In the early 2000s, as we experienced a new golden age of TV series, audiences around the world became enthralled with the adventures of Lost. But unlike The Sopranos and Breaking Bad, this American production did not air on a cable channel, but on a public network.
Network series are subject to more restrictions than pay channel productions. Especially in terms of content (violence is kept to a minimum, nudity is not prohibited, vulgarity) so as not to upset advertisers and sensitivities of the general public.
That’s why pundits prefer cable series (and now streaming) over public channels, which is certainly a mistake. Every year American network productions manage to put an end to these clichés, and this was especially the case with Lost during its six years on the air.
An actor of future stars
Airing on ABC (a subsidiary of the Disney Group) since September 22, 2004, Lost follows the adventures of a group of plane crash survivors on a lost island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Each survivor’s past will reveal a dark side, and many dangers will gradually stand in their way.
Co-created by JJ Abrams and Damon Lindelof, Lost also featured a cast of well-known actors such as Evangeline Lilly (Ant-Man Trilogy), Josh Holloway (Yellowstone), Daniel De Kim (Avatar: The Last Master of). dead air) or even Michael Emerson (person of interest).
Opening as a simple survival series, Lost has managed to create a real mythology over the seasons. While some started skipping Season 2 (which opens with a major revelation), others, on the contrary, managed to get hooked on the six seasons and 121 episodes that make up the series.
The end of the series did not live up to expectations
In general, the ending did not live up to expectations, and especially the last episode, which many fans did not understand. No doubt that’s why Lost has fallen into oblivion today, while at its prime it was the No. 1 talking point among fans of the series around the world.
There is no doubt that the series still deserves to be rehabilitated. Although its final seasons are objectively inferior in quality to the first, the final episode still offers a coherent and fairly clear conclusion to the entire program.
Maybe this result caused too much expectation during the broadcast? Still, Lost didn’t and doesn’t deserve this reputation as a poorly finished series. A second viewing, or discovering a new audience, might give this excellent series a second chance.
The decision now rests with the French public as the complete Lost will be available on Netflix from July 1st.
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