So what can I expect from Lost?

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I'm almost done with a 50 episode Japanese Anime Show that I have been watching for a few weeks, so I will be searching for something else to watch.

I have the 1st Season of Lost. I have asked a few people about this show and they tell me the first 2 seasons are good, it gets boring after that and then picks up during the last season.

What say all ye Lost veterans?
 
I've watched it ever since the beginning. I don't thing there is a big fall off in seasons. There are a lot of *** moments... I would love to start it over on DVD and not have to wait the weeks and months in between. If you enjoy the first season you'll gobble everything up to the last episode.

What to expect? Everything. Love/hate, war, mythology, good/evil, right/wrong, tragedy, redemption, hot chicks who never need a shower... there's something for everyone.
 
Here is my opinion:

- The first season was awesome. I DVD'd that to catch up and we ended up staying up until 2 in the morning several nights because we could not stop watching it.

- Season two was equally entertaining. Some great characters introduced.

- Season three is where some viewers soured on the show because the Network mandated that they extend the series due to it's popularity. You can probably skip most of it, because there were a lot of filler episodes that had no tie in to how the series plays out. BUT!!!!!!, do not skip over the finale, it was one of the best episodes that they they put out in the series.

- Season four picked up nicely and was worth the watch. Not any "jaw dropping episodes", but steady and entertaining

- Season five was the best season after one and two. The first few episodes really set the tone and it delivered from beginning to end.

- Can't comment on this current season because it isn't completed yet. Been good so far, but the finale will determine if it was all worth it.

Hope that helps!
 
Questions that are answered with questions, mixed in with good entertainment and pretty solid acting.
 
Maikeru-sama;3407015 said:
I'm almost done with a 50 episode Japanese Anime Show that I have been watching for a few weeks, so I will be searching for something else to watch.

I have the 1st Season of Lost. I have asked a few people about this show and they tell me the first 2 seasons are good, it gets boring after that and then picks up during the last season.

What say all ye Lost veterans?


And your Mom wonders why you're single!!??

:muttley:

;)
 
I would never wish watching Lost 1 episode at a time on my worst enemy. Make sure you get a season at a time before you start watching.

The cliff hangers are maddening as is the fact that no one ever pushes a point in an argument. Too many conversations like this:

Nothing drives me more crazy than characters that are less interested in finding out answers than I am, and I'm not the one on an island in the middle of nowhere!

That being said, it is a good show that thankfully has a wrap up season so you will get your answers in the end if you stick it through.
 
I stopped watching when the other passengers on the other side of the island opened an Applebee's and wouldn't let the main characters eat there.

All kidding aside, I think the last episode I saw had the Korean guy pounding on the black guy on the beach and the black guy's son yelling, he's killing him
 
TheCount;3407703 said:
I would never wish watching Lost 1 episode at a time on my worst enemy. Make sure you get a season at a time before you start watching.

The cliff hangers are maddening as is the fact that no one ever pushes a point in an argument. Too many conversations like this:

Nothing drives me more crazy than characters that are less interested in finding out answers than I am, and I'm not the one on an island in the middle of nowhere!

That being said, it is a good show that thankfully has a wrap up season so you will get your answers in the end if you stick it through.

Yeah, I have Seasons 2-5 now as well.

I'm a little hesitant to start watching it. I may watch Band of Brothers first and then this, it just seems like it is going to be a looooonnnng journey.
 
Good characters. Bad everything else. Started off ok, turned into complete garbage. Think Heroes.. cept ppl lost on an island instead of super powered folks.
 
I watched Lost with great interest its first season, then I gave up in the second season when it started getting absurd and going off on tangents.

I picked it back up again last season because I mistakenly though it was going to be the last season... when I realized that it was going to be going for another year, and it still seemed to be going off on tangents, I gave up. I've watched most of this season, mostly just to see how it all ends, but it's still very disappointing.

Long story short, there's A LOT of better shows out there to invest your time in.

Band of Brothers is 1000x better than Lost. I'd definitely watch that first.

I think you've already watched The Wire, but if not, that's great too.

As far as series go, Deadwood, Sopranos, Dexter are all no-brainers if you haven't seen all of them.

I've toyed with rewatching X-Files from the beginning.

Twin Peaks is another one I recently watched all the way through (only two or three seasons long in total) but it gets extremely weird, even by Twin Peaks standards, by the end.

Firefly is a great series that unfortunately only lasted two seasons, but on the plus side, that makes it easy to get all the way through.

The Lonesome Dove miniseries.

I'm just starting the 2004 Battlestar Galactica series, and so far it's promising.

Seasons 1 and 2 of "24" were great.

All in all, so many better shows to watch than Lost... although it's tough to ignore the fact that it has legions of superfans.
 
Lost is my favorite show ever (pending the finale). And season one was probably the one I was least interested in until late in the season (I still think there's an episode or 2 I never saw, and I didn't see the entire pilot, but I will Saturday night). If you like things that are mysterious and "grand" and don't mind being patient for the real answers to come, then I don't see why anyone wouldn't love it.

Firefly is right up there for me as well (along with Serenity to cap it off), but unfortunately Fox wouldn't let them run it in the right order and wouldn't even let them finish one season. Made me a huge fan of Nathon Fillion, which now has me watching Castle (there was a nice Halloween episode where he dressed up as his Firefly character).
 
Maikeru-sama;3407015 said:
I'm almost done with a 50 episode Japanese Anime Show that I have been watching for a few weeks, so I will be searching for something else to watch.

I have the 1st Season of Lost. I have asked a few people about this show and they tell me the first 2 seasons are good, it gets boring after that and then picks up during the last season.

What say all ye Lost veterans?

Lets see 50 Episodes of Anime taking a stab at possible ones you be watching

Rurouni Kenshin
Full Metal Alchemist
Shakugan no Shana
Gundam
Star Blazers (yea yea break otu the old school)
 
Kangaroo;3409367 said:
Lets see 50 Episodes of Anime taking a stab at possible ones you be watching

Rurouni Kenshin
Full Metal Alchemist
Shakugan no Shana
Gundam
Star Blazers (yea yea break otu the old school)

Nope.

According to my Excel Spreadsheet, I have about 380 Anime movies/series. I have all of the series you named, including Star Blazers, although I know it as 'Space Battleship Yamato'.

The anime was called 'Kemono no Souja'.

Anywho, I started watching 'Lost' yesterday and I am still on the first episode. I have to admit, even though I have only watched the first episode, it definitely has my attention.

I am going to assume that there is some type of monster that is on the island and up to this point, is responsible for killing the pilot.
 
Maikeru-sama;3412256 said:
Nope.

According to my Excel Spreadsheet, I have about 380 Anime movies/series. I have all of the series you named, including Star Blazers, although I know it as 'Space Battleship Yamato'.

The anime was called 'Kemono no Souja'.

Anywho, I started watching 'Lost' yesterday and I am still on the first episode. I have to admit, even though I have only watched the first episode, it definitely has my attention.

I am going to assume that there is some type of monster that is on the island and up to this point, is responsible for killing the pilot.

All the way from Earth and Mars
On the way to Escandar

:D
 
I'm literally going to have to go on vacation today.

Everyone in the office is talking about the last episode and spoilers are everywhere!!
 
Maikeru-sama;3412305 said:
I'm literally going to have to go on vacation today.

Everyone in the office is talking about the last episode and spoilers are everywhere!!

Earphones are your friend :laugh2:
 
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