My Favorite TV Show, Essay Example

American Broadcasting Company has done it again, making those of us who love watching TV be glued to our screen when this program appears on our screens. You might be wondering, what is this program that has made so many people wag their tongues whenever they speak of their best TV programs? Stop wondering because the answer is LOST. This program is an American Drama series that premiered on September 8th 2004. Based on an original screenplay entitled nowhere by Lieber Jeffery, this six series piece is a master piece of Damon Lindelof and J.J. Abrams. It is saddening for me that this magnificent masterpiece will end after the sixth and final season which premiered on February 2, 2010.

This series recaps the past, present and future lives of the survivors of a passenger plane bound for Los Angeles from Sydney. The plane named Oceanic Flight 815 tears apart in mid-air forcing it to crash on a pacific Island. It also recaps the lives of people who are already living in the island at the time of the plane crash.  Each episode has a standard storyline on the present and future lives of the characters. The numerous clip shows that recap the previous episodes makes one want to find more about what is going to happen at later stages of the drama.

Through my observation, the shooting of this piece must have cost the directors and casts a whopping amount of money. The background and the sound tracks are so captivating to the viewers; grab a copy of this powerful drama which can be found in DVDs from your nearest movie library. I guarantee that you will enjoy this drama because it has lots of charisma and excitement. However, I am going to give you an insight into this play before you go out there and grab a copy of your own.

The survivors get to meet other people who have either faced the same fate as them or are the natives of the island. Through flash back and flash forwards, the viewers have the chance of knowing the past and the future of the many characters who cast in this drama. This drama highlights the theme of survival for the fittest; every character has to demonstrate an inner strength none of them ever knew he/she had.  The island is filled with many secrets that the characters have to discover over time, first off, the character discover a mysterious smoke that keeps on appearing to individuals at different times throughout the drama.  Nobody knows the significance of this smoke in the island until later on when they interact with people from the other side of the island. This smoke has its roots to a mysterious man named Jacob. This man is a spirit that appears in the form of a smoke. His mission is to protect the inhabitants of this strange island and do away with those people who try to do harm to the island.

The survivors are also set to task of tracing and killing polar bears that are out to kill and maul any of them. These grizzly bears have been living in this island for many years, whenever they encounter a human being; they kill him/her instantly. The mysterious island was surrounded with an ocean, thus, finding clean water was a problem. However, the survivors eventually discover a hidden location where fresh, cold water is running. After living in the island for some days, the Oceanic flight 815 survivors discover signs that showed that the island had been explored by people, who had reached it before them. The  discovery of the ruins of a 19th century ship named The Black Rock, the remains of an ancient statue and the banker belonging to the Dharma Initiative were enough evidence that showed that this island  was discovered long before they crashed into it.

I can compare this presentation to a tree; the tree will represent the entire plot, its branches represent the sub plots while the leaves and twigs represent the other story lines. The directors of this drama have brilliant minds that always blow the minds of the audience each time a new episode is released. The characters have blended well with the setting of this drama; the airplane had 324 passengers on board before the crash. From the 324 passenger on board only 71 survive, after the plane crashed, these survivors are the ones who create the characters of this movie. The first season of the drama had 5 outstanding casts played by the following characters; Mathew Fox plays Jack Foster, a brilliant spinal surgeon. In his former life, Jack has to deal with personal issues affecting his father before he dies while on a trip to Australia. While taking his father’s body from Australia to America, hell breaks loose after the plane crashes in the mysterious island.

After the plane crash, many survivors come off the wrecks of the plane wounded; therefore, medical attention is needed. Jack fits remarkably well in this task because of his expertise as a doctor; he uses his skills to administer first aid to the survivors. Later on, Jack takes on the unofficial role of the leader to the survivors; this is because other survivors found it easy to bond with him. Coincidentally, jack falls in love with one of the survivors called Kate Austen played by Evangeline Lilly. This woman is a fugitive who is on the run after killing a man she thought was her step father. This man was constantly abusing Kate’s mother and she was not comfortable with this, unknown to her, she had killed her biological father. In this drama, Kate develops feelings for both jack and another survivor called Sawyer. Of all the women who survived, Kate strikes out as a mother figure to the rest of the survivors.

Sayid Jarrah, played by Naveen Andrews is an ex-soldier, who used to torture prisoners; he is also an accomplished electrician who could fix anything. In this drama, this character uses his expertise to salvage the other survivors. He uses his ego as torturer to solicit for information from a fellow survivor. He therefore, has to leave the camp after this act because he had sworn never to torture another person ever again. Through Jarrah, the survivors try to leave the island but this plot fails after they discover the signal they were tracking was a recorded signal and had no significance.

The most lovable character in this drama is Hugo Rayes played by Jorge Garcia; he is a dependable team player who has the interests of all the survivors at heart. In his previous life, Hugo had won enormous sums of money with the synonymous number of the mysterious island. The disaster struck when he was heading home, back from Australia, where he had gone to pay a visit to a woman whose husband had used the synonymous number. According to Hugo, the winning number is cursed and their presence brings a sour taste into his mouth. James Sawyer, played by Josh Holloway is another character that is fascinating to watch, at a tender age of 8, Sawyer lost his parents. He adopted this title from a man who had caused the death of his parents and used it to con his victim’s money. During one of his endeavors of conning unknowing citizens off their hard earned money, Sawyer is arrested and deported back to the US from Australia. It was during this trip that his flight crashed to the mysterious Island. Throughout the drama, Sawyer‘s cocky and stubborn attitudes are evident. He tries to create tension between Jack and Kate; however, this trick goes against him as other survivors including Jack and Kate isolate from him. Other characters have also played an integral part in this drama to make it one of the best dramas I have ever seen.

In conclusion, I want to encourage those of you who enjoy watching movies to go and have a copy of this piece because it can be found in DVDs in movie stores near you. This captivating drama series is one of the best movies I have ever watched, try and experience the captivating themes and settings highlighted in this drama. If you do so, I am sure that many of you will be joining me every evening to watch this breathtaking drama.