Gearheads of War

Lost really has become a phenomenon.  On top of discussing the show with countless friends, my family has watched almost 3 full seasons in less than a month.  That's over 50- 40 minute episodes.

That's a family that use to get together for dinner, church, the occasional family trip and that's about it.  Now almost every night we watch 2 episodes of Lost and eat 4 plus bags of popcorn.

As this applies to video games, something like Bioshock or Half Life screws cut scenes and gives you a full first person experience found no where else.  A game like Gears gives you a cinematic combination of being active and passively watching cool cut scenes.  All of this works wonders in engaging people.

That said, I'm not so sure sitting back and watching a movie that doubles as an interactive game wouldn't work.  What if for a chunk of the Lost episode you are the characters?  You have one of those "WTF is about to happen!?!?" moments and then the controller is placed in your hands.  Even 4 people's hands.  

Apply that to your favorite movie and imagine the possibilities.

If this was done well I guarantee my entire family would play and I'd be out a 360.