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Damon Lindelof Regrets ‘Lost’ Not Ending After 4 Seasons — and Wishes Marvel ‘Made Less’ Too

posted 2 years ago by MartyDeniro (4147)
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https://www.indiewire.com/2022/08/damon-lindelof-regrets-lost-ending-4-seasons-marvel-1234750788/

[–] NorrinRad (5292) 2 years ago

Longform storytelling would disagree with Lindelof's snippet of a commentary. The MCU is an entity over a timeline that spans eternity.

[–] MartyDeniro (4147) 2 years ago

I think you missed the gist.

[–] NorrinRad (5292) 2 years ago

No, I don't think I missed the rhetorical "point".

The MCU is not a finite entity with a Beginning, a Middle and an End.

"There are eight million stories within the Naked City, here are 138 of them.

Naked City was an anthology series a bit similar to The Twilight Zone. The MCU has and will continue to have through-lines, threads, and narratives that indeed will have Beginnings, Middles, and Ends.

The MCU will indeed have multiple "Specials" that indeed will be unique but because of the Long-Form story treatment will cause some to feel nothing that happens is meaningful.

Well, welcome to life.

Just my "two cents".

[–] MartyDeniro (4147) 2 years ago

Now I'm certain that you missed the gist.

[–] NorrinRad (5292) 2 years ago

What did I miss? Honest discussion question.

[–] WhereIsRent (1063) 2 years ago

Huge fan of Lost but it is the dangers of any TV show where the studio will want to milk it.

Whilst season 4 of Lost for me was probably the last great season of the show I still overall enjoyed seasons 5 and 6.

I know what he means though, I’d love TV shows to have the pacing of Breaking Bad where the 5 season structure felt very tight with very little filler.

[–] MartyDeniro (4147) 2 years ago

Yeah, ask the TWD.

[–] WhereIsRent (1063) 2 years ago

Yeah exactly, that show even outlasted it’s central protagonist Rick Grimes which is weird storytelling.

The whole point of the comic was the story of Rick Grimes from start to finish and the show just ignored that.

[–] TheArgentinian (6847) 2 years ago

The only season that dragged is the one with the cast in cages.

[–] WhereIsRent (1063) 2 years ago

Yeah, those first 6 episodes were a slog but the back half of that season is one of the best string of episodes on the entire show with probably the best season finale as well.