Superfluous Rants

I had to re-watch last night’s finale at least once before I could say my final good bye, or namaste, if you will. Prior to watching LOST for the last time, I only had one fear. It would leave me wanting more from the show like the series finales of my two other favourite shows: The Sopranos and The Wire. I was afraid we wouldn’t have a proper closure and we would be left with a million unanswered questions and what-if scenarios. 10 hours later I can safely tell you that was not the case.

From the first scene of the Pilot to the last scene of last night’s episode, LOST has always been about its characters. This is what made this show so unique. Despite the large number,  we were emotionally invested in all of them and the writers made sure of this through out the past six years. And because of that, last night’s finale was completely satisfactory. Nothing else mattered but the final destination of our characters.

LOST ended the way it began. It is simple as that. Sure there were minor details left unexplained for the viewer’s imagination, but the ever-existing and much-teased bigger picture came to a conclusion in grand scale. It all made sense in the end and I could never explain it better than what Jacob said in the 5th season: “It only ends once, anything that happens before that is just progress.”

LOST is and always was meant to be a celebration of life and death.

And I will leave it at that for the sake of at least the two people I know who read this blog and are planning to watch the show in the future.

I do, however, want to thank ABC, executive producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse, the complete cast and crew for giving us one of the best television experiences in our lifetime. I also want to thank Maliha and the community at DarkUFO and Lostpedia for the constant amount of time spent speculating and theorizing our beloved show.  I am sad that it is all over but happy that the ending was satisfyingly complete and we were given closure.

Aloha and namaste!

About 3 weeks left until the first kick-off.

In the meantime, there is the big Champion’s League final tomorrow between Bayern Munich and Inter Milan. As a neutral it will be a good match to watch as both teams have potent offense and rock solid defence. My pick: Inter wins it by a goal or two. Then Mourinho can finally come to Real as he is destined to.

Oh and in spirit of love for spheres…

May is not supposed to be cold. We are a month away from June and I am still having to wear my winter jacket. What’s up with that, seriously. Come on ECO nerds do something about the weather. My pale skinned friends are dying to be like me and show off a nice golden tan.

The Source is said to be a physical manifestation of "life, death, rebirth". Humans are said to covet the Source because a little bit of the very same light is inside every man—"but they always want more". While humans are incapable of taking the light, their attempts to do so could "put it out. And if the light goes out here... it goes out everywhere."

Hmm I wonder if Marsellus Wallace was ever stranded in a mysterious island.

As Lost approaches its final lap, I can’t help myself but to listen to this track from season 1 over and over again.

Stumbled upon a list of random thoughts to ponder while engulfed in boredom.
Here are few that made me laugh:

Why are there flotation devices under plane seats instead of parachutes?

Why are cigarettes sold in gas stations when smoking is prohibited there?

Why do fat chance and slim chance mean the same thing?

If you can't drink and drive, why do you need a driver's license to buy liquor, and why do bars have parking lots?

If 7-11 is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, why are there locks on the doors?

Why do they put Braille dots on the keypad of the drive-up ATM?

Why is it that when you transport something by car, it's called a shipment, but when you transport something by ship, it's called cargo?

Why does your nose run and your feet smell?

If ATM stands for Automatic Teller Machine, why do we call it an ATM machine? And if PIN stands for Personal Identification Number, why do we call it a PIN number?

Why is there an 's' in lisp?

Why do people point to their wrist when they want to know the time? Do I point to my crotch when I want to know where the bathroom is?

More at [The Funny Pages]

Warner Bros. has set July 20, 2012 as the release date for Christopher Nolan`s third Batman movie. I am getting ready for the 2 year prep time for rumours, the precious hype, the craving for info and pictures,  the yearning and anticipation etc. I hope WB once again employs 42Entertainment to do a viral marketing campaign for the third movie as the viral marketing for the Dark Knight was not only engrossing and rewarding for the fans but also revolutionary when it came to marketing a film.
Interestingly, Sony Pictures is slated to release their Spider-Man reboot film a little over two weeks prior to this on July 3, 2012. So in the summer of 2012 while the franchise icons of DC Comics and Marvel Comics duke it out in the box office, my brother (Spider-Man lover) and I (Bat-head circa 1989) will be engaged in countless debates and arguments trying to 1-up one another!