'Lost': Wish lists

In yesterday's entry, I tried to look at the various forms of lists on Lost as a way in which the show examines a particular modern anxiety: namely, that we don't often know who is pulling the strings around us. More »

I've been thinking about lists over the past twenty-four hours. And not just grocery lists, either, although Lord knows we need some butter in these parts. No, I'm more concerned with the list-happy members of Lost. Seems you can't go a few episode of this show without a new list popping up, now can you? More »

Well, it's not quite Christmas Eve, but it's not the next best thing. Why? Because the Lost video-game comes out tomorrow, that's why! More »

Well, we're about  third of the way through a truncated Season 4 of Lost, and as such, it's high time to take a step back and look at some of the controversies that have popped up both here on the blog and over on the recaps as well. More »

OK, if you read yesterday's entry, you'll know that I'm kinda mad at Lost right now. More »

In yesterday's entry, I outlined my "Sins of the Father" theory, in which the actions of Lost can be seen as the result of not only a failed initiative, but also a failed generation. More »

Since the start of the Season 4 of Lost, I've shied away from trying to make big, bold, all-encompassing theories about the show. It's always dangerous to do so under the best of circumstances, but trying to do so in the middle of a season in which the stakes and scenarios seem to alter on a weekly basis seem to me a fool's errand. You could call me prudent, and you could also call me chicken. More »

It's a holiday here today in the US of A, but that doesn't mean the Lost blog is taking the day off. No way, man. More »

As befits a show with the gravitas of Lost, I usually tend to talk about fairly serious topics on this blog. I'm just taking what the show gives me and retorting in kind. Just how things go. More »

I'm resting up my wrists in anticipation for tomorrow night's episode of Lost, entitled "The Economist." I'm not sure what the title entails, in that I remain spoiler-free, but something tells me we're going to meet a Boatie named John Maynard Keynes this week. More »