Comments on: First episodes deserve titles too

By: LostFan

LostFan — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:03:26 +0000

BTW, Lost is online for free. . ..

http://www.hulu.com/lost

http://abc.go.com/primetime/lost/index?pn=index

It is a great series. I hope you enjoy it Jammer.

By: HG

HG — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 08:29:36 +0000

The Shield Pilot: "Original Sin"

By: LostFan

LostFan — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:06:03 +0000

Jammer. Great site btw. I think the Lost title was meant as a silly pun. It was the title. TOS's pilot was either the man trap or the cage. Next gen's pilot was called Encounter on Farpoint. DS9's the emmisary, Voyager's- care taker, and enterprise's broken bow. As for battlestar, it wasn't "pilot", but it was "the miniseries". As for Lost, they did save a "pilot".

By: Powers

Powers — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 21:17:27 +0000

I think one reason that some pilots are just called "Pilot" is because they started out as TV-movies with the same name as the series. I can't think of any off-hand, but that might be one reason.

Powers &8^]

By: grumpy_otter

grumpy_otter — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:04:21 +0000

Are you watching Lost for the first time? Or rewatching on DVD? Because, if the former, I would LOVE to read your reviews of it as you watch it. Otherwise, you already know what it devolves into. Blech. Though I will stick with it, rules or no rules.

By: Sam

Sam — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 23:09:40 +0000

I think J.J. was right to call it, simply, Star Trek. It was the best way to get his message across (start HERE, and trust that we're not trying to push the entire franchise down your throat). Any other title, I firmly believe, would've made the film a much more difficult sell, possibly costing a third (or more) of its profits to date.

By: Michael

Michael — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 17:45:47 +0000

What about movies? I'm very peeved that the latest installment of Star Trek was named..."Star Trek". WTF? 10 previous movies, all with a decent title, but now number 11 is just "Star Trek" - like it's the only one?

For that matter, why quit numbering them? The latest one should have been something like "Star Trek XI: The Beginning" or something like that.

By: JackBauer

JackBauer — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 23:25:41 +0000

I installed my buddys HD-DVD recorder onto my TV and compared it to my upconverting DVD player, and to be honest....I cant tell the difference.

By: Eduardo

Eduardo — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 21:00:36 +0000

I have to agree, to a certain extent. I still own the first two seasons on DVD. They hold up well to upconversion, despite the DVD's resolution limitations. It still doesn't look as good on a 1080p HDTV as it does on lower-def models, but it's still surprisingly sharp and clear for a standard DVD.

Disney really did a first-rate job in compressing the data into the DVDs while maintaining the original quality as much as possible. I still rewatch the first couple of seasons on DVD, whenever I need a fresh perspective.

By: Jammer

Jammer — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 04:01:34 +0000

I have to say, Lost looks surprisingly good on DVD upconverted for HDTV, even though it's not true HD. Granted, Blu-ray would look even better, but Lost might be the best-looking DVD TV show I've seen.

By: Eduardo

Eduardo — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 21:04:24 +0000

Lost's pilot should be called Lost. It fits the overall theme of the pilot and the show's premise. The Shield is a bit harder to determine. Maybe something like "Crossing the Line", unless that was already used in the show (like I'd remember). 24's pilot is named after the episode's time, same as every other episode, in that case 12:00AM-1:00AM. They didn't add Day X until season 2 was commisioned. ER had a pilot originally titled 24 Hours. Then it was renamed The Longest Day for syndication. Sadly ER seems to be one of the last shows to display episode titles on the screen. And now it's over as well (at least it went out with a bang). Babylon 5 had The Gathering as its pilot title, but that show was even more pre-planned by Straczynski than Lost ever was. Definitely not a spec script. Battlestar Galactica could have dropped the "minisseries" from its original title. It really doesn't do the plot justice. Don't watch Lost on DVD. Watch it on Blu-Ray, if you can afford it. The picture improvement is astounding. I've been buying Lost exclusively on Blu-Ray from season 3 onwards. Same with 24, and I probably intend to with the Trek series and the complete BSG collection.

By: The Rebel Prince

The Rebel Prince — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 13:17:53 +0000

[...] And it's neither here nor there, but I really enjoyed this query from Jammer's Reviews on whether pilot episodes should have names. (For the record, I certainly [...]

http://therebelprince.wordpress.com/2009/07/22/nurse-jackie-pilot-and-sweet-n-all/

By: JackBauer

JackBauer — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 02:58:32 +0000

Lost is an incredible show. People with shorter attention spans get fed up with it (not that I blame them) but anybody I talk to about it I always say, "Dont worry, it will all sort itself out in the end no matter what"

Its the only show in this decade that I can think of that has been planned out from start to finish.

By: Jammer

Jammer — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 05:20:51 +0000

Maybe I'll do some Lost postings, but I doubt I'll get too in depth about it. The show is just so packed with material and there are so many episodes that I might just open up each season for discussion and add a few points of my own. But it is a terrific show; I plowed through the first four seasons in about four weeks, and I'm awaiting the season five DVDs. Wish I didn't have to wait until December.

Until then, no spoilers please (or even the slightests of hints)...

By: Derek

Derek — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 10:28:53 +0000

A Lost section on this site would probably be the greatest thing ever, as it's my favorite show (with BSG close behind, of course.) I think you're really going to like it, Jammer. If you opt not to go for episode-by-episode reviews, some thoughts here and there would be almost as cool. And speaking of BSG, it has the clunky title "Miniseries" for its first installment, although I suppose you could say that it's really just titled "Battlestar Galactica."

By: Dr. Schluss

Dr. Schluss — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 16:19:43 +0000

I think with Lost they literally meant the pilot, since they encounter the fellow in what turns out to be a major plot twist of the first episode.

By: William B

William B — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 01:04:54 +0000

Maybe just "Flight 815."

By: Latex Zebra

Latex Zebra — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 20:06:02 +0000

TNG reviews! *Looks wistfully into the distance*

By: Jon

Jon — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 08:19:29 +0000

Mike,

Not until he finishes reviewing TNG!

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 21:46:39 +0000

Jammer,

Please tell us that you will review "Lost". I have been a fan of that show since day 1, and I would be very interested to read your views on this great series. Even if you do just a recap of each season, that would be cool.
Keep up the great work. I read through your site often.