I watched because it’s my only night home this week. Speaking of wreckage, that must have been the softest plane crash ever, because so much of the plane was undamaged.[sup]*[/sup] The engines were still spinning, and fast enough to suck a guy in! Passengers were still in their seats in the nose section, and the captain survived with just a concussion! I knew that once he gave them the transceiver and told them all he knew, he wasn’t going to see the end of the episode.
Also, wasn’t there a reality-TV show on NBC a few years back, also called “Lost”? The contestants were dropped off someplace in the world and they had to split into teams and find their way back.
[sup]*[/sup]- Yes, I know it’s all dramatic effect; had the plane been obliterated on the island there wouldn’t be a show…
For me, it’s one of those things that I want to like, but the executive producers are making it difficult. Just for a start, can we please limit the pretentious photography techniques? It is not necessary that every facial expression be zoomed in to the nose hairs. It is not necessary that the camera shake-rattle-‘n’-roll with every locomotion. It is not necessary that a cut be made between every line of dialog to capture the subliminal flash of someone’s reaction.
I’m afraid that sort of thing is a deal-breaker for me. And my hope is that it will straighten out of its own accord. I’ve give it one or two more views.
There were a couple times that got to me. When they found the front portion of the plane, I actually said to the wife, “enough shaking the camera around already. we get it. they’re under stress.”
However, I find that with a TV show, I can get inured pretty quickly to most techniques. NYPD Blue for example.
We watched, for lack of finding anything that looked better. I was pleasantly surprised, and I’ll watch again. I will say though that if the thing in the woods turns out to be a dinosaur, I won’t be back.
I’m not familiar with the writers/directors/masterminds of this show-- how likely is Lost to contain supernatural elements, based on the past work of the show’s creators? I’m not looking for spoilers here, just trying to brace myself in case something off the wall happens. I think dinosaurus, a science experiment, or any lame plot twist like that would strain my willing suspension of disbelief past the breaking point and kill the show for me… unless it was so well done that I couldn’t help but accept it and like it in spite of that. Which almost never happens. For example, I stopped watching 24 when Jack’s wife got amnesia in Season 1 because it was so stupid and contrived.
It suddenly occured to me that the mysterious “Thing” in the woods might not be huge like you’d assume. Who’s to say that it’s not something in the trees? A group of apes, perhaps? That would explain the lack of footprints because I kept expecting them to stumble over a giant T-Rex footprint in the mood a la Jurassic Park.
I think the dog was on the island before they got there too. I also think there was probably a person with the dog, which would explain why the dog didn’t just run directly to the passengers.
I also wonder if some of the passengers weren’t passengers at all–if someone was already on the island and just blended in with the crowd during the aftermath of the crash, no one would ever know. This leads me to think something along the lines of “Island of Dr. Moreau/The Most Dangerous Game” too, like Fiver mentioned.
The dog is the evil genius.
I don’t get how the jet engine was still running. Where was the fuel? Where were the controls??? Plot driven???
I don’t see how the extremely preggers lady ever was allowed on that plane in the first place? Plot driven???
And what’s with the guy sitting alone staring out at the sea?
(Somebody asked about the actor playing Jack. He’s Matthew Fox and he used to play the oldest brother on PARTY OF FIVE.)
Planes carry their fuel in their wings, so the engine had fuel. Chances are overwhelming that it wasn’t designed to run upside-down, though.
Why they kept camping out next to the plane was kind of puzzling, particularly after it kind of exploded. I’d be thinking, “Hmm, rocks, those aren’t likely to explode. I’ll go sit by those rocks over there…”
I work for an airline and here is our general policy:
------------------- PREGNANT WOMEN --------------------
(DOMESTIC AND INTL TRAVEL)
- NO TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS
- MEDICAL CERTIFICATE IS NOT REQUIRED
- IF PSGR INQUIRES ABOUT OUR POLICY…ADVISE THEM IF
TRVL IS SCHEDULED AFTER 8TH MONTH OF PREGNANCY IT IS
RECOMMENDED THAT THE PSGR CHECK W/HER PHYSICIAN TO
ENSURE THAT SHE IS PHYSICALLY FIT TO TRAVEL
So, basically, as long as you are comfortable flying and/or your doctor says it’s unlikely you’ll give birth on the airplane, you can fly. Remember, most planes land where they’re supposed to, close to the time they’re scheduled.
I’m with Liberal on this one. Great premise, but blown in the execution. Some of that dialogue was just too painful, i.e., the doctor’s painfully ridiculous soliloquy on fear, Kate’s ill-timed awe of him, and her use of the 1 to 5 “fear busting count” later in the show. There is so much great drama to be mined without bringing in the supernatural. I understand the writer’s wanted to set it up for later, but there was no reason to feature it so heavily in the first episode. The acting is generally melodramatic. IMO, they should have made it ultra-realistic. That would have been fascinating, like Survivor without a Medvac and the chance to bring in people who don’t get past their psych screening. I’m particularly disappointed because I think they are going to blow it, and the concept will have been done.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0140546499/002-3041413-8446427
A great childhood book. A bunch of mice set sail looking for freedom, and end up landing on an island inhabited by the fearsome and mysterious Skog. If you have kids, and haven’t read this book, pick it up. Exceedingly cute.
