Lost (TV series)

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Lost
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Genre Drama
Thriller
Science fiction
Adventure
Mystery
Created by Damon Lindelof
J.J. Abrams
Jeffrey Lieber
Composer(s) Michael Giacchino
Country of origin Flag of United States
Language(s) English
No. of seasons 5
No. of episodes 83
Production
Executive producer(s) Damon Lindelof
Carlton Cuse
Bryan Burk
Jack Bender
J. J. Abrams
Location(s) Flag of United States Oahu, Hawaii
Running time approx. 43 min.
Broadcast
Original channel ABC
Picture format 480i (SDTV), 720p (HDTV) ABC HD, 1080i (HDTV) Sky HD, Premiere HD
Original run September 22, 2004 – present
Other websites
Official website
Production website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

Lost is an American television series that follows the lives of plane crash survivors on a tropical island, somewhere in the South Pacific. Each episode has a story from a character's past or future. The show was created by J. J. Abrams, Damon Lindelof, and Jeffrey Lieber. It is mostly filmed in Oahu, Hawaii.[1] The first episode was shown on September 22, 2004.[2] Since then, four seasons have aired. The show is produced by ABC Studios, Bad Robot Productions and Grass Skirt Productions and airs on the ABC Network in the United States. Because of its large cast and the cost of filming in Hawaii, the series is one of the most expensive on television.[3]

Lost had an average of 15.5 million viewers per episode on ABC during its first year, and won many awards including the Emmy Award for outstanding drama series in 2005[4] and best American import at the British Academy Television Awards also in 2005.[5]

In May 2007 it was announced that Lost will continue for a fourth, fifth, and sixth year, with the final episode showing in May 2010. The announcement said that three final seasons will each have 16 episodes, running weekly in the spring without repeats.[6][7] Season 4 began airing January 31, 2008. When the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike began, only 8 of the planned 16 episodes had been filmed. After the writer's strike was resolved, it was announced that only 5 of the remaining 8 episodes in season 4 will be filmed. It is expected that the 3 missing episodes will be added to seasons 5 and 6.[8]

Contents

[change] Story

[change] Season 1

The episodes of Season 1 were shown on television in the United States starting on September 22, 2004. There were 24 episodes[9] , which were shown on Wednesday nights. After their plane crashes on an island, the survivors of Oceanic Flight 815 must work together to stay alive. The survivors find mysterious things including polar bears, an invisible monster, and the other people living on the island, known as the "Others." They also meet a Frenchwoman who has been on the island for 16 years and find a metal hatch (door) buried in the ground. Some of them try to leave the island on a raft.

[change] Season 2

Season 2 had 23 episodes and were shown in the United States and Canada on Wednesdays starting September 21, 2005. Most of the story, which continues 45 days after the crash, is about on the conflict between the survivors and the Others. New characters are introduced, including the survivors from the tail end of the crashed airplane and people who live on the island. The survivors go down into the hatch door to the secret building of the DHARMA Initiative where the character Desmond has been living for three years. One of the crash survivors betrays the other castaways, and we learn more about why the airplane crashed and the stories of many of the survivors.

[change] Season 3

Season 3 had 22 episodes that began airing in the United States and Canada on October 4, 2006 on Wednesdays at 9:00 pm. After a break, the show returned on February 7, 2007 and aired at 10:00 pm.[10] The story continues 67 days after the crash. New crash survivors and Others are introduced. The crash survivors learn about the Others and their history on the island. A war between The Others and the survivors begins, and the survivors make contact with a rescue team.

[change] Season 4

Season 4 was planned to have 16 episodes, but because of the Writers Guild of America strike it only had 14. It began airing in the United States on January 31, 2008 and concluded on May 29, 2008. The story continues 93 days after the crash.

[change] Cast

[change] Current

These characters have regular appearances on the show.

[change] Former

These characters were main characters at one point of the show and are now no longer shown or shown only in flashbacks.

[change] References

  1. ↑ ABC's 'Lost', about the show
  2. ↑ Pilot: Part 1
  3. ↑ Ryan, Tim. "High filming costs force ABC network executives to consider relocating", Honolulu Star-Bulletin, 26-1-2005.
  4. ↑ Emmys.tv
  5. ↑ [1]
  6. ↑ "Lost" set for three more years, Variety.com, May 6, 2007
  7. ↑ A Map for 'Lost', Entertainment Weekly
  8. ↑ Dos Santos, Kristin, (February 12, 2008) "The Return of Mother, Life and, Oh Yeah, Lost", E!.
  9. ↑ ABC.com: Lost Episode Guide. ABC.com. Retrieved on 10 October 2006.
  10. ↑ Lost website

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