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It is too soon to tell whether The Event will live up to \u2013 or live down \u2013 the suggestion that it might be \u201cthe next LOST.\u201d But if tomorrow night\u2019s episode manages to carry the story forward in interesting ways, then one thing is likely: I\u2019ll be blogging about it<\/i>.<\/p>\n

You might notice a familiar pattern developing already, as blogs start to appear dedicated to exploring the show\u2019s mysteries.\u00a0The Event Log is such a blog, and they have reposted my recent blog entry about the endings of LOST, Job, and The Event<\/a>. So so pay them a visit!<\/p>\n

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It is too soon to tell whether The Event will live up to \u2013 or live down \u2013 the suggestion that it might be \u201cthe next LOST.\u201d But if tomorrow night\u2019s episode manages to carry the story forward in interesting ways, then one thing is likely: I\u2019ll be blogging about it. You might notice a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-927","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nIs The Event the (or my) Next LOST?<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"It is too soon to tell whether The Event will live up to - or live down - the suggestion that it might be "the next LOST." 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