Lost

I don't know if you've really "missed" anything. I've watched the first three seasons and what you really begin to appreciate is how well the writers have mastered the use of the carrot hung from a stick to get you keep watching. These guys know how to push all of your frustration buttons, but feed you just enough line to get you to keep watching.

My wife will often let out a gasp of exasperation at the end of an episode, complaining how the backlog of questions is piling up, two questions for each answer it seems. But when I ask her if we should stop watching, she looks at me as if I'm crazy. That's a testament to something.

The format is pretty good too, with the writers not afraid to completely ignore large sections of the cast for several episodes in a row, and each episode used as a way to reveal the past of a different castaway. It gets better as the seasons progress, with a few ups and down, but in general more enjoyable than most prime-time television. They've also strayed away from airing reruns, with each episode in the past two seasons aired only once, with "catch up" episodes aired once or twice a season, and the occasional side plot episode that revisits some key moments by following a minor character, sometimes with Twilight Zone story lines. I enjoy it more than I did X-Files, which I was never able to get into, and it avoids the pitfalls of rehashed plot that 24 suffers from, and contains a smaller amount of poor decisions by the cast. There's a good variety of cast members, and they evolve as more of their background is revealed throughout the seasons. They also aren't afraid to kill off cast members, but I leave it up to you what to think about the supernatural phenomena. Knowing that the writers have to finish everything off in the next two (or is it three) seasons means that we should get some satisfaction in the coming years.

Yeah - I would agree with Chris, but I would also go so far as to say you are indeed missing something.

If you're going to watch it, you should start at Season One and go in order. Both my wife and I enjoy the series immensely but do suffer the same frustrations that Chris mentioned.

I watched a season and a half of cliff hangers and then got bored.

It's amusing but not amazing. Probably a good candidate for a marathon session if you can cope with those kind of things ;)!

It's one of the better shows that have been aired but I can go without it. Some people watch it religiously although to me, it's just good entertainment but hey - that's my opinion. Give it a whirl. You may like it, you may not.

No

Eastenders on steroids

Nope, I watched one half of one episode..