The "Whine About Lost" Thread..

Catsmokinpot

I hate to say it but i think im starting to get annoyed, this is getting worse and worse every day. They ask 11ty odd questions, answer 1 or 2 and then ask 11ty more.

answer some more questions god damn it! :mad:

magick

personally i like they way their doing it, though theirs a lot of moaners here, may as well be the EMO board.

Personally i think if their is a question and u wanted it answered right away, watch Questions and Answers on RTE.


"Id like to ask the panel , wtf is Locke up ta? and will tinkers get equal rights?"

eamon234

I think it's getting better if anything it's still edgy and anything can happen sick of all the moaners knocking it - you just can't please some people.

cooker3

magick wrote:

personally i like they way their doing it, though theirs a lot of moaners here, may as well be the EMO board.

haha, nice

Basq

Sick of seeing a new thread about this every week... so this is now stickied as 'The "Whine About Lost" Thread".

Are you sick of them not answering questions? Is everything just a bit far-fetched? Are the characters just less and less believable?

Post your thoughts here..

Any new threads complaining about lacks of answers and such shall be deleted!

Catsmokinpot

Wait a minute i love the show don't get me wrong, but there's suspense and then there is suspense.

you lot may like your mind getting lubricated with stories that run at the pace of a three toed sloth, but i like to see things moving

you're right its getting a bit better, but not much... i used to say to myself "just wait! you will start getting some answers have faith."

i pray daily that things will turn out ok

but sometimes i think whats the point

and bite me magick you sarkey git

basquille wrote:

Are you sick of them not answering questions? Is everything just a bit far-fetched? Are the characters just less and less believable?

hey i dont care about it being less than believable and i don't care if its far fetched, being a stargate fan the more far fetched the better imo but its soooo slow moving. i feel i could train monkeys to act out the whole thing faster

SoSueMe

Thank you TPTB for this thread, if people dislike the show so much why are they still watching it let alone posting about it on a message board.

ixoy

SoSueMe wrote:

Thank you TPTB for this thread, if people dislike the show so much why are they still watching it let alone posting about it on a message board.

You can still enjoy a show but be annoyed by aspects of it and I assume this Lost bitterness thread is for us folks. Slavish obedience to Lindeldof isn't any healthier either than cussing everything spat out by his and Abrams' word processors.

Myself, I find the lack of answers frustrating and the character's inability to communicate because they seem like a device by the writers to prolong plot threads rather than arise out of good story telling. The fact that this has been redressed, slightly, in the last couple of episodes is decent and I've reflected it in my opinions of those episodes. It's also why I'm not so full of vitrol on the subject at the moment and haven't dedicated paragraphs to this subject. I'm sure I'll be back to it soon enough...

Post number 8 there has summed up my view rather succinctly.

Hrududu

"Id like to ask the panel , wtf is Locke up ta? and will tinkers get equal rights?"

Classic.

I love the show but i think this season has been very weak. The Desmond episode was excellent but that was about it. I dont really mind them not answering questions, i like the mysteries. But they are going nowhere. There have been too many episodes where nothing has happened. I dont know about anyone else but personally I dont care about starting old VW vans or about why Jack has certain tattoos. Ideally I would like to see the seasons number of episodes halved. Then we would get all killer, no filler.

cooker3

I find it interesting that nobody has posted here in a month. Good sign of how this season is now going

Killaqueen!!!

cooker3 wrote:

I find it interesting that nobody has posted here in a month. Good sign of how this season is now going

No it's just that some whiners love the attention and so start new threads on the same old crap we've heard before.

nc6000

Hi,

How many people are still watching Lost? I think they're making it up as they go along now. Seasons 1&2 were great but it's now like they are just dragging it out. After tonight's episode I don't think I'll bother to watch it anymore. It's a shame because I really liked it at the beginning, now it's just a joke.

Any thoughts?

Sad Professor

There's already a thread on this:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055067806

jskinny_de

Dude.....C'mon....it IS being "dragged out" but hell man, its LOST!!
It was never meant to be a wham bam thank you mam show!!
It's supposed to take ages and build the suspense!!....That said, I've just started a thread to find out where I can get the next episode.....I'm a LOST ho!!!

Mellor

define making up as they go along, every show is made up as they go along to some extent. they write a pilot, then a series, and so on,
this weeks ep. tied current event in with events in the last two series

ZiabR

nc6000 wrote:

Hi,

How many people are still watching Lost? I think they're making it up as they go along now. Seasons 1&2 were great but it's now like they are just dragging it out. After tonight's episode I don't think I'll bother to watch it anymore. It's a shame because I really liked it at the beginning, now it's just a joke.

Any thoughts?

How can you say that after the last ep? It was unreal. Have you watched season 3 from the word go, or missed some eps?

jackdaw

i have wathched it from the start, and have to admit it's getting a little
iffy, im still enjoying it though but now with 3 more seasons confirmed
it's only going to get a lot lot worse..

I have seen untill ep 3x19 and

stupid the way the plane was found at the bottom of the ocean .. the full plane with all the bodies ?? how the hell
(when the writers promised they are not dead) are they gonna explain that ??
... and Lockes father .. how the hell did he just appear on the island ??
getting STUPID .. it's the same with the black smoke .. writers don't have a
clue what it is yet .. make it up as it goes along.. and let's not forget the russian eye patch guy (Mikail) who has risen from the dead .. such bull****..

Psychedelic

* edit double post

Psychedelic

jackdaw wrote:

how the hell
(when the writers promised they are not dead) are they gonna explain that ??

the woman who fell from the helicoptor could be lying, or maybe the dharma initiative or whoever covered it up somehow?

jackdaw wrote:

... and Lockes father .. how the hell did he just appear on the island ??

the others brought Locke's father to the island, how else?

jackdaw wrote:

it's the same with the black smoke writers don't have a clue what it is yet

the writers do know what it is, they just don't want to tell us yet. they will keep the mystery of the black smoke a secret till near the end of the series.

jackdaw wrote:

let's not forget the russian eye patch guy (Mikail) who has risen from the dead

he didn't die, the losties just thought he did.

silvine

Lost is too clever for its own good. The writers have setup so many questions, the show has tangled itself in knots. Frankly I don't know or even care what the black smoke or why they're are so many bloody hatches all over the island. (Did they ever even explain the polar bear thing?)

The finale for season 2 was a cop out. After a season of suspense it delivered nothing but another bloody question. Fair enough build up the tension and keep the viewers hanging but a little satisfaction every now and again wouldn't go astray.

The best example of the show tying itself in knots is the

two characters who were shot by Michael in season two.
The show had setup a great back story for them but because the actors got done for drink driving in real life the producers had to fire them. The result? A load of unanswered questions such as why was Hurley's girlfriend in the same institution as him

Lost has gotten to the point where I'll watch it if it's on but I won't go out of my way to catch it. I find myself caring less and less about the latest mystery or convoluted puzzle that arises each week.

Whatever the secret of the island is, there has been so much speculation about it when the answer is revealed it will be an anti-climax. The fans' speculation has been more interesting than the actual writing (The purgatory hypothesis was a clever idea and the writers will do well to top it.)

The writers might know where they are going with the show but they are clearly spreading too little butter over too much bread. They are muddling through one puzzle after another in a vain effort to keep the viewer hooked.

It is a lot to ask a viewer to dedicate himself to a show for an entire season, at least the likes of the West Wing, Sopranos or 24 have some plot resolution come the season finale and hit the ground running with some fresh ideas the following year.

Three more seasons of "what the **** is this island about"?

Will people care about the damn place and its ever growing cast of inhabitants for that long?

I think the only think Lost this season is viewers from the show's ratings.

Hobbes

It is not such much whining but I actually enjoyed this show. Certainly season 1 + 2. Season 3 just feels like they are taking the p!ss now.

I am guessing in season 4 in order to get off the island Jack will have to jump over a tank full of genetically modified Dharma sharks, while driving an old motorcycle they found buried in the trees (which crashed in Eastern Timor) while wearing one of Charlies leather jackets mysteriously found in some magic warddrobe at another Dharma station.

biko

I was hooked before but now I don't bother anymore.
Hope it gets better for you people that still follow it.

Helix

having read what is allegedly the general overview for the next 3 seasons, i have to say, its bloody awful, and im hugely unhappy about that

Helix

silvine wrote:

Three more seasons of "what the **** is this island about"?

explained in the s4 finale apparently

and its rubbish

Haven't a Clue

Ya mind me asking how in the name of jesus you could even possibly know what's going to happen for the next three seasons?

Helix

Haven't a Clue wrote:

Ya mind me asking how in the name of jesus you could even possibly know what's going to happen for the next three seasons?

same way i knew what was happening in the finale of this one last month

internets is a great and powerful tool

a fair bit of s4e01 was filmed just after completion of s3e22b and the seasons have been planned out to completion

Haven't a Clue

Helix wrote:

same way i knew what was happening in the finale of this one last month

internets is a great and powerful tool

a fair bit of s4e01 was filmed just after completion of s3e22b and the seasons have been planned out to completion

Alright. Well feel free to name your sources.

Helix

woudl you like the full spoiler? from the same place the finale leak came

Haven't a Clue

Sure. Because if it's from that rumour section on darkufo, that's been confirmed as a hoax.

Spiritus Mundi#

Helix wrote:

woudl you like the full spoiler? from the same place the finale leak came

If you're talking about that full outline in the other thread, about Time Bubble's etc it's complete rubbish!! And not from LostFan108 - the source of the Season Finale Spoilers. LostFan108 as far as i know got lucky and got hold of the script for the Finale, the other Huge outline is complete FICTION.

Spiritus Mundi#

For that matter s04e01 hasn't been filmed either....

The guy

Hobbes wrote: »

It is not such much whining but I actually enjoyed this show. Certainly season 1 + 2. Season 3 just feels like they are taking the p!ss now.

I am guessing in season 4 in order to get off the island Jack will have to jump over a tank full of genetically modified Dharma sharks, while driving an old motorcycle they found buried in the trees (which crashed in Eastern Timor) while wearing one of Charlies leather jackets mysteriously found in some magic warddrobe at another Dharma station.

What's even worse is that plot is good by LOST standards. :mad:

loreto

when is lost comming back??????

internelligent

Hobbes wrote: »

It is not such much whining but I actually enjoyed this show. Certainly season 1 + 2. Season 3 just feels like they are taking the p!ss now.

I am guessing in season 4 in order to get off the island Jack will have to jump over a tank full of genetically modified Dharma sharks, while driving an old motorcycle they found buried in the trees (which crashed in Eastern Timor) while wearing one of Charlies leather jackets mysteriously found in some magic warddrobe at another Dharma station.

Love it!

lolipops

go onto abc.com and look at some lost sneak peeks for season 4 it answered a lot for me! especially about how hurley ended up with jack and kate after going with locke origionally and what those people on the boat are really looking for :rolleyes:

oh oh and i miss charlie:(

and is it just me or is jack getting on your nerves?
i loved him in the start but he is comming across jack-assy lately!

markesmith

It's a cr*p show.

That's my "Whine".

ChristOnAStick

The latest episode is currently being broadcast on the television behind me, and I have renounced my faith in Lost. I've just gotten soooooo sick of sitting by every week waiting for answers to questions established in the very first season.
Had they resolved them in the second series and wrapped it up for good I would have been delighted. But I just found out the producers aren't planning on finishing up until 2010.

MarkR

Bit of a let down after the last couple of quality episodes..

ArmaniJeanss

ChristOnAStick wrote: »

The latest episode is currently being broadcast on the television behind me, and I have renounced my faith in Lost. I've just gotten soooooo sick of sitting by every week waiting for answers to questions established in the very first season.
Had they resolved them in the second series and wrapped it up for good I would have been delighted. But I just found out the producers aren't planning on finishing up until 2010.

Which means that you've sat through 87 episodes and there only 39 left.
Now is NOT the time to give up otherwise you'll have wasted a lot of your life(30 seconds into episode 1 would have been the best time to give up).

User45701

Lost is ok, its not the best show going. One thing i care about. An answer to everything that is not logically sound. An answer to every single question. No unanswered questions.

I want to know why the statue of the foot only had 4 toes, or did it have 6? i cant remember but things like that, something we only saw once and has never been explained or referenced back to.

loon

the statue having four toes isn't a big deal. a lot of statues had four toes, especially ancient egyptian statues of their gods, most of them having animal representation.

the problem with lost is that the writers are fecktards and spent too much time debunking theories until they had nothing to write about.

season 4 is about ben vs widmore... two characters who didn't appear until season three.

dbs_sailor

am i the only one who's forgotten 90% of the burning questions that have been left unanswered from previous episodes?

holy crap, i completely forget just about everything that's yet to be revealed... i'm going to have to start writing this show with a goddamned pen and paper.

i really like the show and all but i'm not nearly big enough a lost geek to rewatch the lot from season 1.

i forget why i'm even watching it...

they're on an island right?

sarajane

Lost is still super! In fairness, i never thought it was getting too 'weird' until this season... i'm still intrigued though and will continue to watch

Nalz

As I said here on waffle.ie, too much goin on

http://www.waffle.ie/showpost.php?p=19100&postcount=27

johnnyskeleton

Is lost finished yet?

What's the answer? There isn't one, is there? It's just random thing occuring for no good or aparent reason?

Glydeside white

Why cant everyone just be patient?? i mean what do people want, an episode where they just tell you everything? the suspense is great. however there is some drawbacks like the flashforwards and so on, there starting to become confusing, but still i wouldnt pull out of watching it at this late stage.

Hardrain

Farraday. Can't stand the guy, it's killing me having to watch him. Full rant in my thread called Faraday!

corcaigh07

used to watch it a lot but now, will only watch it if i bump into it. i hope it gets good again for you guys who havent lost patience. and if it turns out well in the end, great, ill buy all of the boxsets and watch them in quick succession so all info is fresh in the head .

to understand the plot or even know whos who, watching on tv doesnt work. same with the sopranos, you get belted by so much info, its virtually impossible to fully enjoy the show by watching it in TV mode. that desmond time-travel episode was terrific but a swallow doesnt make a summer. get better soon Lost!

kowloon

magick wrote: »

personally i like they way their doing it, though theirs a lot of moaners here, may as well be the EMO board.

Personally i think if their is a question and u wanted it answered right away, watch Questions and Answers on RTE.


"Id like to ask the panel , wtf is Locke up ta? and will tinkers get equal rights?"

I have yet to see a politician answer a question.

ArmaniJeanss

More a rant at Sky1. Damn them for not showing the new stuff until a week later than they are entitled to.
I don't bother with the cousins, and I'd really got into the habit of watching the new episodes on a Sunday evening with a few nice tinnies.
Mondays on RTE just aren't the same at all.