ABC is planning a “Lost” weekend: The network has just scheduled a repeat showing of the show’s two-hour 2004 pilot for the night before its finale.
The J.J. Abrams-directed, $10 million-plus spectacular will air Saturday, May 22 from 8-10 p.m., ABC told affiliates today. The two-hour finale will air the following evening from 9-11 p.m.
This brings the total number of “Lost” hours ABC is planning for the week of May 17 to 10. There’s the penultimate episode of May 19; the pilot encore on May 22; a two-hour pre-show/recap on May 23; the finale itself; and “Jimmy Kimmel: After the Final Rose” (also on May 23).
TVGuide.com: At what point did you decide: We really need to set an end date for the series. And why?
Lindelof: For us, the primary belief in the first season of the show was that we would not be able to sustain this premise forever because that’s what the story tells you. If the story starts with a plane crashing on an island, the story’s going to end when the people get off the island, and for us, the process of keeping them from leaving the island was going to be very finite.
By early in the second season, we engaged in a series of dialogues with the network, saying, hey, these flashbacks are not going to last forever. Once we answer the seminal mysteries of what it is that Kate did or how Locke ended up in the wheelchair, why Hurley ended up in a mental institution, then that phase of the story is done and we have to move into the next phase of the story, which we knew was basically the flash-forwards and the story of the Oceanic 6. We didn’t pull the trigger until we were allowed to move to the inevitable conclusion.
We always did our best to make the show great, but when you’re halfway through Season 3 and you’re doing episodes about Jack flying a kite in Thailand, then the network finally said, “Oh, this is what you guys were talking about.” So we were able to agree upon how many episodes were left and at that point we knew exactly how much time we had to arrive at our destination.
TVGuide.com: Have you always known what the end of the series would be? Has it changed at all?
Cuse: Always is the operative word. We developed a mythology, as I said earlier, in the first season and between the first and the second season, and we’re actually moving toward that exact end point. I mean, that has not changed. Certain details of how the show ends have evolved over time but that’s mainly on a character level as we’ve gotten to know the characters and seen how the actors interact. So there are parts of the ending that are still living and breathing, but the actual mythological endpoint has been constant since we developed the show.
We invite you to join us every Sunday here at SL-LOST.com to rewatch and debate about LOST’s top 10 episodes. The rewatch began last week and will end on January 31, 2010, two days before the premiere of LOST’s final season.
We invite you to join us every Sunday here at SL-LOST.com to rewatch and debate about LOST’s top 10 episodes. The rewatch begins today and will end on January 31, 2010, two days before the premiere of LOST’s final season.
“Pilot”
Official Synopsis: A sudden plane crash leaves at least 48 survivors stranded on a jungle island, forced to scavenge for survival from the wreckage of the plane. As they get their bearings and pin their hopes on a quick rescue, the band of strangers begin to learn the island holds deep and dark secrets.
Written by: J.J. Abrams & Damon Lindelof. Directed by: J.J. Abrams. Original Airdate: September 22, 2004 (Part 1), September 29, 2004 (Part 2).
As “Lost’s” plot skips back and forth through time and boomerangs around the globe, we capture the action in this interactive timeline — allowing you to explore the show by year, location or season. Remember, locations and dates are based on information gathered from the show and should be considered approximate (and fictional). And we know we missed a few — so please submit more!
Project Credits:Jen Chaney, Jennifer Crandell, Liz Kelly and LostPedia | Development Credits: Dan Berko, Chris Buddie, Jesse Foltz and Steven King.
IO9 has published some scans of the official book “LOST: Messages from the Island: The Best of The Official Lost Magazine”, which will be released on June 30. The original concept art shows the tail section of Oceanic 815 was originally supposed to crashland on the same beach as the rest of the plane:
The official description of the book:
This companion, from the pages of Lost: The Official Magazine, gives an insight into the world of the smash-hit ABC show and includes cast and crew interviews, character profiles and features on various aspects of life on ‘the island’. A must-have book for any fan.
From the producer of box office smash Cloverfield and the TV series Alias, JJ Abrams’ Lost is one of the most successful television shows of recent years: Part survival drama, part mystery thriller and part character study.
After Oceanic Air flight 815 tore apart in mid-air and crashed on a Pacific island, its survivors are caught up in a fight to survive. Can the rag-tag group unravel the island’s secrets and find a way to escape, or will they remain lost forever?
Lost: Messages from the Island also features a brand-new foreword by Lost executive producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse.
ABC is planning a “Lost” weekend: The network has just scheduled a repeat showing of the show’s two-hour 2004 pilot for the night before its finale.
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