LOST Epilogue: The Legacy of LOST (TV Series)

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A LOST Epilogue: What is the legacy of LOST?

LOST, the television series which enthralled, but also frustrated and divided fans, has finally come to an end after six seasons. Throughout its run LOST challenged television conventions. Its pilot was, and still is, the most expensive ever made, and the show itself continued to be one of the most expensive on television during its run. Its long suffering fans were treated to mysteries, flashbacks, flash forwards, more mysteries, flash sideways, even more mysteries and a growing list of LOST unanswered questions

Writing a LOST epilogue is a contentious affair, such is the passion of LOST fans. It leaves a legacy of movie level production values being brought to a television series, and a highly serialized format. However, its greatest legacy is the tricking of many main stream viewers into watching a science fiction show. Eventually audience members clicked onto this, and LOST began to lose fans due to some of the farfetched story lines. However, many fans new to science fiction stayed and many new shows have tried to recreate the formula that made such an audience possible. Flash Forward tried and failed, and Heroes succeeded for a while but has also floundered.

LOST took unprecedented steps in interacting with its zealous fan base. Blogs and podcasts exploded over the internet. Lostpedia, an amazing user- generated online encyclopedia for LOST facts and theories, was frequently endorsed by the show’s producers and cast. Short LOST ‘mobisodes’ were produced as additional viewing for fans. An online game was created that gave fans the opportunity to get additional information about some of the show’s mysteries. This all culminated in one of the biggest, most analytical and most rabid online fan communities that popular culture has ever seen.

However, in many ways LOST created a monster, and not just of the 'smoke' variety. They had created an audience that would make the LOST finale one of the biggest television events ever. Not for the amount of people that watched it, but the way in which people watched it. LOST parties were held all over the world. People took days off from work, and even non-fans buzzed about the pending finale. However, they had created an audience they couldn’t satisfy. Their fans are critical and had high expectations and many questions. Answers weren’t coming though. LOST had got itself into a right mess there, and just couldn’t answer them. Too many questions, too little time. When they tried, fans weren’t satisfied with the answer, such as when they tried to explain what the ‘whispers’ were.

So what could they do? The best way to end the series was a finale fans found emotionally satisfying and cathartic, if not intellectually satisfying. In this sense it was mission accomplished, with an emotional finale sending off the characters the fans were so attached to. Since then the LOST community and even non-LOST fans have debated the topic. Many have simply accepted it for what it was and moved on, happy to overlook the short comings. Many others are accepting the ending, but are unable to overlook the unanswered questions and the lack of relevancy the flash sideways world had with anything previously. A small, but particularly vocal section are furious with the ending, and will likely never forgive the show producers for wasting six years of viewing time.

One thing is clear when analyzing the legacy of LOST: this level of passionate reactions are rare from such a large and varied television audience. It may be some time before another show emerges that evokes fervor on such a grand scale.

The Amazon Lost Store

Amazon has a dedicated LOST store. You can find LOST DVDs and Blu-ray discs, watch episodes instantly, and shop for show merchandise.

It's a big investment of time, but if ever a show could benefit from re-watching the whole series, it would be LOST. Check out this LOST Complete Collection DVD set.

LOST: The Complete Collection Special Features:

• Over 3 Hours of Never-Before-Seen Bonus
• Letting Go: Reflections of a Six-Year Journey: Join the cast and crew as they take you on a unique tour of Oahu, the island they called home for six years, and share their intimate feelings and stories about the series.
• Planet Lost: Examine the worldwide phenomenon that is Lost--from Comic-Con to the Da Vinci Festival in Rome.
• Artifacts Of The Island: Inside the Lost Prop House: The cast, writers, and producers explore the show's legendary props and discuss their significance and emotional ties to the characters.
• Swan Song: Orchestrating The Final Moments of Lost: The cast and crew wrap their emotional final scenes, accompanied by Michael Giacchino's stirring score.
• The Lost Slapdowns: Celebrity Lost fans get in the face of executive producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse with pressing questions about the final season.
• Lost On Location: Get the inside stories from the cast and crew.
• Deleted Scenes
• Collectible Lost Senet game as seen in Season 6
• Lost Island replica
• Ankh contains secret message from Jacob
• Black torch light that reveals additional clues to find the hidden bonus disc
• Recovered Black Rock Journal Entry written by the producers
• Exclusive episode guide
• Episodes plus 32 hours of bonus from all seasons

To illustrate this intricate story telling involved in LOST, check out this list of LOST characters and cast, split into sections:

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