I like Hurley and, unlike you, Sawyer is my favorite character, after Charlie. He's interesting and there's room there for real redemption.

I find Ben, Juliet, Jack and Kate annoying too. I don't think I'll be watching Lost anymore. When they focused on the Others and on the Jack/Kate/Sawyer story and practically ignored all the others for so long, I got bored and only watched it for the glimpses of Charlie they gave us. Now that he's dead, I don't expect to see him again, so that's it for me.