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I do not understand the fascination with this show. Yes, the concept and some of the storylines are interesting and at times compeling, but the actual writing/dialogue is formulaic, the characters one-dimensional and predictable (mostly by their ethnicity), the production often Gilligan’s Island quality, there plot gaps (not the good kind) you can drive a truck through, poor editing (sweat stains in one scene, not in the next), etc. This is not within light years of a Sopranos, The Wire, and many other shows.

Sheeze, you gotta be kidding man, some folks just can’t think out the box is the problem here ;) relax, I’ll bet TV Land is running Gilligan’s Island, you can catch it tonight for the dumbed down version (just razzing you). Lost is awesome.

I do not understand the fascination with this show. Yes, the concept and some of the storylines are interesting and at times compeling, but the actual writing/dialogue is formulaic, the characters one-dimensional and predictable (mostly by their ethnicity), the production often Gilligan’s Island quality, there plot gaps (not the good kind) you can drive a truck through, poor editing (sweat stains in one scene, not in the next), etc. This is not within light years of a Sopranos, The Wire, and many other shows.p>Perhaps but sure beats the hell out of "24". there are only so many times the world can be on the brink of destruction. "24" does it every season. Boring. I watched the first two season and then quit.

Gilligan’s Island? This show is to Gilligan’s Island what David Kucinich is to Ronald Reagan.

Have you watched it from the beginning???????

I love it, and it’s something that my 13 year old son can also watch. He wouldn’t be able to watch The Soprano’s because of the language and sex.

Plus, I just like sci-fi any day over a mafia story.

The characters are not one-dimensional. Many of the characters are gray, even Ben the main bad guy. I love gray characters.

Have watched all LOST shows since 1st episode.
A cross btw. two great TV shows :
Gilligan’s Island & X-Files

I do not understand the fascination with this show. Yes, the concept and some of the storylines are interesting and at times compeling, but the actual writing/dialogue is formulaic, the characters one-dimensional and predictable (mostly by their ethnicity), the production often Gilligan’s Island quality, there plot gaps (not the good kind) you can drive a truck through, poor editing (sweat stains in one scene, not in the next), etc. This is not within light years of a Sopranos, The Wire, and many other shows.

It's fun to play the contrarian and slam things that are popular. I certainly understand that and enjoy doing it sometimes myself.

But really, when was the last time you saw Gilligan's Island. Can you really compare Lost to that.

There are obviously better things to see on cable. But for broadcast network television, Lost is very good indeed.

In twenty years we might look back and see plot holes and primitive effects, but a lot of the phenomenon has to do with immediacy. If it were a book, I wouldn't bother rereading it. But following the mystery step by step holds my interest.