“Hey, are you sure your specialty is chiropractics, doc? Because I think you’re doing it wrong.”

We had a great turnout in last week’s Lost live-blog chat, so we’re going to keep it up! Join us for tonight’s episode, where we’ll spout out theories, vote in polls and just generally chat it up. Trust me, it’s fun. See you at 9 PM EST!
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American Idol has become such a ratings juggernaut that it’s always a little surprising when something actually tops it. The Grammy Awards were able to do just that last week, thanks to the best ratings for the show since 2004. The other big event for the week was the return of Lost on ABC. It didn’t approach the Idol or Grammy numbers, but it did finish the week as the number one scripted show in the adult demo. Granted, it was the season premiere, but knocking off Grey’s, House, 2 ½ Men, and Big Bang Theory is always worth noting. On cable, the big surprise was probably the performance from USA’s White Collar and Psych. Both were well down from last week. Read the rest of this entry »

After watching the first two hours of the final season of Lost one thing is clear: the writers are not pulling any punches. They easily could have just wound down all the action and spoon fed all the answers to the audience. That is obviously not what is going to happen. In fact, I think they’re bringing more ambition to the final season than they have to any of the previous five. Sure, there were some big answers doled out in “LA X,” but there were also some intriguing new questions introduced.

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Obviously, the big news in TV this week was the return of Lost. They’re back at LAX! No they’re not! Juliet’s alive! No she’s not! It was all very confusing, but there was one smoky moment that stood out for me. In other TV news, Modern Family got pixilated, the study group on Community finally acknowledged the growing sexual tension, and NBC’s Thursday night was quite musical. Here are some of the things that didn’t suck this week:

John Locke is a Dot-Matrix printer on Lost.

Wait, that’s not right. John Locke is actually the smoke monster! Except, it’s not John Locke, it’s the Man in Black. Right? Right? I’m so bad at Lost that I don’t even know. However, what I do know is that Ol’ Smokey laying waste to an entire room full of people was pretty bad ass.

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I have a theory. It stems from the fact that I cannot believe that anyone would watch and enjoy Lost willingly. I find it to be the most self-serving, inflated show on television. Sure, they’ve taught their actors to master the hateful glare and they bring the non-linear storytelling to an obnoxious level of annoyance (while still moving so slowly that it’s painful), but beyond that I fail to see its merits.

I’ve been told it’s gotten better since I dropped it at the beginning of season three, but I don’t care. I have better things to do with my time then be dicked around by a TV show. If, by the end of the series, you all tell me the payoff is worth it, I’ll rush right out and get all the DVDs and cook up some kettle corn and catch up … no, I really won’t. Do you know why? I think each and every one of you that loves everything about Lost has been brainwashed.

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It’s back, and boy was it worth the wait! After nearly an entire human gestation period, Lost has returned to kick off it’s final season, and these first two hours were jam packed. Man, they flew by for me, even with the slew of commercials.

If you were hoping for the avalanche of answers to start tonight, I think you must be unfamiliar with Lost. The show stuck to its typical MO and didn’t answer a question without raising two or three more … and admit it, that’s why you love Lost.

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It’s here! It’s here! The final season premiere of Lost is upon us and, as promised, we’ll have a live-blog/chat here during the full two hours of the show tonight (or maybe some kind-hearted/obsessive Clacker will open the room early, during the special presentation an hour before). Be sure to join us back here, within this post, at 9 PM EST to join in with the rest of us!
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