Oh, Lost, how I’ve missed you. The recap was fabulous on Wednesday night, even though I thought I would get sick of the constant popping of lower thirds, I actually quite enjoyed this change of TV pace. It helped that I hadn’t seen a Lost episode since it last aired (last spring!) so the pop-ups helped a lot. I also got a kick out of the “Easter egg” pop-ups which were basically Lost tidbits that might not have been know…like did you know the funeral parlor’s name spells FLASH FORWARD? Or that the doctor who was treating Jack’s crash victim had the same last name as Bernard? I KNOW! These facts keep me a Lost fan for life! And I didn’t even start watching Lost till the second season! (of course I had to go back to the first season, but by this time it was conveniently on DVD…no cliffhanging commercials!) So Wednesdays Pop-Up Lost made me hungry for the season premiere.
FLASH FORWARD (haha) to Thursday night when not only was it snowing like mad (current totals = 6inches), but I had a screening party to attend. So there we were: four Lost fans ready for the premiere…how do you tell a real fan from a fair-weather fan? A real fan actually watches the program LIVE! whereas a fair-weather fan TiVos. I can honestly say, Lost is one of those shows that I wouldn’t mind watching LIVE. I know, crazy. So the premiere happens, confuses us all yet again, and we’re screaming at the TV, trying to formalize in our heads what the heck just happened…and just when you think you have it (Oceanic 6?! There are only 6 survivors?!?), that damn cut to a black screen and cue the Lost title pops up and you just scream! Ah, interactive TV. Who needs reality TV?
So this Lost fan is confused, but loving it, because finally there is a show with good writing, and character development back on TV…at least for the next seven weeks, as the Writer’s Strike halted their production after 8 episodes. So the inevitable end will come if the Strike continues, but until then, I will be setting my TiVo (or watching it Live!) every week.
RATING: TIVO IT! (or watch it live with a group of fellow Lost-ites)
