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I am looking forward to Happy Town later this month, although it seems like it might just be a retread of the awesome Harper's Island, which didn't get the attention it deserved.

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The MI directing debut of the stylish John Moxey, whose previous experience included directing "Horror Hotel", a great little horror movie starring Christopher Lee. This time, the IMF has to convince the enemy that their prisoner is an imposter. Barbara Bain has yet another juicy role as a prison system head whose icy hauteur masks forbidden passions, and there's yet another future TV star among the guest players -- this time, it's Larry Linville.

OMG! Another Harper's Island fan!?! I thought I was the only one. Loved that show. Haven't heard anything about this Happy Town though. Off to research it now.

My wife was totally addicted to Harper's island last year. She was posting and interacting with people about it on CBS's mini-site and had a helluva time. Me, it just didn't grab.

Ugh. I find I have a lot less patience with series than I used to. I started out watching Fringe myself last year and gave up on it pretty quickly. Maybe I'll check out the DVDs as well.

I'm going to have a huge void left when Lost goes off the air, so I need to find something to fill it. (Incidentally, I was a slow-starter on Lost and didn't start watching it regularly until Season Three!)

I didn't start Lost until Season 2, and I'm guessing the fact that I watched the first season on DVD helped.

Since V doesn't quite seem to be cutting it, and Flashforward seems to be terribly inconsistent (and unlikely to be renewed for next year), it looks Fringe is probably *the* series to go to for Lost fans!

I loved it right up until the predictable ending...

I think despite herself, my wife was hoping for something more unexpected or complicated than what it actually was. She had this great theory that the first victim faked his own death and was the killer all along. Alas, it was much more mundane.

Yes, it was much more like Scream than I wanted it to be...

I'm hoping for much better things from Happy Town!

Another show that I can't miss is Damages. All I can say is that if Glee is the best written "comedy" then Damages is the best written "drama".

Damages, with it's jumps back and forth in time, manages to keep me guessing every season. And Lily Tomlin and Martin Short and guest-starring this season, and playing the hell out of their characters. Glenn Close, as Patty Hewes, is perhaps the most complex character on tv right now. I could rave about the entire cast but I wouldn't do it justice.

Ditto on being disappointed in the ending to Harper's Island. Not only in who the killer turned out to be (though I hadn't predicted that as early as a lot of people seemed to) but more in the fact of who survived. Especially...


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Still, it was a lot of entertainingly campy and occasionally creepy fun while it was on.

As for Lost - I also only came to the show while Season 3 was on. I watched the entire first two seasons on DVD in about one week (DVD is definitely the best way to watch that show - or just about any show IMO) and then started watching the live airings. LOVED it from the very first second.

Fringe is nowhere near as good as Lost is but like I said, it does improve markedly from its first few episodes and with Lost and Battlestar Galactica both finished or finishing it probably is the best sci-fi show left on TV.

Are there any other contenders? I know there's the Stargate franchise but I'm not into that and Dr Who is OK but a bit kiddie for me. What else is there?

Well, there's Heroes, but I assume everyone pretty much gave up on it after the first season.

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But no, seriously...

Yeah, it was interesting how I got into Lost. I watched the pilot episode, the season 1 finale, the season 2 finale and probably less than 5 other episodes. I'm not sure what happened; I think it conflicted with something else I liked in the same timeslot or something. And every damn time I tuned in hoping to catch a fresh episode, it seemed they were re-running the damned pilot episode again!

But finally, a combination of the Season 2 cliffhanger plus lots of enthusiastic buzz on this very board encouraged me to start tuning in on Season Three as the episodes aired. The summer after that season I acquired the DVD sets of the prior seasons and got all caught up in time for Season 4!

So there ya go--a rather circuitous route, but one I've found extremely rewarding! An outstanding show that will be dearly missed.

I missed the entire first season of Lost, except for snippits here and there...oddly enough they were usually Sayid focused scenes or flashbacks. I watched the last half hour of the S1 finally and was confused as hell.

I happened across the season 1 recap and first episode of S2 and have watched every episode since. Caught up the first season through the local videa store...and now have to watch the episodes on Hulu since I am in class when it airs.

Once it's done, I really have nothing but Big Bang to grab my attention on tv.

I came in on Lost some point during the first season. What helped was is my brother and I watched the entire Season 1 in like 2 days in preperation of Season 2 and I've been watching it all along ever since.

Before every single season, we rewatch the entire show (I now do it with my wife). So I've watched Season 1 5 times and some episodes 6 times.

I had planned to write a scathing criticism of Heroes Season 3 a few months ago (much like my over the top ones of some of DC's series) but just couldn't muster the energy. Needless to say, Blacula's said it all.

Matt, totally agree about Damages. I still haven't seen Season 2 though and none of 3 (I'll get around to it).

Glenn Close totally blew me away on the Shield Season 4 a few years back so this was a no-brainer. I was delighted to see her take her already A-game to the *next* level.

Both Flashforward and V started off strong for me, but I lost interest with the extended midyear break. Strangely, the long wait has only made me more excited for new epsiodes of Glee!

Damages is another favorite... Tonight's episode should be awesome

Damages and The Amazing Race are about it for me. Well, I do watch 2.5 Men with my wife, but I think we are getting tired of it. I was watching V, but the big break made me lose interest completely. Oh, I am also recording Spiderman and His Amazing Friends and watching the one ep that is aired each week. (I would love to see this on DVD - the editing is atrocious.)

Whoops - almost forgot, my wife and I do watch The Mentalist. What a fun show!

After having watched the first season of Misfits, I learned of another BBC show called Being Human.

The first tagline I read for it, "A vampire, a werewolf, and a ghost share a house in Bristol" made me check it out. I mean, it sounds like the beginning of a joke, right?

I just finished watching the first two seasons. Here's the Season 2 trailer.

I caught "Across the Universe" finally and I've got to say I enjoyed it quite a bit! I thought it was very moving in parts. Like Lardy told me ages ago, its a must see for Beatles fans.

Lost is the number one show for me. I watch Flashforward and V as well.. and i'm kinda curious about the upcoming HappyTown.

Yes I still watch Desperate Housewives and Brothers & Sisters too! Don't tell anyone!

There is a preview of the first 14 minutes of Happy Town at ABC.com. I think the Harper's Island (and Scream) comparisons still apply.

Nevertheless, I am looking forward to it.

I'm enjoying the new HBO drama Treme, and recommend it for anyone who loves New Orleans. Guest appearances by Elvis Costello have been a bonus.