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360fov t1_jaa9em4 wrote

"Where did the polar bear come from??" ... that question came up so much in Uni and with friends. There's an insanely detailed video about Lost on youtube, like 3 hours long (plus some skits that the dude acts out)...it shines a light on just how huge Lost was, with one of the first ever podcasts, magazine covers, features on every late night talk show under the sun etc... and the Internet was really becoming a thing, so it was during the wild west of message boards / forums etc.. Great nostalgia.

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360fov t1_jaa8s40 wrote

I watched it again after watching it when it was brand new. I'm amazed at how much I completely forgot..entire seasons it would seem. REALLY enjoyed it; one of the best binges you can undertake, with all the WTF moments etc..

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Mentoman72 t1_jaa7ow3 wrote

Yeah that longer I've sat in season 3 of FAM the less I've liked it in my mind. I'll be there for season 4 but honestly it needs to be really good if I'm going to keep watching. I don't think it's unsalvagable at all for the record and the last few of episodes of season 2 are pretty fucking incredible.

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no_name_left_to_give t1_jaa7lny wrote

It never actually had a chance. It needed something like 2.5 rating in the 18-49 demo for it to be successful and there was no way in hell it was going to get right out of the gate (and on Sunday nights going up against Fox animated shows).

By '09 there was simply no way for a broadcast network to launch that sort of big budgeted drama and give it enough time, support and exposure for it grow like AMC, FX or HBO could do for their prestige dramas, and I honestly don't think there ever was time NBC or any other broadcast network could've done it. It took until the final half season of Breaking Bad for it to be a legit hit, Game Of Thrones also took a few seasons to turn into a blockbuster, same with Sons of Anarchy and Mad Men was never a hit in the first place.

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