Product Description

Get lost in the hottest series of the year. From J.J. Abrams the creator of ALIAS comes the action-packed adventure that became a worldwide television event. Stranded on an island that holds many secrets 48 people must band together if they hope to get home alive. Now you can experience the nonstop excitement and mystery of every episode from the show's stunning first minute to its spectacular finale on a seven-disc set. Presented in a widescreen theatrical format with 5.1 Surround Sound and bursting with more than eight hours of original bonus features -- including unaired LOST flashbacks from the final episode -- LOST is a real find.System Requirements:Starring: Matthew Fox Evangeline Lilly Dominc Monaghan Jorge Garcia Maggie Grace Malcolm David Kelley Naveen Andrews Harold Perrineau Josh Holloway Terry O'Quinn Daniel Dae Kim Yunjin Kim Emilie de Ravin Running Time: 1068 Min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS Rating: TV-14 UPC: 786936278040 Manufacturer No: 03966100

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #751 in DVD
• Brand: Buena Vista Home Video
• Released on: 2005-09-06
• Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
• Number of discs: 7
• Formats: AC-3, Box set, Color, Dolby, Subtitled, NTSC
• Original language: Arabic, English, French, German, Korean, Portuguese, Spanish
• Subtitled in: English
• Number of discs: 7
• Dimensions: .90 pounds
• Running time: 1068 minutes

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Along with Desperate Housewives, Lost was one of the two breakout shows in the fall of 2004. Mixing suspense and action with a sci-fi twist, it began with a thrilling pilot episode in which a jetliner traveling from Australia to Los Angeles crashes, leaving 48 survivors on an unidentified island with no sign of civilization or hope of imminent rescue. That may sound like Gilligan's Island meets Survivor, but Lost kept viewers tuning in every Wednesday night--and spending the rest of the week speculating on Web sites--with some irresistible hooks (not to mention the beautiful women). First, there's a huge ensemble cast of no fewer than 14 regular characters, and each episode fills in some of the back story on one of them. There's a doctor; an Iraqi soldier; a has-been rock star; a fugitive from justice; a self-absorbed young woman and her brother; a lottery winner; a father and son; a Korean couple; a pregnant woman; and others. Second, there's a host of unanswered questions: What is the mysterious beast that lurks in the jungle? Why do polar bears and wild boars live there? Why has a woman been transmitting an SOS message in French from somewhere on the island for the last 16 years? Why do impossible wishes seem to come true? Are they really on a physical island, or somewhere else? What is the significance of the recurring set of numbers? And will Kate ever give up her bad-boy fixation and hook up with Jack?

Lost did have some hiccups during the first season. Some plot threads were left dangling for weeks, and the "oh, it didn't really happen" card was played too often. But the strong writing and topnotch cast kept the show a cut above most network TV. The best-known actor at the time of the show's debut was Dominic Monaghan, fresh off his stint as Merry the Hobbit in Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings films. The rest of the cast is either unknowns or "where I have I seen that face before" supporting players, including Matthew Fox and Evangeline Lilly, who are the closest thing to leads. Other standouts include Naveen Andrews, Terry O'Quinn (who's made a nice career out of conspiracy-themed TV shows), Josh Holloway, Jorge Garcia, Yunjin Kim, Maggie Grace, and Emilie de Ravin, but there's really not a weak link in the cast. Co-created by J.J. Abrams (Alias), Lost left enough unanswered questions after its first season to keep viewers riveted for a second season. --David Horiuchi

Where Have I Seen These Castaways? (click images to find out)

Locke (Terry O'Quinn)	Sawyer (Josh Holloway)	Charlie (Dominic Monaghan)	Boone (Ian Somerhalder)	Jin (Daniel Dae Kim)
Michael (Harold Perrineau)	Sayid (Naveen Andrews)	Jack (Matthew Fox)	Hurley (Jorge Garcia)	Kate (Evangeline Lilly)
Claire (Emilie de Ravin)	Sun (Yunjin Kim)	Shannon (Maggie Grace)	Walt (Malcolm David Kelley)

Stills from Lost (click for larger image)

Sawyer in action	Claire and Charlie	Jin and Michael
Brawl	Shannon	Claire and Hurley

DVD features
Even if you saw every episode of Lost on TV--or perhaps especially if you saw every episode--the DVD set is a must-own. The episodes are presented in widescreen format, just as they were broadcast on high-definition channels. (Conventional ABC-TV broadcasts were reduced to 1.33 full-screen format.) Four of the episodes have commentary tracks by the producing team and the actors who were featured on certain episodes (Terry O'Quinn, Dominic Monaghan, and Maggie Grace and Ian Sommerhalder). The last disc has over three hours of bonus material sensibly broken into three categories. "Departure" discusses the initial creation of the series, the making of the pilot, and the cast (some characters were created to fit the actors, and Evangeline Lilly's Kate was the hardest to cast). It also includes the cast's audition tapes and photographs by Matthew Fox. "Tales from the Island" provides background material on seven of the episodes plus the boars used in filming, Jimmy Kimmel's appearance on the set, and the genesis of the Driveshaft song ("You all everybody..."). Finally, "Lost Revealed" includes two scenes cut from the season finale, 13 other deleted scenes (not identified by episode, unfortunately), a blooper reel, and the cast and crew's giddy appearance at the Museum of Television & Radio. --David Horiuchi

Customer Reviews

Unlike any other show on TV
I'm a late starter on watching this show but I am glad that I did start. Better late than never I guess. I highly recommend this show to anyone who was in my shoes before who have heard good things about the show but are skeptical. Every episode has suspense and has it's fair share of creepy moments. There's basically no limit to what could happen on this show which is nice because it sure does stimulate the imagination. A great show to watch!

My Favorite TV Show. Ever.
I somehow missed LOST during its first season. But after renting the first disc and watching all four episodes of it in one sitting (including the absolutely stunning two hour pilot), I have been hooked. LOST is now the only show I watch as it airs, rather than waiting for the DVDs or watching it on Tivo.

The premise of the show is simple; a plane crashes on a tropical island, and the show follows the survivors. Yet LOST is so much more than that simple setup. By the end of the pilot episode, it's clear that the surivivors of Oceanic Flight 815 didn't land on any normal island. There's something lurking in the trees, a mysterious broadcast that's been running for 16 years, and oh yeah, someone found a polar bear in the rainforest. As the season progresses, people start having visions of the dead, people are mysteriously kidnapped, and a babbling French woman warns of "Others" on the island who are anything but friendly.

If all of that sounds ridiculous or confusing, don't worry. The show is so well written and executed that you buy into everything. You won't get all the answers right away, and many questions will be left unanswered when the season ends. But the fun of LOST is coming up with your own theories about the island and the survivors, and the careful viewer will find a wealth of clues hidden in the narrative to help you along (which makes rewatching the episodes just as interesting, as you catch all sorts of things you initially missed). But while the ever growing mysteries of the narrative keep you engrossed, the real bread and butter of LOST is the absolutely stunning ensemble cast.

Of the 48 people who survived the crash, the series focuses on 14 of them, and that the writers manage to juggle so many characters is a feat unto itself. Each person has a backstory, which is revealed piece by piece through the flashbacks in every episode. These flashbacks show what happened to people before they came to the island, and also help explain why people act the way they do in the present. Each character is brought to excellent life by the supremely talented actors who play them, and each role is tailored to the performers strengths.

Even better, the writers and actors (with rare exception) avoid showing the characters in black and white, good and bad terms. Pretty much everyone will do something you love, and then a few episodes later something you hate. With so many characters in the show, one of the great joys is discussing it with fellow viewers and seeing which characters you like and don't (you probably won't agree). I personally love Sun and Jin (a Korean couple who doesn't speak a lick of English, and is more fascinating because of it), Southern bad boy Sawyer, and ex-rocker/druggie Charlie, all of whom light up the screen when they're around and have suitably intriguing backstories.

I could go on and on about this show's production values, but suffice to say the show looks like nothing else on television. It is shot entirely on location in Hawaii, and the tropical vistas are absolutely stunning, especially with the widescreen DVD transfer. There's also some solid special effects work, aided by the fact that it is not overused.

The DVD set has a wealth of extras, including commentaries on select episodes that will provide further hints as to what the writers have in store. However, I recommend saving these until you finish the entire set to avoid any spoilers.

If you are even remotely interested in this set, you MUST buy it. You will not be disappointed. It is simply the most amazing debut season of any show I have ever seen. Even the best shows spend a good portion of their first year figuring out what they want to be; LOST knows what it is from the first frame, and doesn't veer from that until the season finale fades to black. But while watching LOST, do yourself two favors:

1) Carve out large chunks of time to watch it in, because nearly every episode ends in a cliffhanger that will leave you wanting to watch "just one more."
2) Watch it with friends, because half the fun is comparing theories about just what is going on with the island (for instance, what do *you* think is hiding in the trees?) and arguing about who is up to no good.

Lost Season 1
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