Lost coming to streaming

Discussion in 'Visual Arts' started by jlocke08, Jan 5, 2021.

  1. The ending was utter bs and because of that, it was the last tv show I will ever invest more than a passing interest in.
     
  2. Daniel Plainview

    Daniel Plainview God's Lonely Man

    I completed season 1 in a week. So far so good. That suitcase episode almost had me throwing in the towel, but overall I enjoyed the program. Moving on to season 2.
     
  3. skinnyev

    skinnyev Forum Resident

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    I thought that Lost was amazing the first few seasons, but like all great shows, they can’t figure out how to tie things up. But, as far as a show slowly building a backstory on its characters and how that changes the dynamics of their interactions and then to unveil connections between certain characters prior to ending up in the island, Lost was must see TV for me back in the day due to all the left turns, it kept me coming back for sure.

    I have rewatched the show a few times as well so the allure wears off if you know the surprises, but this show is a classic.
     
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  4. Ghostworld

    Ghostworld Senior Member

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    If there are any "Lost" fans here in California who collect props.... my daughter was going to throw this out which I painstakingly acquired and had beautifully mounted. I would keep it, but I'm moving, which is why I'm selling it. I also thought "Lost" fans might find this prop oil can (on a nice heavy wooden base and heavy plexi box. Lol) cooler than my daughter who planned on jettisoning it! LOL

    Rare beautifully displayed ORIG “Lost” Dharma oil can ABC auction | eBay


    here's pic (including my fat leg! LOL I loved putting together this prop for my dsughter and I didn't even watch "Lost!"


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  5. Daniel Plainview

    Daniel Plainview God's Lonely Man

    I'm already in Season 6. I've watched the entire series in a month and a half, late at night in bed and in the car killing time. I really enjoyed the ride. I can't imagine having to be in suspense for six years waiting for this story to resolve (IF it resolves).
     
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  6. Scowl

    Scowl Forum Resident

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    It was only in suspense at the end of season one when they finally broke into the hatch. I think the show suffered from too many cooks, too many ideas, and the show changing too much after every season. Even with that, it's still one of my favorite shows.
     
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  7. Daniel Plainview

    Daniel Plainview God's Lonely Man

    Finished the show last night. Really enjoyed the ride, wish I had given the show a chance sooner or watched it unfold in real time. I was probably too busy with other things during those years to commit anyway.

    Regardless of how it ended, I was on the edge of my seat for 120 episodes, and that's quite a feat. I'll miss John Locke. Or I could get right back on the horse and watch it again.
     
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  8. alexpop

    alexpop Power pop + other bad habits....

    Loved it as well though binged watched it 2011.
     
  9. alexpop

    alexpop Power pop + other bad habits....

    Should still hold up for a 15 year old series.
     
  10. alexpop

    alexpop Power pop + other bad habits....

    Talk of a re- boot. Can’t see it emulating the original.. be interesting to find out.
     
  11. alexpop

    alexpop Power pop + other bad habits....

    Don’t think folks attention span to streaming will favour LOsT. “ I’ll watch it when I wanna watch it “ sorta thing. Can’t beat thee old dvd binge watch.
     
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  12. alexpop

    alexpop Power pop + other bad habits....

    Hope you got some $$$ for this artifact. Liked the wise guy Asian American actor in the series.
     
  13. alexpop

    alexpop Power pop + other bad habits....

    hope you got $$$$ for this interesting artifact.
     
  14. alexpop

    alexpop Power pop + other bad habits....

    Watch again „?
    I’ve got the blu ray and the big dvd box with game. Locke and Desmond were my two favourite characters.
     
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  15. Daniel Plainview

    Daniel Plainview God's Lonely Man

    Yeah, when I realized I was really digging the show I wasted no time and snatched up the blu-rays off eBay on the cheap before Disney says I can only stream the show via "Disney double plus good".

    Locke is my favorite character by far. After Ben did what he did I wanted him to die in the worst possible manner. And I was totally horrified when Dez
    hit him with the car
    of course this was before we knew what was really going on.

    I liked Hurley and Dez too. When Hurley drove that van into the camp and saved the day I nearly cheered out loud.

    Sayid was a cool guy too. At least until he
    went on the killing spree at the temple.
     
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  16. alexpop

    alexpop Power pop + other bad habits....

    I like most of the characters including Sayid.
    Jack Shephard‘s Thailand adventure was amusing, least the tattoo… what an intense character.
     
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  17. Daniel Plainview

    Daniel Plainview God's Lonely Man

    I'm mid-way through my first rewatch of the series. I lasted about a year before I decided "I have to go back".

    Great to see everyone again. Different experience this time now that I know where we're going. I must admit, I've fast forwarded a bit through some of the lesser flashbacks (mostly Charlie's, sorry mate). I still love Locke, although now I recognize his flaws.
     
  18. Drew

    Drew Senior Member

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    I called it the most overrated series in the history of television before the first season was over. None if the actions of the characters ever made any sense to me. At least not if you want to stay alive. Anyone with any survival training would laugh their way thru it. Can't imagine watching it again.

    "Gilligan's Island reimagined as a soap opera" is what I called it when it aired.
     
  19. Vidiot

    Vidiot Now in 4K HDR!

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    Terry O'Quinn ("John Locke") was absolutely fantastic -- he was great in every single take, never a false note, and I saw a lot of unused shots and stuff not in the final shows. I was sad for him that he didn't have a more successful career in the years after Lost, because he was the best guy in the show. Michael Emmerson ("Ben Linus") did extremely well, but surprisingly, he was initially only hired for 5 or 6 episodes. He was so good, he wound up staying for the entire series as the ongoing villain. Both were really well-liked; there were a few people who were difficult on the show, but the producers got rid of them pretty early on.

    I think one of the points of the premise was that all the characters on the plane were ordinary people who had absolutely no idea how to survive in the middle of nowhere after a catastrophic crash. They made it clear that nobody had any military or survival training... except for Sayid, a "communications officer" (torture specialist) in Iraq's Special Republican Guard. And it took a long time before Sayid revealed who he was and what his special skills were.

    Gilligan's Island show creator Sherwood Schwartz said back in the 1970s that he had been inspired to do the series after seeing the classic 1932 movie Grand Hotel, which plunges a wide variety of people (rich, poor, educated, common-class, aristocrats, servants) all in the same place at the same time, all forced to work together to stay alive. Schwartz originally tried to do it in a hotel, but eventually realized it was better if they were all shipwrecked on an island. You can definitely say that Lost is kind of a weird, sci-fi/drama version of Gilligan's Island, only without the laughs.
     
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  20. Daniel Plainview

    Daniel Plainview God's Lonely Man

    Just finished my first Lost re-watch and my second viewing since first embarking on this journey last Halloween '22. Naturally, I'm all kinds of emotionally rattled at the moment. How long before I dive in and watch it again? Who knows. I'd like to take my wife with me next time but she is resisting.
     
  21. ubiknik

    ubiknik Forum Resident

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    The whole underground thing with a button having to be pressed every 100 something minutes had me laughing pretty hard though.
     
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  22. numer9

    numer9 Beatles Apologist

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    Not sure what was humorous about that.
     
  23. citizensmurf

    citizensmurf Ambient postpunk will never die

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    I always thought they got the idea from Homer.
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  24. ubiknik

    ubiknik Forum Resident

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    The absolute absurdity of it.
     
  25. numer9

    numer9 Beatles Apologist

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    Nothing absurd about it at all.....the button was pushed to alleviate electromagnetic buildup.
     

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