i was thinking about L O S T recently. like giving it another spin here 15 years later. it really was some different shit when it came out and it was wild that it was on ABC, which had been phoning it in for years at that point with the most insipid drivel. i mean, all broadcast TV was shit, but ABC was the worst.
i remember being in my early 20s and some friend being like, "dude you guys gotta come over and watch the first episode of this show, it's crazy." we were like, "yeah right" but went anyway on a goof. anyway, it totally got its hooks in. they really had the formula for creating intrigue and confused tension. not to mention, the cinematic production, which was more akin to the one or two high budget HBO series that happened every few years.