I always feel a little melancholy when a show that I have been particularly fond of ends - like it's the end of an era in my life (which, in some ways, it is). I never had any intention of watching Lost. I could tell it would be the kind of show I would be addicted to (24 is another) and I was right. But, only a couple episodes after the show started, I turned on the tv to watch Alias and caught the last 15 or so minutes of Lost - that was all it took. I was usually baffled but never not interested. I thought the finale was pretty good - no way could they answer all the questions posed during the last six years but I felt ok with it. I always like it when the characters I'm rooting for end up together - even if it's after they're dead.
So, in honor of Lost, I'm looking back at my most addictive of all television shows...
For anyone who knows me, this is a big duh... The X-Files made our house (my roommates and I) the place to be for Sunday nights. It's a little nerdy but we even taped a big 'X' in our window and shined a light on it for the beginning of each season. Loved Mulder... Loved Scully...Hated the Cigarette Smoking Man aka Black Lunged Bastard. Unfortunately, I think they dragged it on a little too long and so the end of the series lost a little of its kick. Still - in my opinion, one of the greatest shows of all time. Daph - remember the fat sucking episode?? ugh
Everyone who has never watched 'Buffy' mocks me for this one and before I watched it myself I was right there with ya... (Buffy??? Seriously??!!) Plus I heard the movie was crap. It was my friend Andrea who persisted with me. Her taste in movies/books most closely mirrors mine and she kept on saying, 'you gotta watch this.' I finally took her seriously when, one day, she said "I even like it better than the X-Files." After I scraped my jaw off the floor, I decided to give it a try - and never looked back. ADDICTED - and hands down, the most tightly wrapped series I've ever seen - all potentials are now Slayers, Spike gets a soul and saves the world, good stuff...
Remember when 'Top Gun' came out and guys started enlisting in naval aviation at about 10X the normal rate? I'm guessing that is what happened with women deciding to join the CIA when Alias was on. I'm not gonna lie - I had a fantasy or two about having Sydney Bristow's kick boxing skills and traveling the globe to fight crime...
Sadly, besides The Office, I don't have a show I'm following these days. Any suggestions?
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