"We have to go back"

[hex]

I'm talking about more than ratings, tho. X-Files was a phenomenon onto itself, but Lost hit every demographic strongly and was the point of conversation at the water cooler, in the classroom, in the barber shop, at the bar, etc. Lost's highest ratings were around 23 million viewers and this was at a time when DVRing was just becoming popular so that 23 million doesn't really reflect how many people were really watching. Plus, to put it in perspective, NCIS is the most watched TV show right now but a show like Game of Thrones easily has a larger presence in pop culture and warrants a lot more conversation amongst the public.

Nah breh, I mean from every angle. "X-Files" was a pop culture phenomenon, at the time the likes of which probably hadn't been since since "Twin Peaks".

It was inescapable at the height of it's popularity. You go buy a video game?

You go to the book store?

You go buy a toy for your kid?

You turn on an episode of golden age "Simpsons"?

You go to a music store? They got mix CDs featuring popular 90's artists

You say "enough with this shyt Fred, I'm gonna go read a magazine!"

Also they dropped a movie in '98 that made $190 mill.

Like I said the shyt was everywhere. It's widely credited as helping popularize the internet, too. Now I don't mean people wouldn't be using it without that show....but this was an early 90's show that featured a lot of the tech shyt we now consider normal....like the internet, bioengineering, artificial intelligence, etc.

Also to put it into perspective, @satam55 and @BobbyBooshay said "24"....the two guys behind "24" (and later "Homeland") were writers on "The X-Files". Also obviously Vince Gilligan the creator of "Breaking Bad" was a major writer on "The X-Files". The current TV landscape would look a lot different if "X-Files" never happened.

Fred.

 

[Foxmulder]

Goat show.No show had as manyMoments as lost.Classic

 

[Kill Dat Noize]

Goat show.No show had as manyMoments as lost.Classic

Depends really....

Season 1 -

Season 2 -

Season 3 - ........

Season 4 - .....

Season 5 -

Season 6 -

 

[StatUS]

I don't watch the TWD, but I know the acting & productions values ain't touching "Lost".


Is TWD still shooting on 16mm film?

I'm just talking about popularity and anticipation each week from viewers. Nothing has come close to what Lost did on TV but Walking Dead is basically a craze right now even though it's not to favored on here.

 

[wise prophet]

I never got why people love Season 2 so much. That was boring as hell to me and nearly worthless since nearly everyone introduced in that season wound up dying early anyway.

 

[BobbyBooshay]

Season 2 was ass

 

[AkaDemiK]

Season 3 of Lost is one of the greatest seasons in the history of television

 

[satam55]

Season 3 of Lost is one of the greatest seasons in the history of television

Yep! Seasons 3 & 4 are my top 2 personal favorites. I don't understand why folks bytch & whine about Season 3, especially the earlier epsiodes.

 

[AkaDemiK]

Yep! Seasons 3 & 4 are my top 2 personal favorites. I don't understand why folks bytch & whine about Season 3, especially the earlier epsiodes.

I think season 3 is the highest rated season too....The Constant

 

[Renzo]

No show before, and I'd argue no show since, captured an audience the way Lost did. The finale was very divisive and I understand the negative views expressed because of it, but I can never hate on Lost because the good/great so outweighed the bad/disappointing aspects. And I'll admit that the "It was always about the characters" excuse was a copout, but it's also true. The island provided mystery and intrigue, but the characters are why I loved that program and tuned in every week. I'll never forget the moment I found out that Locke was paralyzed before he got to the island, or Desmond's introduction, etc.

I gotts disagree..I'd say the xfiles at its peak was a bigger show, show was huge and everywhere

 

[satam55]

I think season 3 is the highest rated season too....The Constant

"The Constant" is from Season 4.

 

[AkaDemiK]

"The Constant" is from Season 4.

yea...i'm trippin...it's up there with the GOAT episodes on tv..

 

[the cool]

The filler episodes lmfao

 

[Soundbwoy]

I never got why people love Season 2 so much. That was boring as hell to me and nearly worthless since nearly everyone introduced in that season wound up dying early anyway.

breh we got pov from the tail section, Michael heel turn, adabese, the hatch and Ben

 

[satam55]

breh we got pov from the tail section, Michael heel turn, adabese, the hatch and Ben

THIS!!