Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Still Lost
I'm still trying to process the finale, still trying to decide exactly how I feel about it.
No, that's not exactly true. I loved it. I loved every minute. Even the part at the very end that left some scratching their heads and others causing serious damage to their televisions. I loved it.
I'm trying to figure out exactly why, but it's true.
I spent a wonderful day at the zoo yesterday. Just The Nephew and me. It's always an experience, seeing the world through the eyes of a four-year-old.
But today I'm in a bit of a daze.
This morning, my DVR was full of shows from the last two weeks. Mostly season finales. I flipped through the list and watched some things, but I just couldn't make myself care about any of them. Television just seems...pointless...somehow.
I felt kind of stupid. I felt like it was ridiculous to mourn a fictional television series. Because that's what it came down to. Watching anything else just lost its luster because I know I may never care about another show as much as I did about LOST. And if I do, it's going to be a long time before that happens again. So all these others, Chuck and V and Fringe, just aren't that interesting all of a sudden.
The only thing that makes me feel better is knowing that I'm not alone. My brother, a few friends, even Jimmy Kimmel. It seems like a lot of us are trying to figure out how to deal with this and how to move on. I suppose that means that, regardless of how anyone felt about the way the show ended, Damon and Carlton and JJ did something right.
And I'll pull out of this funk soon enough. But for now, I just need to mourn a bit.
This week's Confession Wednesday Topic:
In Memoriam: TV Shows that ended in 2010.
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This week was a sucky week. There were several series finales. Lost, 24, and Law and Order. Boo.
ReplyDeleteDearest Karen,
ReplyDeleteI wish to express my sincere sympathy to you at this difficult time.I'm so sorry for your LOSS(T).
Love always,
Roberta
You know I loved a lot about the finale, but overall my sadness at the loss of a great show is overshadowed by the irritation that I will never know what was the deal with the stupid island.
ReplyDeleteI know, I know. The important part wasn't the Island, it was what was happening with the characters. That people who came there broken and isolated discovered a sense of purpose and belonging. That the mystical properties of the Island were simply a framework for the larger concepts of what happens when people are thrown together in common circumstances. I get that. But WHAT IS THE DEAL WITH THE DAMN ISLAND?!?!?
I think I'm in denial that LOST is actually over. I was thinking, as I left for work, that Tuesday is usually a TV night, but then suddenly remembered that it's not anymore, because LOST is over.
ReplyDeleteI feel like I should do my own LOST post, but I'm a little behind the curve.
I loved the finale, no matter what people say.
Hi Karen! You probably won't believe me when I say that I NEVER watched Lost. I think I gave it a try when it premiered, but it just didn't seem to catch me. But, I know how you feel about the end of a show you loved, and especially if the ending was dumb! But, Here this, my child....this too shall pass and you will be happy once again! :)
ReplyDeleteOK. You must have this time to mourn. Tomorrow is a new day....
ReplyDeleteGlad you got out to go to the zoo with your nephew!
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I'm glad you liked it at least! I've read some reviews that made me glad I didn't get sucked in. This one seems more along the line of depression induced by it being too good. I guess I'm also glad to not be sucked into that - what would I do if I couldn't watch Smallville anymore?
ReplyDeleteI wish we lived closer and I'd bring my DVD's over and we could rewatch the whole series together!
ReplyDeleteI was a little miffed at the finale. I was glad everyone was happy and smiling and it was a big reunion and all, but....really? That was how they wrapped it up? Dude, what a cop out.
ReplyDeleteWere it not for Jimmy Kimmel's post show, I would still be bearing a lot of resentment. But somehow, Jimmy helped me...let go.
Get it? Let go?
Waaaa!! I know... I watched the finale of the Biggest Loser and Idol (both of which I didn't watch the entire season because they came too close to my LOST). I have heard that they are coming up with a new show that is similar! **Fingers crossed**
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