Our columnist this week is a 21-year-old from West Yorkshire who is studying journalism at the University of Lincoln Andy Dixon

That's it! The series of the year, if not the century, finished last week, leaving me and many other Lost fans with nothing to watch tonight.

Channel 4 bosses knew that they were on to something from the start when they teased us with their spectacular opening double episode way back in the summer. And they also knew avid viewers wanted an equally dramatic conclusion, so tied it up with another back-to-back showing last week.

The 24-episode series, which films each show three weeks prior to being aired in the US, ended when 'camp-leaders' Jack and Locke were peering down a metal shaft into what was once thought to be a deserted island.

Elsewhere the raft of heroes aiming to be rescued was blown up by 'the others' who apparently share the island, and have an obsession about kidnapping youngsters as they took Walt. And the weird French lady was found attempting to sacrifice the survivors' only baby to this group who stole her son 16 years previously.

The original flashback-style storylines tantalise viewers as they learn snippets about each character's history show-by-show. But there are too many unanswered questions to possibly fathom out in this column, plus I'm sure no-one would want me to spoil what might happen next.

The premise of a bunch of strangers surviving a plane crash almost unscathed is far-fetched to say the least, but the addition of polar bears, dangerous numbers and huge boats running adrift two miles inland have had many of us hooked since August 10.

Creators JJ Abrams and Damon Lindelof must be delighted after gambling their careers on the pilot episode which cost as much as a Hollywood blockbuster.

Characters such as Sayid, a former Iraqi soldier, and the plane crash storyline, must bring home memories of 9/11, therefore making the challenge of getting an audience to adore him their personal task.

They also had to stop viewers like me from thinking about Lord of the Rings everytime they saw the only British survivor, Charlie, who played a Hobbit in the big-screen adaptation of Tolkien's books.

The 14 lead characters include a doctor, a thief, a millionaire, a drug-addict rock star and a disabled bloke who can now walk. Sounds like the cast of Big Brother.

The success of this action adventure series makes me ask, why aren't we producing anything quite as good?

It's true that our friends overseas snapped up comedy show The Office and prior to that The Royle Family, but I can't imagine them wanting any of the other tripe we put up with.

Britain takes more than its fair share of their shows, with Channel 4 being a repeat offender.

Friends, Cheers, Frasier, and The Simpsons are a proven formula for success and we can't get enough of it.

Flicking through the TV listings, I can see that Channel 4 is pushing another US hit tonight with Desperate Housewives making its return. This is quite desperate in my opinion, but someone out there must like it.

Roll on spring when we finally see what's down Lost's hatch.