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[jeregenest]

Asking the Wrong Questions, writing about Lost states:

"Which seems to me to be an approach dependent on the truth of three very dubious assumptions: one, that the answers exist, two, that the questions exist, and three, that the writers have any intention of revealing either one."

My opinion, after watching the first season is that the writers don't have much of a truth and that the series probably should have been six hours tops and would have been very satisfying. It reminds me of certain rpgs I've been a player in, or the X-Files, where things start out strong but then you spend way to long hoping things will get better and redeem your faith and interest. (Luckily the majority of rpgs I've had the luck to be in are good from beginning from end)

I should probably try to track down Veronica Mars, people seem to be all abuzz with that.

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[head58.livejournal.com]

I've seen about half a dozen episodes of Veronica Mars now, and it's good but hasn't blown my socks off. And a lot of the dialogue seems to be forced channeling of Joss Whedon.

I have 2 episodes of season 1 of Lost left to see, and I agree that they should have cut it down to maybe 12 episodes or so. They seemed to really figure out what the weirdness was about halfway through the first season, but continualy strayed away rom it to give us annoying and useless background flashback episodes about annoying and useless b-level characters (ie Boone and Shannon, Michael and Walt). And a good half-dozen or so Kate or Jack or Sawyer episodes, when they should have just done one each and been finished with the matter.

[jeregenest.livejournal.com]

The entire MichaelWalt flashback storyline coul have been compressed to an episode tops, not 2 or 3. Shannon/Boone could have been even smaller. And Charlie gets way too much flashback time.

And the characters are the most close-mouthed, unsharing, unasking questions group ever. I know more after going camping with most people over a weekend than these people know after weeks being trapped on an island after a near-death experience. Its actually not that plausible.

And I can understand a random group of people not having many useful skills. What I don't understad s their utter inability to ask a question or think about ramifications (wait...theres folks on the island that mean us harm???)

[head58.livejournal.com]

I totally agree. They all took "Traumatic Past Event" and "Total Secretive Distrusting Asshole" disadvantages for the bonus points.

Give me Locke in a wheelchair at the excursion place in Australia, Hurley's numbers, Sawyer meeting Jack's dad and killing a guy, Jack turning on his father, Charlie shooting up on the plane, Kate getting arrested. Maybe Claire with the fortune teller. That's all. Beyond those, the rest of the flashbacks were unnecessary. Well, except for Sun and Jin, who are just too cool and should be given even more flashbacks ("Weakness for Korean Characters/Subplots" 10 points).