TV Review - Lots of Lost

Lost (2004-2005)
Ep. 1 - "Pilot (1)," dir. by J.J. Abrams
Ep. 2 - "Pilot (2)," dir. by J.J. Abrams
Ep. 3 - "Tabula Rasa," dir. by Jack Bender
Ep. 4 - "Walkabout," dir. by Jack Bender
Ep. 5 - "White Rabbit," dir. by Kevin Hooks
Ep. 6 - "House of the Rising Sun," dir. by Michael Zinberg
Ep. 7 - "The Moth," dir. by Jack Bender
Ep. 8 - "Confidence Man," dir. by Tucker Gates
Ep. 9 - "Solitary," dir. by Greg Yaitanes
Ep. 10 - "Raised by Another," dir. by Martia Grabiak
Ep. 11 - "All the Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues," dir. by Stephen Williams
Ep. 12 - "Whatever the Case May Be," dir. by Jack Bender
Ep. 13 - "Hearts and Minds," dir. by Rod Holcomb
Ep. 14 - "Special," dir. by Greg Yaitanes
rating: 2 out of 5 cravats
on DVD from JL

As television, "Lost" is pretty smart. As human drama, it's terrible. What makes the drama bad - too many characters - makes the TV easy. Start with a dozen "types" and intersperse a narrative arc through a series of backstory revelations/twists. Secret solved, but one caveat: the island has me hooked.