How to discuss Lost intelligently with all your fanboy friends, even if you’ve never seen an episode.
Which just about describes me, yes.
With all the Cliff’s Notes under your belt, you can go out into the world as a die-hard LOST fan. First you have to be incredibly pretentious. Think “Radiohead,” then take a few steps back from there. All other shows are crap, and God help anyone who tells you to check out American Idol on Wednesdays instead, God help them. In your world, LOST is not only the best show on television, but the only show on television. Everything else is just the pre- and post-game.
You’ll have to start incorporating LOST into your everyday life. Whenever someone mentions any of the numbers, for example, you should react accordingly.
Waitress: That will be $4.00.
You: OH MY GOD DID YOU SEE LOST LAST NIGHT WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO WALT DO YOU THINK THAT BUTTON IN THE HATCH DOES ANYTHING???
Waitress: (pause) So will that be cash or credit?
Note that I didn’t hop on the Lost bandwagon for any good reason — I missed the show as it started out, and immediately had the impression (rightly or wrongly) that if you didn’t see every episode, you were dooooooomed to confusion and missing key elements to the Chinese puzzle box of subplots and backstory. Which is a great way to lock people into watching the show, but has (QED) problems in getting people to sign up late.
(via Disney Blog)
Alas, after working nights for over two years, I need a whole pile of Cliff’s Notes to catch up on the “cool shows” that are discussed by various sub-cliques at this company. Let’s see…there’s “Lost”, but also “24”, “The Apprentice” (multiple versions), “American Idol”, “Survivor”, “Amazing Race”, etc.
Gosh, think of all the time I have for reading instead. I’ll admit the only show I’ve added to the list of BS:G, Dr. Who and the Stargate shows has been “Good Eats”. Now that Alton fella, he’s a hoot.
My own list is maxxed out with Doctor Who and BS:G. Oh, and, I suppose, Justice League and Juniper Lee, but those don’t quite count in the same way.
I watch JLU (Only two more episodes! WAAAAH!) and the Law and Order shows. That’s it.
Guess I’m not very “cool.”