Lost: The Complete DVD (or Blu-Ray) Series
Lost ranks as one of the all time great “weird” TV shows. I still find it strange that a show that is as unusual as Lost has had so much mainstream success. It’s very cool that it happened, but I don’t really understand how it happened!
And now with the final episode having aired (there will be no spoilers here - I hate spoilers!) you can now pre-order the “Complete Series” of Lost in both DVD and Blu-Ray formats.
It’s very important that you watch this series from the beginning and in order. This is all one huge story and every episode tells it’s part of the story in order (more or less.) You will be missing a lot of the magic of this series if you don’t watch it from the beginning. You should also avoid spoilers as much as you can. This show continually surprises the viewer, and you don’t want that experience to be ruined by knowing what happens later on in the series.
Other Awesome “Weird” TV Shows:
Carnivale: This HBO show only lasted two seasons as it never really caught on with the public, but it should have. It’s brilliant. It’s another show where you want to watch it from beginning to end as it’s all one story.
The Mighty Boosh: This UK comedy is absolutely hilarious (and frequently bizarre.) It reminds me somewhat of Flight of the Conchords (but it must be pointed out that The Mighty Boosh predates that more well known - in the US - show.) Although the Boosh is quite a bit more absurd and “over the top.” Whether that’s a good thing or a bad thing depends on your taste, I think they’re both great shows.
Dexter: In this Showtime series a serial killer is the “good guy.” That’s pretty weird. It’s one of my favorite shows, although I must say I don’t think it’s quite as consistent as Lost and it doesn’t work in the same “big story” kind of way. It is the only show mentioned in this blog post that’s actually still on the air (it’s 5th season comes out this fall.)
Northern Exposure: A great “quirky” dramedy from the early ’90s. The quality level on this one does drop off a bit towards the end, but the first few seasons are definitely worth checking out.
Twin Peaks: Absolutely brilliantly insane (as one would expect from David Lynch.) Watch it from the beginning.
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