That's right but for the wrong reason. The reason why it is not safe to assume anything is because they are making it up as they go along, they have no firm idea of where they are going and, for me, that takes away a lot of the initial appeal of the show. How can I wonder about a mystery that not even the writers have decided upon yet.Quote:
Originally Posted by Skizo
I was suckered in the first series, I really thought they were taking us somewhere definite but as the above quote shows and just watching the show proves they are writing such an open show that I could care less if they reveal one big secret a year (in all likely hood a revealed secret would have been made up by the writers that season, not planned from the outset). It feels like the stories a friendly uncle would tell you, making it up at the spur of the moment. The other dangers of an open show are that we will be subjected to fanwank storylines (Kate and Sawyer could be used as an example of this) and retconning. Oh joy.Quote:
The series began development in January 2004, when Lloyd Braun, head of ABC at the time, ordered an initial script based on his concept of a cross between the movie Cast Away and the popular reality show Survivor. Unhappy with the result and a subsequent re-write, Braun contacted J.J. Abrams, creator of the TV series Alias, to write a new pilot script. Although initially hesitant, Abrams warmed to it, and eventually collaborated with Damon Lindelof to create the series' style and characters.[10] The development of the show was constrained by tight deadlines, as it had been commissioned late in the 2004 season's development cycle. Despite the short schedule, the creative team remained flexible enough to modify or create characters to fit actors they wished to cast.
From an artistic point of view they should have had one or, at the most, two series and then tied it up*. Of course, and this way usually wins, they are looking at it as a great cash-cow and will string it out for as humanly possible. Storyline, plot, characters, mystery be damned.
* Though this would have required them to know exactly where they were going with the story, which they never ever have.
