"Lost" (2004)TV series 2004-????

Creators:

J.J. Abrams
Jeffrey Lieber
Damon Lindelof

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4

Release Date:

22 September 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Everything Happens for a Reason

Plot:

The survivors of a plane crash are forced to live with each other on a remote island, a dangerous new world that poses unique threats of its own.

Plot Keywords:

Death | Interracial Relationship | Garbage | Parental Relationship | Brother Sister Relationship

Awards:

Won Golden Globe. Another 39 wins & 123 nominations

Cast

Naveen Andrews	...	Sayid Jarrah (82 episodes, 2004-2008)
Matthew Fox	...	Jack Shephard (82 episodes, 2004-2008)
Jorge Garcia	...	Hugo 'Hurley' Reyes (82 episodes, 2004-2008)
Josh Holloway	...	James 'Sawyer' Ford (82 episodes, 2004-2008)
Daniel Dae Kim	...	Jin Kwon (82 episodes, 2004-2008)
Emilie de Ravin	...	Claire Littleton (82 episodes, 2004-2008)
Yunjin Kim	...	Sun Kwon (82 episodes, 2004-2008)
Evangeline Lilly	...	Kate Austen (82 episodes, 2004-2008)
Terry O'Quinn	...	John Locke (82 episodes, 2004-2008)
Dominic Monaghan	...	Charlie Pace (70 episodes, 2004-2008)
Harold Perrineau	...	Michael Dawson (60 episodes, 2004-2008)
Michael Emerson	...	Ben Linus / ... (43 episodes, 2006-2008)
Henry Ian Cusick	...	Desmond Hume (39 episodes, 2005-2008)
Elizabeth Mitchell	...	Juliet Burke (35 episodes, 2006-2008)
Madison	...	Vincent the Dog (35 episodes, 2004-2008)
Maggie Grace	...	Shannon Rutherford (33 episodes, 2004-2007)

Runtime:

42 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Portuguese | Spanish | Arabic | French | Korean | German

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

New Zealand:M (Season 1 DVD) | South Korea:15 | Germany:12 (TV rating) (season 1) | South Africa:PG (13V) (TV rating) | New Zealand:PG (Season 3 some episodes) | Malaysia:U | Finland:K-15/13 (TV rating) | Brazil:16 (DVD rating) (season 2) | Germany:16 (DVD rating) (season 2) (part 1) | Germany:16 (DVD rating) (season 1) | New Zealand:PG (Season 2 some episodes) | Singapore:PG | New Zealand:M (Season 2 DVD) | Brazil:18 (DVD rating) (season 3) | South Africa:PG (10V) (DVD rating) | Germany:18 (DVD rating) (season 2) (part 2) | Brazil:18 (DVD rating) (season 1) | Germany:18 (One episode) | France:U | Germany:16 (TV rating) (season 2) | Netherlands:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | USA:TV-14 | USA:TV-PG

Filming Locations:

Hawaii Film Studio - 18th Avenue & Diamond Head Road, Honolulu, O'ahu, Hawaii, USA

Company:

ABC Studios

Trivia:

James Cash lost the part of Jack Shepherd to Matthew Fox at the final auditions.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Hurley is making his mad rush for his plane he clearly and visibly runs past a doorway with the word "Kamehameha" visible at the top. Most of the airport footage is apparently shot at the convention center in Oahu. Roberts Hawaii buses are also very noticeable within shots in the background.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Paris Hilton/Keane (#30.11)" (2005)

Chilling, atmospheric and addictive – if the writers can weave all the clues and ideas together in the end, this will probably be stapled as the best show ever in television

While originally reluctant to jump on the bandwagon of watching "Lost", I accidentally caught one episode at the beginning of season 1—the one with the polar-bear—and it has had my undivided attention ever since. The show, that is. Not the polar bear. So bear (heh) with me while I throw out as much rambling, semi-coherent praise as I can muster.

"Lost" takes a simple idea of a passenger flight full of people crashing onto a desert island, and gradually adds extraordinary depth to its premise by exploring each character deeply and unflinchingly—what drives them, who are they? Where did they come from? It soon becomes clear that the island upon which they are stranded acts as a common denominator for many things in their lives, whether they're running away from something (Sawyer and Kate among others) or getting in touch with spirituality (Locke, Claire). But "Lost" also zooms in on the island itself and the mysterious horrors that it houses... and they all seem to be strangely connected.

While television actors are not exactly known for their subtlety or dazzling acting abilities, most of the cast of "Lost" are, in truth, spectacular actors for their respective parts, projecting heart and humour in their performances. There's also a multitude of eyecandy, but not generally of the plastic Hollywood kind as most TV shows. The characters all feel very real and they are extremely compelling to watch. Their interactions rarely fall prey to predictable sappiness, petty arguments or cheesy melodrama (although they are annoyingly secretive) – these people are first and foremost trying to survive and whatever relationship appears is treated secondary to action. The realism of these characters facilitate an already well-sculptured plot.

About this plot... Imagine a tree as the template plot, then the branches as subplots (in this case, one branch for every character) – well, Lost adds twigs to each branch and then tiny twigs to those twigs as other story lines. If you're a brother/sister to one of the main characters in the flashbacks, you will get your own storyline. If you're a DOG you will have your own storyline. Unless the writers manage to weave them all together into some glorious culmination in the end, they are setting themselves up. I am more than a little worried there will be some disappointing cop-out to this show, as I'm sure most people are.

But assuming the writers do pull this off, "Lost" is possibly the best show ever to hit television.

9/10