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Originally posted by lost_fan:
http://www.buddytv.com/articles/lost/lost-fans-have-yet-another-lon-7013.aspxLOST fans already struggling to get through an eight month hiatus have something else to wait for as well, the third season DVD set. Dubbed ‘LOST – The Unexplored Third Season,’ the set will remain unexplored until December 11th at the latest when the network announced it will release the set. The unusually late release date has LOST fans bristling all over the LOST fan communities.
Most were hopefully, particularly by the ‘Unexplored’ in the title, that the set would provide some interesting new information to digest and discuss during the long wait for LOST’s fourth season to kick off. With the exception of the top secret LOST video game being produced by UBI Soft LOST fans don’t have much to look forward to to get them through the long wait for season four.
Of course the episodes themselves are widely available on the Internet by many legit, as well as many illicit, means; so it is not as if fans won’t have the resources to review the season if they wish.
In reality, the delay should have been anticipated. The release of boxed sets often happen in close proximity to a shows premiere. Often times sales figures and positive reviews of the sets help generate good word of mouth for the show. Arguably, a show of legendary proportions such as LOST shouldn’t need that extra boost, but business will be business.
LOST fans should remain optimistic, however. The season two LOST box set was originally scheduled for release several weeks later than its final release date; so it is still possible the December 11th date may be adjusted.
In the meantime, LOST fans do have San Diego Comic-Con to look forward to. The LOST crew generally holds a very informative question and answer session at the comic convention and in the past has revealed many new tid bits of information concerning the show.
- Jon Lachonis, BuddyTV Senior Writer
(Image © 2007 ABC)
(Source TVShowsOnDVD.com)
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I'm getting really pissed off at ABC, now they are holding Lost DVD release till December
. And why is ABC being so secretive about the upcoming LOST videogame? They are behaving like it some kind of secret underground government project. It won't hurt ABC showing us a couple of screenshots or some gameplay details. Hopefully the game would at least be released before the DVD.
I don't think anyone is being secrective. Below is the original press release regarding the video game. In terms of the DVD, "Lost: The Complete Third Season -- The Unexplored Experience" according to Beuna Vista will be released Dec. 11 on DVD and Blu-ray Disc. The 23-episode, seven-disc set comes with a one-on-one with star Matthew Fox, a featurette on "The Others," a documentary chronicling 24 hours in production and a selection of never-before-seen flashbacks. Also included are behind-the-scenes looks at 10 episodes, audio commentaries, deleted scenes and bloopers.
From Variety:
Posted: Sun., May 21, 2006, 10:00pm PT
'Lost' game hatched
Ubisoft pacts to adapt skein
By BEN FRITZ
"Lost" has found a new home on videogame consoles.
French game publisher Ubisoft has struck a deal with Touchstone Television to adapt the hit ABC drama.
Long-term pact gives Ubisoft the opportunity to turn "Lost" into a vidgame franchise, with a life potentially beyond that of the skein. First game likely will come out around Christmas 2007.
While several TV shows including "CSI," "Desperate Housewives," "Law and Order" and "Alias" have been adapted into games, most are PC-only and targeted at smaller auds of casual gamers. The only recent example of a game that came out for multiple consoles and was targeted at a broad group of gamers and TV watchers, as Ubisoft plans to do with "Lost," is "24."
Game publishers have recently been striking fewer Hollywood license deals, focusing their efforts on turning a handful of big-name properties into popular vidgame franchises. With that goal in mind, Ubisoft chose "Lost" based on its worldwide popularity and intricate narrative that allows for lots of spinoff stories.
"Our experience with 'CSI' opened our eyes to the potential of games based on TV shows," said Pascal Bonnet, Ubisoft's director of U.S. licensing. "Sales of games based on movies tend to peak for the three months around the film's release, but a game based on a TV show can sell for up to six months and you're not committed to come out by the theatrical release date."
Ubisoft execs already are talking to series creator J.J. Abrams and producers to develop a storyline. It will move to sign deals with actors after it determines which characters will be included in the game.
"We'd like to fully integrate the series' creative team, from writers to composers to set designers and stylists, so that we create an extension of the television series that is organic and extremely compelling for the fans of 'Lost,' " said Bruce Gersh, ABC/Touchstone's senior VP, business development, who negotiated the deal for the studio.
Touchstone wasn't actively shopping the "Lost" license; it entered negotiations with Ubisoft after the publisher approached it about a promotional tie-in with the show.
ABC is hoping to tie the game's release in with other ancillary products, such as a DVD for the show.
Ubisoft is well known for its stealth games created by Tom Clancy and the "Far Cry" franchise, which like "Lost" takes place on a remote tropical island.
It recently made the "King Kong" tie-in game, which garnered strong reviews but sold only moderately well and won't have a sequel. It also is making games based on Sony's upcoming toons "Open Season" and "Surf's Up."
Read the full article at:
http://www.variety.com/story.asp?l=story&a=VR1117943820&c=1238
