Welcome to the club, OP.

the books were better

What was your favorite season?
How would you rank them?

Mine would be:
2>1>6>3>4>5

Glad you ended up liking it.

>>9581999
9/10

One of us!

Chill shit OP. I didn't hop on until after season three aired and I wanted something to follow.

>>9582046
That's a tough question...I really like all the seasons.
But here's a try:

1>6>4>2>3>5


Nothing against season 5. Like I said, they are all magnificent seasons. 3 would have been higher if it didn't start off kind of slow at the beginning. Thank god it picked up its pace around the middle and didn't stop.

>>9581999

>>Everything is sub par.

Well your entitled to your opinion bro. I'm going to watch Dungeons and Dragons now for character development and less magic, or at least magic that came from somewhere.

get the blu-ray set
1080p deliciousness

One of the things I really liked about this show is how it gives you so many easily overlooked hints and foreshadowing elements. Lots and lots of easter eggs that you think about a couple of episodes or even seasons later and you say "OH YEAAHHH HOLY CRAP IT MAKES SENSE NOW". I really loved those moments throughout the show.

>>9582046
1>5>4>6>3>2

>>9582078

True facts. The pacing at the end of season three is nothing short of phenomenal, combine that with the quality of the last six of seven episodes and it's flawless. I didn't get that feeling from the end of season six. I wish the last few episodes of the series had that kind of pacing and exhilarating suspense.

>>9582106

Towards the end of series 6 i wasn't watching it because i enjoyed it for each episode. I just wanted to see how it ends. That's never good for a show.

>>9582106
But three also got off to a really bad start. All the shit with Sawyer and Kate in the bear cages.

>>9582079
I can't believe I used to be a Lost hater. I can't believe I used to SAY shit like that.


I mean, my god, it's incredible how wrong you can be about the show. I absolutely love some of the more enigmatic elements of the show. Really makes you feel like the island is a truly mysterious and unexplainable place that holds a really grand power.


I am glad I am out of the hater club and into the lover club. Feels good man.

>I'll be re watching this series many times.

>>9582136
LOL

>>9582119

Flash-sideways was a momentum killer. Not to mention the failed opportunities to expand upon mysteries previously introduced. I'm not asking for charts and graphs about everything but I can't be alone in thinking ten minutes of some stuff about the ash circles or whatever is better than ten minutes with Jack deciding if he wants to operate on Locke or not.

>>9582097
>"OH YEAAHHH HOLY CRAP IT MAKES SENSE NOW"

I don't think I'll ever really rewatch this series all the way through again.

>>9582149

Holy shit, people are STILL calling them 'flash sideways'?

>>9582119
(OP here)

I enjoyed the last couple episodes of season 6. It really makes you feel like you are seeing/experiencing the grander scheme of things on the island.

Sure it's a little slower paced than the last crazy intense and thrilling season 3 episodes, but it gives you one of those feelings where you feel like what you've been watching and seeing so far has amounted to SOMETHING.

Honestly, I felt like Charlie in season 1 saying, "Guys...Where are we" all over again. I just felt this awe-inspiring and jaw dropping feeling as I watched the last couple of episodes of season 6. It was really similar to the feeling when I watched season 1 where I felt like I was placed into place MUCH bigger than me both physically and metaphysically. And I really liked how all the storylines and concepts of the show weaved together at the end. But hey, that's just like my opinion, man.

>Really makes you feel like the island is a truly mysterious and unexplainable place that holds a really grand power.

Oh and in case anyone is wondering, I am an agnostic atheist.

I know there's a lot of hooplah about the ending being a lot more spiritual and faith-driven, but I think that's why it worked so well for me.
Not only did it manage to give closure to all the characters, but it really balanced out the the science vs faith theme throughout the show. It just felt RIGHT for me.

>>9582207
>I am an agnostic atheist.

Holy shit, someone actually used the word agnostic correctly on 4chan? I'm genuinely shocked.

>>9582136
>>9582156
>>9582187
You guys are really snarky and witty.
All those greentexts and funny reaction images....

>_>

>>9582226
No, I usually just say "agnostic" in real life because most people know what I mean when I say it.

I say Agnostic Atheist on 4chan because Atheists always go crazy and start yelling and spazzing about vocabulary and the correct terminology and they end up derailing the whole initial debate.


So I played it safe and said Agnostic Atheists for any Atheists that may have been reading.

>>9582244
Well, that's the correct usage anyway. Most people use it alone with no idea of what it actually means.

>>9582244
lol so true.


But it's a great way to troll Atheists.

Not that they're hard to troll, anyways.

>>9582263
Well, they might not have an idea as to what it ACTUALLY implies....but I think they know what they are TRYING to say.

They know that when they say "Agnostic" it implies the "Agnostic Atheism" belief. And when they say "Atheist" they are internally referring to the "Gnostic Atheist" group.


They may not know the proper terminology, but they know what they mean.


It's just a hassle to have to type Agnostic Atheist everytime, when you can just say Agnostic.

>>9582278
Yeah, I get what you mean. Let's just leave it at that before this thread turns into a typical religiontroll shitfest.

>>9581999
GOOD....

GOOD.....

>>9582244
agnostic: doesn't know whether (a) god exists.
atheistic: since there is no evidence that proves the existence of (a) god, we assume no god exists until there is evidence that proves otherwise.

>>9582051
that bitch is kinda cute

>>9582181

OK i liked the show to bro, But can you fucking hear yourself? You sound like a fucking moron.

>>9582046
>season 5 the worst
>season 6 not the worst

10/10 MASTER OF TROLLS

>>9582176

Purgatory flashes, whatever, I don't really care.

>>9582181

I absolutely hated the Jacob/MiB episode. It could have been fucking outstanding and instead it was just mediocre at best. They should have just gone that route about the game between the two of them since it was implied all over the place but it was barely touched upon and instead dealt with the light tunnel and their childhoods. Also, Allison Janey can't act her way out of a paper bag.

>>9582286
yes yes I agree.

BACK TO TALKING ABOUT LOST!
Who's death were you more saddened by?

Charlie or Juliet?

For me, it would be Charlie.


Also, I am soo soo glad Desmond lived. I was seriously angry when he triggered the failsafe at the end of season 2. I thought him and Locke were gone, but I was especially angry about Desmond since I loved him so much. That beautiful Scotsman....

He's made me say "BROTHA" in real life, too.

>>9582051
Fuuuck, Sayid really let himself go.

>>9582299
Yeah Across the Ocean seemed a bit OUT THERE when I watched it, but for some reason, it really stuck with me after I watched it. It's the only episode I've rewatched so far since it was so out of the blue for me. On my second watch through, I really liked it. I don't exactly know why, but there was just something about the mystique of it all that appealed to me.

I wasn't really much of an answerfag when the show started, though. So that could have been a factor.

>>9582295
Cmon dude, they're just my opinions. You can agree with them, but you don't have to call me a moron. That hurts my feelings, bro.

>>9582309
You're just jealous.

Another one has been claimed.

>>9582313
>but you don't have to call me a moron. That hurts my feelings, bro.
haters be hatin'

>>9582309

Yeah not to mention Nadia. She really got bloated.

I'm glad you enjoyed it so much. Watching it since I was 14 Lost became a huge part of my life and I don't think any tv show will ever affect me as much.

I recently got my friend into before the 6th season started and we watched all 5 seasons in 2 weeks it was absolutely awesome to go back and watch them all again that quickly, the best tv experience of my life.

I also enjoyed the ending and cried like a bitch for the last 35 minutes of it but I was disappointed with the 6th season as a whole and felt it was very flawed.

>>9582313

I'm not an answerfag either but that shit really annoyed me because it's the premise of the episode just screams answers and explanations. Also, the mother character was god awful and the children actors blew. I would have much preferred Jacob and MiB as adults and simply extrapolating upon their rivalry and the game between the two.

I agree op. Lost is the first show I ever thought worth buying on DVD, and ever since I started watching it nothing else on tv interests me (except the shows I had started watching before it). Now that it's over I'll probably only watch Fringe and South Park.

>>9582313
oops I meant to say *disagree* instead of *agree*.
I think you got what I meant though.

>>9582326

I don't think that's Nadia bro.

>>9582332
Oh I definitely agree that the mother was kind of a bad actress. Her latin was really sloppy at the beginning (I know, kinda shitty criticism for her acting, but I've studied Latin so I kinda picked up on it).

But the children were pretty OK for me.

I don't really expect good acting when it comes to child actors, and I think they did the best they could with their roles.

Luckily Titus and Mark came in half way into the episode and kicked ass.


Oh and I too expected the episode to be about answers and getting to know the details of the game and what not, but I ended up being intrigued by the whole veiled and vague approach they took to it.

It wasn't what I had expected, and it wasn't BETTER than what I expected, it was just really DIFFERENT from what I expected. And I guess that's why that episode stuck with me.

It's definitely not the best episode in the series, but I'd definitely say it was a good episode.

What was your favorite episode OP?

what was every ones best episode? mine was when the guy and girl got buried alive when the spider bit them and they looked dead..that was crazy! i'm not sure which episode it was.. oh and another one is when they first saw the others and the guy with the fake beard said 'light em up' and there were so many people the day kate followed them and she got caught..

I actually discovered the Lost Pilot on the myspace hulu player last year.

The next weekend I watched every single episode of it until the end of season 5.

I'm GLAD I discovered it this late.

If I would have watched it from when it first came out, I would have forgotten all the little details.

It was honestly like a 100 hour long movie.

It was truly incredible.

I even wish I would have discovered it later. After the last episode came out. I would have watched it from beginning to end and cried an ocean. I already cried a ton as it is.

But yeah, Lost is a 100 long movie that surpasses pretty much any piece of cinematography made.

>>9582379
>>9582378
my favorite episode...hmm that's a tough one.

I'd have to go with Deus Ex Machina.

That episode was just superb. And it ended perfectly with the light from the hatch turning on.

It was just such a powerful and captivating scene.

And the whole thing about Boone dying was really hard for me. He was the first Lostie that we loved that died.

It made me realize that not all of them were safe, and that shit was gunna get serious, real soon.


But the episode was the best mostly because of the hatch-light ending. Beautiful.

>>9582399
What's up with your retarded super long name? I hate you

The heights of Lost simply made the worst of Lost much worse.

Season 6 was terrible.

>>9582404
The scene with the hatch lighting up is my favorite moment of the entire series. The music is what gets me; sends shivers down my spine every time I watch it. My favorite episode is probably Tricia Tanaka is Dead (the one when they find the DHARMA van and drive it down the hill). I just find it so charming and inspiring.

>>9582404
Oh and a VERY VERY close tie to Deus Ex Machina is The Moth (also from season 1).

It wasn't my favorite episode for a while. But by the time I got to season 5ish, I started thinking about Locke's speech to Charlie. About struggle. And how it shapes us into beautiful things.

I really liked how it resonated with the rest of the characters and what was going on in the show.


Season 1 was great, but it didn't have too many plot-progressive REALLY GOOD episodes like the rest of the season. But when season 1 DID have a REALLY GOOD episode, it was REALLY REALLY FUCKING GOOD. God-like stuff.


The rest of the seasons had an even displacement of general awesomeness throughout the episodes.

>>9582399

You watched it all in one week end? You had to not sleep at all and even then go over the weekend.

>>9582444
I loved that episode. I was really delighted to hear Three Dog Night's "On the Road to Shambala". It's one of my favorite "relax" songs.

>>9582422
I agree that Lost has had it's share of bad episodes (I'm looking at you Stranger in a Strange Land) but I honestly think Season 6 was great. It really managed to wrap everything up nicely and managed to be emotionally engaging throughout. It was one whole season of plot-progression, with no stopping. I guess the pacing was a lot quicker and less nuanced than the rest of the seasons, but that's expected from a final season. Things will have to speed up and get to a resolution faster.

I like to think of season 6 as the more action oriented season.

>>9582461
Yeah, it comes to about 87 hours of material when condensed, so it would take over 3 1/2 days straight to watch the whole series.

>>9582487
>>9582487

If you watched Lost for 3 1/2 days straight I think at the end you might ascend into the light with them. It would be epic and you would be tripping balls.

I might try to do this.

>>9582508
take LSD too just to make it more epic.

If you're being serious OP and want a great new TV show to watch, watch Battlestar Galactica and The Wire.

>>9582461
Yes, lol.

I did.

I actually was so tired at work.

Luckily I had the last part of season 5 torrented as mp4 files to my iphone

I was watching the rest at work.

>>9581999
Fixed it for you

>>9582539
I have seen Battlestar Galactica and I've watched a bit of The Wire.


I'm not much of a crime/drama fan so I didn't really get into The Wire, but I keep hearing good stuff about it from tv, so I'll give it another chance.

Hey, if I gave Lost another chance, I should give The Wire another chance too right?


btw BSG was awesome and I loved it as well, but I would say Lost is the better show

>>9582553
You should fix it again.

Most of the mysteries on the island are explained, or CAN be explained with all the shit we've been told about and all the little clues and hints throughout the show. Some of the bigger mysteries involving the island though, won't be answered fully. And I think that's a good thing, since those same mysteries are really tied in to the themes of the show. I say they need to be more enigmatic and harder to describe than the rest, since the show really is about a very weird and paranormal place.


I mean, from the start of the show your realize you're in some deep shit when it comes to mysteries.

>>9582445
>>9582444
>>9582404
>implying the pilot is not the best episode
oh dear.

>>9581999
>I will be buying the DVDs and putting them on my DVD shelf which is devoid of ANY tv show DVDs. This will be my first. And boy will I be glad I bought them. I'll be re watching this series many times.
That was me five years ago.
>Everything is just sub par in comparison to what I just watched.
The only other series I've bought since then is Prison Break. I recommend you give it a go. The first season is just full of awesome, and the second is not bad either.

You now realize you don't get to see any new episodes anymore.

Lost is over.

>>9582617
Yeah I watched the first two seasons of Prison Break and then I stopped around the middle of the third season.

It just seemed kinda ridiculous around season 3 when you realize this show is called Prison Break, and these guys just keep getting back into prison. I was like, boy do these guys really suck at escaping.

But I still liked seasons 1 and 2. Both were really suspenseful and thrilling. I wish it kept that quality throughout the rest of the seasons though.

>>9582617
WAIT FOR THE BLU-RAY, BROTHA.

In continuation to OP, how about more recommendation for? complicated and deep TV that will provide you a more engaging watching experience? We've got The Sopranos as well, what more?

>>9582626

>>9582664
Will you change your fucking name to something less obnoxious, please?

You can't expect to be taken seriously with that /b/ crap above your text.

>>9582665
OH YEAH!!! Thanks for reminding me. I've never watched The Sopranos, but I've always heard incredible things about it (and the controversy surrounding the ending has intrigued me for a long time).

So now I will be watching The Wire and The Sopranos.

Wow, I've got lot's of gangster crime drama ahead of me.

>>9582665

I accidentally typed a random question mark in the middle of the sentence, please ignore it

>>9582693
EVERYONE LOOK AT HIS QUESTION MARK AND CRITICIZE HIS WRITING!


HAHAHAHA! WHAT A STUPID FAGGOT YOU ARE!

>>9582665
- Firefly if you haven't seen it. Buy the series on DVD and the movie (Serenity).

- Season one of Heroes is good.

- Star Trek: The Next Generation is phenomenal.

- 24 is good, although it gets very formulaic and repetitive.

- Fringe is decent too.

>>9582665
There are plenty of very decent shows (in addition to Prison Break):
Breaking Bad
Battlestar Galactica
Twin Peaks
Firefly
Dark Angel
The Shield
Veronica Mars

But for me the only one that really compares to Lost is The X Files. If you have amazing amounts of patience and love for things that build up very slowly in exquisite detail, which I'm guessing you do, then you should definitely watch it. All at once of course for maximum effect You will need a few weeks of uninterrupted free time, though, but it's completely worth it.

>>9582763
Not op, but is there a place I could watch every episode of The X-Files online? Is it on Hulu or anything?

Wow thanks for all the recommendations guys.

So now my list of tv shows to watch this summer in lieu of Lost will be:

1. The Wire
2. The Sopranos
3. Firefly
4. Twin Peaks
5. X-Files (i used to watch it on and off when I was a kid, but I should give it another go)


The rest of the recommendations you guys gave me, I've seen before, so don't feel bad that I didn't put it on my list :).

>>9582776
streaming video sites are shit tier. use torrents for best quality and maximum enjoyment.

>>9582776
Torrent them.


You can watch a couple of episodes while more and more get downloaded, so you'll never have to really STOP watching.

>>9582813
I don't really have the resources or the patience to torrent 202 episodes of a tv show. Next best (free) method?

OP is Mr. Eko

>>9582831
Eh, I guess that could work. I still just feel guilty about torrenting stuff though.

The problem is that now with Lost being do goddamn acclaimed, it's really hard (read:impossible) to create a show better than it. If a future show has a lot of mysteries and other Lost-esque features, people will just go "Oh look, another show trying to be like lost." This is what saddens me.


And of course, no more Locke/Desmond/Lapidus. :'(

>>9582943
There will still be good stuff, it's not like Lost wasn't built off other shows that came before it either. Every show is a remake of a remake, and sometimes they do it better than before.

>>9582943
I think we'll have something in the future. Never underestimate the creativity and ingeniousness of the future.

Maybe something along the lines of Lost in Space.

Get it?

LOST

in space?
They crash land on a mysterious planet full of polar bears, hatches, and smoke.


I dunno. But I bet they can make something really cool in the future. Lost just started the phenomenon.

>>9582990
That would be pretty cool.
A group of people crash lands on a fucked up planet and tries to make their way among all kinds of weird shit. I'd watch it... maybe.

>>9583019
Just download and play 'The Dig' on ScummVM
It's exactly that story

>>9583039
>>9583019
Or just watch that Twilight Zone episode called "Death Ship".

It will blow your miiiind!

Someone should remake that episode into a movie.

You know what I like comparing Lost to?

The Half Life series.

It's got the really ominous and mysterious vibe to it, where you have absolutely no idea what's going on, and you're just going through the motions of everything, not getting any serious answers to the big questions even when you want to. But you see major events unfold that give you hints and glimpses of the bigger truth.

I think that's why Valve is a fan of Lost as well. Cuz they realized they both have the same formula.


They know how to hook you with the really grand and incredibly intriguing mysteries.


Plus I used to think Christian Shepherd standing out in the water looking at Jack early in Season 1 looked a lot like G-man with his briefcase.

I always liked to think Christian Shepherd was the G-man, even though it made absolutely no sense.

>>9583221
>>9583221
holy crap I just realized the resemblance of Christian Shepherd with the G-man appearing randomly then walking away.

>>9583276
so. fucking. spooky.

Fuck they need to make a Half Life movie already.

Started on LOST just before the final season started.. marathoned the hell out of the 5 seasons so I could watch the 6 premiere on television.

Anyway, on a similar sort of story I'm working my way to catch up with Supernatural right now. I'm only in the midst of season 2 and I'm already hooked.. I'd recommend checking that show out. Although, let me say season 1 is very meh. Quite frankly, I would just advise watching the first and last episodes of season 1 and than moving straight onto season 2.

Although if you do decide to go through all of season 1 of Supernatural just persevere and know that the show DOES get better. Good god, does it get so much better.

>>9583221
you realize Valve has no idea who Gman is yet right? They just put him there because it's cool but haven't written what he exactly is

>>9583302
Oh well that's fine.

That's exactly my point. It's all ominous and mysterious. The vibe they created is real. Them not knowing who he is doesn't diminish from his mysteriousness. I'm sure they'll find an awesome explanation for him. And even if it isn't, I'm enjoying the ride.

>>9583302
HALF LIFE WRITERS HAVE BEEN MAKING IT UP AS THEY GO ALONG! THEY HAD NO IDEA WHAT THEY WERE DOING FROM THE BEGINNING! THEY NEVER ANSWERED HOW THEY GOT THE CRYSTAL FROM XEN AT BLACK MESA! SO MANY PLOTHOLES!!!!!111111

>>9583221
They also made us wait 6 years for the ending.

Pro tip;

You don't play video games for the story, unless you are a huge faggot.

>>9583399
You don't play for the story, but you can appreciate it if it's well-written.