The finale of the series lost resolved many of the mysteries of the island and its history. The show, which is produced by vox media, releases episodes on a weekly basis. Eight years after one of the most divisive finales in television history, it feels like lost is on the rise again. Cuse gave an explanation to why the writers and producers decided to end the series the way they did. An early lost series format guide popped up earlier this week, via boing boing, and it. Therefore if you havent seen the show and dont want the end to be spoiled, stop reading this article right here. Still wondering what the television show lost was all about.
Lost ended in appropriately ambiguous fashion and this resulted in a. Listen hard enough and youll hear the sound of it being rediscovered. But if youve ever been curious to have the lost finale explained by actress evangeline lilly, who played scrappy criminal kate austen in all six seasons of the series, youre in luck. You might be totally wrong about the way lost ended. Watch full episodes of lost and get the latest breaking news, exclusive videos and pictures, episode recaps and much more at.
But the story will mean different things to different people. More than almost any other tv series ending twin peaks being the. The conclusion of lostthough emotionally satisfyinghas infuriated fans who wanted answers after watching for six seasons. Lost is an american drama television series that originally aired on abc from september 22, 2004, to may 23, 2010, over six seasons, comprising a total of 121 episodes. Spoiler alert the following article will completely explain and therefore give away to the most important puzzle pieces from the hit abc television series lost. The ending of lost was laid out pretty clearly in the series finale, the. The imperatives of network television meant that we had to generate massive amounts of story material, cuse said about lost.
Instead, as an abc spokesperson later explained, it was included so that fans could, quote, decompress before heading into the news. Post, director of the university of rochesters open letter books and a dedicated lostie, offers his. Lost wrapped a sixyear series run with a lost finale episode that brought back past characters, revived mysteries and answered only a few lingering questions. Lost, which premiered 15 years ago today 22 september, has the most. The abc show, which ran for six seasons between 2004 and 2010. Lost executive producers damon lindelof and carlton cuse. In our lost finale explanation we address the questions that left fans confused andor upset by how lost ended its run. Very early on we had decided that even though lost is a show about people on the island. Abrams to create a primetime drama that capitalized on the success of survivor. Explained is based on voxs previous youtube videos series, which followed a similar format. The series went on to attract us audiences of just under 24 million. An explainer for all those who continually get it wrong. The us television drama lost first aired in the united states on september 22, 2004 with the most expensive pilot in tv history. The lost finale was the decades most underrated ending the verge.
Explained is an american documentary television series that premiered on netflix on may 23, 2018. Very early on we had decided that even though lost is a. Since airing its twopart finale in may 2010 on abc, the polarizing ending of the landmark television series lost has been a point of fierce. Lost is seen through the filter of your own life experiences, but, at the same time, fans can have a collective view. Lost broke new ground for network television and was characterized by a. The major questions the show answered and the ones it didnt laura hurley lost took the world by storm when it debuted on abc back in 2004, and the series was something of an. Lost left plenty of questions unanswered following its series finale in 2010, but an. What actually went down in the most misunderstood finale of all time. Lost ended without explaining all of its mysteries and secrets but.
This twohour special takes a retrospective look back over the past six seasons of this groundbreaking series. Losts series finale, the end, is my favorite finale of any tv show because it delivers beautiful characterdriven moments instead of trying to. The series bible that sold abc on lost is full of lies. In a show thats a mystery day show meaning mysteries. Lost finale explained by evangeline lilly eight years. Very early on we had decided that even though lost is a show about people on the island, really, metaphorically, it. Thats because the document served as a not entirely honest pitch to sell abc executives on the series. It was the ninth episode of losts third series, and it was utterly pointless.
Matthew fox, josh holloway, evangeline lilly, jorge garcia i, daniel dae kim, yunjin kim, terry oquinn, naveen andrews lost cast, crew and credits tv. With all six seasons of lost now available to stream on hulu, we took a look back at how abcs landmark series pushed television into the internet age. What is a good summary of the entire series of lost. The ratings drop was partially explained when nielsen released dvr ratings, showing lost as the most recorded series on television. Watch lost episodes, get episode information, recaps. If youre a longtime fan of lost or simply looking for a new series to start.
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