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« Reply #360 on: February 03, 2006, 12:57:27 AM » |
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There are three "sweeps" periods every year - November, February and May. Networks typically try to air what they feel is their strongest programming during those times. So, often they will NOT air repeats during these three months. How well a network does ratings-wise during one of the "sweeps" periods determines how much they are allowed to charge advertisers, so sweeps are a big deal to the networks
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savage727
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« Reply #361 on: February 03, 2006, 05:58:38 PM » |
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Well Eve thanks for explaining to us how networks operate. I still thinks the strategy stinks and if I ever get a TV phone survey I will say so. Am I suppossed to be happy with ABC that they cut up the season and insert reruns when they want just so they can charge advertisers more? I don't think so. I have lost interest in the show because of this ploy. I am not sitting around like Pavlov's dog waiting for a new episode of "LOST" so I can salivate. If that is what the networks want I am not their man.  |
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grecopa
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« Reply #362 on: February 04, 2006, 12:30:29 AM » |
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If it weren't for my friends talking about the episodes as they air, I would just wait for the DVD's and watch them at my own pace.
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« Reply #363 on: February 09, 2006, 09:21:36 AM » |
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Great show tonight! Did you catch what Hurley said to Sayid when they were listening to the music? That fits right in with a theory I came up with after watching the first series on DVD. I think they traveled back in time somehow. For the record, I predict that the show will end with them being rescued years before they crashed. Everyone will have a chance to redo what went wrong in thier lives before they were stranded. Kate won't kill her stepfather, Sawyer won't steal from his girlfriend, Hurley won't play the numbers, on and on and on..... I've been thinking about that for quite some time now and Hurleys comment tonight reinforced it for me. Now if I'm right I'll at least have some proof that I said it!  |
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« Reply #364 on: February 09, 2006, 09:43:16 AM » |
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I am pretty sure that the traveled in time theory was denied by JJ Abrahms....along with the stuck in pergutory theory...
If that is the case, I think that was just a fun way to throw in a little humor for everyone who thought that.
I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure he denied that was what the show was about
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« Reply #365 on: February 09, 2006, 10:35:16 AM » |
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From what I recall he denied that it was all a dream. I'll look it up.
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« Reply #366 on: February 10, 2006, 01:37:03 AM » |
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JJ Abrams said that its not a dream, it's not purgatory, and it's not time travel per say. I'm not exactly sure why he added "Per say" onto the end of the time travel theory, so I'm not giving up on the theory totally. Maybe it's not strict time travel as in they flew back in time, then crashed. Maybe it's something a little more subtle than that.
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« Reply #367 on: February 10, 2006, 02:42:11 AM » |
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They weren't anywhere near the Bermuda Triangle though...
And all I had to say during the last 5 minutes was D-ah-ah-mn... Sawyer being Sawyer!
*THAT* was a great episode!
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« Reply #368 on: February 10, 2006, 11:42:07 AM » |
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Ok, so, I just rewatched the episode 2 times, because I felt this episode REALLY had some things in it that NEEDED to be figured out. And there are definetly a couple of REALLY weird things in this episode
First off, a simple observation.
In the Sawyer flashback when he is in the resteraunt with his partner....did anyone notice who the waitress was? It was none other, that Kate's mother...hmmm....strange?
I've noticed in the past that books actually could be giving clues about little things that we do not notice. While in the hatch Locke is looking through a book called "An Occurance at Owl Creek Bridge" I did not notice this until the 3rd time watching the show, but I read this story in my Senior English class. It is about a soldier who dreams of escaping a hanging but at the end, you find out he is actually dead. Sound familiar? Well, think back to Season 1, if my memory served me correctly, None other than Charlie survived after he was hung from a tree. Yeah, really strange.
The song that Sayid and Hurley hear on the radio is a song by Glenn Miller, Glenn Miller...well, he mysteriously dissapeared in 1944 while flying from England to Paris. Also, the radio Call letters WXO are very similar to call letters used by American armed forces during WWII Yeah, even stranger.
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« Reply #369 on: February 10, 2006, 02:27:24 PM » |
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Wow I didn't really notice any of those things, I need to start paying closer attention to the episodes, I am usually doing multiple things. My thoughts have been that it is some sort of crazy behavioral science experiment. And different people have been pulled to the island by some electromagnetic force (wasn't that in the hatch) and the Darma expirement has introduced different things into the environment IE Polar Bears, etc to see how they will adapt and interact on the island.
The others might be a group who were also "lost" on the island, or could be participants in the experiment. It certainly is interesting how everyone seems to be linked one way or the other. Didn't the guy Jack met in the stadium, who was in the hatch, say he was preparing for a boat trip around the world? He must have been pulled to the island, but someone had to be in the hatch before that...right? And weren't there supposed to be teams of two entering the numbers in the computer? Where was the second original person in the hatch? I really must pay closer attention I am missing alot of these things.
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savage727
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« Reply #370 on: February 10, 2006, 03:04:23 PM » |
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Very interesting theories put forth by you all. I guess I am breaking away from the pack as I was very disappointed with most of the episode particularly the change in character of many of the main actors to include Charlie - I hated his role in hurting Sun -, Sawyer - his new role as Sheriff and stealing the weapons -, Locke - who seems to not have a clue anymore -, I guess I could go on and on. I said it before and I will repeat my thoughts that the season two episodes seem so different from the way the first season characters were developed. It does not seem to me the same people are writing and directing the show. I have not enjoyed most of the season two episodes nearly as much as I did the first shows. I made the very same observations as Bryanjs14 did. Now if they did indeed go back in time to some point during World War II being as they are in the Pacific we should see the Japanese invading the island at some point. Now that would be interesting and hold my attention!  |
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« Reply #371 on: February 14, 2006, 04:16:52 AM » |
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I just checked the show schedule on lostmedia. If they're correct, then it will be an new episode this wednesday, followed by a repeat of the season 1 pilot the wednesday after and another season 1 episode on the third wednesday.  |
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« Reply #372 on: February 14, 2006, 04:40:20 AM » |
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Yep new one this week, and by the look of the promo spot at the end of last weeks....this one is going to be AMAZING
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« Reply #373 on: February 14, 2006, 06:37:14 AM » |
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Ed, I totally share your observations on Season 2 being not as strong as season 1. I could be off, but my guess as to the cause of the is JJ Abrams isn't as involved in the day to day writing and final scripts of the show this season (again this is all my speculation I really don't know anything for sure).
Seeing as how he has been busy with directing Mission Impossilble 3 I think that has been the biggest issue with Lost. I just don't think he has time to be that involved compared to the first season. It seems like the same thing happened with Alias, he started getting wrapped up with Lost and it took away from the quality of Alias (that is just my guess) of course it didn't help that JG got prego's either.
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« Reply #374 on: February 21, 2006, 08:19:43 PM » |
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Hi Dave: Thanks for the info about JJ Abrams not being in the loop as much as he should be! This explains much. |
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« Reply #375 on: February 22, 2006, 08:14:26 PM » |
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Schedule for new shows:
1 Mar 06 Maternity Leave
5 Apr 06 The Whole Truth
12 Apr 06 Lockdown
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« Reply #376 on: February 22, 2006, 09:30:17 PM » |
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wow that sucks. a whole month of waiting for a new show
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« Reply #377 on: February 22, 2006, 11:37:11 PM » |
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I feel the pain too Bryanjs14!! Terrible management of this show. |
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savage727
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« Reply #378 on: March 02, 2006, 06:50:00 PM » |
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Interesting show last night. Can anyone explain to me how the area in which Claire was held could be so clean and when she comes back to it the same area it looks as if it was abandoned long ago?
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savage727
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« Reply #379 on: March 08, 2006, 07:25:13 PM » |
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Not another new show until April 5th!! This show is ticking me off more and more. |
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