"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

 (Series Cast Summary - 14 of 158)

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

Color:

Color

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 (10V) (DVD rating) | South Africa:PG (13V) (TV 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 3 some episodes) | New Zealand:PG (Season 2 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:

Originally, Michael Keaton was cast as Jack. In the first draft of the script Jack was to be killed by the monster after they arrived at the cockpit. ABC told the producers that they shouldn't kill off the hero so soon in the series and the script was changed. After the change, Michael Keaton backed out of the role since he did not want to commit to a regular series.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: During the scenes in the 1970s, all of the spectacle wearing characters have an anti-reflective coating on their lenses (the greenish hued reflection). While these coatings are very common today, in the 1970s they were generally reserved for optical equipment lenses.

Quotes:

[repeated line]
Hugo 'Hurley' Reyes: Dude!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Sam & Max: Season 2 (2008) (VG)

Man against Nature, Man against Self, Man against Man

At first blush, "Lost" seems like an impossible concept: a bunch of people stranded on a mysterious island. How many story lines can you POSSIBLY take from that before the idea's been sapped completely dry?

It's a legitimate concern, but in the case of "Lost," totally unwarranted. "Lost," unlike many shows today where the plot drives the characters, is in fact the opposite: the characters drive the plot. This isn't "CSI" or "Law and Order," where each week is a variation on the same theme. On "Lost," you have a group of fascinatingly different, tragically flawed characters who must somehow learn to survive together, while at the same time trying to keep their secrets hidden. That's a method for disaster. After living together for a long time, the characters are going to find out it's impossible to keep their pasts a secret.

Yes, there's a monster on the island. Yes, there are mysterious happenings.

Yes, a sense of dread often hangs thick in the air. But to me, the exterior problems presented by the island itself are NOTHING compared to the INTERNAL problems the characters must face, both with themselves and with each other. That's where the REAL drama lies. And it's fascinating to watch.