Comments on: Lost – Seasons 1 and 2 on DVD http://www.opticality.com/blog/2007/12/26/lost-seasons-1-and-2-on-dvd/ Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:06:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: hadar http://www.opticality.com/blog/2007/12/26/lost-seasons-1-and-2-on-dvd/comment-page-1/#comment-8294 hadar Mon, 31 Dec 2007 08:13:34 +0000 http://www.opticality.com/blog/2007/12/26/lost-seasons-1-and-2-on-dvd/#comment-8294 It's definitely worth it, but, you want to push through the first four episodes in a block, and by then, you'll be hooked. Come back and share your thoughts if you do it. :-) It's definitely worth it, but, you want to push through the first four episodes in a block, and by then, you'll be hooked. Come back and share your thoughts if you do it. :-)

]]> By: Jamie Thingelstad http://www.opticality.com/blog/2007/12/26/lost-seasons-1-and-2-on-dvd/comment-page-1/#comment-8293 Jamie Thingelstad Mon, 31 Dec 2007 08:05:14 +0000 http://www.opticality.com/blog/2007/12/26/lost-seasons-1-and-2-on-dvd/#comment-8293 Okay -- I have sort of on purpose avoided watching Lost. Some good reasons, some bad. For some reason the show put me off from the very beginning. I've never seen an episode.<br><br>But, reading your writeup makes me want to go buy Season 1 on iTunes and sit down in front of Apple TV. Tempting... thanks for sharing. Okay — I have sort of on purpose avoided watching Lost. Some good reasons, some bad. For some reason the show put me off from the very beginning. I've never seen an episode.

But, reading your writeup makes me want to go buy Season 1 on iTunes and sit down in front of Apple TV. Tempting… thanks for sharing.

]]> By: hadar http://www.opticality.com/blog/2007/12/26/lost-seasons-1-and-2-on-dvd/comment-page-1/#comment-7642 hadar Mon, 31 Dec 2007 03:13:34 +0000 http://www.opticality.com/blog/2007/12/26/lost-seasons-1-and-2-on-dvd/#comment-7642 It's definitely worth it, but, you want to push through the first four episodes in a block, and by then, you'll be hooked. Come back and share your thoughts if you do it. :-) It’s definitely worth it, but, you want to push through the first four episodes in a block, and by then, you’ll be hooked. Come back and share your thoughts if you do it. :-)

]]> By: Jamie Thingelstad http://www.opticality.com/blog/2007/12/26/lost-seasons-1-and-2-on-dvd/comment-page-1/#comment-7641 Jamie Thingelstad Mon, 31 Dec 2007 03:05:14 +0000 http://www.opticality.com/blog/2007/12/26/lost-seasons-1-and-2-on-dvd/#comment-7641 Okay -- I have sort of on purpose avoided watching Lost. Some good reasons, some bad. For some reason the show put me off from the very beginning. I've never seen an episode.<br><br>But, reading your writeup makes me want to go buy Season 1 on iTunes and sit down in front of Apple TV. Tempting... thanks for sharing. Okay — I have sort of on purpose avoided watching Lost. Some good reasons, some bad. For some reason the show put me off from the very beginning. I’ve never seen an episode.

But, reading your writeup makes me want to go buy Season 1 on iTunes and sit down in front of Apple TV. Tempting… thanks for sharing.

]]> By: hadar http://www.opticality.com/blog/2007/12/26/lost-seasons-1-and-2-on-dvd/comment-page-1/#comment-7640 hadar Fri, 28 Dec 2007 12:31:01 +0000 http://www.opticality.com/blog/2007/12/26/lost-seasons-1-and-2-on-dvd/#comment-7640 Very good question! Burn notice is a USA summer series, so there aren't many episodes.(8-10 in total so far). So, you can catch up in a weekend). If they do another season this summer (it was renewed, but you never know how long the writers strike will last), then USA always shows a marathon of the previous season to warm you up, so you can DVR the entire season in one day!<br><br>Lost is about to start season 4 (again, subject to writers strike stuff). So, that's a lot of episodes (I believe they have made 70 so far). So, it's a much bigger commitment.<br><br>Ultimately, it boils down to this: Lost is a serial program with tons of character development through back stories. It has lots of appeal for that reason alone, though the main story and mystery are quite interesting.<br><br>Burn notice is a mixture. In every single episode, two things are going on:<br><br>1) Some new adventure, which has nothing to do with any previous adventure, so it's not serialized in that sense.<br><br>2) The hero is searching for the reason he was burned, and the person who burned him. This part is indeed serialized, which makes watching the episodes out of order not as appealing as with other purely unserialized shows.<br><br>Given the general lack of time that we all have, I'd recommend Burn Notice. :-) Very good question! Burn notice is a USA summer series, so there aren’t many episodes.(8-10 in total so far). So, you can catch up in a weekend). If they do another season this summer (it was renewed, but you never know how long the writers strike will last), then USA always shows a marathon of the previous season to warm you up, so you can DVR the entire season in one day!

Lost is about to start season 4 (again, subject to writers strike stuff). So, that’s a lot of episodes (I believe they have made 70 so far). So, it’s a much bigger commitment.

Ultimately, it boils down to this: Lost is a serial program with tons of character development through back stories. It has lots of appeal for that reason alone, though the main story and mystery are quite interesting.

Burn notice is a mixture. In every single episode, two things are going on:

1) Some new adventure, which has nothing to do with any previous adventure, so it’s not serialized in that sense.

2) The hero is searching for the reason he was burned, and the person who burned him. This part is indeed serialized, which makes watching the episodes out of order not as appealing as with other purely unserialized shows.

Given the general lack of time that we all have, I’d recommend Burn Notice. :-)

]]> By: jimbernard http://www.opticality.com/blog/2007/12/26/lost-seasons-1-and-2-on-dvd/comment-page-1/#comment-7639 jimbernard Fri, 28 Dec 2007 05:11:40 +0000 http://www.opticality.com/blog/2007/12/26/lost-seasons-1-and-2-on-dvd/#comment-7639 OK--if a guy only has time for one show should he bother with Lost when he could be watching Burn Notice? OK–if a guy only has time for one show should he bother with Lost when he could be watching Burn Notice?

]]> By: hadar http://www.opticality.com/blog/2007/12/26/lost-seasons-1-and-2-on-dvd/comment-page-1/#comment-7638 hadar Thu, 27 Dec 2007 23:00:17 +0000 http://www.opticality.com/blog/2007/12/26/lost-seasons-1-and-2-on-dvd/#comment-7638 Indeed! Hard to forget a previous episode though when you're watching all of them back-to-back. :-)<br><br>Happy New Year, and thanks again! Indeed! Hard to forget a previous episode though when you’re watching all of them back-to-back. :-)

Happy New Year, and thanks again!

]]> By: Wes http://www.opticality.com/blog/2007/12/26/lost-seasons-1-and-2-on-dvd/comment-page-1/#comment-7637 Wes Thu, 27 Dec 2007 21:49:46 +0000 http://www.opticality.com/blog/2007/12/26/lost-seasons-1-and-2-on-dvd/#comment-7637 I agree w/ Neal about paying attention. Sometimes, when I watch with my roommate (who has already seen the episodes), he gets mad and yells at me, "Wes, you need to watch, dude" He'll then ask, "do you remember when..." Sadly, sometimes I have forgotten previous episodes :)<br><br>But I am glad y'all are enjoying them...and I enjoyed reading your post! I agree w/ Neal about paying attention. Sometimes, when I watch with my roommate (who has already seen the episodes), he gets mad and yells at me, “Wes, you need to watch, dude” He’ll then ask, “do you remember when…” Sadly, sometimes I have forgotten previous episodes :)

But I am glad y’all are enjoying them…and I enjoyed reading your post!

]]> By: hadar http://www.opticality.com/blog/2007/12/26/lost-seasons-1-and-2-on-dvd/comment-page-1/#comment-7636 hadar Thu, 27 Dec 2007 21:46:00 +0000 http://www.opticality.com/blog/2007/12/26/lost-seasons-1-and-2-on-dvd/#comment-7636 I totally agree with you (obviously). Lois says hi back, and Happy New Year! :-) I totally agree with you (obviously). Lois says hi back, and Happy New Year! :-)

]]> By: hadar http://www.opticality.com/blog/2007/12/26/lost-seasons-1-and-2-on-dvd/comment-page-1/#comment-7634 hadar Thu, 27 Dec 2007 21:45:09 +0000 http://www.opticality.com/blog/2007/12/26/lost-seasons-1-and-2-on-dvd/#comment-7634 She's still under the weather, but slightly on the mend. Heard from a number of people who are suffering from bad colds today, including your dad telling me about Jane. Say hi to everyone for us! She’s still under the weather, but slightly on the mend. Heard from a number of people who are suffering from bad colds today, including your dad telling me about Jane. Say hi to everyone for us!

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