Lost - anyone else getting disinterested?

[drippy]

First off, I've been a tremendous fan of the show since the early part of season one.

However, after last night's episode, I was kind of surprised to realize that I really didn't care about the events in the episode or where the show was going. I said something to my wife about being totally lukewarm to the whole thing. And the more I think about it, the more I realize I'm just disinterested. I haven't quite figured out why as of yet...

Lack of primary plot revelations?

Lack of primary plot focus and direction?

No longer interesting and/or predictable characters?

Hmmm...not sure.

Anyone else in the same boat?

[Boardwise]

I began to lose interest towards the end of season 1.

All the teasing and minor plot points has become slightly annoying.
Droping some hints about things then never picking them up till much later on in the series got old fast.

Yet I still can't stop watching it.

[Soundwarp]

Season 2 still isn't here in Aus yet so right now my interest is still there....

[Turbocharger]

I dunno about anyone else, but I couldn't be more interested! I'll watch this show to then end, then watch the DVD's until they melt from being watched so much. Yes, it does take a lot of time to learn why things are the way they are on the show, but they keep me entertained with the backstories and side-stories. Maybe I'm just easy to entertain, maybe I'm really patient, I dunno. But this show still :rock

[centurian]

I must admit that my intrest in begining to fade a tad. There's no big huge questions that needs answering at the moment - and by now we all know well enough that if there was - they'd only go and answer it with a dozen more questions - again.

I'll keep watching the show - but probably not from the edge of my seat.

[Liokaiser]

One of the best shows on the air.

[MikeTSI]

One of the best shows on the air.

Absolutely!

[Optimus_Prime84]

I really like this show and last night episode got even more my interest because now i want to know who the hell are they and how they came on THE ISLAND ;p

[drippy]

Absolutely!
Agreed.

But I'm still disinterested all of a sudden. :)

[TSFC]

I've yet to see a single episode of Lost (because I don't get ABC on my cable-less TV signal) but I've heard nothing except fantastic reviews. Smart and cool were some of the main reviews I had heard.

However, with all of that, all of the constant pushing of the show, even if I had ABC...I wouldn't watch it. Why? It's Gilligan's Island, with a dark, serious, mature twist and theme. That's great and all, and it's a testament to the human spirit, I get that. What I don't get is, they're on an island, there's an odd creature lurking, there are murderous people, your everyman type people, etc. and so on...how on Earth does that create a good show really? I would think the idea well would dry up rather quickly. I mean how many people can die? How many can escape? How many can survive, etc. After a while, it's a rehash of the same crap over and over.

You're thinking "Well you haven't tried it, you're bias towards it, etc." well I'm willing to say the same thing about one of my favorite shows...Stargate SG-1. At first the movie was "Oh snap, cool!" The show was "Oh wow, this is great, a continuation, we'll get to see so much more." It then turned into: Kill a cast member, change the cast, ascend, defeat the Goa'Uld, repeat. Now it's the Ori, bigger and badder than the Goa'Uld. Then came the spinoff, which is it's own version of Lost if you think about it. Billions of lightyears from home, no way to leave, etc. That gets REAL boring after 8 or 9 seasons or so.

The same ideas being recycled over and over and over just doesn't do good for me after a while. The trick? Use the formula (you have to) but make it compelling, make it seem interesting.

If nothing else, I pity the writers. The shows are resting solely on their shoulders. Not the stars, not the episodic directors, or even the public. The writers. Without them the public won't watch because a show might suck. They're the ones with the hard sell and hopefully we come back for more, or show up at all.

[DevilzFan]

Being a new convert who just saw all the episodes before last week's in a 48 hour period, I found myself kinda "meh" to the episode. Especially the end, with the "train an army" question.

Though maybe it's that I find Michelle Rodriguez to be too much of an ugly ass man.

[drippy]

Being a new convert who just saw all the episodes before last week's in a 48 hour period, I found myself kinda "meh" to the episode. Especially the end, with the "train an army" question.

Though maybe it's that I find Michelle Rodriguez to be too much of an ugly ass man.
Maybe I'm just reacting to the meh that I also found last night's episode to be. I'm not suggesting I won't continue watching in the near term...just hope my disinterest doesn't get worse or even permanent.

On a slight tangent, I have lost no interest in Evangeline Lilly.

[MegaPrime33]

I have been an avid fan of the show since the begining and I have to say that it still continues to surprise me and I love it! I can't wait to see a new episode and what happens next. There are so many questions I'm dying to know and every new show just brings up more questions. I am fascinated, I am locked in.

[Jux]

Hasn't that been the knock against JJ Abrams in the past? Create a show that's a hit and takes off hot but then fades after a season or two?

[Streck]

I thought they did a bang-up job with character development, but as soon as the X-Files shit started I immediately stopped caring about the people. Now I'm all about the Dharma Initiative, whatever the fuck it is. Guess I found my hook.

[rattrap007]

I still love it a ton.. I just want to learn more about people other than Jack and Kate..

Locke - I want to know more about him and how he got in the wheelchair

Sawyer - Want to find out more about him

Hurley - Gotta find out more about him

Sayid - Be nice to find out more about him

Walt/Michael - Want to learn more about them.



I don't care much for Rodrigez charachter, but getting a little more interested in her now that she has mellowed a bit. Also might like to see an ep about Rose and her hubby.

[Wreckgar]

"Wait, what happened last night?"

That's my usual reaction. I don't get home in time to watch it but also don't make an effort t otape it. I talk about it with someone who does but if I don't, I really don't care. It's not that important. I want to know stuff and they just keep throwing new twists in. Now it's becomming tiresome. Start giving me facts!

Now 24 on the other hand, that's a show I'm addicted to like crack.

[Fairy Princess]

My Disinterest has remained level ever since I have not watched any of the show.

[Fairlady_Z]

I love Lost! I also love Alias (Abrams's other show)! In a sea of TV mediocrity these two shows really stand out as something good and special. The key to both series is having characters that people care about and revealing just enought to keep viewers interested while not revealing too much too quickly so they get bored. I have been following Alias since day one and now that it is ending I am confident Abrams will wrap up all the plot threads well and deliver a saitisfying conclusion to a show I have enjoyed for five years. If Abrams can end Alias successfully, I am confident he and Lindorf will do the same for Lost someday too.

[Ogami Daigoro]

Well I'd rather have Lost than any other zillionth reality show that's for sure. Odd that people are saying that nothing's been happening. We got a good look at the "monster", a little more about "The Others", a great new character in Mister Eko, and the whole Dharma Initiative thing. Seems like a lot going on. Yes, not enough answers and too many damn commercials (my complaint with TV shows in general, blame TV on DVD). But I still am captivated. I just wish we would get other characters' backstories more (i.e., the "tailies" and all the background people).

BTW, anyone else read this cool theory on what is actually going on in the island?

http://www.4815162342.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3377

[SpeedBreaker]

I started to lose interest toward the end of the first season. Enough of the flashbacks already!

[TrickyDisco]

Hell no!

I was getting disinterested towards the end of season one, but the cliffhanger they left with the finale left me gagging for more.

I have yet to d/l Wednesdays ep, so I don't know if it's any good or juts "meh."

[Drake]

After this weeks episode I think things are gonna start moving fast.

[Chaos Muffin]

Yeah, but only because Ive been waiting for season 2 to come out on dvd. Have the season 1 set and was hooked. Going to watch it again when season 2 is realeased to get back into the fold.
Screw TV schedules

[Weirdwolf]

Screw TV schedules

Yes, this is the only thing that's got me frustrated with the show. They started the new season back a month or so ago, showed two or three episodes and then went back to reruns for a few more weeks and then back to new episodes. The whole show seems to loose its steam if it takes too long between shows. Ideally, this series is certainly best viewed as a continuous story on DVD. I still love the show, but find myself slightly disinterested because as I watch a new episode, I find myself trying to remember what happened in the last couple episodes--which sometimes was weeks ago. :p

[drippy]

So...thoughts after last night's episode?

Another big meh in my book. It was all I could do to keep my butt in the chair for the last 20 minutes. Thank goodness it was on Tivo (we started watching 15 or so minutes late) and I could skip commercials or I probably wouldn't have gotten through the whole thing.

I'm giving them another couple of episodes otherwise I give up on it. But then where will I get my Evangeline Lilly fix?!

[BigPrime3000]

Yeah, but only because Ive been waiting for season 2 to come out on dvd. Have the season 1 set and was hooked. Going to watch it again when season 2 is realeased to get back into the fold.
Screw TV schedules

I feel the same way. I saw one or two 1st season eps on tv but didn't really like the show till I watched season 1 on DVD and got hooked.

I watched a season 2 ep last night on tv and was pretty disinterested because of the commercials.

I agree that we need to know more about Locke...him and Sawyer are the more interesting characters IMO.

[rattrap007]

Last nights was the first really ho-hum episode for me.. and i like charlie..

Sawyer was great though... He called Hurley Jabba

[Streck]

So...thoughts after last night's episode?

Another big meh in my book. It was all I could do to keep my butt in the chair for the last 20 minutes. Thank goodness it was on Tivo (we started watching 15 or so minutes late) and I could skip commercials or I probably wouldn't have gotten through the whole thing.
The whole episode can be summarized as: Charlie's a fuckup. This being mainstream TV, though, he'll redeem himself somewhere down the line, maybe with his death. At least I hope it's his death, because he's annoying and needs to disappear.

I'm giving them another couple of episodes otherwise I give up on it. But then where will I get my Evangeline Lilly fix?!
I'm sure they'll get back into the Dharma Initiative story before then, which is all I'm interested in now.

[Shipwreck]

I normally download the episodes when I miss them. Its better than watching it on TV because its commerical free. hehe. I can't wait to buy the second season on DVD. Nothing is more enjoyable then watching 15 hours worth of Lost in one day or maybe the Sheild.

[Shipwreck]

Well I'd rather have Lost than any other zillionth reality show that's for sure. Odd that people are saying that nothing's been happening. We got a good look at the "monster", a little more about "The Others", a great new character in Mister Eko, and the whole Dharma Initiative thing. Seems like a lot going on. Yes, not enough answers and too many damn commercials (my complaint with TV shows in general, blame TV on DVD). But I still am captivated. I just wish we would get other characters' backstories more (i.e., the "tailies" and all the background people).

BTW, anyone else read this cool theory on what is actually going on in the island?

http://www.4815162342.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3377

That theory is intense..

[misterd]

Anytime you have a continuing narrative, there are going to be lulls (save for 24, but that's a very different beast). A lot has happened since the end of last season, and there has to be some time for the new status quo to settle in before they go back in the sandbox and kick down the castle. Some folks have complained that everyone's getting along too well now. True to some degree, but I doubt that things will stay this way for long (as highlighted by last night's mostly craptacular Charlie episode). Remember we are two weeks from sweeps, so a lot of juicy material is being held back (or should be).

[DevilzFan]

Man, I must be the only person who liked this weeks ep. Dom Monaghan rocks. I really dig the character of Charlie as well. I was very happy to get more backstory on his life.

[centurian]

All I know is that Driveshaft really have to get themselves more than just the one song (You, All, Everybody). It really is getting on my tits.

[Weirdwolf]

I liked the episode, even though it really wasn't necessary. We already knew from previous season 1 episodes that Charlie had a heroine problem.

[MegaPrime33]

I hate charlie. I thought it was fun getting his ass kicked by Locke and being now excluded from the group for being a loon. The episode was decent, but I actually believe that he was hallucinating and it wasn't from the drugs. Something caused him to hallucinate, but what?