Mythology on TV

A great article from the Boston Globe on my favourite new US TV series, Lost, and what it defines as mythology TV in general.
The author talks about the danger of these types of shows running away with themselves towards deeply plotted by untenable solutions – he mentions series like Twin Peaks and The X-Files. And that’s probably the biggest danger with something like Lost. At some point we’re going to have to be let in on what really is going on. And at that point what happens? How do they keep it going? I don’t know, but I’m along for the ride.


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