I rather like Lost. I don't think it tries to pretend it is smart at all. J.J. freely admits that when they created Lost, that the idea was to make a show full of intrique and mystery. It was never intended to trick people into thinking it is smarter than it is. The current show runners often mention in the podcast how hard it is to do the show, because their fans are so much smarter than they are. The fans will comb all the fine little details and seek and find hints where none were intended by the creators to be found.

J.J. has not been involved with Lost since season one, since then, he has mentioned not being the biggest fan of the directions it has taken. IMHO, season one was nothing above average. Season two, post J.J. is when I really started to like the show.

I think some of you guys seriously just complain to hell about anything. I can see complaining about taking an original show that stood on its own for a long time and has a huge loyal fanbase, then bending it and twisting it as you like for marketing purposes. But now you bash Lost, a unique show that, like it or hate it, stands on its own quite well and is by far, again IMHO, one of the best original sci-fi shows to hit the airwaves in a very, very, very long time. Like it or hate it, but the show has a lot of merit.

See how far this thing is going? I am one of the harshest critics around here, a skeptic over just about every thing out there. Just read through my posts, I am one of the ones others always tell, give it a chance, calm down, get over it. Some of you have taken this so far, now I find myself nearly on the other side fo the aisle. Not because I have changed, I am still where I was, but because some of you are taking it to the extreme and beyond.