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Seattlest Pix 09Nov25
Can't Miss It: Thanksgiving Eve
For the past week, we've been inundated with images of people displaced from their homes. It's all been so heart-wrenching and overwhelming that after a while we just had to turn the TV off. But now that the first season of Lost is out on DVD, Seattlest has no problem with willingly subjecting ourselves to such drama, if only because that's some damn good television. And because these stranded people surrounded by water won't make us cry...for the most part.
Admittedly, we weren't on board with Lost from the get-go. Last fall, we had heard the hype regarding a new show with plane crash survivors on a deserted island of mystery, but we didn't feel the need to latch onto yet another TV series. After the first few episodes had aired, we were well aware of its astronomical ratings, which, along with those of Desperate Housewives, saved ABC's ass and put 'em back on top of the network ratings heap. But it wasn't until mid-season that an Entertainment Weekly cover story convinced us it was time to tune in. We were instantly hooked, and it was totally worth it.
So if you aren't well acquainted with the hobbit heroin junkie, the funny fatman, the crazy French lady, the formerly paralyzed, miraculously cured Locke, the Jack-Kate-Sawyer love triangle, the mysterious hatch to who-knows-where, and those numbers---what's the deal with those goddamn magical numbers?---the first season will give you a good opportunity to catch up with the show before the fall premiere on September 21st at 9pm. Plus, we hear that the DVD is chockful of extras, including a buncha hidden Easter eggs, which may or may not shed light on what the hell is actually going on in this enigma of a show.
p.s. Sorry Kristofor, but compared to the complexities of Lost, The O.C. blows. Big time.
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Hey Audrey- Well, this is a lose-lose proposition, as I really enjoy Lost, as well as The O.C., but I count Lost as an even guiltier pleasure, given it's reach constantly exceeds its grasp. It's not nearly as mysterious as it thinks it is, and I often have the feeling they're making it up as they go along. Not that it's not enjoyable- but they've set themselves some pretty tall hurdles, and they don't always clear them. Plus, Lost is full of stock characters on whom much time is spent in an effort to humanize them- but I, for one, had a less than easy time coming to care about them. None of which is true of The O.C., IMHO. Lost is a great show, but where's its heart?
Lost's got heart aplenty. 'Member the episode in the last third of the season where a major character dies, set to coincide with Claire's baby's birth? The death-life-rebirth dichotomy was, yes, way cheesy, and yet I found myself weeping as if I too were just a babe.
What it comes down to is: The O.C. jumped the shark faster than any show I've ever seen, while Lost still seems to have some mileage on its freaky tires. I'm sure we can discuss this further at a later date (like when we're in the midst of season two).