Some of you may have read my profile online and seen that I described myself as "passionately addicted to 'Lost.' " If so, you may be wondering why I haven't written about it yet. There are multiple reasons. First, I know that most people don't care. (Although, I would have to guess that those people have stopped reading already.) Secondly, and more tragically, I was a little disappointed at first. We come back after a three month break and it doesn't quite live up to the hype.

And don't even get me started on that break. I can understand shows taking a hiatus in the summer. People are outside in the evenings, or on vacation, and they don't watch TV regularly. But in the dead of winter? These producers are in gorgeous shooting locations like Hawaii and California. What they don't realize is, at that point of the year, most of us are snowbound and infirm. We're looking for something a little more involved than "Wife Swap" to take our minds off of everything.

Then, when the show finally does return, it's the same old, same old. No answers, no progress. It's like one of those soap operas where they spend 55 minutes of the hour on exposition and commercials. Yes, we know what's happening. We've been pondering it for three months. Let's move on! (And, FYI to the writers: Having a character repeat the same dramatic line over and over and in flashbacks? It lessens the impact every time.)

Although my feelings for "Lost" are a little harsh at the moment, I do have hope for the future. If a show was good at one point, it will be good again, right? Won't the intriguing characters, the interesting plotlines, the moments of suspense, emotion, and even comedy all come back someday? I think so. But maybe I'm just a sucker. I still watch "ER," hoping for the same thing.