We have to go back: Lost premiered today, 20 years ago

[lapsus_calami]

On September 22, 2004, Oceanic Flight 815 crashed on a mysterious island that was home to a smoke monster, polar bears, hippie scientists and ancient Egyptians. At the time, it was the most expensive television pilot ever filmed. Over the course of six seasons, the show enthralled and frustrated viewers with its convoluted plot and labyrinthine

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[crazyfreakyaj]

Aww. I recently finished my first watch of Lost a few weeks ago. I miss it so much. There’s a huge emptiness I feel, because Lost seems like that large of a show with all its lore.

It was such a wild ride watching it.

I have lived in Hawaii for 20+ years, so I moved here only 7 months before it premiered. Amazing how I never saw an episode before recently! I only agreed to watch it after a friend begged me to because 1) I am a huge fan of Michael Emerson and 2) I live here.

It’s crazy how many people were in it at the beginning of their fame or before they really got famous.

Watching it for the first time, it was a lot of fun seeing all these places I’ve just been to naturally over the last 20 years. And yet many that I haven’t and still need to explore. Looking at the Lost Wiki of filming locations, I even learned that they filmed up in my exact neighborhood for some flash back scenes with Sawyer. Back in January, we actually had the local chapter of my professional society’s conference at the place where The Others camp was. One of my cats is from where Jacob’s lighthouse was.

Favorite characters are really hard because there were so many over 6 seasons and so many good ones. My favorite female is by far Sun, with honorable mention to Juliet. Love Desmond (who still apparently lives here), Hurley, Sayid (before season 6 fuckery), Miles, and Jin, with honorable mentions to Sawyer (season 4-6), Locke, Ben, and Faraday. Oh and Lapidus - of course!

[yousaidlog]

I just finished my first watch two weeks ago! I had so much fun. After 2 1/2 months of having something to watch every night, now I'm like wtf do I watch when I'm eating dinner lol

[crazyfreakyaj]

We must have been watching at the same time!

[lapsus_calami]

That sounds so cool, like you're also part of the story, just living in an alternate timeline! It's really amazing how they filmed the locations to make it look like different parts of the world.