Come on, Jessica. He's got aspirin.

Oh, right! Well, nevermind then.

Aren't we here on an island where improbable things seem to happen when people really want something? I've found myself a new wank.

I think this is the wank to end all wanks. Henceforth, all shows with complicated plots will take place on semi-mystical islands in the Pacific Ocean. (Or Hell, whichever is cheaper.)

In an interview, Dom sort of handwaved this and said that the show is on a Disney network during the old "family hour," so he thinks that the producers decided to really tone it down.

Okay, but -- dude sucked into the jet engine in the first 10 minutes? "Family hour"?

I think it's because we've seen withdrawal a zillion times and they just didn't want to have to try to make endless, sweating, puking, scratching scenes dramatically interesting. I heard people audibly sighing when the withdrawal montage started in Ray.

I think it's because we've seen withdrawal a zillion times and they just didn't want to have to try to make endless, sweating, puking, scratching scenes dramatically interesting.

What I don't like is ignoring it on the island, but putting in the flashback when it's convenient for dramatic reasons. Have withdrawal or don't, but make it consistent.

I'm wanking Charlie's shooting skills to hysterical accuracy, related to hysterical strength.

The withdrawal wasn't so harsh because he had been weaning himself since the crash, and perhaps before the crash.

got lots of wanks, get yer wanks here

got lots of wanks, get yer wanks here

Hmm. Cindy used to be queen of the wank. I think we're going to need a wank off.

So to speak.

From IMDB:

According to the upcoming DisneyWar book by James Stewart, both Disney CEO Michael Eisner and President Robert Iger were dubious that the series Lost, which had been championed by ABC Entertainment Television Group Chairman Lloyd Braun, would draw an audience. Iger originally called the series "a waste of time," adding, "It might work as a miniseries, but not as a series." According to the book, Braun defied Iger's "clear invitation" to kill it. Later Eisner asked Braun, "What have you picked up?" When he described Lost, Eisner reportedly frowned, then said, "That's never going to work." Even after its successful premiere (and after Braun had been fired), Lost continued to be damned by Eisner, who told Stewart, "Lost is terrible. ... The pilot was two hours; it was broken into two one-hour episodes. Then the show goes off a cliff. There's no more plane crash! Who cares about these people on a desert island?" Lost is currently ABC's second most popular TV series, behind Desperate Housewives. On Wednesday, it dominated the 8:00 p.m. hour, scoring an 11.6 rating and an 18 share, well above second-place CBS's 7.3/11 (60 Minutes Wednesday).

What an asshole.

Who cares about these people on a desert island?"

Yeah, CBS totally bombed with that whole...nevermind.