Product Description

September 22, 2004: a plane crashes onto a mysterious island, stranding the surviving passengers of Oceanic Flight 815. Forced to work together to survive in harsh and dangerous conditions, the strangers encounter many unusual and inexplicable phenomena, including polar bears and a smoke monster. Haunted by the demons of their own pasts, they must also face the island's inhabitants, known as "The Others."

Full of secrets, flashbacks, twists and turns Lost is a unique and captivating television experience that both challenges and entertains. This official companion to the critically acclaimed multi-award winning series chronicles every aspect of the making of Lost. Enjoy and explore the genesis of the show and the survivors' first few weeks on this mysterious island.

“[Lost is] the show with perhaps the most compelling continuing storyline in television history.” Bill Carter, The New York Times

Through in-depth interviews and articles gain a deeper insight into this incredible show:

- Exclusively written intro from executive producers Damon Lindelof & Carlton Cuse
- Detailed interviews with all the show’s stars
- Original concept art and storyboards
- Engrossing commentary on the making of key episodes
- Scores of stunning photos direct from the set
- Extensive interviews with the show’s creators, producers and many crew members

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #32662 in Books
• Published on: 2009-06-30
• Released on: 2009-06-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 176 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9781848562622
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Customer Reviews

Plenty of great interviews from your favourite characters
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R212R1C1688I28 Lost: Messages from the Island is a selection of the best stories from Lost: The Official Magazine.

This book is really all about interviews with the various cast, producers, directors and production crew of Lost. It covers only the first two seasons so there's nothing on Ben and Juliet yet. It does however include the majority of the 16 powerhouse cast, like Jack, John, Sawyer, Kate, Hurley, Michael, Mr. Eko and many more.

If you're looking to find out about the secrets of the island, you probably won't learn anything new compared to watching the show. Instead, the interviews here have the actors talk about their experience of acting in Lost and their interactions with other actors.

There's plenty to read on their thoughts about the plot and chemistry between characters. You'll find out that they know as little of the plot prior to shooting, just as the audience prior to watching. The more interesting things to read about are how wonderful it is to shoot in Hawaii, where actors have moved in to stay during production. It's like a dream job excluding the insect bites in the jungle. With the production crew, they reveal how their shoot their scenes and create props like the Black Rock -- from Styrofoam.

If you're not a subscriber of the magazine, this book is a very attractive alternative to catch up on the happenings behind the scenes. The photography and layout design are really beautiful.

Lost fans will find the value well worth the price, costing less than 2 issues of the magazine.

(There are more pictures of the book on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for the link.)

I just hope it's not a 1-time only Best Of!
For anyone who's even a casual fan of the show, this Best Of collection of the Official Lost Magazine is chock full of swirling theories, genuinely interesting making-of tidbits, and easter eggs from the show which when pointed out to you will make you laugh out loud in anticipation for the upcoming final season. Honestly though, I would be hard pressed to find ANYONE labeling themselves a "casual fan" of Lost, because the storyline and mythology is admittedly pretty dense, so you've either been following from the beginning (catching up on DVD counts!) or you gave up seasons ago. Having said that, if you're even LOOKING at this page, you owe it to yourself as a FAN of this incredible piece of serialized television GOLD to get in on the fun. My favorite thing about this? It's a best of, as I've said, but it sets its sights solely around the issues during season 2 and building up anticipation for season 3. It's like a time capsule of theories past, which makes it fun to remember where the show was, and if you're all caught up through the finale of season 5, you know that things are beginning to come full circle, making even the most mundane clues from the first 2 seasons now seem vitally important... maybe, lol. My only hope is that they don't stop there, as in, give us a season 3 Best Of, and 4, and 5, and then the final one I would assume... and once it's all done, the company should just hire some writers to turn Lostpedia into an actual hardbound encyclopedia as well, with all the extra information that just couldn't fit into the TV show, that would be great! In the meantime, this is a great (and surprisingly THICK and GLOSSY) well-produced piece of memorabilia.

Dated but entertaining
The info and interviews are the earlier seasons but if you're a "Lost" fan you will enjoy this book