tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555488.post2242012429981174039..comments2024-03-28T04:14:30.305-04:00Comments on Thoughts on Stuff: Lost: 3x17-3x22Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04702965396185870813noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555488.post-11288212051569135642009-07-07T01:54:05.662-04:002009-07-07T01:54:05.662-04:00I'm definitely liking season four, though so f...I'm definitely liking season four, though so far I don't know if I'd place quite up with the best of BSG. It's probably more consistent than BSG which, even if I do love it, never had a season that made it all the way through without a slow patch in the middle. I think having a shorter number of episodes definitely helps focus things, so far, there's been no real duds in the Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09483689490186954593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555488.post-69075591314203560882009-07-06T13:48:37.742-04:002009-07-06T13:48:37.742-04:00I think the writers in other interviews still defe...I think the writers in other interviews still defend their choice to tell stories in flashbacks; it seems to me the main issue stems from these earlier seasons being constrained to tell their stories in 23 or 25 episode runs prior to the deal with the network. Combined with the inevitable stalling due to the lack of an end date at the time exacerbates the flashback's seeming redundancy, and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555488.post-83960024202420546292009-07-06T12:03:43.604-04:002009-07-06T12:03:43.604-04:00Yay, I'm excited to start reading your thought...Yay, I'm excited to start reading your thoughts on Season 4. Rewatching that season was what made me ping you about this show again. I keep telling people it's probably the best season of serial television I've ever seen, miles above BSG and B5 for me. Tells one complete exciting story.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10139270753246275861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555488.post-36482847566582140182009-07-05T17:28:58.529-04:002009-07-05T17:28:58.529-04:00It definitely seems that way from the few episodes...It definitely seems that way from the few episodes I'v seen so far. I can't believe they kept the flashback gimmick going for so long, you get sort of inured to it after a while, but it's such a poor use of screentime. And then I read interviews from the era where the producers talk about how bored they were writing flashback stories, it's like, yeah, why don't you just Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04702965396185870813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6555488.post-68019732218617321222009-07-05T07:56:57.816-04:002009-07-05T07:56:57.816-04:00The season three finale got me back into the show ...The season three finale got me back into the show full time - but the fourth season is definitely the show's strongest overall.crossovermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10252850174791385656noreply@blogger.com