How LOST changed my life

There are many things in this life that I don’t understand and I’m sure I will go to my death bed not knowing the answer to many of lifes questions but the biggest unanswered question in my life so far is:

How can people not enjoy Lost?

Since the show first aired on the day that Oceanic 815 either did or didn’t crash I have been absolutely in love with a tv show more than I would have ever thought possible. The excitement I felt in the build up to last Fridays season 6 opener was pretty intense and boy was it worth the wait. This however is not a review of that particular episode. I would never be able to be impartial enough to review Lost and so am not even going to attempt it. Anyone who knows me knows of my obsession and will understand that. So what is this post going to be about. To be honest I’m not 100% sure myself yet I just have to get something down to record how I am feeling following the shows return because I know that very soon Lost will be over forever and believe me when I tell you that the thought of that is truly terrifying.

I can honestly say with no doubt in my mind that Lost has changed my life. Since its inception back in 2004 I have become an avid follower of all things American. America at the minute without a shadow of a doubt is producing some of the best drama ever, you just have to look at shows like Dexter and House and even the rejuvenated 24 for proof of that. I don’t know if Lost started that and I’m not going to sit here and say that Lost changed the world but it certainly caused me to sit up and listen.

It’s not all rosy though there are some stinkers out there and you don’t have to look very far to get to them. You just have to look at the astonishing fall from grace that Heroes has achieved and the massive flop that Flash forward is and always will be. Flash forward was launched as an alternative to Lost but that is almost an insult. No scratch that. To compare this nothing of a show filled with bad writing bad acting boring characters and no direction to Lost is a damn insult and yes I am taking it personally. There is no way on earth that Flash forward can be saved and if it gets renewed for a second season I will be the most surprised man on earth. It is also time for NBC to cut its losses with heroes (Talk about flogging a dead horse), but my hatred for heroes is a whole article in itself. Who knows maybe I will write it one day. But this article is about Lost a show that no matter what happens will end after this current season concludes.

Lost fans are sometimes considered arrogant, obsessive and over the top in there praise for the show that they love but that is the point. We will defend it to the hilt we will be arrogant about it because there is nothing even remotely close to the quality that this shows oozes from every pore. If you don’t watch it, I’m not trying to persuade you to buy the box sets and start because in all honesty. You’re too late. Half the fun of lost is the gap between episodes and seasons. Because this is where the theorising and the guessing and the being completely wrong about everything comes into play and that is what sets lost apart from everything else. Nobody who watches lost in the future will ever get that experience from it and that is a shame. However I’m not telling you not to watch it because even if you think you might be remotely interested you should go out there and you should make the effort to watch it. You will be rewarded I promise you.

The depth of the writing is truly flabbergasting and anyone who thinks they make it up as they go along should be admitted to Santa Rosa themselves. It is not luck that everything in this show ties up it is quality attention to detail.

The one thing I get asked about lost the most especially as it begins to come towards its conclusion is “what if you don’t like the ending?” I honestly think this is impossible. I have complete faith that the writers know what they are doing and they have never let me down before. There is no way that they can mess up the ending because I trust that no matter what they come up with will be perfectly executed and will fit into this mysterious world that they have spent the best part of 6 years creating.

It is fact that since season 2 started lost has actually halved it’s audience that equates to roughly 12 million Americans alone that have given up on lost. These are the people I pity the most. I don’t want to insult anyone. Oh who am I kidding of course I do. These people clearly lack something and are more interested in paint by numbers crap tv that you don’t have to think about. These people obviously prefer to just sit and get baby fed a show step by step. They are probably the very same people that are still watching heroes. Open up your minds for gods sake.

So in summery if you watch lost you will understand the majority of this piece of rambling. If you don’t watch lost you are too late to get the full experience but the whole history of this show is still out there and it’s well worth a watch and if you used to watch lost and gave up on it then get out. you’re not worth my time.