A Matter of Quality

I just want to digress for a minute from all the theorizing and mystery to talk about why I am a fan of LOST. This show is such a high-quality production. The photography, the post-production work, and, of course, the writing are outstanding. I really like some of the actors as well. I was a big fan of HBO's OZ, and Harold Parrineau and AAA were two of the main reasons why. And Terry O'Quinn! The guy's got a filmography as long as your arm. He was even in a couple of episodes of the X-Files.
Then there's Naveen Andrews, who plays Sayid. This guy has such a broad emotional range. He really can communicate the character's feelings. I'm even going to forgive him for being in The English Patient. Sorry Naveen, but I have to agree with Elaine from Seinfeld on that one.
And Hurley! Where'd they find that guy? He's so great. One of my son's and my favorite things to just randomly blurt out is: "DuWouldjaPleaseRoll". He cracks us up. And that scene at the end of In Translation where Hurley's listening to Damien Rice on his CD player, and it's this beautiful background music for all the happy island couples... Then the batteries die, and he says, "Son of a Bitch"! We completely busted up laughing when we saw that.
I love that about LOST. They are so good at surprising you. Like in the pilot, when some random guy gets sucked into the jet, and it explodes. Or when Dr. Arzt blows up. Should have seen both of those coming. Yet, somehow, they get you to drop your guard. You expect it. Then, you don't expect it. Then it happens, and surprises the crap out of you. I love that.

-Brian