I haven’t had much to say about my favorite shows Lost and 24 lately. Lost has gotten really good again, and has wormed its way back into my heart until I’m back at a Season 1 level of enthusiasm for it. I’m really pleased with all the mysteries, the answers we’ve gotten so far, and especially the development of the Locke and Jack characters. I’m less pleased with the amount of screen time devoted to Sawyer and Kate making out, but when it comes out on DVD I’ll be able to skip past that, so it’s all good.

As for 24, well, there’s always next season.

Byzantine sent me this article about plans to end Lost in 2010 after three short seasons of sixteen episodes each. I have mixed feelings about this.

I think the end date is an excellent idea. Much as I’d like to imagine I’ll be watching Lost well into my old age, I don’t think I can handle another X-Files-style degeneration. The writers keep saying, and just said again on the latest official podcast, that the Lost story has a definite endpoint, which is the way it should be.

Three short seasons, though, is kind of annoying. I assume the point of this is to sell 3 more DVD collections instead of two. But those hiatuses (hiatae? hiatii?) are going to be really, really long, and the seasons really short. That might be a little too little parceled out over too much time.

I’m planning on watching anyway, of course. And will probably buy the DVDs too…the likelihood of continued “Skate” dullness notwithstanding.