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Lost (TV series) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the current drama series. For the 2001 reality show, see Lost (2001 TV series). Lost
Genre Drama, Adventure, Mystery, Thriller Picture format 480i (SDTV) 720p (HDTV) Running time 42 mins. (approx) Creator(s) Jeffrey Lieber J.J. Abrams Damon Lindelof Starring See Cast and characters below Country of origin United States Original channel American Broadcasting Company Original run September 22, 2004 - present No. of episodes 53 (List of episodes) Official website IMDb profile TV.com summary
Lost is an Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning serial drama television series that follows the lives of a group of plane crash survivors on a mysterious tropical island, somewhere in the South Pacific. The show was created by Jeffrey Lieber, J. J. Abrams and Damon Lindelof, who is now the head writer, and is filmed primarily on location in Oahu, Hawaii.[1] The pilot episode was first broadcast on September 22, 2004.[2] Since then, two seasons have aired and a third began on October 4, 2006.[3] The show is produced by Touchstone Television, Bad Robot Productions and Grass Skirt Productions and airs on the ABC Network in the U.S. Its incidental music is composed by Michael Giacchino. The current executive producers are J.J. Abrams, Damon Lindelof, Carlton Cuse, Jack Bender, Jeff Pinkner and Bryan Burk.[3] Because of its large ensemble cast and the cost of filming in Hawaii, the series is one of the most expensive on television.[4]
A critical and popular success, Lost garnered an average of 15.5 million viewers per episode on ABC during its first year, and won numerous industry awards including the Emmy Award for outstanding drama series in 2005 and best American import at the British Academy Television Awards also in 2005.[5]
Reflecting its devoted fan base, the show has become a staple of popular culture with references to the story and its elements appearing in other television shows,[6] commercials, comic books,[7][8] webcomics, humor magazines and song lyrics. The show's fictional universe has also been explored through tie-in novels, board and video games, and an alternate reality game, The Lost Experience.[9]
Contents [hide] 1 Production 1.1 Conception 1.2 Episode format 1.3 Music 1.4 Filming locations 1.5 Online distribution 1.6 DVD releases 2 Cast and characters 2.1 Casting 3 Season synopses 3.1 Season 1 3.2 Season 2 3.3 Season 3 4 Mythology 5 Thematic motifs 6 Discredited theories 7 Impact 7.1 Ratings 7.2 Awards 7.3 Fandom and popular culture 8 Other media 8.1 Licensed merchandise 9 References 10 External links
Production
Conception The series began development in January 2004, when Lloyd Braun, head of ABC at the time, ordered an initial script based on his concept of a cross between the movie Cast Away and the popular reality show Survivor. Unhappy with the result and a subsequent re-write, Braun contacted J.J. Abrams, creator of the TV series Alias, to write a new pilot script. Although initially hesitant, Abrams warmed to it, and eventually collaborated with Damon Lindelof to create the series' style and characters.[10] The development of the show was constrained by tight deadlines, as it had been commissioned late in the 2004 season's development cycle. Despite the short schedule, the creative team remained flexible enough to modify or create characters to fit actors they wished to cast.[11]
Lost's two-part pilot episode was the most expensive in the network's history, reportedly costing between US $10 and US $14 million,[12] compared to the average cost of an hour-long pilot in 2005 of US $4 million.[13] The show, which debuted on September 22, 2004, became one of the biggest critical and commercial successes of the 2004 television season. Along with fellow new series Desperate Housewives, Lost helped to reverse the flagging fortunes of ABC.[14] Yet, before it had even aired, Lloyd Braun was fired by executives at ABC's parent company, Disney, because he had greenlighted such an expensive and risky project.[10]
The world-premiere of the pilot episode was screened at Comic-Con International's 2004 event in San Diego. [15]
Episode format
Lost's title card.Episodes have a distinct structure: following a recap of events relevant to the upcoming narrative, each show begins with a cold open. At a dramatic juncture, the screen cuts to black and the title graphic, slightly out-of-focus, glides towards the viewer accompanied by an ominous,
This article is about the current drama series. For the 2001 reality show, see Lost (2001 TV series). Lost
Genre Drama, Adventure, Mystery, Thriller Picture format 480i (SDTV) 720p (HDTV) Running time 42 mins. (approx) Creator(s) Jeffrey Lieber J.J. Abrams Damon Lindelof Starring See Cast and characters below Country of origin United States Original channel American Broadcasting Company Original run September 22, 2004 - present No. of episodes 53 (List of episodes) Official website IMDb profile TV.com summary
Lost is an Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning serial drama television series that follows the lives of a group of plane crash survivors on a mysterious tropical island, somewhere in the South Pacific. The show was created by Jeffrey Lieber, J. J. Abrams and Damon Lindelof, who is now the head writer, and is filmed primarily on location in Oahu, Hawaii.[1] The pilot episode was first broadcast on September 22, 2004.[2] Since then, two seasons have aired and a third began on October 4, 2006.[3] The show is produced by Touchstone Television, Bad Robot Productions and Grass Skirt Productions and airs on the ABC Network in the U.S. Its incidental music is composed by Michael Giacchino. The current executive producers are J.J. Abrams, Damon Lindelof, Carlton Cuse, Jack Bender, Jeff Pinkner and Bryan Burk.[3] Because of its large ensemble cast and the cost of filming in Hawaii, the series is one of the most expensive on television.[4]
A critical and popular success, Lost garnered an average of 15.5 million viewers per episode on ABC during its first year, and won numerous industry awards including the Emmy Award for outstanding drama series in 2005 and best American import at the British Academy Television Awards also in 2005.[5]
Reflecting its devoted fan base, the show has become a staple of popular culture with references to the story and its elements appearing in other television shows,[6] commercials, comic books,[7][8] webcomics, humor magazines and song lyrics. The show's fictional universe has also been explored through tie-in novels, board and video games, and an alternate reality game, The Lost Experience.[9]
Contents [hide] 1 Production 1.1 Conception 1.2 Episode format 1.3 Music 1.4 Filming locations 1.5 Online distribution 1.6 DVD releases 2 Cast and characters 2.1 Casting 3 Season synopses 3.1 Season 1 3.2 Season 2 3.3 Season 3 4 Mythology 5 Thematic motifs 6 Discredited theories 7 Impact 7.1 Ratings 7.2 Awards 7.3 Fandom and popular culture 8 Other media 8.1 Licensed merchandise 9 References 10 External links
Production
Conception The series began development in January 2004, when Lloyd Braun, head of ABC at the time, ordered an initial script based on his concept of a cross between the movie Cast Away and the popular reality show Survivor. Unhappy with the result and a subsequent re-write, Braun contacted J.J. Abrams, creator of the TV series Alias, to write a new pilot script. Although initially hesitant, Abrams warmed to it, and eventually collaborated with Damon Lindelof to create the series' style and characters.[10] The development of the show was constrained by tight deadlines, as it had been commissioned late in the 2004 season's development cycle. Despite the short schedule, the creative team remained flexible enough to modify or create characters to fit actors they wished to cast.[11]
Lost's two-part pilot episode was the most expensive in the network's history, reportedly costing between US $10 and US $14 million,[12] compared to the average cost of an hour-long pilot in 2005 of US $4 million.[13] The show, which debuted on September 22, 2004, became one of the biggest critical and commercial successes of the 2004 television season. Along with fellow new series Desperate Housewives, Lost helped to reverse the flagging fortunes of ABC.[14] Yet, before it had even aired, Lloyd Braun was fired by executives at ABC's parent company, Disney, because he had greenlighted such an expensive and risky project.[10]
The world-premiere of the pilot episode was screened at Comic-Con International's 2004 event in San Diego. [15]
Episode format
Lost's title card.Episodes have a distinct structure: following a recap of events relevant to the upcoming narrative, each show begins with a cold open. At a dramatic juncture, the screen cuts to black and the title graphic, slightly out-of-focus, glides towards the viewer accompanied by an ominous,
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