#6 Open Topic

So, for this freewrite I am allowed to write about ANY topic. LOST, I choose you.

LOST (that's how it's written) is not a TV show. It's more like watching a movie on TV. LOST is great because it demands the attention of the viewer. If watching some robot guy give a rose to women who are dead on the inside every week is your cup of tea, you probably won't like LOST (sorry).

LOST is about a group of strangers who were on board a flight that took off from Sydney, bound for LA, and that crashed somewhere in the South Pacific. At first, they were strangers, but they had to figure out how to survive. Oh, and the island they're on is supernatural/scary/alive/mystical. There's a smoke monster that thrashes people around because it doesn't like you. There's also indigenous people that have been on the island for thousands of years. The island can't be found by normal means -- one character even goes so far to say that "not even God can see this island." In subsequent seasons since that line was delivered, we came to learn that the reason why the island can't be found is because it's constantly moving in space -- and time. I know, dude.

A research group called the Dharma Initiative came to the island sometime in the 1970s to conduct experiments and to exploit the unique scientific properties the island has to offer. Sometime in the early 90s, this group was wiped out by the indigenous "Others" in an event called "The Purge."

Those are the most memorable events from LOST. I know it seems that I am unhealthily obsessed, but it's not true. I just respect the creativity of the writers, directors, actors, etc. LOST stands out in a landscape of mindless television. You should give it a try sometime.