BLOGS

Wednesday, January 21, 2009: Lost

by Angel Cohn January 21, 2009 6:00 AM
Wednesday, January 21, 2009: Lost

Buckle up! This compelling, yet baffling series is back for its fifth season, and it is sure to be a bumpy ride. It better be worth the wait. These long, long breaks in between seasons are kind of killing me. And the never ending streak of teaser trailers has just built my anticipation up to a fever pitch. So it starts up again tonight with a two-hour episode. And somehow they've seen fit to find a way to bring bad ass Ana-Lucia back (in a flashback, I presume), because even though Michelle Rodriguez got into all kinds of trouble with the local law in the real world and they had to kill her character off, she's still more important to this story than Libby. Or at least that's how it seems.

Anyway, the Oceanic Six are off living their lives, ignoring the fact that an island disappeared, having all manners of downward spirals, or living in sweet houses and raising someone else's kid, when they are told that they have to go back. All of them. In order to save the lives of the people still there. Now how do you find an island that has up and disappeared (in space and possibly time) thanks to the help of Ben and his frozen donkey wheel? Your guess is as good as mine. But I'm sure I'll be glued to my TV set to find out. Even though the concept of Jack and Ben carrying a dead Locke around sounds a little Weekend at Bernie's on paper. The press release teases that an old friend offers some shocking advice to Kate to keep "the lie" a secret. Old friend? Could it be Walt? He's got to be at least 40 by now.

Get caught up on Lost with our recaps, and check our listings to see what else is on tonight.

TAGS:

10 Comments

January 21, 2009 8:22 AM
Lauren
Reply

Can't wait!!

January 21, 2009 8:32 AM
Heather
Reply

Gotta say, I'm /really/ missing the old format. I didn't even realize these were the same things until I started reading them (as none of the shows picked interest me).
I used the old format all the time to see what was on, this version isn't really terribly helpful.

January 21, 2009 8:41 AM
ileen
Reply

I agree. Even though I love Lost & reading about the premiere tonight, I prefer seeing at a glance a few key shows on that night. I've quickly set my DVR in the morning multiple times thanks to tips in GTC.

January 21, 2009 10:19 AM
Dustolio
Reply

I'm not a fan of the new format either... I think if you want to hilight one show of the night, that's fine, just give those of us who don;t want to watch that show some other options.

January 21, 2009 11:00 AM
meghan
Reply

Yeah, another Going Through Channels blog about a show I don't watch!!!! This format stinks.

January 21, 2009 12:13 PM
sonic
Reply

Well, I can't wait for tonight. I'm a huge Lost fan and when I saw this article on the home page I couldn't wait to read it. Not sure what all the fuss about new formats are since it was clear on the home page, but Angel, seeing your article today and knowing in a few short hours my fav show would be back, I need to say thanks!! This season is just going to be mindblowing!

January 21, 2009 12:18 PM
Katie
Reply

HEE!!! Donkey Wheel.

January 21, 2009 5:58 PM
Cat
Reply

Squeeee! I'm so excited Lost is back! And now thanks to you, Angel, I'm secretly hoping for Weekend At Bernie's -style hijinks with Locke's corpse.

January 21, 2009 6:12 PM
Cara
Reply

Also, it's useless to hype a show without telling us the times. I read, or used to read, this blog to see what's on when.

January 21, 2009 6:43 PM
Sophia
Reply

Okay, I've given the new format a chance, but it's now highlighted FNL, Desperate Housewives, House, Fringe, and Lost. With the possible exception of FNL, these are all established shows on major networks that fans already watch. I know that I don't like any of them because I've already tried.

If I wanted to read a recommendation to watch popular shows I'd go to TV Guide. I thought the point of this feature was to let people know shows they might have missed on TV, not things that their DVRs are already set for if they care at all.

At this point it should either be called "Preview of Most Popular Show on TV Tonight" or "Going Through the Network Channels One By One".

Loading...

Add a comment

TWoP Toolbar

BLOG ARCHIVES

Going Through Channels

April 2012

4 Entries

March 2012

26 Entries

February 2012

25 Entries

January 2012

27 Entries

December 2011

27 Entries

November 2011

26 Entries

October 2011

21 Entries

September 2011

21 Entries

August 2011

23 Entries

July 2011

17 Entries

June 2011

23 Entries

May 2011

19 Entries

April 2011

25 Entries

March 2011

26 Entries

February 2011

23 Entries

January 2011

27 Entries

December 2010

24 Entries

November 2010

26 Entries

October 2010

24 Entries

September 2010

26 Entries

August 2010

25 Entries

July 2010

26 Entries

June 2010

26 Entries

May 2010

25 Entries

April 2010

27 Entries

March 2010

28 Entries

February 2010

27 Entries

January 2010

22 Entries

December 2009

17 Entries

November 2009

26 Entries

October 2009

29 Entries

September 2009

29 Entries

August 2009

26 Entries

July 2009

28 Entries

June 2009

27 Entries

May 2009

29 Entries

April 2009

29 Entries

March 2009

32 Entries

February 2009

28 Entries

January 2009

26 Entries

December 2008

27 Entries

November 2008

25 Entries

October 2008

27 Entries

September 2008

26 Entries

August 2008

26 Entries

July 2008

27 Entries

June 2008

25 Entries

May 2008

26 Entries

April 2008

7 Entries