The Chris Carter Effect/Quotes

"Whatever. I've learned my lesson. I've grown up. I'm less naive. I now know how television writing works. Get the cliffhanger image, work backward from there, don't worry about the resolution. Resolution doesn't sell ads. Once Lost is over there's no more ads to sell."

- cory849, Reddit

"The second episode [of Alcatraz] ended with what can only be described as the typical supposedly mind-fuck Lost-type twist - and I would've been more excited about that if Lost ever managed to actually explain/clear up it's shit in a satisfying way."

- charlemagne, Stardestroyer.net

"ABC announced this week that it has renewed Lost for a fourth season. Said the show's writers, "Oh, crap.""

- Amy Poehler during the Weekend Update, Saturday Night Live