www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bbsVK2tzbY

I personally believe this has to be one of the greatest endings a TV series has given us. There seems to have been a great divide in the audience with this ending. I think it can be summed up in a simple comparison:

• Those who HATED the ending were looking for answers.
• Those who LOVED the ending were looking for resolution.

And this is a fine line, but in the grand scheme you have to understand the concept as a whole. I don’t think you can single out bits and pieces of the show that you may not understand and need answers to the details to enjoy and be satisfied with the whole. I am in the resolution came, and think the show resolved itself beautifully.

To try and simplify it, the Sideways world is nothing more than their “waiting room” after their death. Everything that happened on the island is what was “real” life. The entire show was not a Purgatory type existence, and I don’t even think the Sideways world was either b/c the characters didn’t have to wrestle or overcome their sins. I think it was more intended of a place to reflect on their life and death and remember what was instrumental and important in that.

What was Dharma? Dharma is what we were told Dharma was. What about polar bears, time travel, Tunisia? The problem for some is the time travel, strange phenomenon and other properties of the island, but I think that’s in the greatness of the show; the writers applied real world theories and science and religion to create this island that somehow had these strange abilities. I think in order to enjoy the show, there has to be some faith or general acceptance of the magical properties surrounding the island, so that you can move on with the story and not get bogged down with the details.

This ending was great the first time, extraordinary the second time and unbelievable the third … i may even go at it a few more times. Each re-watch completes your understanding of how the pieces fit together, and i think makes the show that much more epic. I was thoroughly satisfied with the way LOST wrapped up. This is not to say there aren’t questions I would still like to have answered, but those questions don’t limit me from understanding and enjoying the concept, entertainment and escape the show provided.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=nagGI_s13sQ

www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpDg2sJgjqE

Well, here we are at the end of a great ride. LOST is coming to the end. It’s been one of the truly greatest shows of my lifetime. The way it has allowed people to engage in the story; provided a different perspective each week, yet totally related to the overall arc of the story; and has been a world in which we can escape if not for an hour a week.

The characters have been remarkably connective. Whether it’s as Jack Shepherd or Matthew Fox; Richard Alpert or Nestor Carbonell; John Locke or Terry O’Quinn; Hurley (Hugo) Reyes or Jorge Garcia, all the cast whether as themselves or their character have each made us feel some other-level connection. I think the greatest thing the cast and crew has done for the audience is that they have each treated the show as if they were the audience as well.

Even though it has already been (and will continue to be) in syndication, unlike other shows (M.A.S.H., Cheers, Friends, etc) this show will have a different feel. We will know the end, and the end in a show like this is much different than a show like Cheers, where every episode was disconnected serially from the others.

I fear for possibly great shows that come along after LOST (i.e. -- Flash Forward, V, etc) where the show is serial in nature and each episode leads to the next and the next and a mystery continues from one to the other. These shows will now be criticized as “trying to be the next LOST” and they will get slighted on their own merit.

It will not only a show that is missed, but an escape and a connection point. You may be bummed that your favorite character was killed off or portrayed in a way you didn’t think was proper; or maybe your theories didn’t turn out quite how you had hoped; or maybe you loved everything about the show … whatever the case may be, we say Aloha to -- unarguably -- one of the greatest shows in the history of television.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=iI98ctbUWaE

Oh man oh man oh man!
I SSOOOOOO can’t wait for this to get back on the air … but then it would be that much closer to ending

How cool is this photo?!

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LOST premieres on ABC January 21st at 8/7c!
!!!!! TONIGHT !!!!!

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LOST premieres on ABC January 21st at 8/7c!
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LOST premieres on ABC January 21st at 8/7c!
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Thanks to SL-Lost.com for putting together most of these videos that i’ve linked to … and special thanks to Michael Giacchino for putting together some OUTSTANDING soundtracks for the show.

LOST premiers on ABC January 21 8/7c

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LOST premieres on ABC January 21st at 8/7c!
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