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Lost to End in 2010 - 3 Short Seasons with EIGHT MONTH BREAKS twixt them

thetailsection.com — According to USA Today (via The Tail Section) Lost is set to end (yay!) in 2010 after 3 seasons of 16 episodes each (boo!) running from February to May (boo!). By my calculations that's enough to cut off some fluff and have two full seasons...way to go ABC.

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  • danieldaniel, on 10/12/2007, -17/+41This would be great if it weren't for the eight month break. Considering how much bitching there was between episoide 6 and 7 this season, I have a strong feeling that it will be cancelled before it finishes. I really hope not though. I think 5 seasons 24 style would have been perfect.
    • samfishercell, on 10/12/2007, -1/+62Yeah the worst part is, they could do two regular seasons of 24 episodes...instead we get 3 mini, 16-ep seasons and a longer wait.

      Oh well, it's ending, which is nice. Now the producers and writers will be able to plan out the rest of the show against that fact which means no, as Damon said, "...episodes where people are standing on the beach looking at the water and wondering what's going to happen next."
    • guitarh3ro, on 10/12/2007, -20/+15That's *****...so many fans will lose interest because of the long break period. That's even longer than 24's break period!

      Way to go, ABC.

      Sometimes I wonder if the producers really know where they're going with this show.
    • DesolataX, on 10/12/2007, -9/+29Come on ABC! Eight months! WTF!?! I don't mind the mini seasons, but eight months to make 16 episodes! That is ridiculous! If it was perhaps 4 months in between seasons, that would justify making the seasons only 16 episode. As long as they show all 16 episodes non stop, with no hiatus', I will continue watching.
    • davidsmero, on 10/12/2007, -32/+16I've suddenly lost interest in LOST because they are dragging a series out that could be ended in 2 maybe 3 seasons. I now know why it's called LOST because I am lost.
    • rmany2k, on 10/12/2007, -3/+33I would rather there be a bigger break in between seasons than have a hiatus (or even multiple) in mid-season. It seems like this is just the lesser of two evils to me.
    • HunterTV, on 10/12/2007, -7/+5Ugh. They should've just planned on a 3 normal-season-length arc -- beginning, conflict, resolution (MAYBE 4 to stretch the middle out a little bit w/o filler crap)-- and been done with it. Unfortunately with the advertising sold they're going to stretch the ***** thing out as long as they can.

      BSG is suffering from similar issues.
    • jotux, on 10/12/2007, -7/+7I loved lost, but after two seasons of retardedly long breaks I gave up on the show and stopped watching. Now I'm waiting for them to end it so I can just buy the box set and watch them all without 6 week breaks between episodes.
    • mretx, on 10/12/2007, -6/+9I think its really a positive step from ABC. They have heard what producers where saying and given them a deadline. 3 more seasons are just about alright. People should be thankful that the network is letting it go and not stretching it beyond the point where its unbearable.
      Still people are going to find something to bitch about. 16 episodes per season is not bad either and it will make sure that every episode will count.
      And some guys saying that they should have had just two seasons with 24 episodes each. but i think its good for both the network and us viewers that we are getting 3 seasons instead of 2( more season premiers and finales which are always awesome).
    • Atom, on 10/12/2007, -2/+6They have to have at least 2 more seasons to hit that always lucrative fifth season. By having 5 seasons they will go into syndication and make a mint. At least the writers now have a concrete date to plan around.
    • Joab, on 10/12/2007, -2/+6I wonder if the 8 months is for the actors benefit. I heard some of them wanted to leave 'kate'. And being on location in Hawaii when your familys are probably main landers has got to suck.
    • serpentor, on 10/12/2007, -13/+6Why is everyone who says anything slightly negative about the show getting dugg down?
    • Dhruv, on 10/12/2007, -15/+7wait till 2010 for the crap answers , nobody gives *****.
      ***** away lost , i already wasted time of 3 seasons on you and no answers with 3rd season going totally lame. Watch heroes and learn something.
    • Lancer383, on 10/12/2007, -0/+20@joab

      "And being on location in Hawaii when your familys are probably main landers has got to suck."

      You're probably right. I'd better give it a try to find out.
    • sjbdallas, on 10/12/2007, -8/+8Lost hasn't been "must see tv" for me all season. Since it won't resolve until 2010, i'll just watch something else on wednesday nights (or read -- remember when folks did that?) and tune back in for season 6 when everything will be answered. I predict they won't make it to season 6. Next season will see a HUGE drop off in ratings and season 5 will go 20 to 24 episodes to end the whole thing because ABC will decide they can't waste that prime slot for another season. Also, watch for the 8pm wednesday slot to be chock full of their new pilots to replace Lost.
    • slowmotiony, on 10/12/2007, -4/+5Well there is so much happening in the episodes, they just had to separate them with long breaks so that you guys can calm down.
    • wideawakewesley, on 10/12/2007, -6/+5Every Lost fan should be bloody grateful it's getting another season let alone three (or effectively two) after the number of viewers the show's been losing.
    • ts8lemonade, on 10/12/2007, -0/+10Eight month breaks? You have to be kidding me. I understand their reasoning for doing it but goddamn I'll lose interest in the show and forget everything that's happened.
    • anotherjeff, on 10/12/2007, -10/+3the only Jack that i want to watch is JACK BAUER, BITCH.
    • Nudar, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4"By having 5 seasons they will go into syndication and make a mint. At least the writers now have a concrete date to plan around."

      It's not based on seasons. It's based on having 100 episodes.
    • thezettabytes, on 10/12/2007, -2/+5@wideawakewesley

      umm Lost is the #8 show in the advertiser friendly younger demo. It is top 20 show. Lost is beating Heroes in total viewers. Do your research before pulling stuff out of your ass. ;)
    • wthnow, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Like other people have said "less flashbacks".
    • SenorFrog21, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3What is the big freaking deal? EVERY show on the cable stations is on for 13 weeks with typically a 9 month break before the next season. Yes, the networks are typically 23-26 episodes, so this is different than what people are used to on the free channels, but if this was on FX or HBO or TNT, this would be completely normal. They had already announced that the season wasn't going to start until January, so now it's a month later. Big deal. If you don't like it, don't watch it...but for the people that have watched every episode of Lost that know how great this season has been compared to the last one, I don't think they will care. It's better than saying this is the final season.

      And for everyone who complains that they never give any answers...what are you smoking? Do you even watch the show? Sure, for every question that is answered, two more are created. But this season has been FULL of answers. You have to give the writers credit for being able to close so many doors, but keep so many open to keep the show interesting.
    • wideawakewesley, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2@thezettabytes

      A quick google search and you can find that Lost is down 12% on it's Season 1 ratings and 20% down this season from it's Season 3 premier.

      I'm a Lost fan, but even I acknowledge the truth.
    • thezettabytes, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2@wideawakewesley

      A quick google search will also show you that almost every show is down in ratings most of them are down by worst % than Lost is, even American Idol is down by double digit%s. If you can't I could post a link to the chart. The fact of the matter is that Lost is easily a top 10 show in A18-49 that makes it success.
    • citsym, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Damn them. Setting an end point is good, but why couldnt they have wrapped it up in 2 seasons!!
  • thezettabytes, on 10/12/2007, -0/+25@danieldaniel: the thing is that once abc signs the contract they have to show all the seasons. It happened the same with The Drew Carey show, abc renewed it for 3 season, ratings tanked but they still had to make the show available. :)
  • holzp, on 10/12/2007, -21/+6Hm. In that case I have a new update: Lost ended last Wed.
  • Raian, on 10/12/2007, -2/+82I didn't know people still used the word betwixt... that's the real news story.
    • elmedico27, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Everyone's still riding that Serenity story from earlier today, I guess.
  • laserblazer, on 10/12/2007, -30/+6What a horrid show.
  • fotodevil, on 10/12/2007, -3/+17"twixt them"? Who talks like that?

    Seriously thought, while I like knowing there is a definitive end in sight and a game plan to get there, I wish they would just do 2 more regular seasons. Oh well.
    • giid, on 10/12/2007, -1/+12A thesaurus does.
    • NSMike, on 10/12/2007, -1/+18Hey. It's the only candy bar with the cookie crunch.
    • datastorageguy, on 10/12/2007, -6/+3I didn't know dinosaurs talked

      I'll be here all week ladies and gentlemen..
  • wushi, on 10/12/2007, -5/+43 more seasons with only 2 seasons worth of episodes...
    yay...
  • BrokenClock, on 10/12/2007, -13/+12ABC execs and creatives pre-planning LOST:

    "Let's come up with a great show idea, hype it up, get millions of viewers hooked on it, and then frustrate our viewer base to no end with long breaks between 'seasons' and even longer breaks between anything substantial happening in the plot!"
    • Cerebral, on 10/12/2007, -4/+15Come on you know it was more like:

      "This lost show is great... it's making us MILLIONS in advertising. We could have this show last forever! ...what? ...you mean it is going to only last 5 seasons? This is an outrage! We must make this show last longer! Who cares about the viewers, we have shareholders to think about here!"
  • DownIsTheNewUp, on 10/12/2007, -5/+48 months? Ugh! I almost lost all interest during that last break. Next time I'll have forgotten everything. Disgusting.
  • mt066, on 10/12/2007, -6/+48Geez why all the negativity? I think this is great. It feels like they really want to let these guys make a great show rather than squeeze every dollar out of it until everyone gives up watching. FYI, if anyone quit watching after that "mini-arc" in the fall, I would advise catching up as the last month or so has been excellent.
    • NeoCortex, on 10/12/2007, -4/+12The problem here is that they are milking it. Two regular-length seasons, with a definitive end in sight, would probably be really awesome and bring back a lot of viewers that left the show. Stretching the same number of episodes between an extra season, with longer breaks twixt them, will not make the payoff as big in the long run.
    • boyasunder, on 10/12/2007, -0/+13It looks to me like it's a tension between producers who only want two seasons worth of shows, and a network that wants at least three seasons worth of ads and hysterical "It's ending!!!!!!111!!" promos. So, given the power of the network to ***** this up royally, I think this is a pretty good outcome.
    • mistergoomba, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1again with the twixt
  • PhiKapChappy, on 10/12/2007, -7/+31Everyone needs to turn their ADD off. Patience is a virtue. There is nothing wrong with waiting for something great.
    • darkstar949, on 10/12/2007, -7/+6Eh, patience is a virtue, but there is a point at which they make you wait too much.
    • hifiDesign, on 10/12/2007, -3/+10There is great and then there is tedious and unnecessary. This falls under the latter. Two seasons, with 24 episodes between them would be a far more prudent move on ABC's part. Hell, I love LOST, but one more season would be enough for me.
    • quantumHobbit, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2The problem with turning ADD off is I always get distracted before I find the off switch. There' are also the pink Christina Aguilera monsters.
  • corsairstw, on 10/12/2007, -8/+3WTF? 2010???
  • onlyclave, on 10/12/2007, -9/+39Lost ending = good
    8 month breaks = bad

    I love the show but I hate watching it for an hour to get 30 seconds of useful information.
    • BrewBeau, on 10/12/2007, -4/+12How is there useful information? The flashbacks can be little drawn out, but the show is a drama. There's supposed to emotion and highs and lows, from an entertainment viewpoint . otherwise, wouldn't they just give us all the flashback information first and do everything in chronological order?
    • DangerMouse9, on 10/12/2007, -13/+2no. The flashbacks are filler. They have to waste 42 and a half minutes of the show on something (given that there are 17 minutes of commercials).
    • skaughtm, on 10/12/2007, -4/+17flashbacks are not filler. they play a pivotal role in linking the characters and driving plot and character development on the island.
    • DangerMouse9, on 10/12/2007, -8/+1Okay, so we need flashbacks for character development? We can't have character development based on the events that have happened on the island? You can't be serious. The writers don't know what the ***** they're doing and don't know how to use the traumatic experiences that have happened on the island to develop their characters. Also, why do the connections pre-crash matter? Is it a big deal if you get in a car accident and two days prior you happened to walk by the person you got in the accident with?

      You may think those are connections, but I say it's because the writers don't know what the hell they want to have happen and don't want to try to have to explain anything so they decide to show these "flashback" scenes to try to make morons go "gee, these people happened to see each other four years ago at some coffee shop but they didn't talk or know each other" instead of "wow, since Guy X saw Girl Y get shot he's really come around and has a new driving force/perspective on things."
    • SenorFrog21, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3Dangermouse - do you even watch the show? You sound like you are just regurgitating something that you heard from someone else who hates on Lost.

      The flashbacks provide far more than just "X person ran into Y person right before they got into Z trouble". They are delicately tied into the theme of their particular episode, and they provide a very engaging look into the soul of each character. People who don't like the show hate on the flashbacks, but the show would be nothing without them. There is only so much that can happen on a deserted island - the viewers need more than that. I, for one, think it's a brilliant balance.
    • DangerMouse9, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1I have watched the show. I've watched all three seasons, though I don't know why. I would have enjoyed the show a bit more if they had no flashbacks and kept some consistency with what was going on on the island. You have one episode where there's the black mist killing people, then it's not talked about for 15 more episodes.

      The show is crap, and the flashbacks are filler to try to keep the show going. You can think it's all delicately planned out but I say it's because the writers don't know what the ***** they want to do and are trying to make the show last for 3 more seasons.
  • jsmith5520, on 10/12/2007, -8/+2it going to take that long for the writers to dig them selfs out of the hole they've gotten in
  • Qenton, on 10/12/2007, -0/+5I would assume that that 16 Episode system would include some 2 hour episodes to produce a 20+ hour season. Of course now with DVDs doing well and Syndicated reruns not doing well, the game has changed completely and maybe some marketing fool over at ABC thinks they can get away with only having 16 hours of show a season.

    Oh well. At least Hero's seems to be doing it right. I hate the down times, but I do like the 7,7,7 show format. Keeps fall interesting.
  • Enigma776, on 10/12/2007, -7/+2they should just end it, not as if it's going places anymore hell thought the whole concept of the show was total ***** to start with.
  • OmniMe, on 10/12/2007, -2/+19Just in time before the world ends...
    • g30ph, on 10/12/2007, -5/+1Electricity will be one of the first things to go when the sun spots start blasting us. Then WE will be Lost.
  • sadpph, on 10/12/2007, -6/+2It's not ABC's fault that the show is ending so soon. It's a choice made by the writers and the producers, not the executives. Lost is a story and all stories have an ending. Do you think they made The Prisoner without knowing what they wanted to do with it and how to end it?
    • slimbilly, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8actually, that's exactly how they made the prisoner. patrick mcgoohan had to practically write the last episode over night.
    • offput, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1J M Straczynski wrote some of the best episodes of Babylon 5 over the course of one or two days. That doesn't mean there was an intended end for the show.
  • bobbytuck, on 10/12/2007, -0/+22Sopranos fans understand this sort of scheduling weirdness.
    • Azlen, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8Yep, The Sopranos has had much shorter seasons with much longer breaks and it doesn't seem to hurt it all that much.
    • deucer, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I stopped watching The Sopranos. It's different when you are paying for a show and they pull that crap. Lost is financed off of advertising so I can understand it but it's still seems greedy to me and apparently everyone else too.
  • FZero, on 10/12/2007, -5/+2What about ending it on the third season? It would certainly be much better.
  • sadpph, on 10/12/2007, -9/+209 F9 11 02 9D 74 E3 5B D8 41...4 8 15 16 23 42...

    Wait a sec...
  • LMN8R, on 10/12/2007, -2/+9I think this could be cool. By doing 3 16-episode seasons instead of 2 24-episode seasons, they can have a more focused story with a "purpose" for each season. How season 1 was about the islanders, season 2 was about the hatches, season 3 is about the others, well now seasons 4, 5, and 6 can have their own central story point without the need to drag out that story point longer than it has to be.

    At the same time, it sucks to have to wait so long between seasons, but as the 24 scenario has taught me, it just makes it even better once it comes back. (though this season of 24 has been somewhat lacking ever since the first four episodes...)
  • SwitchXFactor, on 10/12/2007, -3/+4Dugg for using 'twixt' in the title.
  • fullgl, on 10/12/2007, -6/+3Love how much negativity came out of this, especially after everyone was all "they need to just run it nonstop and have a planned end date."

    You got what you wanted. I, for one, am a fan of this announcement. Only 48 episodes left. Gonna be awesome. Can't wait to see how the next 100 days or so of the survivors of flight 815's lives turn out.
    • Cerebral, on 10/12/2007, -2/+6They are ONLY negative about the 16/8 and not the fact that it has an end date. READ the comments before you just start spewing things out.
  • robso, on 10/12/2007, -1/+0Now I'm lost - are we talking about a cliffhanger DURING a season or a break BETWEEEN two seasons? (I'd always prefer the ladder since you'll have the DVDs to wait for with all sorts of additional info on the past season)
    • heresy, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1How many rungs would you like on your ladder sir?
  • g30ph, on 10/12/2007, -6/+5Wow ABC really cares about maintaining fans.

    /sarcasm
  • Karted, on 10/12/2007, -3/+3I'm a huge lost fan and the other thing thats going to piss me off is the 8 month breaks. Thats a long ***** time, I'm glad we get 3 more seasons i didn't want it to end after 2. Even though they are shorter that equals one more Premier and one more Finale which are always awesome.
    • fohf, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2it's not 3 more seasons, it's 2 more seasons divided into 3 years. you just get less each year.

      Plus, they will probably still charge full price for each of the DVD sets.
  • cfpresley, on 10/12/2007, -3/+2This will seriously run the risk of Twin Peaking, with people having to wait 8 months between cliff hangers, this will probably Jump the Shark for the rest of the people after mini season 4
  • enronias, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4Hey on the up side three seasons means three crazy season finales.
  • avoidance, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3Original article:
    http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2007-05-06-lost_N.htm
  • busket, on 10/12/2007, -5/+11Man, i can't believe people are complaining about this. 8 months? So what? Anyone here a sports fan? A sopranos fan? How many fans does the NFL lose in the offseason? How screwed was the sopranos with its long break? Deal with it. I mean really, none of you complainers are going to have anything to do in between seasons? Start a garden or an exercise routine or something.

    Seriously, quit whining about things. If you like the show, you'll watch it. if you don't like the show, than you're obviously going to jump at every chance to criticize it, in which case, who cares?
  • bugninja, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3This show is all about linking and cross-referencing everything that is happening now with past seasons, etc. It's interesting because you see how all these lives cross.

    I'd love to say that I'll be back to watching it in 8 months, and I *probably* will, but with that long between seasons, I may just forget everything and lose interest, which I don't want to happen.

    Maybe this is a great time to create 8, 3-5 minute webisodes over the next 8 months so we can still have some fun.
    • stubadub, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2People don't have this problem with 24. Sure, it doesn't continue the same storyline to the degree that Lost does, but when they do reference things from an earlier season most people seem to remember it when discussing it at work the next day.

      I think at this point people online have grown accustomed to complaining about Lost. They've revealed a ***** ton of stuff over this season, yet people still talk about it as though nothing has been revealed.
  • wilburx, on 10/12/2007, -3/+4This model hasn't hurt The Sopranos or other excellent cable series like The Shield, Nip/Tuck, Six Feet Under, etc. Squeezing 22-24 hours in between January and May is a little much. Running them in December is just not gonna happen due to lower ratings, not to mention people who might give up if they missed eps while traveling for the holidays. If they run 22-24 episodes September to May, you have to check every week to see if its a new ep or not. The show should be either on or not, not here this week and not the next.

    Movie sequels take years for another 2-3 hour chunk of story. If you're that ***** impatient, stop watching the show, then pick it up again in 2011 when all the DVDs are out.
  • TozerAptor, on 10/12/2007, -5/+2How much more can they really squeeze out of this, though? Everything that's left to explain (that has thus far been revealed) could be done in one more season. A rough list:
    Where did Ben (et al.) come from? (this answer seems to be on the horizon for Wednesday)
    What exactly is the Dharma Initiative? (again, seems to be forthcoming)
    Why was the Dharma Initiative apparently overthrown? (from Mikhail's story)
    Four-toed statue?
    The Black Rock?
    Who is running the show and do they know their project has been overrun?

    These seem like most of the salient issues remaining. Someone please tell me why we need three seasons for these? This could be five to six episodes, max...


    Barring something ridiculous (dystopian future, purgatory, and other crackpot ideas), this show has just about run its course.
    • DangerMouse9, on 10/12/2007, -3/+1We need 3 seasons so we can have a bunch of other useless crap and then answer all the questions in the very last episode, and hopefully have everyone killed off.
    • thezettabytes, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Yes someone is holding a gun to your head to force you to watch the show
    • DangerMouse9, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1Yes, they are. The guy doesn't want to watch it alone and is psychologically unbalanced.

      Dumbass. I can watch the show, hate it, and still hope everyone dies.
    • thezettabytes, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Don't you have better things to do than watch a show that you hate? You really need to get a hobby. Water a garden, plant some trees, go fly a kite, get a girlfriend, play a sport, read a book. Unless bitching about Lost is your hobby in that case it is very pathetic ;)
  • sillywampa, on 10/12/2007, -3/+18So, LOST producers have set a timetable. That's bad news. Don't they know that setting timetables just emboldens the enemy?
  • DarkReign16, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1I read a few months back that the producers wanted to end LOST by season 6, and then release a movie. But I don't really know how they still feel about the movie thing, or if LOST would even work in a movie format.
  • Grumps, on 10/12/2007, -3/+1See you guys in 2010, that very last episode.
  • kmannc, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3This is great news because it's going to show the networks exactly why abusing fans in this manner is a bad idea. They'll take a successful series like Lost, apply this airing model, then watch their ratings plummet. Are they so enamoured with their own show that they think fans will stick around for 8 months between seasons? The Sopranos tried this and the water-cooler talk went from, "Hey did you see Sopranos last night?" to "Did I see Sopranos? I thought it ended last year."

    Newer shows will come along in the 8-month hiatus that will grab fans' attention. Good riddance to bad programming.
    • stubadub, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3I don't know what the hell they could do to satisfy people. The second season aired in a similar fashion as the rest of network tv: broadcast 24 episodes over the course of September through May, taking occasional breaks for reruns so they can make it until May. Everyone bitched that the breaks were too big between episodes.

      This season they changed it so we get 6 episodes in the fall, break for a couple of months, then broadcast the rest of the season back to back. People complained that the break in between was too big and the season should be in one shot.

      Now they are talking about airing 16 episodes straight in 4 months with an 8 month break and people complain that the time between seasons is too long. I have a hard time believing that if they did 24 episodes in 5 months that people wouldn't still bitch about the 7 month break.
    • jbags5, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1I disagree - this is great news. Although any fan of a show would love the show to continue forever without any breaks or reruns, that just can't happen. If I had to choose, I'd definately choose this format than how they've broadcasted the prior 3 seasons. All of my favorite shows are like this - Sopranos, Rescue Me, 24, Dexter, Nip/Tuck, etc. - and that hasn't quelled my desire to see those shows when they come on again. Always leave 'em wanting more....

      Also, the Sopranos comparison is a bit different - Sopranos went away for 15-20 months at a time in the last several seasons - now THAT is way too long. But I still came back, b/c it was a good show. But I do think those long hiatuses hurt a bit of the Sopranos "buzz" and momentum from the first couple seasons...

      Lost will not fail simply b/c of the 8 month break - if the writers keep up quality stories and writing (i.e. the last 2-3 episodes), the people will watch.
    • sjbdallas, on 10/12/2007, -2/+2@jbags5
      None of those shows you've mentioned go to the extreme that Lost has by raising tons of questions that are never answered, while expecting you to remember how everything ties together. A show that expects you to follow the mythology needs shorter breaks to keep people interested. I predict a hastened ending to Lost in season 5.
    • thezettabytes, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2@sjbdallas For every one mystery that you feel is unanswered I could tell you one mystery that has been resolved, let's see who runs out first.
  • MikeOSX, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7I have never seen more people whine or complain about a show. If you don't like it, then don't watch it.
  • GRat, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6Hearing this news, the producers for Desperate Housewives have put together a plan to end the series by 2024 or "whenever Terry Hatcher stops getting plastic surgery to keep looking young."
  • pitfallharry, on 10/12/2007, -2/+13Does it suck that there's only 16 episodes per season? Yes.
    Does it suck that they'll be running 16 episodes STRAIGHT each season? Hell no!
    Does it suck that the writers now have complete control over HOW and WHEN to end the series? Hells no!

    While I'd love to see more than 16 episodes per season, the mere fact that LOST is not going to become another mediocre show a la "X-Files" that just meanders until the ratings completely fall out, is insanely awesome. Just think of each season of LOST as its own movie in a trilogy. Heck, you guys waited way longer in between each installment of Lord of the Rings. So what's the big deal here? Have some patience and enjoy the rest of the ride.
    • DangerMouse9, on 10/12/2007, -9/+2Here's how Lost compares to LotR:

      LotR (FotR): We're walking.
      Lost S1: We've crashed. Let's sit on the beach.

      LotR (TT): We're still walking.
      Lost S2: We're still on the beach. Is that a shark?

      LotR (RotK): We're still walking. Oh here we are *tink*
      Lost S3: We're still on the beach. Is that a motorcycle?

      Lost S4: Hey, there's nothing to do on this beach we're still on. I'm going to ride that motorcycle from last season.

      Lost S5: Wheeeeeeee, this motorcycle goes fast. Watch me jump the shark from season 2 while everyone on the beach cheers for me.
    • thezettabytes, on 10/12/2007, -2/+1^^ You think you're funny??
    • DangerMouse9, on 10/12/2007, -0/+0No, just stating my observations.
  • danwallace, on 10/12/2007, -2/+4Great. Something else for everyone to whine about.

    Seriously, either watch the show or don't. No one cares that you don't think they're going anywhere with it. I like it. I enjoy finding out what happens each week. I'll live for 8 months without thinking twice about it. It's the summer anyways. Who wants to watch TV during the summer??
  • DrMickhead, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1I'm alright with this, and I don't think this news necessarily spells the end of LOST as a franchise--there's a ton of mythology around the show, and I don't think a prequel would be out of the question.
  • heidtmare, on 10/12/2007, -0/+63 * (16 episode dvd box set) = 3 * ~$50 = ~$150
    2 * (24 episode dvd box set) = 2 * ~$50 = ~$100

    doesn't matter how many episodes are in a season, the dvds will cost the same.
    This is the kind of stuff the networks think about.
  • csimpkins, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2I've never heard people bitch so much about missing 8 hours a year of ANYTHING.
  • rholloway, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Let's see...the AP story on this failed to make it to the front page, but some dude's blog which ripped off the AP story did.

    Pay for diggs strikes again!
  • Insignian, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3I wonder if Heroes will still be around by then.
  • aussiekevin, on 10/12/2007, -3/+1Lost is no Star Wars
    • mywhitenoise, on 10/12/2007, -4/+2Star Wars sucks. I used to be into it, but after you watch all 6 films, there was only one good one (an excellent one at that), Empire.
    • DangerMouse9, on 10/12/2007, -1/+1You're right, there are no Ewoks on Lost.
  • JiMiThInG, on 10/12/2007, -6/+3Save the cheerleader, Save the world.
  • mywhitenoise, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Would have been better to just make 2 seasons, instaed of 3 mini. That's 16 months worth of unnecessary breaks.
    If they bring back Michael and Walt, Walt's going to be like 34 by 2010.
    • ChuqAU, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Walt's age change has been taken into account when writing the story. In series 1, he was a 12 year old playing a 10 year old character. If he is to appear next season, he would be a 15 year old playing a 10 year old character (only 90 days have passed on the island so far). Sounds like either he isn't going to return, or there is some curiosity with the passing of time on the island which will explain his rapid aging when off the island.
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