Archive for November 9th, 2006

Summary of why I hate the “block” format

Published by
jared
2 years ago in General. 0 Comments

I’ve made it no secret that I think the whole 6/18 split season, no rerun thing sucks, and I just came across this post from Mike, who sums it up better than I could:

So…anyone else think that Lost, a show that’s slowly been declining in ratings and generally frustrating its fan base, taking a three-month break is probably not a very good idea?

This article seems to think so:

“‘Lost’ cause: ABC’s mistimed hiatus could doom faltering series”

…but I’d thought I’d throw the question out there anyway. I mean, I still like the show, but I can see that this is probably a bad idea.

Apparently the plan was to throw the fans a bone with some new episodes right out the gate, and then after the break give ‘em the rest in a no-rerun streak, since fans complained about the number of reruns last season.

So we have yet another example why you should never ever ever ever ever ever ever ever cave to fan demands, because it has ways of blowing up in your face.

Exactly. I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again - people who complain about Lost reruns are just plain wrong. :)

Is the “other” island real, and if so…

Published by
jared
2 years ago in General. 3 Comments

What Ben showed Sawyer could always have been an illusion, but assuming it’s real, I am now left with further questions regarding the underwater hatch.

When many of us first suspected that an underwater hatch existed, we did so on the basis of two clues: the marked shark and the cable going out into the water.

If the view that Ben showed Sawyer is our island, and IF Jack’s tank (potential “underwater hatch”) is on (or directly offshore of) the same island that Kate & Sawyer are on (which I’m still not convinced of), then there is a huge question remaining: where does that cable go?

It clearly can’t go to the island that Ben & Sawyer were standing on, because if that were the case then Sayid (and anyone else who stumbled onto the cable) would have been able to see the other island from that beach (unless it is somehow masked from view).