It could very well be. Just about everything you see on television these days is mindless, incredibly absurd reality shows, and cliche, overtly crude and typical series that should hardly last over a season. But with Lost you can believe the hype and the critical praise because the creators and the writers are, in short, humans of genuis. Has there ever been a show that plays with your mind so much, that captivates you by infusing frusteration, fascination, and such addicting confusion into your mind? This show is truly a puzzle, and there isn't a single thing about it that is typical or cliche, unlike just about every show on tv. Unfortunately, for newcomers, if you jump in now, you'll just about lose your head because you are so puzzled. My advice to every living thing on the face of the earth that hasn't experienced this masterpiece is to buy and watch the earlier seasons and get caught up.
Anybody will find plenty to enjoy because everything about this show is significant. They truly are all pieces....every character proves as the backbone of their own story and they themselves get into the most obscure, off-the-wall, unexpected plot twists.
And don't listen to anyone that says the show is too puzzling, because I gurantee that they'll be back to watching the show within its next episode. 100% gurantee. The other shows in this store have nothing on Lost, because Lost is thought through beautifully and is sculpted in such a frighteningly brilliant sense of power. Everything positive said about this show is true. It is worth every single penny.