Tag Archives: Lost

Podcast update

I can’t stand the music on my iPod these days, which says a lot since I have like 50 gazillion hours of music stored on it. So I’ve recently subscribed to some podcasts (mainly because GMMR and Ducky and The TV Addict don’t upload anything regularly and I need a TV discussion fix).

Shortly after the inauguration, I subscribed to President Obama’s weekly radio address. It’s nice to keep updated, even if it’s just a 4 minute reflection on what’s going on.

LOST has been so good this season that I have re-subscribed to The Lost Podcast with Jay & Jack. I stopped listening around the 2nd or 3rd season because I found it hard to keep up and I was kind of blah about watching the show. But now I’m totally into it.

Chicagoist premiered their podcast this week. I haven’t listened yet, but I can’t wait to. LOVE the site.

I still miss Neptune Pirate Radio…I wish they would have gone on and did a podcast about another show.

Back to the music thing, though…I really need to find some new bands to listen to. I’m so sick of….everything!

If You Have To Ask These Questions, You Really Shouldn't Be Watching LOST

Before I get to my point, let me first highlight something funny from the TV addict’s live blog of tonight’s season finale of LOST:

9:30PM: Reader Todd W in NC quite literally took the words right out of my mouth, “Does anyone else think that characters on Lost could use a couple classes in communication skills, such as Don’t Be So Freakin’ Vague 101 and For the Love of Everything Good and Holy, Just Say What You Mean 210? I’ll chip in for Locke’s registration fee. Anyone else with me?”

Okay. Now, I have this friend. Let’s call her “Mom”. (Gee, “Mom”‘s really taking a beating today, eh?) She likes asking me questions while she watches nearly every TV show, but the ones she asks during LOST are just so…well, read on:

  • Who’s Penny?
  • Who’s that guy? – referring to Christian Shepherd
  • Who’s the Wismore guy? – not a typo – she actually said “Wismore”
  • Who is Jeremy? – asked multiple times
  • It’s Jack! – not a question, but her reaction when we saw Locke in the coffin
  • So…he left the island? – referring to dead Locke

I, for one, truly enjoyed this past season of LOST. I decided to just place my trust in Cuse and Lindelof. Even Jeff Jensen doesn’t have the energy to track down all the clues in this show, and he gets paid to be obsessed with it. Ah…remember season one, when there were no “others”, no time travel, no island moving, and a Christian Shepherd ghost that just stared at you but didn’t talk?

THANK GOD we actually did learn who was in the coffin. I was a foot away from my TV, ready to take in every frame just in case they didn’t make an obvious reveal. I might even try visiting www.octagonglobalrecruiting.com. Okay, I already tried the web site. I’m totally curious. I mean, the ad was a lot better than the truly creepy Oceanic Airlines commercials they showed earlier in the season.

So, we have lots of time to theorize on the following:

  • What’s up with Charlotte? (We also have a long time to imagine what Charlotte would be like had Kristen Bell accepted the role.)
  • What happened to Faraday?
  • Are Juliet and Sawyer gonna get it on?
  • Is Josh Holloway going to be shirtless all next season?
  • How did Locke get off the island and what horrible things happened? (Just a comment: if Locke thinks the events were horrible and made a point of leaving the island, I’m kind of scared.)
  • What’s up with Christian Shepherd’s ghost haunting everyone? And, is it genetic? Because the whole Claire thing, though she appeared to Kate in a dream, and is Claire truly dead? Sigh.
  • Where did Penny and Desmond go?
  • What’s Sun’s plan?

What kills me is that we have two more seasons. TWO MORE SEASONS! Which means that even though we’ll all be excited when it comes back next January, we’ll still be waiting until 2010 to get all the answers. And we better get the answers!

This Week's TV

It’s been a long time, but I feel like talking about my TV shows right now. So, let’s start with last Friday’s Battlestar Galactica, which starred Grace Park as a lot of Eights and Mary McDonnell as bald Roslin. Anders is such a sissy; he should have just put his hands in the computer thingy. Looking forward to tonight’s episode, when we get to see cutie-pie, half-Cylon, half-human, half-Asian, half-White dude baby!! Oh, and can I just say that casting Esai Morales as Grandpop Adama on Caprica is pure devilish GENIUS.

Next up is Greek, which is quickly becoming one of my all-time favorites. Every one of the characters is likable in some respect (except for Evan Chambers, who went directly to my sh*t list after Monday’s episode). And kudos to any show that can make Michael Copon look like he can actually act, even with a ridiculous hairstyle. Really, I like Copon, if only because he’s half-Filipino. Anyway, I’m glad they’re giving Rusty a new love interest. Oh – I almost forgot – mad props for getting Max Greenfield on the show, cuz he’s one of my faves. (What language am I speaking?)

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Why I Love Eli Stone

I love Eli Stone for one reason: it was created by Greg Berlanti. Yeah, I recently had my own personal Everwood marathon, and it is amazing how a couple years changes one’s perspective because that show was complete genius. So, since Eli Stone is another brainchild from the man who brought us Everwood, I completely trust it.

By the way, how great was the return of LOST?

TV Bits

Check out David DiGilio’s latest post on his TVGuide.com blog where he talks about where he was intending to go with Traveler.

In other news, Rob Thomas has left his new job at Miss/Guided due to creative differences. It sounds like he’ll be developing another project for ABC. Best of luck to him! I’ll certainly be keeping track of his future work.

In case you’re living under a rock, Harold Perrineau is returing to Lost as Michael. Hmm.

Is anyone else excited about Peter Krause returning to television? And on a network show?? I’ll be tuning in to Dirty Sexy Money when it premieres this fall.

Lost: Is the Future Set in Stone?

Anyone who watched Heroes this week knows that the future is not set in stone. But with the new technique that the producers of Lost cooked up for the season finale, one has to wonder if the same holds true in the Lost universe? I’ve never questioned the validity of the flashbacks, and very few of the reviews I’ve read seem to question the validity of the finale’s flashforward.

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I'm Lost When it Comes to LOST

Charlie

This show is such a tease. I’m not talking about all the mysteries. I’m talking about the fact that we keep being told that Charlie is going to die and HE NEVER DIES. What the eff-you-see-kay? There I was, watching somewhat intently, feeling all sad because Charlie was gonna die…and he didn’t! Grr.

Bernard is kind of hot for an old man. Heee hee!

My Reaction to This Week's Lost: Huh?

Terry O'Quinn

The only thing I know for certain after watching this week’s episode of Lost is that Ben wasn’t born on the island. The Jacob thing = Creepy. The whole thing at the camp with Juliet and Jack and the tape – Why did they even bother showing that? The fact that Richard doesn’t seem to age? Kind of cool but was it intentional or just bad make-up?

Of course, it’s the Locke “death” that made headlines. What’s interesting is that there is no confirmation from the producers that he is dead or alive. So I guess all we really know is that he is in peril. And Ben’s a complete psycho.

If this post doesn’t make sense, it’s because this episode was kind of a step back for me in terms of island mythology. I think my face was wrinkled in confusion the whole time I was watching. It’s almost like they gave us a Ben flashback for the hell of it. But I am expecting a great payoff during the final two episodes of this season. I still have faith in this show. As far as Locke goes, I predicted that either he or James were done for. And I think I was right.

The Official Word on LOST

Just in case you’re living under a rock, ABC has officially announced that there will be only 48 more episodes of Lost after this season. Contrary to previous speculation, the 48 episodes will be shown in blocks of 16 episodes. This means that there are 3 more seasons of Lost after this season. So, we have 3 more years before all our questions are answered.

Please don’t kill Jack or Sawyer. Thanks.