tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025276501437850375.post1847645582210934282..comments2024-01-13T00:25:03.997-08:00Comments on Get LOST with JOpinionated: Happy Anniversary, Lost: Reflections in My Rear View Mirror (Updated)Johttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16673632031827389282noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025276501437850375.post-90217969406945536912010-10-01T12:41:46.466-07:002010-10-01T12:41:46.466-07:00No other show has been as fun as Lost. After heari...No other show has been as fun as Lost. After hearing co-workers talking about it after Season 3 (luckily I didn't hear about the flash forward at the end!), I innocently rented Season 1 and watched Seasons 1 through 3 in a week in order to catch up for the Season 4 premier, but that was the year it didn't start til January! I think the anticipation of watching Lost was equal to watching Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11226396277475628130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025276501437850375.post-49047630051328226412010-09-30T07:37:02.354-07:002010-09-30T07:37:02.354-07:00Lost changed the way I watch TV. I never re-watch...Lost changed the way I watch TV. I never re-watched shows before and I never thought about looking on the internet for reviews/discussions of a show, something that I seek out on many shows now.notWalthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17671766307829257929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025276501437850375.post-7106386407236652412010-09-29T10:10:25.426-07:002010-09-29T10:10:25.426-07:00I didn't start watching Lost until rather late...I didn't start watching Lost until rather late in the game (around Season 4). My coworker had rhapsodized about Lost and had me curious about what this strange show was all about. So, as any good Internet junkie would do, I Wikipedia'd Lost and read the first 3 seasons. I remember going home and telling my husband about "this crazy show called Lost with some weird group called theCameohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08883679030870588420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025276501437850375.post-37566977463740000772010-09-28T10:05:26.805-07:002010-09-28T10:05:26.805-07:00Thanks for sharing, JO! I wish that I could say t...Thanks for sharing, JO! I wish that I could say that LOST has changed my life as dramatically as it did yours; still, the past six years are forever connected to my passion for all things LOST and the many, many hours I spent reading about it, discussing it and of course watching (and rewatching) it.<br /><br />Perusing several excellent blogs (most certainly including your own) on the Morning humanebeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15717844158635399246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025276501437850375.post-5236324168108673752010-09-27T11:20:36.999-07:002010-09-27T11:20:36.999-07:00Lost was the first TV show that my husband and I b...Lost was the first TV show that my husband and I began watching together. It made us have that special night that we devoted to excellent television, we laughed, we cried, we speculated at the water cooler with coworkers, we read blogs, including yours to get more LOST knowledge. It has truly left a void in our television watching now that Lost is over, but it will never truly be over, thanks Leeannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12619666375376306817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025276501437850375.post-67682552142791483662010-09-27T11:20:06.669-07:002010-09-27T11:20:06.669-07:00Lost was the first TV show that my husband and I b...Lost was the first TV show that my husband and I began watching together. It made us have that special night that we devoted to excellent television, we laughed, we cried, we speculated at the water cooler with coworkers, we read blogs, including yours to get more LOST knowledge. It has truly left a void in our television watching now that Lost is over, but it will never truly be over, thanks Leeannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12619666375376306817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025276501437850375.post-23185372069189915182010-09-25T11:01:55.612-07:002010-09-25T11:01:55.612-07:00Have you ever run away from a responsibility befor...Have you ever run away from a responsibility before? Or ignored a calling, maybe? I did. I did it for a long time. In my heart I've always known that I wanted to write, but I never really had the confidence or the inspiration to actually sit down and do it. I found every excuse in the book to not be a writer.<br />Then I watched my first LOST episode and was completely in awe the entire time;Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01070730445523597957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025276501437850375.post-58968357595907298892010-09-24T07:50:37.538-07:002010-09-24T07:50:37.538-07:00I've always been somewhat obsessed with televi...I've always been somewhat obsessed with television, and because of Lost, I've connected with lots of people who feel the exact same way about tv. I found a core group of friends, that I feel will remain close friends for years to come.<br /><br />Also, because of Lost, I got on a plane for the very first time. We flew to Hawaii to spend a week touring Lost locations and basically just Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025276501437850375.post-17130875224931078982010-09-23T18:07:08.029-07:002010-09-23T18:07:08.029-07:00LOST is far and away the greatest show of my lifet...LOST is far and away the greatest show of my lifetime. Like so many have said, it has led me to the greatest collection of people I've ever met -- my fellow LOSTies. Everything now relates back to an episode of LOST. I love how the show really was an allegory for the fan base. The greatest times of our lives were spent with these people. And the sideways we made together (the online world) isJustinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14242830632706982525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025276501437850375.post-55789046227874103902010-09-23T12:06:04.477-07:002010-09-23T12:06:04.477-07:00I first heard about Lost from my brother. We live ...I first heard about Lost from my brother. We live in Finland and he had read online about this show that had become a huge success in America so he wanted the first season on dvd for christmas. He got it and he told me it's about a group of people who crash on a mysterious island. I thought it sounded really stupid, I've never been into sci-fi or anything like that but I watched the firstAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03630857787656313416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025276501437850375.post-3790368717503652942010-09-22T19:43:28.348-07:002010-09-22T19:43:28.348-07:00Hi Jo!
I was at barker hangar working the auction...Hi Jo!<br /><br />I was at barker hangar working the auction floor, a great experience I'll never forget! Too bad I reached my dream job at 16! :P<br /><br />Anyways LOST touched me because....for lack of a more eloquent way of saying things, it made all the tough stuff I've been through seem okay? Maybe worthwhile is a better word. Hopefully that makes a bit of sense.<br /><br />All theGerbachevhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00201920839253145528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025276501437850375.post-71477255708700920692010-09-22T13:01:20.399-07:002010-09-22T13:01:20.399-07:00We watched from day one to the final episode. We w...We watched from day one to the final episode. We would not take phone calls - turned phone of mute- during the episodes, and only talked during the commercials.<br /><br />We always commented about how Lost was the type of show that you HAD to watch the night it came one, and you talked about it the entire week until the next episode aired. Never have I thought about episodes so much since the Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05091256640844134558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025276501437850375.post-13948019994566600522010-09-22T11:51:40.791-07:002010-09-22T11:51:40.791-07:00Like many others, LOST has changed my life. First ...Like many others, LOST has changed my life. First off, it gave me a reason to get together with my best friends each week, and have dinner prior to the show. <br /><br />But I'm also fortunate enough to have been able to give a little back to the show I love so much, and in turn, have felt like I've become a tiny, tiny part of...the way its become part of me: <br /><br />I wrote and JCMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06599252845326608658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025276501437850375.post-39351264520693089222010-09-22T11:43:17.756-07:002010-09-22T11:43:17.756-07:00Your comment about Henry Gale, brilliant! I had n...Your comment about Henry Gale, brilliant! I had never put that one together. But that was the first hint that Henry-er, Ben was indeed The Man Behind The Curtain.<br /><br />LOST changed my life very slowly. At first, I was simply a fan of the show. Then, I became pretty much obsessed with it. Before I knew it, it had inspired me to read more and seek out people like you, who brought new tobordabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04115892828466150673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025276501437850375.post-60371027078268401552010-09-22T10:34:58.246-07:002010-09-22T10:34:58.246-07:00LOST changed my life because it brought my mom and...LOST changed my life because it brought my mom and I closer together. I was just in the 8th grade when it aired, and my dad had died the year before, so our relationship was pretty rocky. We didn't really have any common interests on what to talk about, and we kept growing more apart. We were both watching LOST in different rooms, and the next morning on the drive to school we both started Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025276501437850375.post-48674517484940877502010-09-22T10:28:25.984-07:002010-09-22T10:28:25.984-07:00The biggest way LOST has changed my life is to int...The biggest way LOST has changed my life is to introduce me to the amazing world of online fandom. I've "met" so many great people while enjoying LOST. There is no tighter-knit group than LOST fans!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05140096217253371696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025276501437850375.post-3515917646568766622010-09-22T10:06:21.900-07:002010-09-22T10:06:21.900-07:00LOST changed my life by bringing me together with ...LOST changed my life by bringing me together with an awesome group of friends who loved the show as much as I did. Every week, we'd wait with anticipation on Tuesday (or Wednesday, or Thursday) night for the new episode, then stay up until all hours analyzing it to death. The show is over, but the friendships live on.Friendly Ghosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15748326148168156535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025276501437850375.post-6767949561149391352010-09-22T08:52:44.814-07:002010-09-22T08:52:44.814-07:00I was hooked on Lost after the first 5 minutes of ...I was hooked on Lost after the first 5 minutes of the series premiere. At the end of Season 1, I purchased the DVD set and gave it to my younger brother and his wife for Christmas. It not only changed the lives of myself and my brother, but it also changed the relationship he and I had together. My brother is six years younger than me, and growing up he was more of a nuisance to me than anything.lostforever18https://www.blogger.com/profile/08351626712086951914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025276501437850375.post-66846575786707926642010-09-22T08:40:07.015-07:002010-09-22T08:40:07.015-07:00Lost has changed my life by encouraging me to look...Lost has changed my life by encouraging me to look at the big picture rather than getting answers to everything (although I would have liked more answers). I now enjoy "the ride" more than before.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04762737209520790952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025276501437850375.post-52545759382819573932010-09-22T08:21:48.778-07:002010-09-22T08:21:48.778-07:00LOST will always go down for me as one of my favor...LOST will always go down for me as one of my favorite (perhaps fav of all time) TV shows. The concept and writing were awesome. It changed the way we watch TV. It truly was an "experience" as much as it was something to watch each week. I can honestly say I have never enjoyed watching an hour of TV more than I did while watching LOST.<br /><br />But as if that isn't enough, when Scoutposthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12887539907680995709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025276501437850375.post-47602780936811621142010-09-22T08:00:43.336-07:002010-09-22T08:00:43.336-07:00LOST is indubitably my favorite show ever. I'...LOST is indubitably my favorite show ever. I've never gotten so wrapped up in a television series before, and I believe my lost for LOST has by this point even eclipsed my obsession with Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter. <br /><br />I've written 235 filksongs about the show, most of them this year in one frenzied, cathartic, three-and-a-half-month-long burst. I've slipped into Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07191855305749074736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025276501437850375.post-44666811939868862302010-09-22T07:38:35.562-07:002010-09-22T07:38:35.562-07:00LOST has changed my life in so many ways, Jo. It&#...LOST has changed my life in so many ways, Jo. It's gotten me involved in internet fandom. I've met some of the most important people in my life because of this show.<br /> It's shown me that television can be IMPORTANT, more than just entertainment. That forgiveness is possible. That *redemption* above all, is possible.<br /><br />And that hopefully the people I love will be waiting Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08844515837616672750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025276501437850375.post-31600635683084434802010-09-22T07:34:55.064-07:002010-09-22T07:34:55.064-07:00Does anyone remember the TV miniseries ‘Shogun’? ...Does anyone remember the TV miniseries ‘Shogun’? In my opinion it was the first-ever production to challenge viewers beyond their comfort zone, featuring difficult and contradictory viewpoints on human nature, Eastern vs. Western philosophies, right vs. wrong and so much more. Great swaths of dialog were presented in untranslated Japanese, and as a viewer I was eager to live up to its canhamamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17719672172340271295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025276501437850375.post-80453505123547412192010-09-22T07:17:49.176-07:002010-09-22T07:17:49.176-07:00Lost was the first show I ever followed from begin...Lost was the first show I ever followed from beginning to end. Its completely changed the way I watch movies/TV. I'll see a book title or a painting in the background and catch myself checking the title and wondering how it fits in to the theme of the show. I'm constantly looking for clues and noticing all the small details. I guess you can say its made me more attentitive to the small }i{https://www.blogger.com/profile/16619193676480827668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6025276501437850375.post-47770323543170559202010-09-22T07:17:41.567-07:002010-09-22T07:17:41.567-07:00Lost was the first show that I would watch with my...Lost was the first show that I would watch with my friends. It was the first show where many people gathered into my then-dorm room to watch this wonderful show. I have become an avid reader because of watching this show and I think a lot more about what I am watching than I ever have before. <br /><br />I miss your posts after each new episode. We should do another rewatch again now that we jasonbunchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06530206854808277322noreply@blogger.com