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This "House" Is Not a Home

December 18, 2006

Hypochondriacs, rejoice!

We now have absolute proof that there are not an infinite number of ways a person can die. After watching the scenarios on "House" grow more bizarre and confusing, we can all take comfort in knowing there are only so many ways a person can kick the bucket.

House has found, and exhausted all of these possibilities. And not in the good, Sherlock Holmes kind of way, but in the head scratching, change-the-channel kind we dread.

I used to love "House," both the show and the character. Of all my favorite dark, troubled leading men—I’m looking at you James Gandolfini and Michael Chiklis—Hugh Laurie was my favorite. Mean, cold, sarcastic, but always bafflingly correct, I could always count on a surprise ending and a solution that left my mouth hanging open. House introduced a new twist to the detective drama: the human body as a crime scene, with the criminal played by a disease that needed to be brought to justice. Brilliant.

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How Lost is LOST?

December 05, 2006

The last time we saw them -- that eternal “love” triangle Jack, Kate and Sawyer were stranded on that “other” island with the Others.

We’ve been introduced to a whole new herd of people living on an adjacent island.

The people from Season 2, who we thought were the Others -- Mr. Eko, Libby, Ana-Lucia -- are dead and gone.

So … Jack, Kate and Sawyer aren’t the only people who have made a confusing trek to another island. Over 5 million viewers (that’s how many fewer folks are watching this year) have voted themselves off the island.

Why?

“Lost” has never been an easy show to watch. It’s multi-character plotlines and flashback-laden episodes require an almost-encyclopedic knowledge of what has gone before. But sometimes, it seems all that extra stuff is just filler, useless information designed to keep us going until something important happens. It’s as if you could watch only five episodes each season and still know exactly what’s going on.

Watch the first episode, one in November, one in February, one in early May and then the season finale. Everything you need to know about “Lost” is right there, in those five shows.

Everything else will just drive you nuts.

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