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I liked the T-Shirts that said "Laura Palmer was Bored to Death" after disgruntled fans began to get bored and upset with the going nowhere plot. Weird quirkyness can only take you so far. I kinda liked Twin Peaks but I kinda hated it too? I hope "Lost" can evade a similar fate.

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I read somewhere that Lynch didn't want the murder to ever be solved, and for that "mystery" to basically fade into the background of the real show about quirky characters getting into quirky situations in a quirky town. Then the producers felt the pressures and forced them to reveal the killer by the end of season 1. So fans like you would have really hated the show had they not caved into the pressure.

Lost is probably a good comparison. Twin Peaks broke ground for very in depth character driven hour long dramas with tons of bizarre elements and non-linear plot points.