Lost

Just in case you are lost here, I'm refering to the recent hit TV series 'Lost'.

Okaayy.. cheesy opening paragraphs aside, I have just finished watching the series few days back and it is simply the..

BEST. TV. SERIES. EVAR.

I mean, where can you find so much Korean quality drama (no kidding!), suspense, horror, intrigue, humour and mystique ALL rolled in one nice TV series based on a beautiful island? They even went all the way and threw in a hunky male lead who looks like a cross between Ben Affleck and Ben Browder, seriously what more can a giggly gay man like me ask for?

It's like a mix of Twilight Zone and the X-Files. I must say, I'm mainly drawn to the mystique side of the show, and sometimes it managed to build up a sense of horror so utterly intense I'm afraid to watch the show at night alone! I seriously feel that this series is way better than most self-claimed horror flicks mass produced from the east or the west!

Most of the times it is not what we see that scares us, it's what we don't see, and this series uses this to great effect.

Watching the plot unfolds reminds me a lot of the 'Wei Si Li' SF novels by HK novelist 'Ni Kuang', most of which gave me sleepless nights as the stories managed to conjure up horror by great atmosphere building and eerie characters/events.

Although this first season of the series is pretty much about endless suspense building and plot cliff-hangers rather than providing any satisfying answers, I thoroughly enjoyed watching it and am looking forward to the second season which should be due sometime 4th quarter of 2005.

How I wish I was the one lost.. with Dr. Jake.