Stars: 5 out of 5
Pros: Great writing, acting; intriguing story
Cons: I first had to watch these episodes one episode at a time
Bottom Line:
Plane crash, survival
A mysterious island
You won't stop watching
Once You Start, You'll Lose Time to This Series
On a routine flight from Australia
to Los Angeles ,
an Oceanic Airlines flight crashes. The survivors find themselves on an
uncharted island, miles off course. If anyone is looking for them, they are
looking in the wrong place.
If it were a matter of simple surviving, these survivors
might have had a chance. But that's not all there is. A strange creature kills
the pilot. A group finds a radio signal calling for help that's been going for
years. And this group is not alone on the island.
Of course, as the group settles in, they get to know each
other, and relationships begin to develop. Other relationships begin to fall
apart in the stress of the situation. And everybody has a story, which is told
to us in flashbacks, complimenting the action on the island.
I tuned in for the first season of Lost for many reasons. Survivors on an
island always interest me. And I'm a big fan of ALIAS, also from one of the
creators of this show. I was hooked from the beginning and couldn't wait to
tune in each week to see what was going to happen. With 14 main characters,
some only get a scene or two in some episodes, but we might learn about them in
the next episode with a series of flashbacks.
Everybody seems to have their favorite characters. Many
people tuned in for Dominic Monaghan, fresh off of LORD OF THE RINGS. Matthew
Fox was also a well-known name before hand. Personally, I was thrilled to see
Daniel Dae Kim, who I've been watching show up on various shows since his days
on CRUSADE. And I've also enjoyed seeing Mira Furlan from BABYLON 5 on another show, even if it's only
as a guest star.
It seems the more we learn about the characters, the more
questions that are asked. Some people find that frustrating. The season finale leaves
us with no answers to the questions we've had all season, and the number of
questions have only increased. Personally, I don't expect all the answers until
the show is over, so I'm willing to wait out the ride, hoping that Abrams won't
give in to pressure to give us answers like he did in ALIAS. I also hope we get
answers before the show ends and it's not dragged out needlessly.
So, is the set worth it for fans of the show? Absolutely!
The show is presented in wide screen, which was what it was shot for. The
surround sound is incredible. You can hear the bugs in the jungle or the waves
on the shore. Yet the sound effects aren't overwhelming. They're just right to
make you feel like you're there. There are five commentary tracks with various
members of the cast and crew. And the seventh disc is nothing but bonus
material, with documentaries on the creation of the series, casting (with
interesting casting videos, sometimes of an actor auditioning for another
roll), and creating the pilot. For fun, there's information on Driveshaft and
bloopers. Plus nineteen minutes of deleted scenes. The set itself looks nice,
but the way the discs are set in the case makes three of them hard to get out.
You have to move out the one in front to get to the one behind. It's not a big
issue, but it is annoying.
This shows combines an intriguing story with interesting
characters and great writing and acting. Be sure to have season 2 handy when
you're done with season one of Lost.
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