Lost is an Emmy and Golden Globe award-winning serial drama television series
that follows the lives of a group of plane crash survivors on a mysterious tropical
island, somewhere in the South Pacific. The show was created by J. J. Abrams
and Damon Lindelof, the show runner, and is filmed primarily on location in
Oahu, Hawaii. The pilot episode was first broadcast on September 22, 2004.
Since then, two seasons have aired and a third began on October 4, 2006.
The show is produced by ABC Television Studio (formerly Touchstone
Television), Bad Robot Productions and Grass Skirt Productions and airs on the
ABC Network in the U.S. Its incidental music is composed by Michael Giacchino.
The current executive producers are J.J. Abrams, Damon Lindelof, Carlton Cuse,
Jack Bender, Jeff Pinkner and Bryan Burk. Because of its large ensemble cast
and the cost of filming in Hawaii, the series is one of the most expensive on
television.
Many of the first season roles were a result of the executive producers' liking of
various actors. The main character Jack was originally to die in the pilot, and was
hoped to be played by Michael Keaton, however ABC executives were adamant
that Jack live.[citation needed] Before it was decided that Jack would live, Kate
was to emerge as the leader of the survivors; she was originally conceived to be
more like the character of Rose. Dominic Monaghan auditioned for the role of
Sawyer, who at the time was supposed to be a suit-wearing city con man. The
producers enjoyed Monaghan's performance and changed the character of
Charlie, originally a mature former rock star, to fit him. Jorge Garcia also
auditioned for Sawyer, and the part of Hurley was written for him. When Josh
Holloway auditioned for Sawyer, the producers liked the edge he brought to the
character (he reportedly kicked a chair when he forgot his lines and got angry in
the audition and his southern accent, so they changed Sawyer to fit Holloway's
acting. Yunjin Kim auditioned for Kate, but the producers wrote the character of
Sun for her and the character of Jin, portrayed by Daniel Dae Kim, to be her
husband. Naveen Andrews, who plays Sayid, was also not in the original script.
Locke and Michael were written with their actors in mind. Emilie de Ravin who
plays Claire was originally supposed to be a recurring role. In the second season,
Michael Emerson was contracted to play Ben ("Henry Gale") for three episodes.
His role was extended because of his acting skills to eight episodes, and
eventually for the whole of season three.
In parallel to its character development, episodes of Lost include a number of
mysterious elements which have been ascribed to science fiction or supernatural
phenomena. The creators of the series refer to these elements as composing the
mythology of the series, and they form the basis of fan speculation.
Among the show's mythological elements is a "monster" which appears to roam
the island; a mysterious group of inhabitants whom the survivors refer to as "The
Others"; an organization called the "DHARMA Initiative" which has placed
several research stations on the island; a sequence of numbers which have
made frequent appearances in the lives of the characters, in both the past and
present; and personal connections between the characters, of which they are
often unaware.
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