Originally posted by lopez: I'm glad Lost is back!
After all this years, still the best drama on TV IMO
I agree -- it's the only remaining show that is still a "must-see" for me. Everything else is if it fits my schedule -- on this one I fit my schedule around it...
Originally posted by tvfan300: I can't wait! Very interested to see where the show goes after that sensational finale last year...
The finale attracted me back to a series I had grown somewhat indifferent to. The flash forward, imo, was definitely fresh air.
That finale was awesome -- much better than the second season finale. Glad you're coming back to it, and from what I hear, these episodes will all be very satisfying. No "filler" here...
If the "enhanced" episode on Wednesday does decent numbers, I hope the reruns of the prior week's episodes (Thursdays @ 8pm leading into new episodes Thursdays @ 9pm) are all "enhanced" with those additional tidbits of information.
A bit more information on the "enhanced" features of Wednesday's rerun of the 3rd season finale, from buddytv.com:
"In a way, the people at ABC have answered my prayers by taking the pop-up concept and applying it to one of their most popular shows. At the end of January, viewers will be able to watch a classic Lost episode with facts, clues, and helpful back story popping up on the lower third of the screen. The network is hoping that Lost fans will tune in for the pop-up curiosity, while the handy facts will help new viewers get initiated into the series.
On Wednesday, January 30 at 9pm, ABC will broadcast the enhanced version of Lost's epic season 3 finale, "Through the Looking Glass." The network doesn't often rerun the series due to its complicated serialized nature, so this may be a one of a kind event. However, if the pop-up gimmick draws in enough curious viewers, maybe they'll try this out with more Lost episodes or reruns of another series."
Airing an 'enhanced' version of last year's season finale is pure genious. To be honest, I was going to skip the re-airing, I already have last season finale on tape and the Season 3 DVD. But now I'm definitely watching. They should definitely do this with each week's repeat episode. Who knows, once the strike is over, they can do a voiceover and ABC can add it to the SAP channel.
Originally posted by Zedman2: Airing an 'enhanced' version of last year's season finale is pure genious. To be honest, I was going to skip the re-airing, I already have last season finale on tape and the Season 3 DVD. But now I'm definitely watching. They should definitely do this with each week's repeat episode. Who knows, once the strike is over, they can do a voiceover and ABC can add it to the SAP channel.
Ditto! And it's finally here -- Watch LOST-enhanced, tonight!
Another great review of LOST, this time from medialifemagazine:
For ABC's 'Lost,' finding its way again
Eight months after a mind-blowing third-season finale, on the first night of February sweeps, ABC’s “Lost” returns for its fourth-season premiere in a very different television environment than when it left.
The biggest change, of course, is that there’s very little scripted programming left on the air due to the ongoing writers’ strike that’s shut down shows from “CSI” to “Grey’s Anatomy.” That might also result in a ratings boost for “Lost,” which faded in the second half of last season but still ranked No. 7 in adults 18-49 with a 6.5 rating.
Viewers these days are certainly hungry for original fare.
Another change is “Lost’s” timeslot. After three years on Wednesdays, where it aired at 10 p.m. last spring, “Lost” is moving to the 9 p.m. anchor spot on Thursday nights, taking “Grey’s” place. Though “Lost” will face NBC’s “Celebrity Apprentice,” that show proved vulnerable against “CSI” and “Grey’s” three weeks ago, when its ratings slumped during its only airing opposite original programming on the other Big Three.
“Lost” also returns with just three seasons left in its run. At the behest of the show’s creators, who asked for an end date in order to ensure that the plotlines were heading for a cohesive conclusion, ABC agreed that 48 episodes of the show will air over the next three years. Eight were filmed before the strike shut down production.
That gives every episode of “Lost” a new urgency that, the network hopes, will quell fans’ complaints that the first half of last season moved too slowly.
But the most significant change for “Lost” may well be creative, which could draw in some former viewers. The series had been built around a flashback in each episode as the plane crash survivors struggled to get off the island.
In last season’s finale, what fans assumed was a flashback was revealed as a flash forward in the final minute, when two crash victims met up at an airport runway, confirming that the Losties actually had gotten off the island.
Originally posted by Devilz_0: OMG I cant wait to watch LOST, I am so excited!!!!
look people at all the excellent reviews season 4 has been getting:
100San Francisco Chronicle Tim Goodman Three more words: Oh. My. God.
100Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Rob Owen The Lost writers begin the season with a firm grasp on their story and a keen understanding that viewers won't object to the introduction of new characters as long as old favorites are well served.
100USA Today Robert Bianco Let Lost remind you of how spectacular scripted network programming can be.
90Newsday Diane Werts This stuff is good. No, superb.
80Philadelphia Daily News Ellen Gray I still don't know where it's headed, but it feels, finally, as if we could be getting somewhere.
80Chicago Tribune Maureen Ryan I blissfully enjoyed every minute of Lost’s smashing Season 4 start.
80Boston Globe Matthew Gilbert So much of the pleasure of Lost is in the way surprise twists arrive completely out of the blue.
80Newark Star-Ledger Alan Sepinwall The Lost season three finale was no fluke. The show has got its mojo back, and then some.
75New York Daily News David Hinckley ABC's dense, unblinking and occasionally surreal tale of plane-crash survivors on a strange tropical island moves into its fourth season Thursday with its compass still in good working order.
this is all from metacritic, lost's overall score is 87, which is the highest score this season, just barely beating Pushing Daisies 86 score
