A few things you should know about me to understand why I think this is cool:

• I like Lost (OK, I really like Lost)
• I was so much of a Lost geek, I listened to the podcast with executive producers Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof (I submitted questions all the freaking time to it, in the hopes they would one day read mine. They never did).
• I paid movie theatre prices to watch the two of them have a discussion with The New York Times days before the finale.
• I refer to the two of them as Darlton and, in conversation, will mention something one of them has said as if I knew them personally (e.g.: “Well Damon disputed that!”) and follow them both on Twitter (I actually saw Inception as fast as I did because Lindelof kept tweeting spoilers and I had to stop following him and didn’t want to forget to start following him again).

So the week started like any other. Knowing that the copy of Entertainment Weekly that came in the mail last week featured an interview with the two of them (as well as loads of information on the contents of the Season 6 and Complete Series DVD sets), I saved it until Friday night and enjoyed it slowly. Taking my time to read and devour every word know this will likely be the last time I read anything from the two of these guys on Lost. Ever.

Flash forward (get it?) to Monday night, there I am at work, my Twitter stream popping up in the background, when I saw this series of tweets from Cuse asking for followers of his to submit questions to television writers for an Emmy panel he’s moderating in a few weeks.

I looked at the list of writers and was torn. I liked Glee, but is there anything I could ask Ryan Murphy that hasn’t already been asked? I needed something original, but something that meant something. I tried to draw on my film theory education as I looked once again at the list of writers Cuse would be talking to. There had to be something there that would tip me off …

And then it came to me. I directed my question to the writers of The Good Wife (a great show and the breakout drama from last fall):

Too many times it’s said that women don’t watch serial TV shows or go to movies that feature strong female characters in the lead role. The Good Wife, obviously, has proved that statement wrong (yet again). Since the show also appeals to men, how do you balance the amount of women’s melodrama you put into it, from what would attract a male viewer (e.g. the court cases). Were you ever worried that telling a story about a woman like Alicia Florrick would not take off because of that old adage about women and strong female characters? Could anyone but Julianna Margulies played that role? Do you think Margulies makes the difference?

I hit send and thought nothing of it.

Flash forward to Tuesday night at work. I happened to glance at my Gmail and saw two unread messages. I clicked over to the tab. And there it was. The Email:

Only eight words, but the sender says Carlton Cuse. Definitely the best email I’ve ever gotten.

Can’t wait to see if my question gets asked and answered in a couple of weeks!