I Thought There'd Be Fireworks or Something

The revelation of the identity of "Deep Throat" seems kind of...anti-climatic. There are a few things I've hoped to know the truth about before I die, such as, who really killed JFK? What really happened to Jimmy Hoffa? Did Amelia Earhart land on the island of "Lost"? And "Deep Throat" was on that list. But I just thought if that revelation were to ever come, it would involve...a TV special hosted by Geraldo Rivera or something!

Well, maybe that's coming.

All Flights Cancelled

For a brief and rather cryptic preview of the second season of "Lost" be sure to visit the "official" Oceanic Airlines site. It's a little like playing an adventure game, as there are a lot of hidden features on the site, so click around. To view the preview, enter Hurley's numbers (4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42) in the boxes under "Travellers." When it gets to the seating chart, click on the relevant seat numbers, and voila.

They aren't the survivors they thought they were, huh?

Proposal Interruptus

If you were one of the pissed off that watched the season finale of "Gilmore Girls" a few weeks back, and had the final minute--a CRUCIAL minute--cut off by your TiVo or VCR, well you can watch a re-run tonight at 9pm.

Oh, Brother

Please. Just don't give them their own show.

Carmen, You're So Preeeety

"Preeety, preeety! Lemme touch your face....No, wait!...Come back here!....*burp*....preeeeety........."

Tom Cruise CARES!

TVGasm has a clip from Tom Cruise's appearance on "Access Hollywood," and it's pretty freaking creepy. You can also read the part of the interview where he talks about Scientology here.

And again, to any Scientologists reading this? You guys are the beast!...Um, I mean best.

Is There Peace in the Middle East?

Have they found Bin Laden? Seriously. Is there NOTHING better to report on than Burt Reynolds "slapping" a TV producer? For the second day in a row, this is making headlines.

Not getting it, people.

Just Because There's Dynamite Involved, Doesn't Mean It's Exciting

OK....Did Roger Corman direct the season finale of Lost? Because there was a hell of a lot of needless walking, walking, walking in that episode. And it frustrated the hell out of me. I wasn't looking for resolution of every little thing, but maybe more than ONE thing, you know?

What did we learn from all the airport scenes? At first I thought they'd show that all of them, for one reason or another, didn't really want to get to where they were going, but that only holds true for some of them. Michael, because he didn't want to have to deal with Walt. Kate, for obvious reasons. Jin because he couldn't escape from Sun's father. Locke, because he didn't get to go on his adventure. And perhaps Jack, for some reason involving his wife. But Hurley was desperate to get on the plane to make it home for his mother's birthday, and Sawyer wanted to get back and....kill the right dude, I guess. Claire and Charlie, their stories are a little more ambiguous in terms of whether they really wanted to get where they were going or not. Am I forgetting someone?

And then the endless walking with dynamite stuff. ENDLESS. They really should have had last week's episode and this week's reduced to two hours, instead of dragging it out over three. Maybe then I would be a little less peeved that they didn't throw us anything, except the big reveal that the Others were really after Walt all along. (Or, more accurately, realized at some point that Walt would be a better catch than Claire's baby.) But that's IT. Still don't know what the "security system" really is. Still don't know what's in the hatch. Still don't know what the hell is up with the island. I realize they have to try and hook us for next season, but they could have given us just a LITTLE more.

So me and "Lost"? We aren't breaking up. But we are going to spend some time apart over the Summer. Maybe see some other series. And then when school starts up again in the Fall, we'll decide if we were really meant to be together.

One Word: Zombies

Last night's Alias was the way finales should be done. All the character we know and love (and hate) fighting a big bad (even if we can't really figure out what that big bad is) and some people die (or do they?) and then boom! A jaw-dropping cliffhanger.

And did I mention the zombies? Awesome.

And I have never been that shocked by the last moment of a show. I literally jumped off my couch, screaming.

Why oh why wasn't the season finale of "Lost" that good?

Check Check Check Check It Out

This week's SFist post is now up. Try it. You'll like it!