Hi Josh!
Yet again I absolutely love your blog post (as I gushed in my post that has already commented on your article). I definitely agree that the series LOST has attracted a cult following, with viewers scheduling time to watch the show around the rest of their lives, generating debates between friends on aspects of the show, and of course, becoming attached to the characters.
To be honest, I am one of the people who scheduled by week around LOST. For the first few years of my university career I made sure that NOTHING came between me and the TV on LOST nights. Similar to me, my cousin also was an avid viewer and watched every single Wednesday (except with her, no one else was allowed to watch with her in case they talked, commented, sneezed or breathed haha). During each episode we would wait anticipating the commercial breaks to call each other and “OH MY GOD” for four minutes until the next segment came on. After the show, we would then call each other back and have a full (almost) hour (the length of an episode) dissecting every tiny detail. Upon the series finale, she actually went through each of her favourite moments on LOST and took screen shots then commented on them and posted it to Faecbook. Some people may call us crazy or obsessed, but we were sucked into this life on The Island and fell for all of the characters (she had a thing for Sawyer, me for Jack). In fact, to this day, every time we see one of the characters on another television series or movies, we either watch that series or episode (lots of TV watching, I know) and still refer to them as Jack (Matthew Fox in Vantage Point), Sayid (in Law & Order) and Jin (in Hawaii Five O… however, I have yet to see an episode of that as I really don’t like the show in general … my cousin instead is a fan).
I am just waiting for school to be over to book off a few weeks and watch the complete series over again. My cousin (as she was making the stills) re-watched it and actually created a chart of when characters first came up, how they know each other, what episode it was in, etc., etc. It actually is astonishing the connections between them and how different themes are evident throughout the entire series (not just the general themes, but for example shoes. Shoes become a symbol throughout the series either right after the plane crash when they are found in a tree, Kate stealing shoes from another passenger, etc etc).
Anyways, I am very happy to have found another LOSTie! Great Post,
K
PS. check this out! http://lostpedia.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page
I too notice when characters appear on other shows, and I also refer to them by their character name... except Matthew Fox because I knew who he was before he did Lost. (Yes, that means I watched Party of Five. *shakes head in shame*)
ReplyDeleteWhile I have delved very deep into the Lost mythos, I have not gone as deep as to create charts... but I think it is awesome that you know someone who has. Also, I am totally going to look out for the shoe thing when I rewatch the series again.
It is so nice to find someone just as obsessed with Lost as I am. But now I am forced to ask you a few questions:
(1) Aside from Jack, who was your favourte character?
(2) Who was your least favourite?
(3) What was your favourite episode?
(4) Which season was your favourite?
(5) And the big one: Did you like the finale?
Sorry I have been MIA for the past while.. I have been bogged down with school work (and have actually really wanted to think about my response to these lol)
ReplyDeletehere goes:
1) Sayid and/or desmond
2) Shannon (I know, random character.. but I never liked her.. i think its because i never liked the actress) or possibly anna lucia
3) ohhh favourite episode.. that is hard off the top of my head, but anyones with flash backs with desmond and penny .. i LOVE them
4) i think the last season was my favourite just because i felt ultra smart putting everything together
5) hmmmmm this is a toughie.. i think that it was alright, however i really expected more of it. i knew that the writers wouldnt give everything away but it was disappointing that they didnt share more. i feel like they should come back with another episode or a season down the line (that i know they wont) but there are so many things that i still want to know.. oh and to add to the answer to number 4, i thought that the whole reason for the smoke monster and the shining light was kind of lame. anyways, it is a constant topic of discussion between my cousin and i.. yesterday infact we vowed to rewatch them all once the school year is done
what about you? what are your answers?
ps. i watched party of five AFTER lost came out because i became obsessive about jack.. i know, im a loser haha
At least you had a reason to watch Party of Five. I watched it because I actually thought it was good... yikes.
ReplyDeleteTo answer the questions:
1) Desmond, Ben and Juliet. Ben was such a great villain, and Desmond was just a big bucket of win. Juliet, to me, was the best female character on the show. I'm a big Elizabeth Mitchell fan, so I am a bit biased, but Juliet was awesome.
2) Anna Lucia, easily. I couldn't stand her. I actually cheered when she was killed. Maybe that's terrible, but I hated her with a passion.
3) The season 3 finale -- with the classic, "WE HAVE TO GO BACK!!!" by Jack -- and "Ab Aeterno" which was the season 6 episode about Richard Alpert. That was such a great episode.
4) I loved season 5 because of the time travel. Season 6 was great too, but I loved how Sci-Fi heavy season 5 was.
5) I really liked the finale. I thought it hit all the right notes. I knew we'd never get all the answers, but, for me, the show was about the characters. At the end of the day, we cared so much about all of those characters, that seeing their journeys come to an end was what mattered most to me. I loved it.
ahhhh yes season 3 finale.. thank you for reminding me.. now i know what i am going to watch before bed tonight.
ReplyDeletebtw, got your message on my other post about the law and order random connection. i am extremely jealous. i would DIE if i met dick wolf.. not even kidding.. are you a fan of SVU?? i am emotionally attached to olivia and stabler. gosh, i sound like a huge loser
I guess I'll have to join you on the loser couch because I absolutely LOVE Special Victims Unit. I'm a huge fan of both Benson and Stabler. I tend to get really emotionally attached to characters on TV shows too, so we're very similar in that respect.
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