Post by The Curmudgeon on Apr 8, 2007 20:35:41 GMT 2
For The Last Time - Things The Curmudgeon Actually LIKES!
What's that old saying about the best laid plans of mice and men? Because it sure fits in here. Hello, I'm The Curmudgeon, and for 50 reviews now I've been slating the baddest of the bad, the most laughable, awful drivel known to man. For (supposedly) five reviews though, I decided to write about things that I really liked. Then Amazon decided NOT to print one of them, meaning I had to replace it with something. Then they decided to print it anyway. Leaving me with six instead of five. Hey-ho. Thank YOU, Amazon.
Anyway, I'm from the UK so haven't actually SEEN all of this show yet. Now, I know some of you may be thinking "what kind of knee-jerk reactionary dimwit puts something in his list of top things ever when he hasn't actually SEEN all of it yet?" And you'd be right. That's why these public votes on "The Best Albums Ever" are so worthless, because The Scum merely put the last album they bought as the best ever - hence why you get Franz Ferdinand albums high up in those lists.
But I'm not here just to talk about Lost itself. Awesome, awesome show as it is, full of great, fully fleshed characters with believable dialogue (if at first slightly mawkish.. "count the fear away", indeed) and some terrific pulse-pounding moments and a great "gaaaaaah, don't end NOW" sense of driven suspense. What is really great about Lost is that it's a superb TV show that The Scum all get excited about as well.
You know who The Scum are; the wretched, easily-pleased, watch whatever drivel is on, buy whatever's popular, wouldn't have a single original thought if their lives depended on it - yeah, you know what I mean - THEM. It's a show that THEY watch, and they don't even have to phone up and vote anyone off. There isn't a lame cover-version single released by "their favourite" at the end of it. It doesn't have desperate wannabes or even more desperate "celebrities" trying to claw their way into newspaper colum inches.
In short - it's not reality television, the most hideous form of entertainment on the planet.
And for that, we should be thankful. We should embrace Lost to our hearts and never let it go. This isn't some "Cult" show, it's not some God-awful sitcom a la Will And Grace - it's intelligent, thought-provoking drama that's got smart people, you and me, and thick people - The Scum, ALL watching.
Now, here's the best part. TV execs might see that Lost is doing so well and think, "hey, you know what? This Lost program is kicking ass in the ratings.. and look at the DVD sales. I might take this 10 million budget I have here and NOT comission another series of Pop Idol, but instead spend it developing ANOTHER cutting edge drama, with, you know, real actors and real scripts and.. what was that word again? Oh yeah - TALENT."
We can but dream.
There. Positive reviews all done. Back to normal after this, but what dire piece of filth will be getting The Curmudgeon treatment? There's only one way to find out...
