MI III was much better than all but the first and most of the second season of Alias. The only ones that were any good. Lost was decent enough, but JJ was only 1 of 3 people responsible for it. He's been gone since Season 2 BTW.

With the exception of Uwe Boll, it usually takes more than one person to tank a production.

The Odd/Even Star Trek rule seemed to fall apart with the newer (TNG) movies. The most entertaining for me was First Contact. The other ones were largely forgettable and not much more than extended TV episodes.