Get Lost... Again!

So, I've been hearing all this buzz about Lost. My brother, the Llama, and I decided it was worth a peak. So, we got the first season and told ourselves we'd watch the pilot and see how it is. We ended up watching the first seven episodes that night. The show is just simply great! We just finished episode 12 of season one and will be watching more as the days go by.

My thoughts on the show...

1. Great cinematography. Every shot shows a great contrast of characters against context sensitive luscious backgrounds. It's as if the show is actually attempting to sex up the audience with every shot.

2. Second off we have the camera direction. Now, for an ABC primtetime sci-fi drama the direction is really good. It's as if the directors want to do more adventerous things with the camera, but ABC is holding them back. I have a feeling we could see some of the shows directors doing movies shortly, if they aren't already.

3. Next comes the characters, and oh boy is there alot of them. Each with their own hidden, and most of the times overly dramatic background stories. To discuss the characters we'll have to discuss the typical formula of the show as well. It goes a little something like this...

Events on the island lead to a specific character's dilemma which they must solve, which spawns that characters flashback. Now, the episode has become this character's episode. Throughout the rest of the episode it will jump between the character's dilemma on the island and the character's flashback. The flashbacks tell the events that character went through that led up to them being on the plane that eventually crashed onto the island.

4. That is basically it. The show continues throughout the series and each episode focuses on a different character. Sometimes, we'll hit the primary, or as I call hot characters' (because i'm sure they're all decided on viewer polls) flashbacks more then often. The last character, and my favorite character on the show is The Island. The island is full of mystery and intrique. It also has polar bears roaming through forests, the ability to make disabled people walk again, even bring people back to life, but my favorite is this huge monster (jabberwocky) that roams throughout the island bringing storms with it's presence. As of yet, the jabberwocky has killed many, but the audiance has not seen it.

5. The last thing to mention is the musical score. It's good. It's a typical orchestrated score. It uses alot of string instruments (violins for suspense and such) and every once in awhile we get some brass for action. Every once in awhile we get a cheesy song to close out the end of the show as everyone winds down and/or looks puzzled. Eh.

It's a great show. Sit down and try to watch just one. I guarantee you can't.

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5/5