LOST Premier - Season 5

And just like that...I get sucked back in to watching yet another season of Lost.

The beginning was a complete waste of time with the people involved in the series talking about how great the show is and why everyone likes it. But what I did get from all that talking was that the series has aired for 4 seasons already. Wow...4 years. I can't believe it's been on for that long. I wikied it and found this piece of trivia: "The pilot episode was first broadcast on September 22, 2004."

It's one of the best shows on regular TV which is quite painful at times to watch, considering all of the really cheesy sitcoms, some TV shows that you never liked and yet won't seem to go away (ER anyone?), or bad reality TV. I mostly tune out network TV, or go to one of the cable channels for their shows (i.e., HBO, Showtime). I even stopped watching Lost for awhile, but then the writing started to get better, and I rented the DVD's to get caught up for Season 5.

This year I keep hearing that they focus on Sawyer. That would be great since they've placed him on the back burner and given him crumby lines - although his character is fascinating. The bad guy who you love to love, and who isn't really all that bad you think. Those episodes with him and Kate were the best. Okay I have to stop now, because it sounds like I'm caught up in a soap opera. Which I don't watch for the record. But everyone knows how great it is to watch a miniseries/drama and you really get into the characters and even forgive the writers when they write cheesy dialogue, and you just go with the story. That's how it feels with Lost. I'm just going with the story because it's so darn entertaining and sucks me in every time.

Beyond the Sea (La Mer) - A song fitting for a rainy week in Los Angeles

The original French version "La Mer" (written in 1945), performed live by Charles Trenet, with English subtitles. Such a beautiful, poetic song.

Bobby Darin's 1960 hit and English/swing version, "Beyond the Sea".

For LOST fans, this video combines the French and English versions. "Somewhere beyond the sea...there is an island."

Lost - Season Finale

So it looks like the time line continuum is once again a possible theory. The season finale left more questions unanswered. I was going to say that at least it's not a Gilligan's Island repeat where they can never get off the island. Then I remembered that even the castaways on Gilligan's Island were eventually rescued, but they still somehow ended up back on the island again. The jury is still out if the next season will be worth watching.

Lost - Who/What the heck is Jacob?

I was a big fan of Lost in the beginning, tuning in each episode and reading the message boards and blogs for inside scoops and spoilers. I thought the show was well done and fascinating, and I kept tuning in every week, even after the show started to get stale, the characters were turning into caricatures of themselves, and it felt like each episode was a filler. Throw in the prolonged break and then reruns galore, and I was losing interest big time. But I hung in there...UNTIL...Locke blew up the submarine. I mean come on! Destroying the one thing that could get them off the island. Hmm...where have I seen this before? Oh that's right - "Gilligan's Island"! People started calling foul. A lame scheme to keep the plot going, but insulting the audience in the meantime.

But then friends of mine told me I had to start watching again because the show was getting so much better. I said, "Yeah yeah yeah. Really?" Hopeful that what they were saying was really true. I wanted the show to get better in my heart of hearts. I had invested so many evenings watching the show and reading about it, that I wanted it to continue to intrigue me. I hoped for a great ending with all of the questions answered, and mysteries revealed. So when my husband told me that the show was BACK...I gave Lost another chance. I watched the last 4 episodes online at abc.com.

Boy oh boy I think I got sucked back in. Especially by the episode called, "The Man Behind the Curtain". *rubbing hands* Now I have even more questions. Who or what is Jacob??? A fan who is WAY into the show posted some screenshots of an image sitting in the chair that Locke sees before running out the door. Click on the link below to view. Is that Locke?

http://losteastereggs.blogspot.com/2007/05/11-frames-of-jacob.html

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And as a side note: What ever happened to Michael and his son Walt? Did I miss an episode that showed what happened to them?

Make Your Own Kind of Music - Cass Elliot

Click here to listen to the song

It's only 1 minute 40 seconds long, and worth a listen.

The first part of the video (from youtube which won't post, which is why I have it as a link) plays the original 1969 version sung by Cass Elliot (of the Mamas and Papas).

It's a great classic song which resurfaced in an episode of the TV series "Lost" (when they discover Desmond living down in the hatch).

The second part of the video (as the vintage record melts) plays the 2006 remix by Mathieu Bouthier & Muttonheads.