Studio: Buena Vista
Rating: 18+
Genre: Adventure/Drama (TV)
|
About This DVD
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
Audio Format: | Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround |
Video Format: | 1.78:1 Anamorphic Widescreen/NTSC |
Languages: | English |
Subtitles: | Korean / English / Spanish / Portuguese |
Country Made: | USA |
Region Code: | 3 |
Year Made: | 2004 |
Running Time: | 996 min |
Special Features: |
- 24 episodes on seven discs: Pilot part 1, Pilot part 2, Tabula Rasa,
Walkabout, White Rabbit, House of the Rising Sun, The Moth, Confidence Man,
Solitary, Raised by Another, All the Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues,
Whatever the Case May Be, Hearts and Minds, Special, Homecoming, Outlaws, In
Translation, Numbers, Deus Ex Machina, Do No Harm, The Greater Good, Born to
Run, Exodus part 1, Exodus part 2 - Commentary by executive producers J.J. Abrams, Damon Lindelof, and Bryan Burk on the pilot - Commentary by executive producer Jack Bender, co-executive producer David Fury, and actor Terry O'Quinn on Walkabout - Commentary by executive producers Damon Lindelof and Bryan Burk and actor Dominic Monaghan on The Moth - Commentary by executive producer Carlton Cuse, supervising producer Javier Grillo-Marxuach, and actors Maggie Grace and Ian Sommerhalder on Hearts and Minds - The Genesis of Lost - Designing a Disaster - Before They Were Lost: personal stories and audition tapes - Welcome to Oahu: The Making of the Pilot - The Art of Matthew Fox - Lost@ComiCon - Lost: On Location - On Set with Jimmy Kimmel - Backstage with Driveshaft - The Lost Flashbacks: Claire at the Airport, Sayid at the Airport - 13 deleted scenes - Bloopers from the set |
Availability: Usually ships in 5~10 business days.
|