Sure am glad to find this thread! I tuned in because the show is produced by J.J. Abrams who also produces one of my favorites, "Alias." If I'm not mistaken, Abrams brought two former players from "Alias" over to the "Lost" set.....the pilot who played Weiss, Vaughn's FBI partner, and the guy with the orange, who played the CIA director. (Not so sure about that one since orange guy never spoke.)
Little Mermaid....I know what you mean about Smallville. I've been hooked on that show since day 1. It's on at the same time as "Lost" so I watched "Lost" and taped Smallville. Started watching Smallville today, but haven't finished it yet.
I'm not at all disappointed in "Lost." I'll be tuning in again next week (and setting the VCR for Smallville.)