Why does the media think the Lost finale is such a big deal?

[DainBramaged]

I watched one episode in what, 6 years, and like most of us, could not care less.



On the other hand, Sheldon gets a girlfriend tonight in the Big Bang Theory season finale, which is far more interesting than a bunch of people who can't find their way home.....

[flvegan]

1. Can't wait for tonight's BBT finale.

Love that show.

[DainBramaged]

2. Yup

can't wait for this season to come out on dvd (some people here are only at the level of Dancing with the Stars, they can't enjoy real intellectual TV).

[daggahead]

4. Can't wait until American Idle gets canceled! n/t

I can dream, can't I?

[emulatorloo]

29. Ah c'mon, I watch AI and BBT. Trying to ruin my TV week? What have I ever done to you?

(although when Simon goes, I am done)

[cbdo2007]

3. ha ha, this is good

You wonder why a stupid show is a big deal by bringing up an even stupider show?

[hlthe2b]

5. Probably the fact that it is the end of an era for BIG $$$$$$ budget

tv shows like this. Like it or hate it, the sad part for me is that cheapass lame reality tv has taken over for any creative, yet far more costly programming. Lost really may be the end of the road for such high budget ensemble shows. Apparently more than 300 people worked on that show. That, plus the not insignificant salaries of its stars, its shooting locales in Hawaii makes it pretty damned unique.

So, like it or hate it, I would still be mourning the passing of anything that passes for creative television.

[jp11]

17. Some or quite a bit of creative programming moved to cable, HBO, Showtime, Starz, TNT, FX, USA etc.

Personally I don't watch the networks anymore, haven't for quite some time(reality TV takeover) I catch repeats of House, Heroes, and a handful of other shows on cable channels.

[Brickbat]

6. When I was still working at the newspaper, I would put up a fight in the news meeting every time the

discussion came up to put a finale, the Oscars, a movie premiere or "watching parties" on the front page. I was usually overruled, but it made me feel better to argue it, anyway.

[Subdivisions]

14. What was the rationales for displacing actual news? n/t

[Brickbat]

18. Oh, just the daily memo from corporate overlords who control all the media.

Kidding, kidding. My boss had a constantly evolving and scattershot idea of what "news" was. If a lot of people were "interested" in it, it went on the front page. And then I was the one written up for poor news sense.

[daggahead]

33. Profit. The news departments of networks never had to be profitable. n/t

[Dark]

7. Popular shows tend to draw attention.

A lot of people care, so a lot of attention is lavished on it.

[patrice]

8. uh . . . because it most decidedly and definitely is NOT.

This is the nature of Amerikan media: what is important is little & what is trivial is big.

I'm with you, I watched 1-3 episodes and figured out that Lost is all phony bullshit.

[ret5hd]

22. as opposed to sheldon and friends???

[ShamelessHussy]

9. never seen the show, but i hear a lot of conversation about it at work

one of the fans I was having lunch with a few weeks ago, didn't even know about the ongoing gusher in the Gulf until i brought it up :shakes-head:

[Subdivisions]

10. BBT is my favorite show. I got back a few days ago from NC where I discovered

that my 70yo uncle also loves the show. Which I found to be VERY cool.

[negativenihil]

11. Big Bang Theory

...is offensive as hell toward my fellow nerds. Stereotypical caricatures for the masses to point and laugh at.

"HEY LOOK! They are acting all awkward around a pretty girl! That's so hilarious!"

[DainBramaged]

You have it completely wrong, but that's OK

there there

[JBoy]

19. Leonard nailed Penny. I rest my case.

[DainBramaged]

28. Some folks around here just don't get the concept of nailed......

:yourock:

[JBoy]

30. Oh. They "had coitus".

[blogslut]

12. Can't say I am a fan of either show

When HULU put LOST online I watched most of the first season but I wasn't intrigued enough to keep going.

As for BBT, I find it too formulaic and not very funny. The British comedy, The IT Crowd, is more to my liking.

[Liberal_in_LA]

13. Good riddance 'Lost'.

[Sebastian Doyle]

15. Nevermind all that

I just want to know if ANYONE will be left alive by the time Jack Bauer is done on tonight's final episode of "24" :nuke:

[Kat45]

16. Sheldon gets a girlfriend????!!!!

With his absolute lack of social skills (or even knowledge of what they are), how does that happen? Does he even know that she's his girlfriend? :rofl:

[liberal N proud]

20. Part of the media's propaganda effort is to sell the networks shows

Dancing with the Stars, American Idol and whatever show the network deems worthy is pushed down your throat, like it or not.

They blitz it on their news programs and their affiliates are directed to do same, then they get it headlined on all the gossip shows, Extra and the like.

You will like it because the talking head said you will like it.

[Jkid]

34. ...and if you still don't like it.

You learn to enjoy it.

Or you'll learn to hate it even more.

[liberal N proud]

37. A fine example: Here in Cleveland, something happened to Lost

The last episode of Lost was Lost last night (not that I had a clue). The news on the ABC affiliate has been nothing but LOST all day.

If they are not talking about LOST, they are talking about Dancing with the Stars. Like I care.

[Patriot 76]

21. You might be shocked to find millions of people who enjoy them both.

Or not and you were just looking to spout nonsense on something you have no clue about.

Par for course here at DU some days.

[DainBramaged]

23. OH, so you're the media expert on DU now?

Give us the proverbial break oh unwise one.


PS I AM Sheldon (snark).

[still_one]

24. For the same reason they think palin is a big deal. They are NOT in the business of news

they are in the business of gossip, celebrity, and bullshit

anything but doing what journalism used to be

Isn't it wonderful that the monopolies of the new media organizations have got us to where we are today?

[DainBramaged]

25. Exactly. Well done.

News, pshaw give us bullshit that will quell the masses.

[Sabriel]

26. It doesn't involve a massive oil slick that threatens just about everything

And you don't have to clean up after it.

[cherokeeprogressive]

27. Someone lost a finale? WTF?

[Posteritatis]

31. Because, to a lot of people, it is a big deal

I don't follow it (or TV in general), but "I don't care about it" and "nobody else does" generally aren't synonymous.

[Cheap_Trick]

32. Everybody doesn't like something, but nobody doesn't like....

orgasms.


(Sorry, old SNL bit by Tim Kazurinsky)

I never did get into Lost, but I know lots of people did. I'm not going to get all bunged up about it.

If you don't like it, don't watch it.

I watch a lot of shows that I'm sure others will say "I hate that show" to. So what.

FWIW:
Chuck, Castle, How I Met Your Mother, Two and a Half Men, Big Bang Theory, Glee, V, Criminal Minds, Modern Family, CSI:NY, Community, The Office, CSI (no Miami-too soapy for me), FlashForward, Smallville, Caprica, Countdown and Rachel Maddow

(The DVR gets a workout.)

[CakeGrrl]

35. That's one more ep than I've ever seen

Maybe I missed out.

OTOH, the final episode of "Law & Order" airs tonight. Talk about the end of an era. I'm a little annoyed that the greedhead execs and producers couldn't hold it together one more season to let them go out owning the longest series run outright.

[LanternWaste]

36. Popular, critically acclaimed with pre-defined ending point.

Popular, critically acclaimed with pre-defined ending point, allowing a drama of real world finality to collude with the fictional drama.

Different stokes I guess...

[Cleita]

38. "Chuck" has a two hour finale tonight as well. More nerd action. n/t