Happy Lost Day! - Tuned In - TIME: What are you looking forward to most?
-chaddogg: What am I looking forward to most about Lost's final season premiere? Honestly, it's probably coming here tomorrow & reading & chatting w everyone about it. James, Tom Shaw, shara says, mo ryan (when she puts down the Twitter & heads over here from the Chicago Tribune), etc. all really help make Lost so much fun. So yeah, I'm looking forward to dissecting Lost with all of you tomorrow morning the most. aw.
-mimsysnark: Definitely have to second that sentiment! I only caught up watching last weekend, but I still never resisted reading everyone else's discussion. I didn't mind being "spoiled" on plot points, because the discussions are so lively and intriguing! y
-Dave: I absolutely agree. I love the discussion.


y I like the show Lost. watching it. but I think *more* than watching, I like:

=the Lostpedia episode pages w, for each episode lists of: unanswered qstns raised (love this) + speculated answers on 'theory' tab for page; storytelling techniques; recurring themes. I really like Lostpedia. suppose credit goes to Lost for expanding in all directions, telling stories off stories off stories (twigs off twigs off branches off tree - something mentioned in passing eventually expanded into own foreground detail - or maybe this was the advantage of the long second & third seasons w all those flashbacks), and Lostpedia is able to represent this so elegantly with hyperlinked wikipedia style. look up any person, object, theme, 'rivalry' (of chars), 'pairing' (of chars into couples). read whole story wrt one character at the center, on that char's page, or read each episode page for story wrt everyone involved. etc. etc. etc. it's the web dream. all roads, all directions.

=the Tuned In blog commenters community. mostly all good cmmts. Dave, Matt, Tom Shaw. chaddog. & who was that long emotive funny cmmtr, posted maybe just 2 -3 times, lostepic I think, hope see cmmts fr again.

~the Sepinwall more numerous comments, some v good (but less signal : noise)

-the Doc Jensen analysis (extensive, goes deep or rather ~ far ~ down numerous interpretive paths)& esp, the Totally Lost videos. I really enjoy those lots. I like that they know the show, no generic or inattentive commentary, and I like how they put their videos tgthr. like their humor. really like Sniersen.


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also: twop threads. tvtattle round-ups.

oh! Long Live Locke = thorough write-up (posted few days later) & I like her sharp use of lyrics as sxn titles.

oh, Tim Goodman at sfgate w commenters, esp hickcity. also: lieber, tiger sth? tigerstripes, sonofabastard (vm advocate if I recall right; still posting?).

see also av club write up by Noel Murray. have liked his write-ups of Lost at av club in past. used to incl 'flashbacks' where he wrote a bit about old episode just re-watched. liked that. y: here too, re rewatch of S4&5: FLASHBACKIN'

and this season, Todd Van Der Wolf writing up at latimes blog (formerly maybe at House Next Door, wh I v m liked his astute episode rvw analysis of big love)
Todd VanDerWerff (follow me on Twitter at @tvoti) did look at his twitter a bit this morning ~ earlier pgmrks, racing last nite vs Sepinwall, JmsP to see who got post re premiere up first. in past liked ToddVdW's detailed & careful ~ lit-crit analytical~ rvws of Big Love at HouseNextDoor. d n know wrote for LATimes showtracker blog. maybe that's new? seems y: I'll be your weekly "Lost" recapper for the season here at Showtracker. But in addition to that, I'll be presenting links to some of my favorite additional recaps and fan theories on Wednes evenings.

in past, also read mo ryan at chicago tribune, usually seems to me like the common (generic~smartish) view. & site is heavy to load. as is Tuned In now :( since time redesign last year, but that one's my fvr so will not be put off. and for a bit was incl washington post celebritology blog dueling review liz & jen but tone there is lighter, gabbier, says to me the obvious or generic not so thoughtful or meant things.

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so, my usual:
day of show-----read preview at EW by Doc Jensen & video Totally Lost w teasers. Tuned In 'Lost Day' discussn.
after show-----sometimes TWOP for immediate rxns. Tuned In. Sepinwall. & now+ToddW.
later & thr rest of week-----Doc Jensen's analysis. Long Live Locke.

... and sooner or later check out wh Tim Goodman & commenters at sfgate say. plus whtvr other blogs or discussns happen upon or feel like checking ...