Lost (spoilers)

[©brad]

i missed it. what was it exactly?

[SiliasRuby]

They had a small black bar that came up every 30 seconds to give you the backstory of what the characters were emoting on screen. It felt a tiny bit like CNN. A real pain in the ass to watch.

[modage]

yeah i got through about half as well.  unfortunately the tidbits on screen were not helpful to anyone who WATCHES the show.  it was like a catch-up for anyone who abandoned it during the 3rd season and wouldn't know what was going on.  like

THIS IS JACK.  JACK IS NOT VERY HAPPY RIGHT NOW.  HE HAS BEEN ON THE ISLAND FOR SOME TIME.

totally vague and retarded.  i wanted to put in the dvd but i went to sleep instead.

[grand theft sparrow]

it was like a catch-up for anyone who abandoned it during the 3rd season and wouldn't know what was going on.

Thank you for solving that mystery.  I was trying to figure out exactly whose viewing experience they were trying to enhance because the hardcore fans already know more than this crap and anyone who's never watched the show wouldn't know what the hell was going on anyway. 

Though that still doesn't quite explain why the pop-ups were spoiling things that happen later in the episode.

[modage]

Though that still doesn't quite explain why the pop-ups were spoiling things that happen later in the episode.

because the people who stopped watching are impatient.

[diggler]

yea that was the most annoying part. like when it flashes back(or forward, heh) to jack for the last time, the bottom of the screen says "jack is a changed man". i can see what they were trying to do, but it was pretty embarrassing. it was as if some exec at ABC had his 13 year old daughter narrate the show.

[Ravi]

yeah i got through about half as well.  unfortunately the tidbits on screen were not helpful to anyone who WATCHES the show.  it was like a catch-up for anyone who abandoned it during the 3rd season and wouldn't know what was going on.  like

THIS IS JACK.  JACK IS NOT VERY HAPPY RIGHT NOW.  HE HAS BEEN ON THE ISLAND FOR SOME TIME.

totally vague and retarded.  i wanted to put in the dvd but i went to sleep instead.

I watched about 10 minutes of it and turned it off.  I thought they would some interesting clues, production notes, etc.

[MacGuffin]

I watched about 10 minutes of it and turned it off.  I thought they would some interesting clues, production notes, etc.

Same here. I wanted interesting facts or ancedotes like they do on the fact tracks of some DVDs.

[Pozer]

what about interesting insight such as:

Ben just drew a triangle on the map.  Speaking of triangle, here we are at our love triangle with Kate, Jack and Sawyer.  Are you a Jater or a Skater?

[MacGuffin]

Are you a Jater or a Skater?

New xixax marquee.

[Chest Rockwell]

Just watched the new episode. I love where the show is going. Flash forwards are really livening up an element of the show that was starting to sag. I didn't feel like sitting through Eli Stone for the whatever Oceanic "announcement," so either someone fill us in or post the inevitable youtube link.

Also, Jeremy Davies!

[MacGuffin]

Same as Chest. Loving the flash-forwards. They add a whole new mystery to the show.


Also...

Ana Lucia was... gorgeous.

I threw up in my mouth a little.

[polkablues]

Fuck yeah, Jeremy Davies!

I loved how pre-bearded Jack poured himself the weakest screwdriver of all time.  Clearly, bearded Jack could teach him thing or two about drinking.

And it is interesting how the flash-forwards give the show a very different dynamic now.  Similar to "The Nine" from last year, except, you know, not boring and awful. 

"I'm one of the Oceanic 6!"   

[SiliasRuby]

Still waiting for what mod is thinking.

[polkablues]

I'm sure he loved it.  It won't be until at least the second episode before he convinces himself that the show has lost its way.