Beccaning Call

Out of control

I've never been a devout TV watcher. There've been shows that I enjoyed catching on a regular basis, but it was ok if I missed them. Only two shows have ever caused me any sort of mental anguish: Six Feet Under and Lost.

Six Feet Under was easier to deal with because it runs during the summer and somehow that worked better with my schedule. I looked forward to the show every week and always felt some sense of closure when it was over.

Lost is a whole 'nother ball game. I wasn't able to watch it last year, due to the DTH and it running in primetime, but now I've got that time. I'd always heard rave reviews from friends, but I still didn't understand what all the fuss was about. It's just a TV show, right? It can't possibly be that good.

But there's something about it. I've gotten myself caught up on the first season, and second season is already driving me nuts. The writers seem to think that it'll help stretch out the show if they provide more questions than answers.

So you've got 48 people from a ridiculous plane crash stuck on an island that rescuers just can't seem to find, there's a monster that everyone can hear and sounds like a subway but no one can see, except you sometimes see black smoke whirling around when it's uprooting trees.

There's polar bears, sharks, people stealing pregant ladies and abducting children and an underground bunker safeguarding an(naturally occuring?) electromagnetic force manned by some crazy guy who has to type a code into an '80s Mac every 108 minutes.

The premise makes absolutely no sense and sounds like the ramblings of a bunch of stoned high school students, but there's something addictive about it. Maybe it's because I've never paid attention before, but people on the internets are freaking out over Lost. Chat groups, places to discuss theories, handfuls of different "unofficial" fan site with episode transcripts and hundreds of screen caps from EVERY episode. Out.Of.Control. Yet I'm still hooked, and pissed that they're running two reruns already due to the world series, and no new Lost until November.

Point of all this? None really, but you should watch the show. :P

posted by Becca @ 3:56 AM