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[Nick Hughes]

I tuned in to the very first episode of the show LOST because we didn't have class that night.

Tonight, I tuned in again....

Can someone please explain

why is the fat kid still a fat kid?     They're stranded on a deserted island for Pete's sake...where's he getting his Big Gulp and supersized fries from?

How come everyone (apart from the girls) doesn't have a beard?  Unless a whole slew of passengers on that plane were moving for good where did they get all the razor blades from for continued shaving?  On that subject why don't the women have hairy legs and armpits?

If Tom Hanks can build a raft and get rescured all on his lonesome why can't these rocket scientists build one and get away?  If Hanks could build his alone this group should be able to build something resembling the titanic.

Signed
Confused

[kayakpirate]

First off ,the beautiful people on t.v. dont have unsightly body hair...where have you been?
 Also, I was taught, that if your lucky enough to get  dry ground under your feet in the middle of the ocean,STAY THERE !
An example was sighted about a guy in the s. pacific. he hit a reef. salvaged
enough stuff to jury rig a cistern for holding rain water. he lived fine for 18 month. Rain water,mussels and fish. Sounds like a fad diet dont it?. A  N.O.A.A. vessile found him,not fat, but trim,tan and happy. He stated over and over how much he was going to miss it. The ground may be lonely and hot,but it beats sinking.

[JimH]

Real life island survivors:

Japanese Lt Hiroo Onoda.
Was sent to Lubang island 1944
Was found and  ordered to surrender in 1974.
He came out in Good health with a working ,clean rifle,500 rounds of ammo and hand grenades.
He survived alone.

Japanese Capt Fumio Nakahira
Came out of hiding on his island of Mindoro in 1980.
He may have been helped by natives so he is not a lone survivor.

Another,Sangrayban, was found on Mindoro, in 1997 but he had been living with natives since 1956 so he is also not a true lone survivor.

[Bri Thai]

Those are fascinating cases Jim.  Thanks.

[Deadeye Dave]

One of the best books (and book on tape) I ever read was "In the Heart of the Sea" by Nataniel Philbrick. It concerns the survivors of the Nantucket whaleship "Essex" which was sunk after being rammed by an enraged sperm whale circa 1820. A fascinating story all around, they were forced to resort to cannibalism to survive. They only made landfall once, and the only source of fresh water was a spring that was only above the tide for about 2 hours a day. Three men stayed behind on the isalnd rather than get back in the boats, and the spring was never above the tide again. A great book, I highly recommend it!

In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex
Author:    Philbrick, Nathaniel
Category:    History : Maritime History
Transportation : Ships & Shipbuilding - Shipwrecks
History : United States - 19th Century
Published:   May 2001 by Penguin Books
Retail Price:    $14.00 US
Binding:    Paperback
ISBN:    0141001828
   

[kayakpirate]

Good one deadeye. I think it was the discovery channel that had a show about the same event.
 Those guys went through the wringer. After they left the island they had to fend off an attack by what was described as a "Very large shark".One wonders what a "very large shark" would be by whaler standards. Even after that they ended up resorting to cannibalism. A real survivor episode. Theres an idea. Lets get some of these t.v. survivors,take them out of the perpared television situations that they compete in, throw em in a boat in the open ocean,and see whos alive after two weeks. Now that would be good viewing.
I'd watch it anyway...

[Trembula]

I don't think there is anything "real" about reality TV. This also goes for the Fear Factor type of show - except for the disgusting animal innards, there is nothing too challenging about the stuff they have to do. Funny how none of their contestants is 1. in good shape or 2. has any athletic ability. Imagine what even a mediocre high school gymnast or a Marine straight out of Parris Island with the lowest score on the O'Course in his platoon could do on that show...

It is really sad when the average person's life is so mediocre that reality for them is a television show.

Dan

[kayakpirate]

The fact that the reality shows are even marketable is amazing and, unfortunately,
very telling about where our society is going.
The only experience that followers of these shows have with the great outdoors is though watching these absurdities.
We have a society that questions effort and awards incompetence.People find their
entertainment more important then whether it has any real value.
What you put in your mind is like what you put in your body. Sure its relaxing to tune out on a star trek marathon, but  we as a nation know more about fictional characters and the latest stars on that damn box, then we do about ourselves or, our neighbors. Instead something that is basically junk food for the brain becomes an everyday staple  is it still entertainment? " if every day is a sunny day,what is a sunny day?" I mean, it really is a case of garbage in, garbage out.
Unless we're talking The Simpsons...then all bets are off...

[Deadeye Dave]

Another good one:

Desperate Journeys, Abandoned Souls: True Stories of Castaways and Other Survivors
Edition Description: (Revised)
Author:    Leslie, Edward E.
Introduction by:Leslie, Edward E.   Foreword by: Seagrave, Sterling
Category:    History : World - General
Sports & Recreation : Sailing - Narratives
Travel : Essays & Travelogues
Published:   March 1998 by Mariner Books
Retail Price:    $16.00 US (Discount: REG)
Binding:    Paperback
ISBN:    0395911508

Various (true) stories from all periods of history. From Alexander Selkirk (the real-life inspiration for Robinson Crusoe) to the Peruvian Soccer team  downed in the Andes.

[Hock]

Another good one:

Gilligan's Island
Edition Description: (Revised)
Author:    The Skipper
Introduction by: Mary Anne
Category:    History : World - General
Sports & Recreation : Sailing - Narratives
Travel : Essays & Travelogues
Published:   September 1965
ISBN:    0395911508

Various stories from Gilligan, the Skipper, Mary Ann, the Movie Star, the Professor, the Millionaire and his wife, all downed just a few miles off the coast when blown off a three-hour tour. Reviewer's favorite? The time they were visited by whacky Russian cosmonats.

[Deadeye Dave]

Another good one:

Gilligan's Island
Edition Description: (Revised)
Author:    The Skipper
Introduction by: Mary Anne
Category:    History : World - General
Sports & Recreation : Sailing - Narratives
Travel : Essays & Travelogues
Published:   September 1965
ISBN:    0395911508

Various stories from Gilligan, the Skipper, Mary Ann, the Movie Star, the Professor, the Millionaire and his wife, all downed just a few miles off the coast when blown off a three-hour tour. Reviewer's favorite? The time they were visited by whacky Russian cosmonats.

I like the one when Gilligan went crazy and the professor had to shoot him with a machine gun made entirely out of coconuts.

In retrospect, I may have dreamed that episode...

[Smitty]

Reality TV? HA!!
The "alpha" male would have taken the "best" female and had his way with her within the first week.

So...  The Skipper would have taken Ginger... 

[Hock]

Has this show lost its way?

Hock

[Vrkah]

ok here is a statement form somebody who actually watches the show (and likes it): ME

@ nick

as you may or may not have seen on the show, there is a hole system of "stations" left by the "dharma iniatiative", also there is food left over from this "initiative" and some other stuff...i guess they found the box with the razors
hurley (aka the fat kid)stays fat, because he eats much...and only the wrong things (chocolate bars and other tasty stuff)
the island is NOT unhabbited and they are growing their own vegetables and harvest the plants in the jungle.
BUT they do not show this in every episode of the (currently) three seasons..

questions answered?

as my Zugskommandant (i think you call it "platoon leader") alsways said: Fragen, Anregungen, Beschwerden?Nein? Abtreten![Questions, Suggestions,Complaints?NO?You can go!]

Vrkah

[Trainer]

I got lost in down town Detroit once, to the best of knowledge i was the only one that made it out!