Dear God, Please let this be true.....

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LOSTies rejoice!

It was reported last week that NBC is developing a new show by J.J. Abrams, creator of the epic series that we all knew and loved and lost (hee, hee, see how I did that? see?). And as if that was awesome enough, J.J. is creating the show for Terry O'Quinn and Michael Emerson!

Holy excitement, Batman! I might have just wet my pants a little.

The rivalry and love between Locke and Linus was one of the best parts about LOST. By the end of the series, it was clear that Terry and Michael had a bit of a bromance going on. When they dreamt aloud at several interviews of a vehicle all their own, I never dared to hope it would happen.

And now it's happening! On NBC! With J.J. Abrams!

I can't wait!

And we were afraid it was completely over...

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Do you know what this is?!

LOST: The Complete Collection - and it comes out TODAY!

Six glorious seasons of the best.show.ever. Plus two hours of never-before-seen content, including a 12 minute mini-epilogue about Hurley and Ben's time as keepers of the island.

I want it. I want it bad.

But as Nate so helpfully pointed out - I've already seen it all. I know how it ends.

Well, yes, this is technically true. But I don't have cast and creator interviews, a mini replica of the island, a box that comes complete with black-light hidden secrets or my own personal Senet game. And did I mention the 12 minute mini-epilogue? I need to know what happened, man!

If you need to know what to get me for Christmas - this is it. Just don't expect to see me for at least 96 hours afterwards.

The End

So today is the day. The final 2.5 hours of The World's Greatest Television Epic, otherwise known as LOST.

I am officially in mourning already. Wearing my black bikini on the beach. Staring morosely at the waves while the piano theme from LOST plays on a loop in my head for sixteen years the entire day. Drowning my sorrows in circa 1970's Dharma beer a series of margaritas.

I have high hopes for tonight's episode. I am sure it will be the fastest 2.5 hours of television ever. Carlton and Cuse still have a heck of a lot of ground left to cover. In The End I just hope it's satisfying. Please, please, please let it be satisfying.

I wonder as I wander

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SPOILER alert - If you aren't up-to-date on LOST (um, why aren't you?! isn't the suspense killing you?), you may want to stop reading now.

I don't know about you, but last week's episode blew my mind! All the dead people seem to think Locke is still Locke, FLocke pushes Desmond down a well, alterna-Desmond hits Locke with his car, the Whispers turn out to be trapped souls! It was an hour chock full of ten kinds of crazy but I loved every single minute of it.

It's hard to believe that there are literally only a handful of hours of LOST left. As thrilling as every episode is, I am still completely and utterly lost as to where this is going. Someone please tell me that I am not the only one wandering through the morass of final episodes wondering what the heck is going on? Every single week I think 'This is it! This is the week I will finally figure it out!'

Um, yeah. Not so much.

Although we've been parcelled out an answer or two each week, I feel like I have more questions now than I did back in February! Which means my expectations are epically high for the next few weeks. Here's hoping Team Lindelof doesn't let me down!

What do you think of the season so far?

Guys, where who are we?

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ETA: If you aren't caught up on LOST, you may want to stop reading now! Spoilers ahead.

You remember a few weeks ago when I said Nate and his penchant for nicknames would be my island's Sawyer? Well, the lovely Cole, turned the question around and asked me who I would be. Hmmmm. Good question.

My first impulse is to say Kate because, heck, who doesn't want to be that beautiful (even after three years running around a jungle with nary a hairbrush in sight!), with two handsome fellas fighting over you? But upon closer introspection, I decided Kate is entirely too dependent on men and their opinions of her. Plus, she's wanted for murder and I'd never make it in the slammer.

So maybe Claire? I've always wanted a cute little accent and Aussie is about as cute as they come. Plus she got to make out with Charlie and who wouldn't want to get on board that Hunky Man Train? However, it seems that Baby Mama has gone a little loony tunes running around in the jungle the last few years, so maybe not.

Juliette? While heroine-ism seems appealing, it also got her killed, so I'm thinking no.

Sun? Married to Jin? No thanks.

Locke? I like my hair, thank you very much.

Jack? Too wishy-washy. 'Nuff said.

Sawyer? See reference to 'Hunky Man Train' above.

Richard? As much as I'd love to never need eyeliner again, the thought of living forever makes me tired just thinking about it.

With the list of castaways quickly dwindling, it finally came to me.

I would want to be Hurley. Except maybe slimmer, with less frizzy hair and, um, female. But other than that, dude has the best lines in the show. Who else gets to say stuff like this?

• You're just jealous my power's better than yours. [to Miles]
• I think 'Leslie' is a bitchin' name. [to the sensitive-about-his-girlie-name Arzt]
• So, Seoul? Is that in the good Korea or the bad Korea? [to Sun]
• You just totally Scooby Doo'ed me, didn't you? [to Kate]
• Dude, are you a zombie? [to Sayid]
• So, the hatch, like, blew off your underwear? [to Desmond]
• Dude, you've got some Arzt on you. [after Arzt blew himself up]
• Dogs can find pot and bombs, so maybe they can find water. [to Jack]
• It's not so bad [living on the island]. I mean, sure the Others are like coming to eat us and all and every once in awhile someone blows up all over you, but we do get to sleep in every morning. [to Jack]
• So Rose's husband is white. Didn't see that one coming.
  

So if we were on The Island, who would you be and why?

I know this to be true

If we were ever stranded on an island LOST-style, Nate would be our band's Sawyer....

Sawyer's nicknames - Season 1-3

IT'S TIME!

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OMG, ya'll! To steal a phrase from one of my favorite bloggy friends (and fellow LOST enthusiast!), Ally - I'm vibrating with excitement today!

And so it begins....the final season of LOST. As any good LOSTie knows, this is bittersweet. I'm both excited (to find out how it ends and what it all means!) and sad (what will I do when there's no LOST to talk about?). This is one of the absolute best shows on television right now - and possibly ever. Or at least in the 28 years that I've been watching television!

I love the spider web graphic showing all the connections between the castaways. After all, that's what the entire first season was based on, and I'm excited to read that the producers are bringing that idea back this season.

I have so many questions that I hope are answered before all is said and done, but here are my Top 10:

1. As Charlie so eloquently put it in the first season, "Guys, where are we?" Good question, C-Money. Where the heck are you guys?
2. Who is good and who is evil? Charles Widmore? Jacob? The Man in Black? Ben? Locke? Jack? I thought I knew, but season five proved that you can't know. Maybe that's the point? A person's inner good or evil isn't for us to know?
3. Who the heck is The Man in Black and why is he running around in Dead Locke's body?
4. Will Sun and Jin find their way back together?
5. What in the world is the smoke monster? Evil incarnate? Judgement Day? A manifestation of conscience?
6. What happened to the polar bear from Season 1? And why was it there in the first place?
7. Where is Claire and who will raise her baby, Aaron? They made such a big deal out of this in Season 1, I simply must have an answer. Also, what is the deal with Jack and Claire's dad? He seems important somehow.
8. Who will Kate end up with - Jack or Sawyer? I'm kind of torn on this one. I want the 'good guy' to win, but I'm not sure who that is anymore (See also Question #2)
9. Why these people? What was so special about Locke, Jack, Kate, Sawyer, Sun, Jin and Hurley? They were 'marked' by Jacob, some of them as early as childhood, but why?

And the biggest, most important question of all:

10. Why has Richard been middle-aged since well, the Middle Ages? Where is his fountain of youth and can I buy some of whatever he's drinking?

Will you be watching tonight? What are the questions you hope they finally answer this season?

All the pieces come together....

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One week, ya'll! I am beyond excited! Who's with me?

Double-edged sword

So ABC has announced the premiere date for the sixth and final season of LOST - three glorious hours on Tuesday, February 2 at 8:00pm. How does this make me both giddy and glum at the same time?

Anyone else out there thrilled to see it back and yet totally bummed to see it end?

Happy 100

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Tonight is the 100th episode of the best hour of prime time television, LOST. We find out what happened to Desmond after his beat down of Bad Boy Ben, plus we finally get Faraday's back story. Danny-Boy is clearly a big piece of the LOST puzzle and after watching him hang around all mysterious-like for two full seasons, I can't wait to find out all about him.

Sad to say but there are only three more episodes before this season is over! In my humble opinion, this has been the best season thus far. So many fantastic episodes, amazingly sharp dialogue, a healthy dose of answers and ever more intriguing questions. LOST at its very best!

Doing the Dance of Joy in my chair

It's finally here! Tonight!! I am so excited I can hardly sit still. It's going to be a long 11 hours, 31 minutes and 52 seconds....

My OTHER favorite time of the year

What is one of the few good things about the month of January (along with annual clearance sales and the return of LOST)? It's Girl Scout cookie time! Well, at least cookie ordering time. Now I will wait with eager anticipation for my two boxes of Thin Mint cookies to arrive in March. I always order my own from the kids who come to the door and Nate orders his own from work. If he wants Thin Mints too, he better order his own! I take great effort to make my two boxes last and have been known to go postal on Nate when he dares to lay a hand on my carefully hoarded cookies.

What is your favorite Girl Scout cookie? Check out the new poll in the sidebar!

Get LOST

I was all ready to blog about our frustrating furniture experience today and rant about pushy salespeople but then I saw this, and now I can't be anything except excited.

I love this show and have watched from the very first episode. Okay, so I caught the first episode when they replayed it the next week before the second episode, but who cares? I did not plan to watch any new shows that season but two minutes of that season premiere and I was hooked.

I wait with breathless anticipation for each Wednesday night (and last season, Thursday) and eagerly read the episode recaps on Thursdays for all the 'little' details that I might have missed. I can't remember ever being as interested in a show as I was that first season of LOST.

I have exactly 75 days to brush up on my LOST history and get ready for the crazy ride of Season 5. Anyone up for a LOST season 4 marathon?

Until next season....

For all you other LOST fans out there, check out this awesome recap website. Every week this guy posts a video with recaps and secrets from the previous night's episode. He always points out little references that I manage to miss on my first time through the episode.

http://www.youtube.com/user/smolesiuk

LOST is finally back on track this season and I cannot wait for Season 5.