Lost without more LOST… for a while anyway

One of the biggest casualties in my book of the writers’ strike was the delay on the production of LOST. March 20th marked the last new episode we will get until April 24th, when this new truncated Season Four comes back with new episodes. The producers wanted to do a season of 16 episodes back to back without interruption, but the strike forced them to take a break and only deliver 13. And damn it if that last episode didn’t leave me wanting more.

This year as in past seasons has been unlike anything that came before. Season Four has utilized flash forwards to further confuse the story, presented us with all new characters on a rescue(?) boat, and revealed that only a mysterious six passengers from Flight 815 get off the island of mystery. It remains one of the best overworked pieces of television - completely maddening with its intricate mysteries within mysteries, and still very addictive and well done. The shocks were fast and furious, and I’d be curious to hear what fans found the most surprising.

Matthew Fox recently stated that when he is done with LOST he is done with television. He claims the writing on the show proves how far TV has come, but he is growing tired of being stuck on an island nine months of the year. Yeah, I feel for him. Hanging out in Hawaii with some of the most beautiful actresses and actors on television must be a ghoulish hell there Matt. I hope he picks movie projects more wisely than he has during each hiatus when he’s done in 2010. But it is a testimony to how great the show is.

I just had to salute LOST for a great fourth season so far. I’m hooked as ever, and if you haven’t caught the bug yet… you have until April 24th to watch the DVD sets and catch up either on ABC.com or at the iTunes store.