In response to a comment someone made about not being able to fully understand Lost without spending a certain amount of time on the boards:
(First, let me take the opportunity to bow down before the awesomeness that is the collective fandom of you all - I feel like I'm the biggest Lost fan in the world, but then I come here [where I am an "active lurker"] and I am humbled. You guys fucking blow my mind.)
I believe (one of) the great(est) things about this show, as with any great art (and I do consider Lost to be great art) is the layers and subtext, and the ability to truly enjoy this show with any level of understanding. I watch the show, and feel giddy and excited, like I just saw something fantastic, albeit somewhat confusing. The genius of this show lies in the willingness of the fans to accept this confusion as par for the course, and to continue watching and enjoying and being fully engaged in it, despite the haze.
Then I come here, and read the theories and analysis, and I'm exposed to a whole new world of enjoyment and excitement, where certain things are made clear, and certain things are rendered that much more deliciously tantalizing.
I feel that both "Lost Experiences" are equally fulfilling and satisfying, but exist on two very different planes, much like Lost itself. It's the difference between reading a great book for entertainment purposes - when you're finished, you feel like you experienced something wonderful, but might be hard pressed to expand on that - and studying and researching that book - you find so much more in the subtext that a casual reader would inevitably miss. One experience isn't superior to the other, but they are very, very different.