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Apr-23-2005 17:50

Is anyone watching Lost?

It is really funny some people I know love it, others hate it. Most of the people whom hate it, find it too slow, or expected it to be more like Alias.

I personally, love it. But it is definitely not Alias. It is kind of survivor meets Robinson Crusoe, gone wild.

I am a big J.J. Abrahams fan. But I am still debating if Felicity is worth the cash in buying on DVD, although I have only seen a few episodes. Opinions?
Or dare I say, someone able to provide me with copies? (of course, I will pay for expenses.)

Apr-24-2005 03:45

Jojo you'd be even more shocked to hear. That they took Alias in Holland off the air after season 1. It was aired at an awkward time, across another major show. And then they were surprised that it had bad ratings. I boy the Alias box sets each time they come out in the US.
All, thank god for my region free DVD player, which makes me able to play region 1 + NTSC format used in the US. We are here on region 2 and PAL.

Apr-24-2005 03:51

I don't want to know what it is. But is it revealed in season 1 Lost why there are polar bears running around, and whatever the thing is that snathching people?
A yes/no would suffice.

Also, is there a season 2 lost, or is does the show end after season 1 and are they rescued?

Apr-24-2005 04:14

I love lost! been watching every week. but Im going to mis the rest of the season cause Im going on one month vacation.... good to have vacation but I wouldnt know the end...

Apr-24-2005 09:34

The polar bear and the beast thingy, the reason for these has only been hinted at. In Canada and the US, Lost is still in season 1. It's 20 episodes in and they're doing 26 this season. I assume it'll be picked up for another season. You can find any info about it at tvtome.com, just avoid the episode guide if you don't want spoilers.

All DVD players can be made to be region free. Making regional DVD's and players is actually illegal, but no one in their right mind is gonna take on Disney, Warner, etc. If you do some research on google, you can find the codes to make your player region-free.

Apr-25-2005 05:07

It is region free. It is just that when I make a DVR on my dvd recorder, it won't play in some non-pioneer dvd players.

Apr-28-2005 14:08

If the dang show dosen't hurry up and move on I going to quit watching it.

Apr-28-2005 20:14

Zane: New episode next Wednesday... I'm excited :)

Apr-29-2005 04:14

I would agree that it can move a bit faster. However, how fast paced can you make this story without having it be over and done with in 3 episodes.

What I actually like about lost, is that it is slow. Because they spend some time, slowly revealing, who the characters actually are. Nothing is what it seems.

I think my biggest disappointment with lost is. That J.J. Abrahams had to take time off Alias to do it. And with that I feel the quality of season 3 of Alias was less then the other seasons. It was very noticeable, that J.J. Abrahams had less to do with it. I even said in an interview, that he realized after season 3, as he was so busy with lost, that he made some mistakes on Alias because of it.

Apr-29-2005 04:17

Reda, you can watch it at my house if you want. :)