The fall television season is rapidly approaching. The official kick-off is, kind of, tonight when NBC's
The Biggest Loser premieres, but the real action starts next week. It's exciting, gearing up for the new season, but I couldn't help but feel an aching emptiness to the proceedings. It wasn't major, but I knew something was missing, though I couldn't tell what. Then, while watching the pilot for the new CBS drama
Cane, I saw
Nestor Carbonell and realized what it was.
There's no
Lost this fall.
Nestor Carbonell, of course, plays the mysterious Richard Alpert on
Lost. He's a great actor and is very good on
Cane, which is one of the best pilots of the season. But, with all due respect, it's no
Lost. Nothing is. For the last two years, even in the midst of the predictable
Lost backlash, I argued that
Lost might end up being the greatest TV show of all time. I know that waiting until February and airing 16 straight episodes was the right decision by ABC. It was a brave and incredible decision, actually, as was the announcement of a season 6 series end date, but I'm selfish. I want my
Lost.
Last season's finale was a cruel way to kick off a nine-month hiatus.
Lost showrunners Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof gave fans everywhere a particularly severe case of
Lost blue balls that now has become even more devastating. I've got
The Office and
Survivor and
Heroes and
Pushing Daisies to tide me over but, like most
Lost fans, these next five months are going to be difficult.
I talked to my father recently about renting the DVDs of
Lost. He hasn't sen one episode and, while trying to convince him, I became envious. This is the first time I've ever felt that way when recommending a show or a movie. I am truly jealous of him, or anyone else, who has yet to discover
Lost. At some point, they will have the opportunity to watch
Lost from the beginning. They get to meet Jack and Locke, discover the hatch, learn about the Dharma Initiative, witness the power of Mr. Eko's whooping stick and be in awe of Ben Linus's complexity.
Five months isn't all that long, right? We've got resident
Lost expert Jon Lachonis here at BuddyTV to tide us over until February and we'll get more information as the premiere date gets closer. I'm going to stay strong because, well, I have no other choice. It'll be difficult at times, but we can pull though.
Hurry up, February.
-Oscar Dahl, BuddyTV Senior Writer
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