I honestly can’t believe it’s been 20 years. lost When the show debuted on ABC, it was one of the first modern TV shows I became hopelessly addicted to, and I found myself trying to unravel its mysteries while digging deep into recaps and show lore on my blog. Lost A wealth of fascinating mysteries.
For those who don’t know, lost It ushered in a new golden age of television. Desperate Housewives And a few months before that Grey’s AnatomyServices like Twitter and Reddit hadn’t launched yet, Myspace was still new, and we all banded together around blogs and fan sites to extend our enjoyment of the show, which begins with a plane crash on a mysterious island.
lost It quickly became a must-see hit, in fact one of the biggest hits of the appointment-viewing era, and I suspect it will happen again, this time with a streaming audience.
All 6 seasons lost It will be available on Netflix in just under a month (July 1), which means a whole new generation of viewers will be enthralled in figuring out what the numbers mean, whether Benjamin Linus is good or bad, the mystery of the Smoke Monster, what’s special about the island and “The Others,” and so much more.
The show is far too complicated to summarise here, but the gist is that it begins with the crash of Oceanic Airlines Flight 815 en route from Sydney to Los Angeles. The plane breaks up in mid-air, scattering the passengers across a Pacific island. At first, the show seems like it’s going to be a simple search-and-rescue story, but then the show starts featuring polar bears (yes, there are polar bears roaming the island’s beaches) and hallucinations of deceased family members.
lost Essentially, the show is about the nature of reality and the line between science and faith. By unravelling the full backstories of its characters, the show also offers some addictive and engrossing meditations on fate and free will, philosophy, and the surprising possibilities of time itself.
There was no social media at the time the show aired (it also came out three years before the iPhone was released). Lost The producers got pretty creative about how to keep fans interested, launching things like webisodes and podcasts, and eventually putting every episode on a little, then-new service called Hulu.
Even after all these years, there are so many memorable episodes and moments from this show that still stick in my mind. constantMoments like Jacob’s first interaction with the Man in Black. And basically any time Benjamin Linus is on screen.
Let me put it this way: lost It was so good and influential that it spawned a completely different show. Manifestowas clearly influenced lost The show was conceived by former ABC chairman Lloyd Braun when he was brainstorming ways to turn a Hawaiian beach vacation into a TV show concept. cast awayreality TV Survivoran idea began to take shape: Survivors of a plane crash, each a stranger, learning how to let go of the past and survive.
