Lost My Review
So I finally got around to watching Lost, everybody’s fav addiction. Having only watched the first two episodes and never watching a sliver of any of the other episodes, my review may not match everybody’s (or my future) impression. So what do I think? Well written and acting is above average for the most part, albeit some of the actors could use a little more work (e.g. the brother/sister duo). But I do have a major point which annoys the brains out of me (Lost is just another show to be guilty of this…damn Smallville).
Why are most of the people models?
Seriously, not counting that fat black woman, all the women are hot. I mean they’re great to look at, but aren’t airplanes, much like the Department of Motor Vehicles, full of average looking folk? And adding a fat guy (plucky comedy relief) and an annoying black kid (ala. Jurassic Park 2…gymnast raptor fighter) do not automatically make the show representative of real life. Not to mention the required Fan Service directed toward young males every episode.
But if you look past those flaws and don’t want absolute perfect acting throughout (I’m sure it will get better once the actors fill the roles), it really is gripping. It divulges just the right amount of answers while introducing more secrets, keeping the viewer intrigued without inducing frustration. Comparable to returning to a restaurant to try the rest of their menu.
I just hope it doesn’t go into tons of flashbacks every episode. Not the flashbacks that go back just before the crash, but the ones that may spend an entire episode on some really dumb tangent of somebody’s life way before the crash ever happened. I don’t want to know everybody’s history, just their future. I’m sure it will end up doing that, I mean, how many episodes/seasons can you write about somebody being trapped on an island? Even Gilligan had its limits.
on June 2, 2006 at 6:32 am
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I don’t think you can judge “Lost” on the first two eps (especially if by “first two eps” you mean the two-hour pilot). I almost stopped watching it after the pilot, cause I was thinking “another lame sci-fi show” due to some events that happen. But the show is way better than my initial expectations and impressions. The writing is excellent. Everything is connected — nothing is coincidence on this show. Stick with it and you’ll be very pleased.
on July 2, 2009 at 8:55 am
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I’ll admit, I’m a bit hot-cold on Lost. Some things about it suck, some are great. Still, this review seems a little harsh on the acting. It’s not THAT bad!
The Blu-ray releases look incredible on a flat-panel plasma with the lights turned low – what a breathtaking picture!
on July 2, 2009 at 3:04 pm
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The acting, based on the brother/sister duo in the first season… come on, they were pretty bad.
But non-stop flashbacks, ugh, some answers and furthering the story would be great. So yeah, stopped after season 2, got more frustrated than interested.