hoping to get back on the blogging again for some more updates and i've been meaning todo a post on lost for a while.
so season 6 is just about to kick off and i don't think i've ever been as excited for a tv series to start again, but it will really suck once the season ends and it sets in that we'll never get a new episode of lost to look forward to. i really don't think there will be another show like lost for a long time.
i've been a big fan of this show since it started back in 2004 when i accidently downloaded it thinking it was the cool channel 4 reality show of the same name but when i started watching it really wasn't what i was expecting. so i went into this series knowing literally nothing. no adverts, teasers, trailers. i'd never heard of it (this was when it first aired in the usa, way before it aired on uk tv). but the pilot episode worked really well at grabbing my attention (as you'd hope for "the most expensive pilot in television history" - which it was at the time).
the only problem with the pilot episode is it kinda leads people to believe it's just jurassic park: the tv series because it only shows enough to suggest that. it so is not that. it's actually a million times more interesting than a jurassic park tv series could ever be. so don't be fooled by the pilot episode.
if you were sold enough by season 1 the opener to season 2 was probably one of the best openers on a tv series - ever. i love that this show just raises so many questions (although too many without answers can get frustrating) but it's all part of the fun. lost is so unlike any other show out there and it's down to it's online theories and discussions on the questions it raises. sure it gets pretty geeky from there onwards but i love that you can either watch the show on face value to delve deeper and go online.
even being a big fan of the series since the beginning i'll admit it did seem to stumble a little during it's thrid season but if you stick with it, seasons four and five more than make up for it. seriously i was really enjoying the series but after season four onwards this shit got really good!
a few fan sites i regularly check out are:
http://darkufo.blogspot.com
http://the-odi.blogspot.com
and http://www.docarzt.com
they provide news, theories, podcasts, forums and optional spoilers (if that's what your into).
and all three can be followed on twitter for regular site updates.
i also highly recommend checking out seanie b's youtube channel. he does some great lost secrets and recap videos that also give some good theories and talk about things you might have missed or forgotten about. he also runs his own web site over at www.lostvideorecaps.com
anyway i really cannot recommend this show enough. if you don't catch up in time to get with the excitement of next weeks episode and online talk while there's new stuff to come, it's your loss. but i know that it will really damage the experience once all 6 seasons have aired and people just starting lost will be able to just look up answers to some of the many questions from the show.
in the mean time check out this weeks o.d.i lost podcast. if you're into lost as much as i am you should find it quite interesting.
