I remember quite clearly watching the first episode of the X-Files. The show had buzz before it even launched. Chris Carter, the creator, was very active on Delphi, an old online ISP/community of which I was a member. I know that I participated in some of the forums, but I don’t remember any direct interaction with the man himself.
Watching the first show, I really didn’t know if the stars would survive. It was refreshing to see that kind of quality and unpredictability on TV. It didn’t help that I was alone in a dark house, and that my roommate's dog started barking during a tense scene.
Fast forward to the beginning of Lost. This show was on AFN in Korea almost as soon as it was shown back home, and it was an instant hit here too. But just like the X-Files, I found it got tired. It really didn’t seem to have a plan. Whenever the show had no more reason to hide the big secret, they just added another layer of meaningless secret.
Lost lost me when they opened the hatch. That was the first sign that they didn’t know what they were doing and needed to keep adding more mysteries without solving the original ones.
What ever happened to the polar bear (or the idea that whatever Walt read happened?) Is Walt even on the show anymore? Anyone remember the four-toed statue foot?
It started so well, so my disappointment is even deeper. I hate when a show does that. Battlestar Galactica is going that way too, starting with the whole “New Caprica” storyline. Rome had the right idea, tell your story and go. Two seasons and out.
Oh well, there's always DVDs.
— SGP
