I watch a LOT of television, or to be more accurate, I watch an awful lot of television series but I watch them mostly on dvd so I don't catch any of those pesky advert things. Generally I watch the American stuff although I've recently picked up a few more UK series which seem to be adopting the similar production values. I'll watch pretty much anything that doesn't involve members of the public or celebrities, although I tend not to watch sitcoms either at the moment.

Lost

A genre defying character drama always asking more questions than it answers. I was unconvinced a writing committee could pull off something with this little actual plot and this large a cast, but it works amazingly well.

Lost: Season 1

Telling the story of the 40 days after a plane crash leaves 40 odd people stranded on an island it touches upon many genres but is best described as a character drama. Each episode focuses on one of the character's backstory told in flashbacks but for every piece of information revealed, two more questions are presented. The lives of these characters are linked before they ever get on a plane, and the shifting alliances on the island keep everyone moving. Life on the island covers everything from the mundane of water and censuses to the bizare of polar bears and mysterious transmissions. Nothing is as it seems and no answer is simple. Once you've watched the whole season, you'll want to watch it all again to pick up all the hints of things to come.

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