First I would like to commend you on what seems to be a huge upper hand in television lineup this past season. While there was a definite lull in good shows there for a while, you seemed to have contributed greatly to fixing that, and even hit some big success' along the way. I have to say that your Wednesday night is my new fav. Loving Cougartown, and LOVING Modern Family even more. You really struck gold with that one, so keep it coming!! I even enjoyed the Middle, although from what I have heard most other people did not. The Forgotten is good too! (*cough, and it should be picked for a second season, cough*) I have also always been a loyal fan to Grey's Anatomy, Private Practice, Dancing with the Stars, and I may or may not have been sucked into a few season's of the Bachelor/Bachelorette. (I'll blame that one on my sneaky roomie Ali). And if all of that gratitude isn't enough, you are the one network that owns the rights to the greatest devotion I have ever exerted in my life. We all know how dedicated I have been to your little gem of a show, Lost, and it is that reason alone that has sparked this lovely letter. We have a BIG BIG problem!
The other day as I was checking up on my celebrity gossip, I stumbled upon this little statement from the producers of Lost:
"Co-creator Damon Lindelof explained: "Now that we're [preparing] the finale, we're not at all having the experience of 'Oh, my God, we forgot to do this!' We're big fans of the show Top Chef. Those guys all run through Whole Foods and they have to pull all of this stuff down — they have to get stuff they might not use in the dish.
"When they get to the kitchen, they have to decide whether or not they're going to use it. Our process is kind of the same."
First of all, I would like to comment on the fact that that is the worst comparison to your writing process ever! You're telling me that I have just wasted six years of my life, and my questions are not going to get answered because you like a competitive cooking show, where the contestants sometimes buy too many ingredients that they don't always get to use. That is the absolute most demented analogy I have ever heard. Basically you are saying that you opened up way too many small stupid story lines, and now you don't have enough time to wrap them all up. Yeah, I could have told you that three seasons ago, before you wasted anymore of my time. But no, you had to keep insisting there was a plan, and this was all going to come together. Lies, all lies. Thanks for that lame excuse though. I feel totally satisfied now knowing the reason I am not going to get my answers is based on such a credible concept...like Top Chef. You probably should have thought twice about throwing that statement out there, I would have had more respect for you if you had just kept your mouth shut.
But it gets better:
"Co-creator Carlton Cuse continues:"There's a lot of little questions that unfortunately we just don't have time to answer in the amount of time that we have left. Ultimately, the way we look at it is that if the characters don't care about that question, then we as storytellers don't care about that question."
"We feel like the show should stand on its own. We're actually not going to comment on the show after the finale. We want everybody to basically be able to continue the dialogue…
"We don't think it's really appropriate for us to say, 'Oh, here is the official definition for what we meant by any particular moment on the show.' "
Well that sucks. Thanks for the memo. Six years too late. Couldn't we have gotten a disclaimer when the show first started. "Plane Crashes on mysterious island, weird things happen, all the characters are interconnected...oooooh, get LOST, and by the way, we might not ever explain any of it to you." At least then I would understand fully what I am getting myself into. Then there would be no one to blame in the end except myself. But you didn't, so now I blame you.
So in conclusion, bravo on your new shows. I am not happy about this LOST situation, and I will continue to hold this grudge for a while. I hope you now know that I am going to embark upon new shows very wearily, you have scarred my commitment forever.
Sincerely,
elle dub
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