"Lost" (2004) TV series 2004-????

Creators:

J.J. Abrams
Jeffrey Lieber
Damon Lindelof

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | unknown

Release Date:

22 September 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

They're not the survivors they think they are. (Season Two)

Plot:

The survivors of a plane crash are forced to live with each other on a remote island, a dangerous new world that poses unique threats of its own.

Plot Keywords:

Plane Crash | Doctor | Survival | Flashback | South Pacific

Awards:

Won Golden Globe. Another 48 wins & 159 nominations

Cast

Naveen Andrews	...	Sayid Jarrah (116 episodes, 2004-2010)
Josh Holloway	...	James 'Sawyer' Ford (116 episodes, 2004-2010)
Daniel Dae Kim	...	Jin Kwon (116 episodes, 2004-2010)
Yunjin Kim	...	Sun Kwon (116 episodes, 2004-2010)
Evangeline Lilly	...	Kate Austen (116 episodes, 2004-2010)
Terry O'Quinn	...	John Locke (116 episodes, 2004-2010)
Matthew Fox	...	Jack Shephard (115 episodes, 2004-2010)
Jorge Garcia	...	Hugo 'Hurley' Reyes (115 episodes, 2004-2010)
Emilie de Ravin	...	Claire Littleton (93 episodes, 2004-2010)
Michael Emerson	...	Benjamin Linus / ... (76 episodes, 2006-2010)
Dominic Monaghan	...	Charlie Pace (70 episodes, 2004-2008)
Harold Perrineau	...	Michael Dawson (60 episodes, 2004-2008)
Henry Ian Cusick	...	Desmond Hume (56 episodes, 2005-2009)
Elizabeth Mitchell	...	Juliet Burke (52 episodes, 2006-2010)

Runtime:

42 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Portuguese | Spanish | Arabic | French | Korean | German | Latin

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

France:U | Singapore:PG | Finland:K-15/13 (TV rating) | Netherlands:12 | Malaysia:U | Germany:12 (TV rating) (season 1) | Germany:16 (DVD rating) (season 1) | South Africa:PG (13V) (TV rating) | South Africa:PG (10V) (DVD rating) | Brazil:16 (DVD rating) (season 2) | Brazil:18 (DVD rating) (season 1) | South Korea:15 | Germany:16 (TV rating) (season 2) | Germany:18 (One episode) | New Zealand:M (Season 2 DVD) | New Zealand:M (Season 1 DVD) | New Zealand:PG (Season 2 some episodes) | New Zealand:PG (Season 3 some episodes) | Germany:16 (DVD rating) (season 2) (part 1) | Germany:18 (DVD rating) (season 2) (part 2) | Brazil:18 (DVD rating) (season 3) | Canada:14A (Season 2 DVD) | Canada:PG (Season 1 and 2 DVD) | UK:12 (Most episodes) | UK:15 (Some episodes and DVD rating) | South Korea:18 (DVD rating) (season 3) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | USA:TV-14 | USA:TV-PG

Filming Locations:

Hawaii Film Studio - 18th Avenue & Diamond Head Road, Honolulu, O'ahu, Hawaii, USA

Company:

ABC Studios

Trivia:

Mokuleia Beach is near Oahu's northwest tip (Kaena Point). Kaaawa Valley is over 30 miles away on the island's eastern coast.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Despite being referred to as "The French Woman" and having a French last name, Danielle Rousseau speaks French with a heavy foreign accent. However, it must be remembered that she never claims to be French. The survivors assume she is French because of her transmission. "Rousseau" could be her married name, in which case she could be of any nationality.

Quotes:

[repeated line]
James 'Sawyer' Ford: Son of a bitch!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Mission: Impossible III (2006)

Restored what little faith I have in TV

With so many high-quality shows ending or getting cancelled recently (Friends, Frasier, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel), and with the decline in quality of many others (The West Wing, Smallville), not to mention the egregious rise of turgid and tasteless "reality" programming, I'd just about written off TV as an entertainment medium. I was seriously considering ditching my TV and cable subscription in favour of my computer screen and broadband Internet connection.

Then along comes "Lost". I missed the first few episodes, but was able to catch up thanks to BitTorrent. Now I'm hooked. There are several things to like about this show, but here's a quick list:

1) Outstanding, intelligent, layered writing. There are multiple mysteries here, and for every answer we get, more questions emerge.

2) Rich, complex characters. Just when you think you've got a character pegged, you find out something new about them that's often surprising or even shocking. I'm enjoying watching the various relationships emerge and develop.

3) Strong performances. This is a remarkable cast of mostly journeymen actors with a couple of newcomers, and they're all turning in star-making work. Even some of the cameos have featured recognizeable, talented actors (e.g. Mira Furlan, Victoria Hamel).

4) A mysterious and fascinating setting. Of the four main story elements you learned in school, plot, character, theme, and setting, the latter is often the poor, neglected cousin. Not here. The island is dangerous, beautiful, creepy, and undeniably intriguing. It's like a character unto itself. Part of the fun of this show will be unravelling the Island's secrets.

5) Thematic depth. This isn't just a soap opera on a desert island. There are rich metaphors and themes to be mined here, such as on the challenges of morality; on the nature of communities and civilization; on our relationship with nature/the environment; and on spirituality, even mysticism, as well.

I'm grateful to see this show is a hit. Too often lately I've committed to a quality show early on ("Wonderfalls" being the most recent and much-lamented example) only to have a jittery network cancel it prematurely. I'm hoping "Lost" will have a long, successful run--if its creators, cast, and crew keep up the level of quality they've shown so far, I'm sure it will.