thinbluemime wrote:
> On Sat, 03 May 2008 16:58:18 -0400, himiko@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> <himiko@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>> I've stopped posting although I haven't stopped watching exactly.
>> Neil Harrington posted a comment on the reason why in the "He's not
>> even related to you" thread which I'd like to comment on:
>>
>> On May 3, 5:58 am, "Neil Harrington" <n...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>> <yng...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>>
>>> One of the major problems with this series is the amount of
information
>>> that's kept secret from the audience. The characters know too many
>>> things we
>>> don't, for far too long, which is unnatural in any work of fiction.
>>
>> And not really effective., at least, not for me. I need to be able to
>> engage and theorize. I think this is especially the case in the age
>> of the Internet when we all expect to do this on forums. But all I
>> can do with Lost is try to second guess the writers. That's not fun
>> for me. I want to theorize on the story, within the story. A few
>> mysteries are great, but when it's all so up in the air that the
>> creators can do almost anything, it stops being fun.
>>
>> Are we even sure that the flashforwards we're seeing are all related?
>> There could be any number of alternate timelines and we could be
>> seeing different ones that don't necessarily relate to each other.
>>
>> Anyway, I won't grouse on at length. Mostly just wanted to explain
>> why I'm no longer posting much and say hello because I rather miss
>> this group.
>>
>> himiko
>
> himiko, I am glad you touched base with us, and am a little saddened
> about your disappointment.
>
> Unfortunately, Lost is like a novel in progress, and until the end, the
> writers can modify the course they are taking.
Uh, it's worse than that. In most other genres, the author cannot
modify the *setting* in a way that conflicts with historical or
scientific reality.
Even in a total fantasy, there are rules that are laid down and then you
have to follow them. Once it was established that Superman could fly
and was vulnerable to Green Kryptonite, all authors of all Superman
stories from then on had to stay consistent with those premises.
The problem with Lost is that the authors seem to add new basic rules in
every new season. In that sense, Lost resembles a fantasy adventure
game like Dungeons and Dragons or Myst, in which every new area to be
explored comes with its own new puzzles and challenges. Fans love to
play those games. But someone like "himiko" may be frustrated because
there is no overall logic guiding what happens where. You just have to
take each new situation as it comes and puzzle it out.
--
Steven L.
Email: sdlitvin@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
the NOSPAM before replying to me.
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