Re: saying hello and why I'm not posting

Gumby wrote:

> Tim wrote:
> 
>> 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
>>>
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>>>
>>>> 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.
>>
>>
>>
>> That is why I've never liked fiction, 
> 
> 
> How utterly sad.

Why? My imagination is probably better than theirs is. I can make up my 
own stuff. -Walter M.

> 
>> the writers can come up with some unrealistic twist at the last second 
>> and they will say how brilliant they are.
>> I expect this from the two clowns that "created" the show.
> 
> 
> Hmmm, sounds like someone is bitter about something.

When you see how they end this show, I'm sure you will be saying 
something bitter too.