I always liked the Doomsday Machine episode too. Maybe in part because (I think) it was a level on the Star Trek game I had on my GameBoy.

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I could never beat the asteroid level that had the Tholian ships coming at you at the same time...and maybe Klingons too. Enterprise always blew the **** up. I don't think I EVER beat that ****ing game.

JFC. Just watching this makes me want to hurl a gameboy.

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One could make an argument that Abrams needs to be added to this list as well.

*Despite the plot holes, I loveloveloved the reboot.

Its never sold itself as hard core sci-fi. Its always been a story driven work. Hard science fiction has never really had a popular audience.

I never watched Alias but I heard it was a bit of a cluster**** as well. Ambiguous until the end.

I think Lindelof played a role in that as well.

From what I recall he wanted to get a job writing for Alias. Met JJ and that lead to Lost. But I don't think Damon ever had any actual involvement with Alias.

You're right. He went from Nash Bridges to Crossing Jordan to Lost.

He still sucks ass.

LMAO

Alias (as I remember it) was kind of a weird bird. It actually started really strong then gradually devolved. It seemed like the more they got into Rambaldi mythos, the more the show went from "cool" to just kind of "weird". The spy stuff was good. Focusing on Sydney and her life and be a double agent was great. The davinici meets nostradamus stuff? Notsomuch. For me at least. And I'm somebody who usually eats up that kind of thing.

I've only watched the first couple of episodes of Alias on Netflix. But now I'm really interested in watching it. I had no idea it got weird like that.

Interesting...

I've not bothered to watch for the very reason you stated: It "devolves" into something odd.

That's why I'd never recommend purchasing the Lost DVD collection. I'd feel like a dick because the final season was a kick in the face. Why put friends and family through that?

Because maybe friends and family feel like I do, that the show as a staggering success from beginning to end? :)

Maybe they'd have a different opinion than you.

I'd prefer to let people decide for themselves. When people ask me if I'd recommend Lost, I tell them, yes. But with the caveat that a lot of people didn't like the ending. I tell them it's a character driven show, and that the ride is well worth it, regardless.

Sorry Dude, I'm not going to recommend to friends and family that they should spend $229 dollars on Lost Series Collection so that they can "decide for themselves" that it's a huge pile of steaming whale shit.

But that's just it, maybe they won't. Maybe it'll mean a lot to them and they'll understand the show and love it.