Is the TV series Lost worth the watch?

[CaptainSlow]

Oakey said:

http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv...

Indie said:

A writer on Lost has revealed what many suspected, that there was never a plan for how to end the show and each season they would just think of "f*cked up things" to keep it ticking over.

Prison Break writer Nick Santora recalled the time his Lost writer friend (who he wouldn't name) came clean during a Nerdist Writer's Panel podcast, an admission he was pretty appalled by.

"We had an expression in the room which was 'No Polar Bears' - a reference to Lost," he explained.

"I had friends that were writing on Lost, I can’t say who they were. And I was watching football with one of them and I was telling them how much I loved the show…and I’m like, "How are you going to pay all this stuff off?" And he looked at me and goes, "We’re not." And I go, "What do you mean you’re not?" He said, "We literally just think of the weirdest most f*cked up thing and write it and we’re never going to pay it off." And I look at him and I’m like, "That’s such bullshi*t! You are completely f*cking with the audience."

To be fair, a writer of Prison Break complaining about Lost not having much plot is a bit rich.

[Beati Dogu]

I watched all the first season as it was broadcast, but couldn't be bothered to keep watching. I'm glad I didn't now.

[glazbagun]

durbster said:

Terzo123 said:

First series is excellent, promises so much. In the end it only delivers anger, rage, disappointment, wtf, etc.

The first series is worth watching as each episode is very well crafted.

But you have to stop there and pretend they didn't make any more. It's a bit like The Matrix and its sequels.

That's what I did with Heroes. Watched and thoroughly enjoyed the first series, asked on FB if it was worth continuing only to have my wall drowned in the Lost-esque response.

[Beati Dogu]

Heroes was also shafted by the writers' strike.

[ofcorsa]

Heroes first story arc was great, I re watched the last series and my god it stinks

[ajprice]

The new Heroes Reborn series is on in the US now, from what I've heard it might actually be quite good.

[Halb]

Love how most here say no, almost identical reasoning!

Lost was late 2004, so not sure how it started anything, it is preceded by much more spectacular serial dramas like The Sopranos, The Wire, BSG etc.
I think Lost was a main networks cashing in on the trend started by others...and ultimately failing by making something that was less that it constituent parts.

Never seen it, from the sounds it it, I never shall since there are loads of top rated shows pout there I have not seen.

Aphex said:

I've watched it through twice. First time I was annoyed at unanswered questions. Second time I realised most of my questions had answers.

It was almost like reading a book due to the number of characters, quite enjoyed it

Which answers?

[Aphex]

Halb said:

Which answers?

Which questions?

Edit: Nevermind, thought you had some questions in mind but you haven't seen it. There were a few like the Hurley bird, lighthouses etc

Edited by Aphex on Monday 12th October 07:43

[Halb]

Aphex said:

Which questions?

Edit: Nevermind, thought you had some questions in mind but you haven't seen it. There were a few like the Hurley bird, lighthouses etc

Edited by Aphex on Monday 12th October 07:43

Two people have said now there are answers to questions they thought were unanswered. So I may give it a view.