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Official "Lost" Thread. Tonight, ABC, 8:00pm EST.

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Goreomedy

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What's the big deal?

A new series from Alias creator J.J. Abrams, Lost promises to mix Sci Fi elements into the action/drama genre. Lost follows the journey of 48 plane crash survivors who find themselves stranded in the South Pacific. Soon, they realize something deadly inhabits their island...

The most expensive pilot episode ever filmed, and getting universal praise(quotes from Coaxial News):

Variety says:
expensive, intriguing … More than any of the current shows lensing in Hawaii, "Lost" makes sumptuous use of its tropical surroundings … Abrams (who co-wrote and directed the pilot) also does a nice job layering on the tension … Abrams' misspent youth serves him well tapping into various sci-fi conventions, as he has to some extent with the spy world on "Alias"

The Hollywood Reporter says:
… a rollicking good adventure drama, starting with a pilot episode that plants the seeds from which inviting stories should sprout … The adventure component is above average for the small screen, but what seals this deal are the intriguing survivors. … Despite the hurry-up schedule under which the pilot was shot, thought was obviously given to creating scenes of suspense, conflict and physical attraction. …

Entertainment Weekly gives it an “A” and says:
Fall’s best new drama … I was tempted to hedge on my final grade because Lost is the kind of show that could go anywhere. Then I realized that’s exactly why I should commit to the ride.

TV Guide says:
… Abrams has done it again, bringing a thrilling, sensational urgency to the hokiest of premises. Relentlessly suspenseful, lavishly produced and terrifically cast with a large ensemble … Lost is a real find. If viewers discover it, they’ll want to come back.

The Los Angeles Times says:
… "Lost" was not yet 10 minutes old, and I was already prepared to declare it the most exciting new show of the fall season. … There are flashbacks to the plane, which serve to reveal secrets about our cast members. These scenes are disturbing — the reliving, again and again, of that dreaded moment on a plane before it crashes, when it's just hurtling, out of control, to the ground. "Lost" is very comprehensible this way, lucid — it knows the buttons it wants to push (fear of flying, fear of abandonment, fear of the unknown) and pushes them, repeatedly, like a kid playing a video game.

USA Today gives it four stars (out of four) and says:
Oh, the joy of losing yourself in Lost. … Alias' J.J. Abrams has fashioned a totally original, fabulously enjoyable lost-at-sea series. Once again, he has taken an outlandish Saturday-serial setup and imbued it with real characters and honest emotions, without sacrificing any of the old-fashioned fun.

On a personal note, it's about time someone poured some decent bank into Sci Fi. And if these island beasts turn out to be dinos, I'm gonna give Abrams a big, sloppy, kiss.
 

Mama Smurf

My penis is still intact.
I'm terrified of spoilers, so I might not come back, but I will say this. Having already seen the pilot, both parts of it, it's absolutely excellent. Interesting likeable characters, a good plot, intiriguing hints, full of secrets...good stuff.

Good cast (quite a lot of well known people, the new ones are good too) and a strong writing team will hopefully make this the next big series.
 

Memles

Member
Goreomedy said:
ABC will air the pilot again next Wednesday.

No...ABC is airing the first half of the pilot this week, and the second half next week.

Excited...been trying to get ahold of the pilot, will have to deal with waiting.
 

Fatalah

Member
I loved it. I can't wait until next week.

And from a viewership standpoint....ABC's gonna get a hell of alot more viewers for next Wednesday due to tonight's awesome half.
 

Goreomedy

Console Market Analyst
Loved it as well. But why did they split this pilot up? That was such an abrupt end to tonight's episode. I almost wish I had recorded it to my DVR, and saved it until I had part two next Wednesday.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed for a hit, but I fear most people won't discover this until the first (and perhaps only) season hits DVD.
 

Phoenix

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I'm interested and knew it was coming on, but it just never elevated itself to the must see status. I'll have to grab a torrent of it.
 

Dan

No longer boycotting the Wolfenstein franchise
I really dug it. A lot of intrigue, lots of dangling mysteries, and thus far, the characters are as likeable as they need to be. I'll be following this one, most definitely. I just wish I were around on Wednesdays when it airs, instead I have to tape it which results in poorer quality.

Anyway, I just hope that this goes somewhere. Unless they completely squander it, I don't want it to get canned without a resolution, but I don't want to see ABC or Abrams string it out, adding more questions than answers for ages like the X-Files.

I wouldn't bet for a second that the creature/s are just dinosaurs. Not with those mechanical sounds.

Heh, I think this is the first ABC show I've watched in several years. Maybe since the Michael J Fox years of Spin City.
 

Mama Smurf

My penis is still intact.
Where did they end the first part? I've only seen it as a whole pilot. Spoiler tag it for the unsuspecting please.
 

Goreomedy

Console Market Analyst
The pilot that was stripped from the cockpit was shown up in the trees, seemingly burned or skinned alive.
 

Memles

Member
I won't even attempt to speculate on ANYTHING that happens...

First off...the music when Kate took the shoes off the corpse was RIGHT out of Alias...and then cut right to Kendall. ROCK. Also, nice to see the Grunberg cameo...even if he kinda got...well, you know.

Cannot WAIT until next week. The shows has riveting characters, some awesome suspense, great camera work and awesome acting all around.

Wow. Considering it's supposedly one of the most expensive pilots ever shot...ABC is behind it. Let's see if viewers are as well.

I just have to add that I found the break to be an odd place to stop it, but that is to be expected. When you have a pilot like this, it pretty well got broken directly in half, thus resulting in an uneven cut. Would like to see ABC air the full pilot on a Saturday Night or something, to drum up some support. I'm expecting low ratings.
 

Willco

Hollywood Square
This show has too many "raving" reviews, so I think that probably means it's lame and as so, I won't be watching. Here's hoping for CANCELLED.
 

Priz

Member
Goreomedy said:
On a personal note, it's about time someone poured some decent bank into Sci Fi. And if these island beasts turn out to be dinos, I'm gonna give Abrams a big, sloppy, kiss.

They said clearly at the SDCC panel "There is not now nor will there ever be dinosaurs on the island. This much we'll promise you."

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Fifty

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This show is awesome. Too bad they're showing the pilot over two weeks....because I've already seen it and now I've got to wait 2 more weeks to see the first new (to me) episode. Man oh man I hope this gets good ratings and we see at least a full season of it. Too many great shows get the axe. ABC has faith in Alias, and I don't think they'll pull the plug on one of JJ's shows early..I hope not.
 

border

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C'mon now, if it was dinosaurs then that would just be way too obvious! I seem to recall reading an interview with JJ Abrams, and he was pretty cagey about whether or not we will even get to see the monsters in the first season....

Anyhow, I saw the pilot months ago and thought that it was pretty cool. They are going to kill the show pretty fast with this cruddy Wednesday night time slot. If they are not going to air Alias until 2005, then put it on Sunday night!
 

luxsol

Member
Dan said:
Heh, I think this is the first ABC show I've watched in several years. Maybe since the Michael J Fox years of Spin City.
Yeah, it's been years for me too. I wouldn't have even known about this show if it weren't for all the damn commercials they have on Scifi channel (or is it Cartoon Network? Comedy Central?.. something).
Really awesome show so far. Definitely needs to be watched.
 

element

Member
I'm kinda shocked and how violent the show was!!

when the dude got sucked in the engine, my jaw dropped. even though i had a feeling it was going to happen.

it is the first ABC show I've watched in years too. I don't think the time slot will really hurt it. It really isn't going up against anything. NBC has Hawaii, which sucks. If anything it is a great slot, since there isn't anything on TV at that time.
 

Goreomedy

Console Market Analyst
I don't care if Dinosaurs would be obvious. I like them. And want them. :(

And how have so many of you seen part 2? Downloaded it?
 
I watched it as well and thought it was pretty cool. I really like how they are purposely leaving a bunch of clues out to keep you coming back.

Kate is about as drop dead gorgeous as it gets. Another reason to keep coming back.
 
Wow I completely blew this off, flipped to the channel to see Dom, then flipped away as it looks rather silly when I tuned in. Interesting reactions here though, not a single bad response, which for GAF, says something. I'll definitely have to watch this.

EDIT:None = one. Someone's post got labelled as unimportant for my eyes. Whoops?
 
Yeah, it was really good.

Although, I'm a curious if they can keep this up through-out (potentially) multiple seasons... I mean, there's only so much you can do on an island.
 

OmniGamer

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I, for one, am extremely glad there won't be any dinosaurs...while watching it last night i was hoping that won't be the case. I am so anti-Dino it's not even funny.
 

Memles

Member
I was trying to get a copy of the pilot...but it stalled on me. Pissed, I was.

It was 1:30 am last night...and all I could think about was the pilot. Argh.

The questions raised in my mind from ONLY the first half of the pilot.

What the hell did Charlie have in the bathroom of the plane? It was obviiously the reason he came with them to the cockpit, to get whatever he put in there...but what was it? Was this why he was running down the plane to the bathroom in the flashback?

Why is it that the person sitting next to Kate ended up trapped and dying, while Kate endded up with some scratches on her hand and pretty well unscathed?

The obligatory "What the hell is that/those thing(s)?"

And....what the FUCK is up with the dog?

Abrams...you owe me an hour of sleep.
 

Goreomedy

Console Market Analyst
Memles said:
What the hell did Charlie have in the bathroom of the plane? It was obviiously the reason he came with them to the cockpit, to get whatever he put in there...but what was it? Was this why he was running down the plane to the bathroom in the flashback?

And he no doubt lied about his identity. He was familiar to the girl, but that could mean he's a wanted man, and not in that crappy band. Also, during the flashback sequence, I think Charlie is shown walking to the bathroom even then, before the plane broke up. "Sir, you can't go back there."

Why is it that the person sitting next to Kate ended up trapped and dying, while Kate ended up with some scratches on her hand and pretty well unscathed?
You mean the guy with the piece of shrapnel in his belly? Just the luck of the draw. I suppose.

The obligatory "What the hell is that/those thing(s)?"
I have no clue. But they've got to be three stories tall.

And....what the FUCK is up with the dog?
I think, perhaps, the dog was on the island to begin with...
 

teiresias

Member
Series Finale spoiler (be warned, from a reliable source close to the production):
The secret of the island is that they're building a hotel and resort on the other side of it and in the final episode of the series Donald Trump walk out and says, "Crazy ass stranded people."
:D
 

Mrbob

Member
Saw the first half of the pilot and it was pretty good. I noticed it was only one hour at first and thought what the heck? Now I see they split it up into two parts. Stupid. We got the pilot split up into two parts so ABC can show a 2 hour Bachelor show? Lame.
 

Priz

Member
Luscious LeftFoot said:
Doesn't the dog belong to the little kid?

We know they're both the same TYPE of dog, but we're just assuming that it's the kid's. Watch some later episode where they see the dog Jack saw and the kid or the father might say "uh, that's NOT my dog..."

Memles: It was heroin, I believe. I just checked the lost-tv.com forum again (just woke up)...

What is it that Charlie (Dominic Monaghan) was snorting?

If I remember correctly, the powder is brown. And Dom said it was heroin, in an interview. The withdrawal can get very interesting, and should give Dom a chance to shine.
 

element

Member
it would make sense that Charlie is on drugs, since part of the wing/engine almost landed on him and he just shrugged it off.
 

Priz

Member
Goreomedy said:
I don't care if Dinosaurs would be obvious. I like them. And want them. :(

And how have so many of you seen part 2? Downloaded it?

Please read what I said above (directly above the pictures) again.

"THERE HAS NOT NOR WILL THERE EVER BE DINOSAURS ON THE ISLAND."

I was at the SDCC panel and that's one thing they clearly said.

Everyone here reading the thread should also visit lost-tv.com. I don't work for the site, but since SDCC I've found it to be the one really useful source for the show. A few people who work on the show frequent there so there's been some exclusive interviews and other goodies on there I haven't seen elsewhere. (such as one of the extras on the show creating his account of everything so far...)

As far as downloading it, there was a test screening shown on local cable systems for certain areas. You watch some local access or infomercial channel at a certain time and they air a show and you watch it then fill out a survey. Someone who's a fan of Alias and such was asked to be in the focus group and recorded it and put it online. But it doesn't really matter anymore. The more interesting thing is the subtle changes in the versions.

There's a lot more music in the final version and some interesting cuts. In the original, all the Korean was unsubbed, leaving us clueless as much as the rest of the passengers. The creature sound was different too...
 

Fifty

Member
That site also informed us that Lost won its timeslot. :D Maybe wednesdays will be a nice easy start for the show.
 

Priz

Member
They're also going to reair both parts of the pilot back to back on October 2nd.
(why they put the bachelor on instead of both parts on the same night is beyond me, ESPECIALLY after seeing how the ratings were half that of Lost...)
 

Memles

Member
Brian Fellows said:
Do you have bit torrent? If so you can see the enitre pilot at once.

Yeah...but with unifinished music. I thought the music ROCKED in the episode, so I'm deciding not to continue the Torrent, which is stalled at about 60%. Can't be bothered. The suspense'll do me good.

And...to put the ratings into perspective.

HOLY FUCKING SHIT.

While that does so nicely, I'll explain further.

ABC's new drama "Lost" premiered to a surprisingly strong 11.6/19, dominating the 8 p.m. hour. A prime-time "Dr. Phil" special on CBS was second at 7.9/13, while NBC's "Hawaii" took third. The season premiere of "Smallville," 3.5/6, put The WB in fourth. "That '70s Show" and "Quintuplets" averaged 3.3/6 for FOX. "America's Next Top Model" opened its season on UPN with a 2.7/5.

Essentially...twice what Abrams' other ABC Show, Alias, gets on Sunday Nights.

The first of two hours of "Law & Order," 12.2/19, gave NBC the lead at 9 p.m. "Dr. Phil" improved to 10.1/16 for CBS. ABC dropped to third with the return of "The Bachelor," 6.2/9. Two episodes of "The Bernie Mac Show" moved FOX up to fourth. "The Mountain" debuted to a 2.6/4 on The WB, while UPN's "Veronica Mars" managed only a 1.8/3 in its premiere.

It was BARELY beaten out, overall (Although with a bit less competition) by the new episode of Law and Order (At least I think they aired the new episode first, I only have the torrent). And CSI New York (12.1/20) didn't do too much better.

On the whole...Lost basically opened to what is likely the highest ratings that ABC will see for a long time. More people watched Lost than the Emmys. More people watched Lost than Monday Night Football this week. More people watched Lost than I could have ever imagined.

If the ratings were HALF of what they are, I think it would get its run of 13. As it is, I'm expecting an order of a full 22 if the ratings don't dip more than 25%.

And...considering that it will likely be a bit of a phenomenon, with the viewership, and considering that the second half of the pilot airs next Wednesday, I'm expecting a Saturday night (October 2nd) reairing of the two episodes back to back. Wouldn't pull ratings of this magnitude, but it will likely serve as an opportunity for those who missed week one to see the entire thing. And maybe drum up even better ratings as the weeks progress.

The only thing that even came close to reaching its ratings in the Time Slot was a Dr. Phil Special from CBS. It's regular scheduled programming seems to be 60 Minutes, which will challenge the second half of the pilot next week...but wow.

This is nothing but good news for Abrams, ABC, and television viewers everywhere. Especially for Abrams; he might just find his Grunberg Bounty Hunter Pilot back in the eyes of ABC.
 

Mama Smurf

My penis is still intact.
It was a while ago when I watched it, but I'm pretty certain the second half was even better than the first.

I'm quite surprised they split it in half though. Some of the stuff from the second half you guys are gonna see left me dying for more.

Then again the same seems to be true with the first half, so maybe it's ok.

EDIT: Wow at the ratings! That's fantastic news. I kind of wish it wasn't going up against Smallville as I'd like that to get stronger ratings too, but that's a minor complaint.

I really don't understand what doesn't appeal to people about Alias (even when it was really good), but does about this. Maybe they confused it for a reality show on a tropical island ;)
 

Goreomedy

Console Market Analyst
Priz said:
Please read what I said above (directly above the pictures) again.

"THERE HAS NOT NOR WILL THERE EVER BE DINOSAURS ON THE ISLAND."

I was at the SDCC panel and that's one thing they clearly said.

::fingers in ears:: "La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la."

Good news on the ratings. Now give us a full season, ABC. And don't scale back the budget.
 
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