BTVSAT - Round 1: 2000s (Bracket 4)

[pathoftheturtle]

Well, if I LIKED the show, maybe I wouldn't mind committing to it... but all the twists seem like a cop-out to me... nothing has to make sense, just screw around with it some more so we don't really have to answer anything!

Well, as I said, you don't have to like it. I'm just asking if it always makes sense to say that shows have to make sense in every sense of the word sense. Feeling lost sometimes is acceptable to me, personally.

[Odetta]

Shows don't have to make sense all of the time... I just found it TOO extreme in that series... I shouldn't have to watch EVERY SINGLE SHOW to know what the hell is going on, and even then, still be confused... I just don't like TV that much.

[mae]

This poll closes tomorrow morning, so get your vote in if you haven't already.

[DoctorDodge]

I hate LOST


and if anyone wants to know why...

You have to watch every...damn... episode or you are entirely LOST on what the hell is going on! Too much of a commitment... too many twists throughout the seasons... just got stupid to keep up!

That's what I love about the show. Virtually every episode is connected and paramount to the ep that succeeds it. If I had my way, LOST's form of non-linear storytelling and cliff hanger-esque bow-outs would be emulated by many other shows.

I'll admit it's a great way to tell a series, but there's been a few other shows that have genuinely tried to have that formula of having an ongoing narrative with each episode as part of a larger story and yet just get cancelled long before it's had a chance to fully tell its story from beginning to end because audiences just can't be bothered to tune in every week. Oh, they may record it to watch later on, but does anyone take notice of what's recorded or watched on demand when it comes to tv series in the US? It's why I didn't bother watching a single ep of Lost until I heard that a final season was actually planned - it meant there was a good chance that the ending wouldn't be rushed (like the US Life on Mars that was actually not too bad until it reached an ending that basically shat all over the original along with plenty of decent Bowie songs), or at least it would have an ending. I've still yet to watch seasons 5 and 6, but I certainly plan to before the year is over. Just remember that whilst ongoing storytelling is great to have in theory, unless you have have a good core audience from the first ep, that show is basically doomed to fail.

[fernandito]

Just remember that whilst ongoing storytelling is great to have in theory, unless you have have a good core audience from the first ep, that show is basically doomed to fail.

Hmmm, not sure I agree. Certain shows have a healthy amount of followers during the initial episodes, but quickly fizzle out because the quality just isn't there. LOST started out relatively hush-hush, but it garnered fans at an accelerated rate because the quality of the writing was outstanding week in and week out. I actually watched the first 5 episodes of the 2nd season before I realized I wanted to go back and watch the first season.

Think about some of the most sought after shows, currently - Dexter, Breaking Bad, Weeds, etc., all shows with a very large following that operate on an ongoing storyline. Basically, if the quality is there, everything else will follow.

[mae]

Lost moves on to Round 2, having received 19 votes (76.00%).

[fernandito]

Of course it does

[Merlin1958]

Sons of Anarchy!!!!!!!!!!!