My husband and I have been re-watching season 1 while season 6 has been airing and creepily enough, some of the things they set-up in season one echo in season 6.
Two examples come to mind: 1)Jack's seat number on the plan is 23A- and his number on the list is 23. 2) When they find the bodies in the caves, Jack pulls a pouch off of one of the bodies and inside are two rocks- one light, one dark. So, we don't yet know what they mean with 4 episodes to go, bu

The details and the complexity of LOST are the very reason to aquire the DVDs. It is so full of information, historical, scientific, philosophical, religious mythology, the breadth of human nature regarding good and evil, etc., that it begs to be watched many, many times for the full flavor to take hold.

I don't agree.
I will buy the full collection to show it to my kids if and when I will ever have any.

I can't imagine what TV will be like in say 15 years, but I have a feeling that we will not have shows like Lost, 24, The Sopranos if the current trend is benefiting the creation of procedural and reality shows..

Sure my kid might say "What kind of crap is that?" but it's sure worth a try :)

I am also going to agree with you, Bob. I have watched and re-watched many episodes on DVD already, but that was in order to catch up or to get ready for the next imminent season. However, once the series is all said and done I don't think I will re-watch too many episodes, if any. I feel like it has been an awesome journey and I will never forget the feelings I have had while watching certain episodes. I watched Seasons 1 and 2 back to back within a few weeks and it was incredible. Just thinking about being able to sit down and log a few more episodes later on made my days worthwhile. But, when I try to go back to previous seasons to watch one episode, usually a pivotal one, it never fulfills me like it once did. Sure, it is still enjoyable but I would probably rather be watching something else I haven't seen yet. Maybe in many years I can start the series over but for the near future I do not see myself watching LOST after the finale in May.

Gilligan's Island is too complex for you, Bob.

I agree with you Bob! Power to the non-dvd watchers! Of course I'm just trolling because I haven't watched Lost at all and I don't have any plans to change that. I love hearing people talk about smoke monsters, polar bears and frozen donkey carts.

The only problem I have with this is the headline "Three Reasons Why 'Lost' is the Greatest Show You'll Never Watch on DVD".

I'll damn sure be watching on DVD. You're entitled to not watch it, but whoever put the headline on that blog has an air pompousness about them. The blog itself is just opinion, and you're entitled to it.

But the headline should have been honest: "Three Reasons Why 'Lost' is the Greatest Show I'll Never Watch on DVD" Of course, half the people who stopped to read the blog then would not have stopped, but at least it would have been genuine.

you are completely wrong about this. so many individual episodes stand on their own, and yet the entire series has continuity as well. you might want to rewrite what you wrote and saying 'it's too complex' is just a cop-out.

Totally disagree. I bought Seasons 1-5 on Bluray as Amazon's Deal of the Day. I have already started rewatching (as I'm watching the current season!) and I will definitely watch this series again. As far as im concerned this show is one of the best shows in modern television history.

I completely disagree with you, but I am one of those people who buys the dvds to wtach in order and to expose as many people to them as possible.

But for an example of how this show holds up...

I watched 'flashes before your eyes' today, and Deesmond's friend says to him something like "Time travel isn't real, but true love can be just as enlightening."

You're telling me that doesn't hold up? That is almost what the show said last night