For the first season of "Lost" I was more than on board. I was loving it. I dug the unique narrative structure with the crisscrossing story lines, was invested in the characters and fawned over the production value. It was appointment television for me and my roommate Gareth. There were passionate discussions with friends at coffee shops about cryptic events and little clues in the show. I was a fan. But then, something happened. The second season fired up and "Lost" slowly but surely began to unspool. Tuning in every week began to be Chinese water torture for me. At first, the steady drip of water on the forehead was nothing to worry about, I just got a little wet, no big deal. But after three seasons of the drip constantly striking my brow during every episode, I was ready to go postal. I couldn't take it anymore. So, after much inward thought and reflection, I told "Lost," as my Granddad would say, to bugger off.


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