A man wakes up in a forest, and soon realizes he has survived a plane crash on a Pacific island. He finds a handful of other survivors, and being a medical doctor, becomes their de facto leader. Some understand they may be on this island for awhile. Others do not. The doctor and a couple of others track down the plane's transceiver and almost fall prey to what sounds like the world's biggest bull elephant, although they never get a good look at it. The first half of the pilot builds up reasonable suspense, and is very nicely filmed on a beach in Oahu. Too many of the survivors are young and pretty and wooden, a common fault of almost every network TV show on the air. Because of this, it is hard not to believe you are watching a fancy, slightly surreal soap opera. Well, actually, that's exactly what LOST is. But it is definitely watchable.
Review of Pilot: Part 1
