Lost (TV series)

:This article is about the drama series, for the reality series, see Lost (reality TV series).

Overview

The series was developed exclusively by ABC: former studio executive Lloyd Braun pitched an idea about a plane crashing on a remote island to series creator J.J. Abrams in January 2004, after most of the new series for the 2004 fall season had already been selected and begun production. Under significant time pressure from the start, Abrams collaborated with Damon Lindelof to create the show?s unique style and characters, occasionally even creating characters to fit an actor they wished to cast. From this difficult beginning, which included the filming of the most expensive pilot in television history, came one of the biggest critical and commercial successes of the 2004 television season, and Lost, along with fellow freshman series Desperate Housewives, helped reverse the fortunes of the underperforming ABC. In September 2005, Lost won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series.

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ABC - Lloyd Braun - J.J. Abrams - Damon Lindelof - 2004 television season - Desperate Housewives - Emmy Award

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The series uniquely tracks two major, interconnected themes: first, the struggles of the forty-eight survivors of the crash as they cope with living together on the strange island, and second, the lives of the fourteen main characters before the crash, retold through flashbacks. In most episodes, the primary focus of the action is on a specific character and includes flashbacks from that character's point of view, explaining why they were on the plane and providing insight to the viewer about the character's secrets and motivations. The exceptions to this are the pilot and season one finale episodes, in which flashbacks from several characters are featured and depiction of action on the island takes a much more general approach.

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Flashbacks - Pilot

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The show is produced by Bad Robot Production and Touchstone Television. The music is composed by Michael Giacchino.

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Bad Robot Production - Touchstone Television - Music - Michael Giacchino

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