LOST (Non-Spoiler Discussion)

I am the same way! I was flipping through and knew last week that Lost was on and kept flipping quickly past the channel until I could not take it anymore, so I watched like 10 seconds! And then tuned out.

Does anyone know how many episodes are lfet in season 2?

 

12 I think. The Finale is gonna be a 2 parter. And we have a couple more hiatus weeks.

 

Unfortunately I am treading lightly in this thread also because of me having not seen any of Season 2. I wish to remain completely unspoiled... however I do here Elliot in the Morning DC101 the radio station talk about Lost after every episode so I try to tune out during my morning commute.

 

A new one airs this week, despite the fact that the Grammys are on the same night.

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I've recently done an FX test sort of thing using Blender's particle system where I tried to see if I could make the Black Cloud of Smoke.

http://rapidshare.de/files/12693710/Black_Cloud.mov.html

And don't worry dragonsith13, it's not a spoiler as long as you've at least seen all of season one.

 

I realized that the resolution of the video I posted above is too high to fit on a lot of people's monitors. So I decided I'd make a small gif of it:

[image=http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b210/DKW1985/black_cloud.gif]

 

What is the policy regarding talking about upcoming episodes in this thread? No spoilers of course, but is the preview for this week's episode considered a spoiler? They showed it on TV two weeks ago. I'm just wondering because I'd like to speculate about what's going to happen tomorrow, but I don't want to ruin it for anyone who is refraining from watching the preview.

 

I would prefer not to discuss what was in the preview as not all of us get to see it. Though since it *has* been out for more than three days, I don't think there's anything stopping you...

 

Per our spoiler policy: any rumors, speculation or information for upcoming episodes are considered spoilers and should be taken to the designated spoiler thread for that T.V. show.

I put speculation because speculation leads to rumored events and rumored events lead to spoilers. Innocent speculation is certainly allowed, and I think each User knows the difference between the two.

 

Alright, I'll refrain from discussing the preview right now, thanks ObiWan. If anyone wants to speculate just on what we THINK is going to happen, no rumors or spoilers allowed, just say the word.

 

I agree, but I don't have the will-power to wait until Season Two comes out on DVD. The biggest thing that bothers me besides commercials and all that is the constant 'breaks' the show takes - like last week where it was a re-run. It's done that a few times this season and I'm sure there's a good reason for it, but it bugs me to death.

 

The mid-November to mid-January break was horrible. I almost died. This past one-week break was because February is sweeps month and they want all the episodes to be new. I don't think there's any more overly-long breaks this season.

 

Agreed. It bugs me to death too. And I don't want my frustration and hatred for commercials and constant breaks to overshadow my love for the show.

 

T buggest break now is gonna be 2 weeks in March. After the sweeps I think. I like the DVD way better, i watched the first season in like 2 days. I might bail out on season 3 so I can atch them like season 1.

 

The thing I hate most about seeing Lost on TV is that it's in fullscreen. It is a true outrage. I hate when shows are recorded in widescreen and aired in fullscreen. I discovered that 24 did the same thing when I recently got 24 season 4 on DVD.

 

Get HD.

 

Does anyone know why this is? The breaks I mean. The one before sweeps is obvious. It serves as a means of attracting new viewers and withdrawl for those who aren't Tailies.

I want to know why they throw so many reruns on the days when I actually get to see it!!

 

52 weeks in a year. 23 episodes of a TV series. You've got to cut somewhere

March is the same reason as Feburary. You want to make sure you go into sweeps with your strongest stuff so you fill the month prior with re-runs or clip shows so you aren't wasting the new stuff when no one is counting.

 

Does anyone know how long it takes for the Season's DVD Set to release?

 

The Season One DVD set was released in September, and it ended in May. So it takes roughly 4 months. I'd expect Season Two around the same time in September this year.

 

TVshowsonDVD.com made a comment on that recently. Apparently they were tired of getting slammed with "when is _______ coming out on DVD."

Here is what they had to say:

The most common question we receive is, "When is ______ coming out?" Most of the time we don't know an exact date, but we'll let you in on a little secret, at least for the current shows.

Fox made DVD history back in September of 2002 when they released the first season of 24 a few weeks before the second season aired. It was the first time a studio released the previous season before the next one, and it's caught on. Now it's common, almost expected, for the studio to release the previous season before the next one airs. Just look at the August and September releases for 2005 and you'll see season sets for many current shows hoping to get the DVDs out before the season premieres in September, October and November. We saw some similar releases in December because some shows, such as Battlestar Galactica and The Shield were returning in January. Fox pioneered the concept of releasing a season before the next one airs, but everyone else has embraced it.

So, if you're wondering when the next season of Lost, Desperate Housewives, Rescue Me, Battlestar Galactica....will be released on DVD, and we haven't posted news yet, just find out when the next season will air and plan to buy the set a few weeks before that date. It doesn't always work, but it's an educated guess.

 

The breaks are a pain in the rear. However, the crew is still filming.


P.S. Evangeline Lilly (Kate) is sooooo hot!

 

I've finally seen 2.5 episodes of Lost and it does seem pretty interesting I admit, but it just doesn't have this aura of capturing my soul, maybe thats because of all the damn flashbacks.

The 3 episodes I've seen all were primarily flashbacks, are all the episodes like this?

 

Yep, thats how they tell the stories.

Its an example of how flashbacks can be an effective story telling tool. I've made the same argument with some of the recent BSG episodes.

 

Honestly, I LOVE the flashbacks. They are an excellent tool in getting to know the characters better, so much easier than them telling it another Lostaway. The flashbacks are part of what makes LOST one of the most phenominal shows on the air.

 

The LOST flashbacks are one of my favorite parts of the show. I don't care for the technique in BSG though.