Television Lost: The Final Season

VidaRed said:
^ would this do ?

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Better yet.
 
Seems were not the only ones who refused to watch the leaked eppy:

No spoilers within!) The first hour of the final season of ABC's "Lost" has leaked online, and the reaction is not what industry insiders expected.

Though preview content for heavily serialized dramas such as "Lost" is typically frantically consumed online, the sixth season of the ABC hit has managed to build to such an epic level of anticipation that many fans are doing the unthinkable: refusing to watch the leaks.

When the opening scene from the premiere popped up online after a fan promotion Friday, users of one popular social network site voted to "bury" the video.

"Why spoil it now?" wrote one fan with the moniker MyWhiteNoise. "I'd rather watch it in hi-def and surround sound than ruin the surprise and watch some (low-quality) video."

To TV executives, such statements are like something from an alternative universe, the polar-bear opposite of how young, Web-savvy viewers typically respond to content. Fans usually embrace any short cut that skips the linear TV and advertiser-supported experience.

"We never had a show like 'Lost' before that had these kind of fans that love it so much that they don't want to know what happens before the premiere," said Michael Benson, co-executive vp marketing at ABC. "Fans feel like they own this thing, just like we do."

On Monday, fan commitment was given an even greater test when the entire premiere appeared on YouTube. The video was taken from hand-held cameras discreetly shooting during a fan screening on Oahu. The Hawaii event itself was a revelation -- can any other TV drama rally 12,000 fans to an island in the South Pacific? Some flew in to see just the 44 minutes of video that ABC will air Tuesday night.

Yet when the inevitable YouTube copies appeared on Sunday, many videos only received a few hundred hits as online fans registered their disinterest in crummy bootlegs.

"Are people so impatient that they would rather watch a cell phone camera version of the 'Lost' premiere than wait one day?" Kyool wrote on Twitter.

Indeed, the lavishly shot "Lost" is the original Must-See HD drama. Yet for its final bow, ABC's marketing effort has emphasized showing, well, nothing (at least, no new footage, which producers wanted to keep under wraps). Until last week, all trailers used material from previous seasons, which the ABC marketing team tried to turn into an advantage.

"We wanted to go back and retell the stories of the characters and the larger situation that they're in," said Marla Provencio, co-executive vp marketing at ABC.

Catching up viewers on the complicated drama has always a big part of the network's strategy with "Lost," but never more so than this year. After a serialized drama peaks, its ratings usually fall in a downward trajectory as infrequent viewers perceive themselves as being further and further behind the story. The season premiere of "Lost" has fallen each year since Season Two. Reversing that trend is a major challenge, and ABC has aired repeats (complete with on-screen pop-up information) and has circulated various forms of recap videos online.

Though viewers tend to tune in for a show's last episode, the final season as a whole typically isn't as fortunate. Industry estimates have "Lost" tracking about the same as last year, which would be a victory if the show manages to maintain its previous rating. But -- like with the online reaction to the video leaks -- ABC is hopeful that the "Lost" will surprise.

" 'Lost' is like 'American Idol,' it's not your everyday show," Benson said. "From the buzz we're seeing right now, there's an obsession with this show. So who knows?"
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Yeah, I only ever log on to download the eps

LP is my main lost forum for posting ever since the C4 site went down...sad times

I hardly post on LP though
 
VidaRed said:
lost-forum has a separate subforum filled with links to literally all the episodes.

You should check that out.

This is the first time i have no clue about what will happen in the first episode.
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Aye, thats pretty much all I use it for
Mockney said:
And yet you'll happily watch the first 4 minutes video and the teaser video, which between them spoil more than the entire first episode does...Bastion of restraint you are
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Hardly spoiled it for myself have I, the first four minutes was actualy like 1 and a half minutes of new footage and the other thing is a PROMO.

I dont get why your so argumentative about this, just because youve spoiled it for yourself I bet.
 
The Flying Potato said:
Aye, thats pretty much all I use it for


Hardly spoiled it for myself have I, the first four minutes was actualy like 1 and a half minutes of new footage and the other thing is a PROMO.

I dont get why your so argumentative about this, just because youve spoiled it for yourself I bet.
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Burndogg said:
:lol: Poor Mockers, raging because he ruined it for himself.

Edit: feck off, evils.
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How have i ruined it for myself? ....eh?

I just find it funny that TFP has been claiming he doesn't want spoilers, and yet has been posting shit with loads of spoilers in it, and trying get other people to watch them cos he's watched them...I've seen the first ep and I don't give a shiznet about telling other peeps about it

They all die in a smelting accident by the way
 
Mockney said:
How have i ruined it for myself? ....eh?

I just find it funny that TFP has been claiming he doesn't want spoilers, and yet has been posting shit with loads of spoilers in it, and trying get other people to watch them cos he's watched them...I've seen the first ep and I don't give a shiznet about telling other peeps about it

They all die in a smelting accident by the way
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The feck? I have watched 1 minute and a half worth of new footage which was given to people as a prize in a competition and a bloody promo. I havnt spoiled a thing for myself, bar what the first minute and a half of the opening scene in which gave away VERY little and imo was misleading anyway.

I still have no idea how the season will pan out and do you know why? Because what I have seen have been PROMOTIONAL things which give feck all away.

And i've been trying to get people to watch the opening minute and a half and the promo because I have seen them? Oh do feck off I posted the opening minute in a spoiler tag and simply said to Sol to watch the promo because it is epic. But for some reason you also seem to think Promos are fecking spoilers :lol:
 
A lot of important people read the Caf. Why not the Lost producers too?

I'm fully expecting Desmond to shit in Penny's handbag.
 
If anyone can send me the links for the show, I'd be eternally (or atleast until the next episode) in your debt.
 
I was a little disapointed, but I think thats because I was expecting ALOT from it.

The alternate timeline as flashbacks isnt doing it for me, was good as the first scene to mislead everyone but after that I was just thinking...whats the point? All of it is irrelevant.

And was it just me that thought the Swan hole was a lot bigger in this ep then it was in S3?
 
Rapidshare have started taking all of their files for it now aswell due to copyright... I hope this doesnt happen every week
 
Was average IMO. Did not feel like a season opener at all in fact. That's what happens when you leave the finale on a cliff hanger like that.

All the "flashback" stuff was not well done at all and very predictable. No wow factor. Only interesting stuff was with Locke.

Frankly, I am not a fan of the current direction. Even while introducing all the mysteries and characters being during previous seasons, the main focus or thread has always been resolution of fate of the main characters from S1 and S2. Now it feels more like a story between Jacob and the Black smoke guy.
 
I liked it. Though I didn't watch the recap so it was very confusing at times. As for the alternate timeline...

I don't see why people disliked it so much, I thought it was good and I'd say it'll have quite a big impact on the season. I have a feeling it's supposed to show how miserable the characters will be if they don't go to the island. Perhaps the purpose of the island is to somehow make them happier in the end. Meh

Also, anyone get the feeling that Sayid is Jacob now?
 
A little disappointed, i dont think the 9 month wait helped it at all - kind of built you up

Also that alternate timeline story didnt do it for me, in my opinion it seems that will be a side distraction to what we are all interested in but the annoying thing they will do is that alternate timeline will probably feature a lot in the remaining eps, leaving the last 2 eps to explain everything
 
Stop moaning about the alternate timeline after just one episode. I'm sure there's a point to it all.
 
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