May 19, 2010
“ Perhaps that’s why mystery, now more than ever, has special meaning. Because it’s the anomaly, the glaring affirmation that the Age of Immediacy has a meaningful downside. Mystery demands that you stop and consider— or, at the very least, slow down and discover. It’s a challenge to get there yourself, on its terms, not yours.

-J.J. Abrams

dont know where this is from.

(via thelastdaysoflost)

I’m pretty certain this is from JJ’s fantastic TED Talk from a couple years ago. I haven’t watched it in a while, but I cite it all the time—especially this season—as ammunition against the people who say they want answers, then complain about the reveals the writers give us.

People don’t really want answers, even if they say they do, because it’s always more fun to guess what’s inside the mystery box than to open it up. Which is why LOST is always going to be the best, and also why lots of people will walk away Sunday night a little disappointed, underwhelmed, or possibly even angry with “The End.”

Update: It’s actually the cover story from the JJ-edited “Mystery” issue of Wired, which was every bit as engaging as the TED Talk I noted above.

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