tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post2377929872467938064..comments2024-02-04T05:13:04.501-05:00Comments on Nik at Nite: Sorry. I Just Can't Let It Go...Nikki Staffordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04463618183850438914noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-19673580931171503162010-07-06T17:55:40.822-04:002010-07-06T17:55:40.822-04:00I have not checked in ere in a while, because I fi...I have not checked in ere in a while, because I find that, TV aside, in my own life at present I am seriously Lost and trying to find my way out of a seriously hard situation without a roadmap. <br /><br />But it is good to come back here, and to find you all still discussing my favorite show, and a much-missed part of my life.<br /><br />I, like others, really miss coming to the end of an episode and yelling "WTF just happened???" <br /><br />I miss TV that actually made me think - never before has a TV show sent me diving for my texts on physics, philosophy, etc. on a regular basis nor has one ever introduced me (or re-introduced me) to so many great books and so much good music. <br /><br />I miss the discussions after each episode, spinning theories, being right (rarely) being wrong (most of the time), and the community here that kept it all fun and civil. I wish I'd found this blog and Nikki's books sooner.<br /><br />I miss the scenery - the stunning views of the island, the ocean, Sayid...;)<br /><br />And I miss Hurley. <br /><br />@SenexMcDonald:<i>@Susan said...<br />"Nikki, I'm putting in a request for another rewatch, now that season 6 is complete, once you have finished your book. Please please please!"<br /><br />I concur. I also want to start this rollercoaster ride again. Maybe then I can move on. With regret, yes, and yet with LOST always in my heart. :(</i><br /><br />I, too want to second this motion. Or third it. Whatever. I want back on too!!!Rainierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03673583306782535437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-41383409257979336572010-07-06T04:17:44.894-04:002010-07-06T04:17:44.894-04:00The "Whaaaaaat" and then the "Boom....The "Whaaaaaat" and then the "Boom...LOST" at the end.<br /><br />Oh yeah and Hurley...<br />and Desmond...<br />and Jack...<br />and Ben...<br />and Frank...<br />and Jin...<br />and Miles...<br />and Richard...<br />and blogging on Nikki's site...crazyinlosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13244716189842389576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-42434012717978047242010-07-02T08:11:14.608-04:002010-07-02T08:11:14.608-04:00Donna: I hope you don't remove it from your Fa...Donna: I hope you don't remove it from your Favourites list! This wasn't just a Lost blog, and the only reason I'm not updating it is because I'm working 18-hour days trying to finish writing my Lost book. The moment that's off my plate this will be updated far more regularly. ;)Nikki Staffordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04463618183850438914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-22497725484430715232010-07-02T01:48:28.646-04:002010-07-02T01:48:28.646-04:00I miss...watching a TV program and thinking, "...I miss...watching a TV program and thinking, "Wow, I can't wait to see what happens NEXT WEEK!!" (Or, next season.)<br /><br />Sniff! I miss Lost.<br /><br /><br />P.S.: Nikki, I still haven't had the heart to remove your blog from my "Favorites" list, cuz I miss coming here to read your reviews, and everyone's thoughts on the latest episode.Donna S.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-5630073527068098082010-06-30T14:20:42.906-04:002010-06-30T14:20:42.906-04:00Immersed in LOST, I felt like I was on the verge o...Immersed in LOST, I felt like I was on the verge of understanding the mysteries of the universe. But, like waking from a dream, the memory (of knowing the answers to life's mysteries) fades with every passing moment. What I miss is anticipating the next episode and discussing the theories after the last episode. I also miss my "friends" Jack, John, James, Kate, Juliet, Hurley, Jin, Sun, Miles, Clair...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15802909125285954119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-44645638728156107842010-06-30T10:24:41.003-04:002010-06-30T10:24:41.003-04:00Gone but not forgotten, I have already purchased 3...Gone but not forgotten, I have already purchased 3 x 2nd hand copies of Season 1 box sets to give to friends and family who never watched it. So many of them slagged it off after only watching the Pilot (which was good so this is even more surprising), and the amount of " is the Polar Bear still in it " comments I have had don't deserve to be mentioned. I will convert all eventually !M9 EGOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04953944098834603403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-46032374388089296732010-06-29T22:20:29.801-04:002010-06-29T22:20:29.801-04:00What do I miss? Living, breathing this show. I c...What do I miss? Living, breathing this show. I cannot watch or listen to anything related to this final season - especially the finale - without breaking into tears. And yet, I must go on... without it.<br /><br />I know it is a tv show, I know these 'people' are not real - but I lived their story each week. I believe(d) in what they were trying to do. I understood them, inside and out and yet they continued to surprise me. And I was amazed by them. Their endurance, their conflicts (both personally and between themselves) and I loved them for it.<br /><br />I love LOST. I do not know if any other tv show will wrap me up in that blanket again - but if it happens, it will be because of this show setting the bar at a high level.<br /><br />@Susan said...<br />"Nikki, I'm putting in a request for another rewatch, now that season 6 is complete, once you have finished your book. Please please please!"<br /><br />I concur. I also want to start this rollercoaster ride again. Maybe then I can move on. With regret, yes, and yet with LOST always in my heart. :(SenexMacDonaldnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-59740379040771643002010-06-29T17:34:14.021-04:002010-06-29T17:34:14.021-04:00Texting my girlfriends through the entire show, th...Texting my girlfriends through the entire show, then emailing back and forth the entire next day, discussing what "this" or "that" meant. Or just debating the drippy hotness of Jack or Sawyer. I am Team Jack. ALWAYS. XOLOSTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-90037921355312936142010-06-29T16:20:58.119-04:002010-06-29T16:20:58.119-04:00I know I already threw out my 2 cents, but here...I know I already threw out my 2 cents, but here's 2 more :)<br /><br />I just read yourblindspot's comment and had a similar moment recently. Was rewatching the series premier of Castle and had the thought of how excited I am for next season and then it was like WHAM! There is no next season of Lost. EVER. and I pretty much cried.<br /><br />HAHA! VW: bases<br /><br />The anticipation of the next season or the next episode. definitely something I miss.Rebecca T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11994380364321336824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-1720838590475374192010-06-29T00:30:43.380-04:002010-06-29T00:30:43.380-04:00I will miss everything about Lost, particularly kn...I will miss everything about Lost, particularly knowing that everything about it was special. And knowing that those who also loved it knew the same.<br /><br />Yes, Lost could entertain, surprise, and capture the imagination. It was a show that didn't underestimate its viewers' intelligence, and in doing so rewarded them them for paying attention. As is often said, more than most popular culture (televised or not) Lost gave us six years' worth of theorizing, pondering, researching, and debating the nature of Good vs. Evil, Science vs. Faith, Free Will vs. Predestination, etc. <br /><br />But despite its complex themes, learning that in The End the truth was always there in front of our faces: We are the sum of our experiences, we impact others as we are impacted upon, and as such we must live together lest we die alone. Jack first uttered these words early in the first season and at the time they were merely pragmatic. By the end of Season 6 as the Lostaways were enveloped by the light, these words had taken on a much more profound meaning that was only achievable after experiencing the characters' collective journey.<br /><br />Unsolved mysteries don't matter when you boil it down to its most basic component: a show about an island that is the source of all life is also a show about the meaning of life. And because of that simple truth, each time I find myself thinking about the finale since it aired, I am happy and satisfied.<br /><br />So I will miss everything about Lost, but I will never be without it.Sylbertnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-36482453506748958672010-06-28T16:28:49.649-04:002010-06-28T16:28:49.649-04:00Oh boy. Is there anything not to miss about LOST? ...Oh boy. Is there anything not to miss about LOST? I find it difficult to be more specific about my malaise than that... so I'm gonna tell a little story instead, as sort of a roundabout explanation.<br /><br />I was cleaning house this weekend, and as I picked up toys from my daughter's floor, I noticed at one point that I was holding a stuffed polar bear in one hand and a plastic airplane in the other. Staring at them for a moment caused my bottom lip to stick out involuntarily, and I held this pout as I walked slowly down the hall, toys in hand, toward my wife.<br /><br />“What's wrong?” she asked as I reached her. Then she looked down and took note of what I was holding, and after a moment, a sweet half-smile of recognition flickered across her face.<br /><br />“Aw, poor baby,” she said, reaching out to gently pat my shoulder. “I miss it, too.”<br /><br />If we lose a friend or loved one (and, however stupidly, I considered LOST to be both), is it really some singular and specific thing about them that makes us pine for them, or do we simply pine <i>for them</i>, the very reality of them and our sudden lack thereof? I think, above all else, we mourn the absence of the concrete fact that they exist -- to offer a touchstone for that deep kinship that can be struck between two separate entities, that incomparable feeling of being connected to something greater than ourselves, a humanistic glimpse of The Big Picture. These deep relationships serve as a reminder of what we truly yearn for, what matters most to us and why life is worth living. And, perhaps most importantly, they keep us invested. They activate us as small parts of a huge and vital whole and offer proof that we belong within it, that we all have an integral role to play.<br /><br />Over the course of my life, I can recall very few examples of this sensation resulting from anything other than direct interaction with another human being. This show was one of those treasured few.yourblindspothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17976169517693699335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-9848261820970478352010-06-28T12:30:55.362-04:002010-06-28T12:30:55.362-04:00The gorgeous Island, the complex characters, the w...The gorgeous Island, the complex characters, the wtf situations, the evocative music, the literary/pop culture references, the mystery, the (turned out in-vain) hope that those big questions would finally be answered, the fact that I took my phone off the hook for that special hour, the staying up half the night trying to figure out what it all means, the new-found closeness with my fan-daughter as we traded/argued theories, this blog, Ben, John, Sayed, and, sigh, sigh, especially Sawyer, whose photo I still have on my office bulletin board!<br />Have a good summer everyone!<br />WV: imerrut --What I feel like I'm in without LostJoanieGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-60089554103883124742010-06-28T12:30:37.572-04:002010-06-28T12:30:37.572-04:00Oddly, enough, what I think I miss most is the ant...Oddly, enough, what I think I miss most is the anticipation of a new episode. At the time, I just wanted to know everything NOW, but looking back, I miss looking forward to a new episode. <br /><br />"Better than a deed, better than a memory, the moment... of anticipation!"<br /><br />Also, I really miss coming here and discussing the episodes after the fact; and, like SonshineMusic said, I miss having eleventy-gabillion comment emails in my inbox :)Austin Gortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14281239771248780430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-86649220679693905372010-06-28T08:59:13.186-04:002010-06-28T08:59:13.186-04:00The characters -- what they would do next, how the...The characters -- what they would do next, how they would interacted with each other, how their relationships would grow together and apart.<br /><br />And waiting to read what you all had to say. This is such a great forum! Thanks, Nikki!!<br /><br />And now I am doubly suffering because I am also a huge Tudors fan and that just ended. Where to turn now?Kikinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-35607077865112706352010-06-28T07:35:53.896-04:002010-06-28T07:35:53.896-04:00The one thing I remember from Lost is Locke saying...The one thing I remember from Lost is Locke saying to Jack ...<br /><br />believing was never easy.......LittleMonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-54006675549293010592010-06-27T23:53:32.486-04:002010-06-27T23:53:32.486-04:00While there are too many things to list, like many...While there are too many things to list, like many people I miss coming on here and Lostpedia to read and discuss ideas after an episode aired.<br /><br />Nikki, I'm putting in a request for another rewatch, now that season 6 is complete, once you have finished your book. Please please please!Susannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-55094204277111400962010-06-27T23:30:02.515-04:002010-06-27T23:30:02.515-04:00I miss all the surprises and the constant mystific...I miss all the surprises and the constant mystification that immediately followed every reveal. I miss Jack. I miss John (the real one). I miss James. I miss the emotional investment in the characters.JenniferSnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-87582379195464351012010-06-27T21:35:16.271-04:002010-06-27T21:35:16.271-04:00I miss the weekly theories, comments & everyth...I miss the weekly theories, comments & everything else pertaining to LOST on here! THAT is what I miss about the show here.<br />As for the actual show...hmm...let <br />me think...EVERYTHING! It has left such an empty hole in my heart now that it is over. I know that may sound stupid to some, but, if you are a fan, you know what I am talking about! <br />I miss telling my husband 'I can't wait til next week. It is gonna be soooooooo good!' <br />I loved this season how they showed you previews for the next week, but not enuff to know what the heck is going on! <br />There are too many things to list about what I miss about the best show on television! <br />I guess it would have to be seeing where each week takes us. We got to see a wonderful closure to it, tho! Hands down, THE best series finale. EVERRRRRR!<br />If we are sad that it is over, just think how those actors felt! I bet all of them went thru some kind of mild depression for a while when they had to say goodbye! After the show wrapped, I bet it was sad for them to wake up the next morning & know that they weren't going to see each other on the set! Ever again!<br />At least we can watch LOST whenever we want! Give that man a medal~the one who invented the DVD!LoyallyLOSThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02654171479640661740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-69433177835479746122010-06-27T19:11:47.906-04:002010-06-27T19:11:47.906-04:00I miss watching a story unfold that was unlike any...I miss watching a story unfold that was unlike any I had ever seen on television before. I also miss the times they made me laugh out loud and cry and VERY scared/nervous. The show and the online fun that followed was a grand hobby for 6 seasons, and now it's over. I have high hopes that something else might come along to rival it.Tanyamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-294519445889023032010-06-27T16:22:18.276-04:002010-06-27T16:22:18.276-04:00I had a dream about Ben last night. We were on so...I had a dream about Ben last night. We were on some sort of mystery mission together. I am clearly missing LOST!<br /><br />I agree with most of the posts here on characters. I really do miss those guys, and watching them grow, make mistakes, figure things out. I miss the characters, absolutely. <br /><br />I will miss being challenged to think of things in a new and different way - getting a puzzle piece, and reconsidering all previous puzzle pieces in light of new information. <br /><br />I miss having/following the excellent discussions here with fellow Losties, where nothing was too small to discuss, or too big to question. I will miss waiting to see what Nikki has to say about WTF just happened!<br /><br />I am re-watching the earlier seasons now, and will (try to) wait until Nikki's book is out to re-watch S6. And once Finding Lost Season 6 comes out, I will miss anticipating the next big Lost thing.JShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219841452322761803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-63436598694718232842010-06-27T15:44:03.247-04:002010-06-27T15:44:03.247-04:00I just skimmed some comments and right off the bat...I just skimmed some comments and right off the bat I strongly second LittleMo, Hutch, and Jenn said. <br /><br />But I'm pretty sure I would agree with everyone and really miss anything that had to do with Lost.<br /><br />I miss the anticipation, the obsession fans as a whole would go through. Asking "WTF just happened on Lost?" Talking about how crazy this show was with friends and cowokers. Dare I say it... I miss all those questions that I would obsess over for days.<br /><br />I miss coming on here and seeing what Nikki and the gang had to say. <br /><br /><br />This might be lame, and I know I'm not the only one. But after The End I had trouble sleeping. I didn't want to and I couldn't say goodbye to them yet. I wasn't ready.<br /><br />So I've done the next best thing and that is started getting most of my friends and family addicted to Lost! My siblings and parents are on a role. Trying to watch Lost during any moment of downtime. Some of my friends are almost halfway through the show now too. <br /><br />Now I've got a few new Losties who are sharing with me their frustration with the characters and whats going on with this SHOW. How badly they want answers. I get to watch them go crazy and get to obsess still with them about the show. <br /><br />It's not even a cure for getting over the show...it's just providing some fresh fans to talk about the series with. I really do enjoying the bonding that has come out of Lost.<br /><br />I'm glad to see everyone's still upbeat posting on Nikki's Lost posts!<br /><br />Namaste!That80sKidnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-70300170863468912972010-06-27T15:02:49.947-04:002010-06-27T15:02:49.947-04:00Every episode made me either laugh, cry, fear for ...Every episode made me either laugh, cry, fear for a character in danger, sit upright in shock or dismay, rejoice, or wonder, "WHAT WAS THAT ABOUT?" - and some episodes evoked several of those reactions.<br />So I miss:<br />The unpredictability - the mysteries and surprises <br />The out-of-left-fieldness of so many plot-twists<br />The funny moments (sometimes context-driven, sometimes character-based)<br />The heart-wrenching decisions many characters had to take and the tragic situations that either caused or resulted from those decisions<br />The references to so many other topics - e.g. philosophy and physics<br />The fact that the [main] characters keep trying to connect, to move forward, to act, to <b>matter</b>, to live with meaning.<br />AnneAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-10148027428685510572010-06-27T11:32:03.487-04:002010-06-27T11:32:03.487-04:00I miss so many of the things already mentioned.......I miss so many of the things already mentioned....and that glorious beach. OMG....I could so live there the rest of my life.<br /><br />I miss the characters...you could write those characters and put them in an office building and it would be good television. Ben trying to hold his position as office manager...Sayid ..corperate raider...Sawyer "conning" to make deals...Jin and Sun...representing overseas interests...Jack trying to live up to his successful Dad while being an honest business guy..<br /><br />my point..story writers can design as intricate and mysterious a setting for their story as they want ...if the characters don't drawn me in...I'm not watching. <br /><br /> Case in point...Fringe has a great premise and answers questions but I can't get into the characters.. so I'm not watching Fringe. <br /><br /><br />that's what I miss most about Lost....LT McDihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06760191794587989262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-88158098971267905422010-06-27T10:33:25.005-04:002010-06-27T10:33:25.005-04:00Among many things, I miss the discussions we have ...Among many things, I miss the discussions we have here after the latest episode aired. And everything else (minus Nikki and Paulo)Gillian Whitfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08776289103891165089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30892649.post-39252605233081564352010-06-27T10:06:52.507-04:002010-06-27T10:06:52.507-04:00I miss the weekly dose of encapsulized redemptive ...I miss the weekly dose of encapsulized redemptive hope and communion that Lost and Nik's flock unfailingly supplied, the mounting anticipation that preceded each episode, and the distracting, palpable experience of gnosis, like an Eleusian initiate, that rewarded rumination in the post-show hangover.<br /><br />I miss Haiku friends.<br />I miss Lost's Inner Beauty<br />and you all everybody.TM Lawrencenoreply@blogger.com