May 4, 1961, 1:20pm. Do you know what happened on that specific day, at that specific time? The Objects were created! I'm Just kidding but seriously, if you can honestly say that you caught that reference before checking that link, I'll give you a dollar. Pinky Promise.
For those of you who Do Not know what The Lost Room is all about(Which is everyone west of the Rio Grande and south of Calgary), let me give you "JT's The Lost Room in 5 minutes or less!"
So the show starts out with a single father who also happens to be a detective, who also happens to be put on this particular case, who ALSO happens to be in a court battle with this ex-wife who walked out on him 3 years earlier and now wants the kid. Whew! And that pretty much concludes the Drama,(Now onto the science fiction awesomeness!)
The show starts with him being given The Key. The Key, like many other objects from "The Room", all have unique abilities. There is a comb that stops time, scissors' that Rotate things, a pen that electrocutes, a watch that hard bowels eggs.... the list goes on and on. Needless to say, they vary widely in their uses and practicality. The key though is "The Key"(Pun intended) to the whole show! The key allows you to open any door and when you open that door it creates a portal through said door to a hotel room that has been removed from time and space. The key is the only way in and out of the hotel room. Once in the room, one can reopen the door to any door that one envision. You can step into the hotel through a door in Cleavland and step out of the hotel through a door in Saint Petersburg. The crux of the whole show though, lies in what happens when one goes into the room and they DON'T have the key. During the beginning of the show, the door is opened and this main characters Daughter is thrust into the room and the door accidentally closes behind her. Every time that the door is closed without the person with the key being inside, The Room resets, completely. Anything that is in the room, that was not originally there, disappears forever! Or so we think ;-) Such is the premise behind the whole show. As is to be expected after many adventures and Much Hubub, the Daughter is reclaimed, the villain destroyed, and many many loose ends are created never to be tied...... Ever.
This exact story is what my wife and I found ourselves consumed by last evening as we lay draped over the couch eating pizza and crunching on granola bars. When this whole episode had concluded and the world we had found ourselves forced itself into a very unsatisfactory end.... I thought to myself "Ahhhhh, that was good! Nothing like rediscovering a long lost treasure." :-)
Really though, I LOVE it! Last week I read a novel for the first time... in a Looooong time. And it was fabulous! I remembered everything that I enjoyed about being able to curl up and lose myself in a good book. There is nothing quite like stepping into someone else's world for a little while to help you appreciate all the things that you love about the one You reside in. After having enjoyed that Mini Series and that Book so much, I have committed myself to rediscovering long lost loves of mine. I think it will be good for my state of mind... but heck, what do I know? I'm Just Another Nerd.
