I have never been a huge TV watcher. A few comedies I have watched in syndication or on DVD, but never religiously. That is, until Lost, ABCs magnificent series about plane crash survivors and how they are searching for themselves and redemption on a mysterious island. I would venture to say that the first season of Lost is one of the greatest I have ever seen. What follows, is a mixed basket of goodies. Season two of Lost has episodes that capture some of Season one’s brilliance, but you begin to see that the studio has wrenched their hands too much around the series and writers are beginning to prolong the story in order to lengthen the series for ratings purposes. This is not good two seasons into a series. After season one, my wife and I debated on who long Lost should last, her thought was that about three seasons would be about enough time to tell a story she wanted to see. I think five, possibly six, would be ideal. You could introduce others, tailies, and still dig deep into the redemption of the characters that the first season was built around and the mysteries that the island holds secret. Season two was pretty much a bust when it came to finding answers to season one’s mysteries and by the end of the season two we were several holes beyond Wonderland. This would not be a bad thing if explosive answers lead to more questions, but in too many cases no answers give way to more confusion. Since season three has begun, things are beginning to feel more grounded in reality instead of the sci-fi world I loved in season one. I miss the mystery, the intrigue, the urgency of season one where every episode had you wetting your drawers for more. Now that the producers have said that season three will focus on the others and I am getting a little worried, I still want to know more about things that unraveled in season one. My advice to the Damon Lindelof and JJ Abrams: begin confronting the questions raised in season one, tighten your plot lines (i.e. less Jack, Sawyer, Kate and others; more Hurley, Locke and Eko) and say to hell with the studios. Fortunately for you, I will watch Lost until it winds up or is nothing but crap for a couple of seasons, but I will be sorely disappointed if I do not start receiving some dirt soon as to what in the world is going on in this universe that I have lived in for two years.