Obama State of the Union Threatens Lost Premiere

January 07, 2010

Lost has had to overcome many obstacles through its first five seasons, but never before has it been threatened by the Commander-In-Chief.

New is circulating the Internet today that the White House is considering either January 26 or February 2 for President Obama's State of the Union Address. Losties know full well February 2 is the season six premiere which would mean if that date is chosen, the planned 3-hour event would be preempted in favor of a political speech. Doesn't anyone in the White House watch Lost? Ouch!

ABC is surely monitoring this situation closely and has a backup plan in place should they lose their date. I have a hard time imagining Lost starting after the Address, which would leave either the previous or following Tuesday evenings as likely candidates.

Of course there is a big Twitter movement underway with a hashtag of #NoStateofUnionFeb2 to stop this television travesty in its tracks. Personally I favor returning to Lost on schedule rather than another update on the improving economy and the latest anti-terrorist measures.