Wed, September 21, 2005
Tonight: Lost Pre-Show—10:43 AM
I haven't been paying close attention to the Lost buzz because I already know how I feel about the show and I'm afraid if I spend any more time thinking about it, all I'll do is fret that tonight's season premiere won't live up to my expectations and then I'll suffer some sort of identity crisis at the thought of having gone from a five-star-slinging Lost evangelist to a non-viewer in the course of barely a year.
But I know one person who's laboriously punched out all the little collectible cards from the EW ad, crunched the numbers about each person's seat assignment, and drawn up a few speculative blueprints of what might await the castaways as they descend that fateful ladder...
Brandon, what's the deal with "Destination Lost", airing at 8:00 tonight before the Lost season premiere? TiVo calls it "new," so I'm assuming it's not a rehash of the creepy, narrator-driven recap from the end of last season. Any idea what to expect there?
Brandon — Wed, 9/21/05 3:17pm
Oh come on now, I'm not as crazed as you make me out to be. I saw the cards in the EW ad, perused the backs to see if they contained any info that wasn't already given to us, saw that they did not, then tossed 'em.
As for "Destination Lost," it appears to be a NEW creepy, narrator-driven recap of last season. Here's the episode log from the official ABC site:
Wednesday, Sept. 21, 8/7c "Destination: Lost" Prepare for the season premiere of Lost with a look back at the key events of the last season!
The exclamation point is for extra excitement!
I suspect it's there for any new, non-DVD-owning fans that were picked up over the summer, since ABC didn't repeat all the episodes and may want to fill in some blanks.
Bee Boy — Wed, 9/21/05 4:41pm
Ah, cool. (Oh, sorry... "cool!")
I was reading through the comments on "Black Rock" today (actually I went back and read all the Lost stuff), and I admit it's got me excited for tonight's premiere. "Destination: Lost" will be a big help, too – since presumably the "key events" will focus on the parts of the story that season two expects to pay off, excluding all the MacGuffins and dead ends from season one.
By the way, does "Destination: Lost" sound funny to anyone else? Seems like the sign you'd see on the door of a shady Mexican travel agency where, after you pay your money, they conk you on the head with a wine bottle, drive you into the desert, and leave you for dead.
Oh, and don't think I'm going to let this stand:
Not from the man who stood in his living room stepping me frame-by-frame through pilot episode footage of crash shrapnel that vaguely resembles Aladdin's magic carpet. Over, and over, and over...
Brandon — Thu, 9/22/05 1:00am
Not from the man who stood in his living room stepping me frame-by-frame through pilot episode footage of crash shrapnel that vaguely resembles Aladdin's magic carpet. Over, and over, and over...
Stupid internet theorists leading me astray and clouding my judgement!
Just finished watching the season opener, and all I can say is: Wow. Wow wow wow. WOW. It's back, baby! The excitement, the nerves, the andrenaline pumping, the heart palpitations, the insatiable desire for it to be next Wednesday already... if this is crazed, then craze me up.
Bee Boy — Fri, 9/23/05 12:10pm
FYI, Bee Nation: full Lost rant forthcoming along with all the other ATGoNFP goodness next week.
Except to say this: I just got off the phone with Brandon, and without knowing it I apparently had a deep need to vent a lot of thoughts (some good, some bad) about the premiere. After a few minutes of a very strange experience that seemed like a TV review mixed with a therapy session, I realized how very lucky I am to have someone like Brandon as a friend. I can offload all my Lost lunacy into his mind – where he's made plenty of room! – and then get on with the rest of my day, unencumbered.
It's kind of like we're a married couple: delegating the responsibilities to the person best suited to handle them. (And the sex is great, too!)
Brandon — Fri, 9/23/05 1:32pm
LOL... hey, it's just my way of paying you back for all the website help and dealing with The Feature Creep.
And the best part is that I'm so far gone in my love of Lost that my fandom is basically impervious to criticism of the show:
JAMESON: I really had a problem with that one scene.
BRANDON: Yeah, isn't Lost great?
J: Look, they still haven't answered the basic question of what the show is about.
B: Man, I can't wait til next Wednesday! Hey! Hey, Jameson! Can you not wait until next Wednesday? Huh? Huh?
J: Every week, it's just more abandoned clues and maddeningly ambiguous dialogue.
B: Uh-huh, and don't forget about The Others! They took that kid. Pretty creepy!
J: Are you even listening to me?
B: Did you say Evangeline Lilly?
J: Sigh... sure.
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