supposed to have a raw and intense storyline with a sci-fi background but it turned out to be just a another family show. But I guess if you can accept electromagnetic waves that turn the sky red and smoke monsters that kill people, you’ll at least have 50% of the capacity needed to be a lost fan. Get it? “lost” fan?
i think i love you. i did the same thing regarding watching the episodes quickly and continuously as opposed to having to wait 7 days to view each new episode. this is an inherently incorrect way to watch the show and i’ll tell you why. when viewers have to wait with anticipation generated by artificial suspense that’s usually remedied with zero answers plus more suspense in the next episode, they’re willing to accept and be thankful for any mediocre bullshit that’s shoved down their throats. you and i, we didn’t have to suffer like they, so it’s more obvious how poorly paced this show is. i think they’ve been on the island, what?, maybe 3 months now? and it’s taken 3 years to display the events. the hatch was pandora’s box. i hope season 4 continues the flow of diarrhea that was seasons 2 and 3. season one was mysterious the same way dating someone new is mysterious, until you realize that said someone is holding back so much because there’s really not much he/she has to offer.
Nice thing about writer’s strike is that it’ll make absolutely no difference whether 8 or 18 episodes of Lost air – there will still be ten times as many questions as “answers.” This observation has probably already been made – sorry, but I only had time to read a few posts.
See that JJ Abrams is connected with the upcoming monster movie Cloverfield which has been waging one of those so so very very internet viral ad campaigns like Snakes on a Plane. Just wonder if it’ll lay as big an egg as that one did. And also if it’ll be as irritating as Lost. I’m betting yes to at least one of those.
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