I've always suspected there was a reason why I haven't been watching Lost. Edward Cline, author of the Sparrowhawk series, sums it up nicely, and echoes my thoughts while watching the first few episodes. Heroes isn't a perfect show, philosophically, but the first season did have a storyline that one was compelled to watch simply because one assumed (rightfully so, I think) that it was leading somewhere--and, one wanted to know where.