Sure they can blame it on Tivo, the Internet, etc...

but the real reason people are running away from Lost in droves is because it sucks. In today's show, I watched in complete bafflement as Freckles recalls the time a woman befriended her and helped her go talk to her mom "because something good has to happen to one of us"? Huh? The storyline was so completely perposterous and just plain silly that I had a hard time imagining some producer reading the script for the show and saying "yep. this thing's done. let's shoot it." but clearly that's what was decided--because they did shoot it. (which is funny because while it was on i kept wishing someone would shoot me).

by the way, is it just me or did the multicultural Lost become as white as white can be this season? why do they keep killing and/or getting rid of those who aren't white. The only non-whites left are Iraqi dude (who gets very little screen time) and the Japanese couple (who get very little screen time). Sad.

last thing, every time I see the fat guy I wish someone would jab a fork in my eye. He is quite possibly the most annoying character on any show I have ever seen. Ever.

NZ Webby Notables

As the iab reported, there were several NZers who got some good recognition from the Webbys. Jessica Lee Rose of LonelyGirl15 fame, picked up the best actress nod and two NZ agencies were nominated for their online work: Shift and Saatchi & Saatchi. Good on ya!

The Sky is Falling

So says Andrew Keen in his new book, The Cult of the Amateur: How Today's Internet is Killing Our Culture and Assaulting Our Economy.

Peter Griffin over at Web Walk has some insightful commentary on the book and for the most part I agree with him. Keen is right to question the value of some of the new Internet-enabled applications that are floating around in the cyber-ether. On the other hand, as Griffin points out, Keen's song and dance is way too loud--he wants us to believe the whole dang i-world is for crap. Well of course it isn't--in fact, i'd argue that what's happening online right now is among the most exciting things to happen since well the invention of the telegraph.