[sally]

Originally Posted by farah

as "different" as you think it is, lost has extreme mass appeal. it's not exactly "my kind" of show, but i love it; and i know that's the case with plenty of other people (and yes, even those who like ugly betty, grey's anatomy or, like myself, the office). there's not many people i know who've seen say, the first 4 or 5 episodes chronologically and haven't been hooked.

yeah, but that's just SOME people. i'm saying that i've read articles etc that concluded that from the very start, MOST of the same people who watch tv, specifically most people who watch those other shows are not really that into Lost type shows at all.

what do you mean by "unusual delays in season/episode/story progression"? the breaks between episodes are pretty much fixed by renting the DVDs (which is how i initially got into the show -- rented the first two seasons). lost is VERY easy show to get into when you can watch episodes back-to-back-to-back-to-back. of course there's breaks in story progression -- drawing out a plot is pretty much fundamental in every show.

you probably didnt watch each episode like the day of its broadcast or within a few days of its broadcast, etc.. because if youd have watched it like that, you'd have gotten pretty darn frustrated...for a long time it seemed that there was absolutely no progression in storyline..just filler type stuff..and the producers at one point admitted somewhere, i think, that a very short storyline has been exagurated to lenghten the show (they did this i think initially after the show began to pick up..and i read stuff on it after fans who'd been following regularly like myself began to start giving it up cuz the story woudlnt progress...so it began to come out that yeah, the story isnt really that complicated or long to begin with, theyre just making it out to be so in order to keep more people interested for as long as it sticks around)

and honestly? i'm hoping the makers DON'T use this to boost their rankings... because one of the easiest ways to do this would be to have more "stand alone" episodes, rather than ones that encourage plot progression. that way, people would feel a bit more comfortable to jump in and, if they like it, they can go back and get the DVDs.

shrug.

yeah you're right. it's possible the show might really start sucking if they rush things to make $$$ and keep the audience interested.

it is possible to rent/watch dvds but again, given the complex nature of the show, and the fact that you have to retain stuff from past shows..little things in order to be able to keep up with relevant things that come up later..i dont know if most people would be up for that.

i know that dvds mean back to back episodes..but i watched the first season like that..and i loved the show...but i still thought they revealed info much too slowly..and the average person who watches tv is not patient enough to want to sit through that...not to mention that it's nothing like the typical drama/mystery show on tv. and it doesnt really have a rapidly progressing romance story..the romantic stuff is too passive/insigficant to appeal to the masses

anyway i know by first hand experience that not too many people watch Lost at all..i mean, just do a mental breakdown of all your friends..i can honestly say i know like 5 people who actually watch Lost or have stayed interested in Lost throughout the past few years..most of the people I know who are regular Lost watchers are online aka Islamica.
and even on here there's very few people who do watch it..compared to the other shows people are really into.

but then again, never rely on islamica or islamicans for accurate info :P, especially not statistics related stuff, right :P

the future of this show remains to be seen.. let's see how many people even come back to it. again you cant forget that we're not even guarenteed an entire complete next season..