i watched the first 3-4 episodes and it never grabbed me...now that its done i will probably get the DVDs just to give it another try...

Smoke Monster? Wow. Now, I definitely want to watch LOST. I have never watched any of its seasons...:)

Ha ha! That was great. I quite liked the show until it ended and left all these questions unanswered! I think the writers were just making it up as they went.

@ Brian - it never really grabbed me either. As it dragged on, it didn't really attract me since I heard it kept getting more convoluted with no possible end in sight.

@ Mr.Stupid - as much as the convoluted nature put me off, it's the wide variety of elements that now makes me interested. Kind of a paradox...but what I really want is just the meat of the show without all the wandering.

@ Lisa - I think that's what many writers do...I know that's what I do anyway. But they're generally not getting paid thousands of dollars to throw out something random and hopefully tie it together at the end.

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I think, from what I've seen/heard, that what I need is the 'cliff notes' version. Just pare it down to the core elements. Keep all the craziness and the time travel or the sci-fi weirdness or whatever...but do away with so many of the meandering plot points that were meaningless and provide us a good solid "edited" version that includes all of the meat without the fat/gristle. That could be done in, what, 2-3 season's worth? ;)