on LOST

[fuchs]

Sorry, but in my not very humble opinion LOST is parapsychologic, sappy and pseudo thrilling dumb shit. Utter, utter shit.
Why didn't they make a series about nearly fifty people who stranded on a remote island? (And really, no, they didn't.) Post traumatic stress, struggles of oh so civilised people with nature and their own prejudices against each other could have ensued prettily. Nooo, they needed all this crap from an evil black fog to number magic. Why not pirates? Ninja? Hey, you could run the risk of being *boring*! *sigh*
I mean, come on. Twenty days go by without ANYbody building huts? (Except this pseudo tent which doesn't seem to have a single complete wall.) Building anything at all? Like bamboo lines for water to the beach?
And what about food? One hunter for nearly fifty mouths? Uh-huh, sure. Oh, and sometimes Kate goes in the jungle for, well, six or seven mangoes. And the spy grabs ten coconuts one day.
What do the people do all day who aren't the seven main characters? Watch the waves? Play tic tac toe? It's like the main characters share 4 brains and the rest of the flock don't have any. And by the way, it's not very believable what massive issues every main character has. Responsible for the death of a loved one? Cool, me too!
And sometimes we see some idyllic shots of greenery, and the only thing that carries the suspense of the situation is the music, which is like a five inch cheese crust on a low fat pizza. Way too thickly piled onto everything.
It's not a good sign when we say "Oh, they're going to pray in a few moments..." and they do.
What would oloriel call it? Right. "Scheissendrreck."

Comments

[tiny-and-green.livejournal.com]

I... used to be into LOST, until Battlestar Galactica came along and made me realise just how awesome TV could be and how much LOST paled in comparison.

Really, the character development - the twists and turns involved, as well - is so goddamn shallow most of the time. It never gives off the as much as the illusion of going anywhere natural. Same goes for the storyline of the show, really.

A lot of throwing around of random 'weird stuff' but very little that's actually a) relevant; b) interesting and/or c) contributing to anything.

< /mini-rant >

[allamistako.livejournal.com]

Scary... we agree again... ;)

[eliathanis.livejournal.com]

Bin ziemlich erleichtert, dass du das so siehst! :) Mir hat schon gereicht, was Kan erzählt hat. *noch kopfschmerzen vom headdesk (en) hab*

[rattenmaus.livejournal.com]

jetzt fühl ich mich fast minderbemittelt weil ichs immernoch gerne guck :D
und: ich würd mich über ninjas freuen ^^

[oloriel.livejournal.com]

Mann, jetzt bin ich doch froh, dass ich das hier gelesen habe... erst war das so ein "Och nööö, Lost, jetzt auch hier? Blaaaaah." Aber offenbar stimmen meine Vorurteile alle (und sind noch nichtmal ausreichend...) Mensch, jetzt bin ich doch froh, dass ich nie die Zeit darauf verschwendet habe. Und jetzt weiß ich auch, warum mich das Lost-Gelaber überall so nervt. Hihi.

Aber: Scheisendrrreck spricht sich mit weichem "s"! ;)

[degu-aus-stahl.livejournal.com]

Äh Magie?
Hast du die zweite Staffel auch schon gesehen? Und Realismus in einer amerikanischen Abenserie die nicht abgesezt wurde?
Die Serie hat ihre Schwächen und davon nicht zu wenige aber kryn ist sie durchaus und ein paar der Cahras mag ich serh gerne.

Ouch, that hurt.

[vout.livejournal.com]

Why didn't they make a series about nearly fifty people who stranded on a remote island?

Because they can't pay all the actors, it would take more than 26 episodes to introduce all characters and no one would watch the series at the end of season one anymore, because it would be too confusing to keep track with all the charas.

(And really, no, they didn't.)
Right you are. It's a kind of x-files series. Which was clear already in the pilot, wasn't it?

Post traumatic stress, struggles of oh so civilised people with nature and their own prejudices against each other could have ensued prettily.
Yeah, well, I don't know. I wouldn't want to see people rocking in the corner and muttering to themselves, struggle with not being able to shower and shave and wash their hair and stuff, or trying to hunt and fail for the 1000 time, or being bitten by spiders (I'm sure I don't want to see that, then I go watch Arack Attack), or falling from trees, or having diarrhia because they tried the wrong fruits. At least I don't want to see that in several seasons. Might be okay for a movie though.

Nooo, they needed all this crap from an evil black fog to number magic. Why not pirates? Ninja?
I haven't seen magic, but I sure saw pirates, or something like that.

Hey, you could run the risk of being *boring*!
Well, no, you can't, if you want to have the opportunity to shoot a second season. See Earth 2. And Firefly. Although Firefly wasn't even boring. Well, actually, I liked Earth 2 as well, but that was partly because I was 13 or so and in love with Doctor Heller.

Twenty days go by without ANYbody building huts?
Building anything at all? Like bamboo lines for water to the beach?
I wouldn't build anything as long as I thought I was going to be rescued. hell, I wouldn't even know how to build a hut. Tried it once, but, well, it's not that easy, actually.

And what about food? One hunter for nearly fifty mouths? Uh-huh, sure. Oh, and sometimes Kate goes in the jungle for, well, six or seven mangoes. And the spy grabs ten coconuts one day.
Well, you answered it yourself, didn't you?
--> What do the people do all day who aren't the seven main characters?

It's like the main characters share 4 brains and the rest of the flock don't have any.
I'm sure they do a hell of a lot useful and interessting stuff, but we only have 40 minutes every week. There you go.

And by the way, it's not very believable unlucky choice of words relating to this kind of series ;-) That's what Kira and I call "Relaitaetsklausel" what massive issues every main character has. Responsible for the death of a loved one? Cool, me too!
Well, that's the old Mary Sue Problem. Is the main charakter of the original story a Mary Sue or not? As I personnally think, Mary Sue implies something negative, something minor, I don't think so. I rather have it this way. Don't like mediocrity in literature.

And sometimes we see some idyllic shots of greenery, and the only thing that carries the suspense of the situation is the music, which is like a five inch cheese crust on a low fat pizza. Way too thickly piled onto everything.
Granted.

"Scheissendrreck."
Ouch. Vernichtendes Urteil. Well, each his own. Ich freu mcih auf die zweite Staffel.