The Best Show on Television

I can hardly wait for 10 pm tonight. The best show on television, LOST, returns to the airwaves.

LOST is not your typical, mindless lounge-on-the-couch and multi-task-while-watching kind of show. None of the main characters wraps up each show with a nice little summary; in fact, instead of leaving you with a sense of resolution at the end of each episode, LOST leaves you with even more questions. This is edge-of-your-seat, don't-miss-a-detail television. Everything means something - character names, a random sign that someone passes by, etc.

Now, for those of you who know me well but don't watch the show, I can imagine what you might say if you tuned into an episode...yes, Sawyer is my type of eye candy but no, that's not why I keep watching!

I love LOST because watching it is like reading a really great book. The more you watch it, the more you find. Symbolism and foreshadowing abound. The writers and creators are nothing short of brilliant in their attention to detail, plot twists and character development.

To get the most out of this show, the viewer has to do some work to figure out what's going on. There's no spoon-feeding here. I could literally spend days researching every nuance of every episode - just like the good old days of being an English major. Unfortunately, I don't have that kind of time anymore, so I rely on folks like Doc Jensen of Entertainment Weekly to help me out. How I wish I had his job!

Counting down until nine hours from now,
Cindi