Summary of "The Complete 1st Season - Set of the year!": While I appreciate the "mystery" element to the show, I think my main interest stems from the characters, their back-stories, and how they interact with each other. I like that many of the actors are playing characters that are ethnically similar to themselves. Evangeline, a Canadian, plays one on the show, and Emilie plays an Australian. The Kim's, Koreans themselves, play a Korean couple and speak a lot of their dialog in Korean. I enjoy watching the flashbacks of their lives before the crash, and I like piecing together the various events in my head.
I think Hurley is my favorite character of the group; he acts as the heart of the group. He's kind, and funny, and we know where we, the viewers, stand with him. Locke is up there as well, but I don't trust the character. I love all the others as well, but those two are my favorites.
I know viewers were upset with the unanswered questions in the season finale, but let me take this moment to say one thing; what the heck did you think would happen?! Did you think they would wrap everything up in the last episode of the season? Hell no! They need material for season 2! Geez! Okay, sorry for that.
I'm going to put this in virtual print for all to see; this is the best DVD release of 2005. It may not become the #1 TV seller for the year (it'll be in the top 10), but this is the best TV set I've seen all year, and I've seen a hell of a lot of sets. A few people asked me what I would add to the season 2 DVD set if I were given the chance, and while I didn't have an answer for them then, I have some now. 1) I really want a featurette on the music. I think the score to this series is amazing, and I'd love to hear an interview with Michael Giacchino. Add to that a few isolated score tracks in 5.1 and I'd be in heaven. I love the music so much that I'd buy the score on CD (seriously, someone release this, please). 2) Commentary tracks on more episodes. This is a show that could use commentary on every episode. We had a handful of cast members in commentary sessions, so try to get more of them, but I'd love to hear the thoughts of the writers and producers as well. The Dead Zone has commentary for every episode, and I'd like Lost to have the same. 3) Nicknames from Sawyer. Sawyer has nicknames for everyone on the island, and this featurette could include interviews with the writers talking about how they came up with the nicknames, along with clips from the episodes. 4) A fun piece on the background actors. These people stand around, say very little, yet they must have stories. Interview a couple of them for fun, and ask them about their characters (or lack of them, since they're probably "Guy #1" and "Guy #2"). 5) More of the same. I want more interviews with the cast and crew, more behind-the-scenes footage, and more licensed stuff like Jimmy Kimmel, and the MT&R footage. It's hard to improve a set that's so damn good to begin with, so I had to think long and hard to come up with a handful of ideas.
You may be wondering why I'm doing a review of a set I've had for so long just days before the release. Honestly, I wanted my review of the set to be based on the set itself, and not the fun I had in Hawaii. Disney did a great job of the Lost event and I didn't want my time there to influence my review. Sure, I discussed part of the trip in the review, but I've stepped back from that experience and I think most of the words I've written in this review reflect the DVD set, and not the whole experience I've had. If I'm telling you to part with your hard-earned money for a DVD set then my review had better be based on the thing you're going to have on your shelf, and nothing else.
If you watched the show this past season and you're not sure about buying this release then listen to me; buy it. It's a great set, and all the cool kids are picking it up on September 6th (when in doubt use peer pressure). Seriously though, this is a show that can be rewatched, the extras are awesome, and it's the best set of the year; all very good reasons to add it to your collection. I'm going to have a long wait for the season 2 set!
Everyone involved in the creation of this set should be extremely proud. I'll be recommending this for years to come. (read entire review)
New Extras for 4th Season, plus Box Art for the Blu-ray Disc Version!
A week ago today the studio gave a us a long-range look at the DVD release date for Lost - The Complete 4th Season: The Expanded Experience, scheduled to arrive December 9th on both DVD and high-definition... (read entire news item)
4/25/2008
Pick Out the Oceanic Six from Islanders Shown on the Season 4 DVD Package
Earlier today it was revealed that Lost - The Complete 4th Season: The Expanded Experience is coming home on both DVD and high-definition Blu-ray Disc this December 9th, not long before the holiday gift-giving... (read entire news item)
4/25/2008
Blu-ray Disc & DVD Release Dates, Extras for the 4th Season of Lost ***UPDATED: PRESS RELEASE TEXT***
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Lost: The Complete Fourth Season - The Expanded Experience
Available December 9, 2008
BURBANK, Calif., April 25, 2008 - From the halls of Seattle Grace
Hospital to a mysterious... (read entire news item)
1/29/2008
What a Deal: Don't Miss Amazon's 1-Day Sale on Lost - Season 3 Blu-ray!
Amazon's got a new "Gold Box" 1-Day sale, this time for the Blu-ray Disc edition of Lost - The Complete 3rd Season: The Unexplored Experience! This set has been on sale already for $57.99 as part of... (read entire news item)
12/28/2007
Amazon Blu-ray Sales includes Lost Season 3
We assume you're interested in getting the Lost season 3 Blu-ray release for a good price, or you wouldn't have opened this news item.
Amazon currently has a sale on Disney Blu-ray releases, including... (read entire news item)
9/28/2007
Detailed New Press Release for 3rd Season Covers Both DVDs & Blu-ray
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Step Into the World of the Others With
LOST: The Complete Third Season,
The Unexplored Experience
On DVD and Blu-ray™ High-Def December 11, 2007
Catch Up on the Full... (read entire news item)
9/19/2007
Disney Lowers List Price of Lost - Season 3 on Hi-Definition Blu-Ray Discs
Back in July, when we reported that online retailers like Amazon.com were listing a Blu-ray Disc version of Lost - The Complete 3rd Season: The Unexplored Experience, the list price shown at Amazon for... (read entire news item)
8/31/2007
Blu-ray Disc Version of 3rd Season To Have Exclusive BD-Java Extra
Lost - The Complete 3rd Season: The Unexplored Experience is coming to both DVD and Blu-ray Disc on December 11th, and our friends over at HiDefDigest.com have revealed that those of you who get the Blu-ray... (read entire news item)
8/21/2007
Blu-ray Disc Box Art for The Complete 3rd Season: The Unexplored Experience
Lost - The Complete 3rd Season: The Unexplored Experience is coming to DVD on December 11th. It was said as far back as May that a Blu-ray Disc version of the set would be coming out on the same day,... (read entire news item)
7/25/2007
Found! Lost - Season 3 Blu-ray Listing, Day and Date with DVD
Despite a denial from Disney/Buena Vista at the end of May that such a release was not planned (we were specifically told it "would not happen this year"), online retailer Amazon.com has put up a pre-order... (read entire news item)
6/05/2007
Full-Sized Box Art for Lost - The Complete 3rd Season
Disney/Buena Vista has formally announced, via their press release, that Lost - The Complete 3rd Season: The Unexplored Experience will be released on December 11, 2007. We've known that date since Amazon.com's... (read entire news item)
6/01/2007
Press Release Bonanza: The Unexplored Experience
ABC's Award-Winning Primetime Trio Comes to DVD for Season 3
Desperate Housewives: The Complete Third Season, The Dirty Laundry Edition
Grey's Anatomy: The Complete Third Season, Seriously Extended
LOST:... (read entire news item)
5/31/2007
News that'll make you blue - no Blu-ray planned
Earlier today we quoted the Hollywood Reporter article which mentioned Lost was coming out on DVD and Blu-ray this December. We've since heard back from Disney reps, and they've said that a Blu-ray release... (read entire news item)
5/31/2007
Blu-ray Release of Lost? The Hollywood Reporter Says...
Yesterday morning we posted news that the 3rd season of Lost will come to DVD on December 11th. We based that date on Amazon's pre-release sales listing for the 7-disc set, since Disney/Buena Vista still... (read entire news item)
5/30/2007
Get Lost!: 3rd Season DVDs Don't Ship Until December **Extras Added**
A week ago we first reported that Lost - The Complete 3rd Season: The Unexplored Experience would be coming to DVD this fall, and showed off a small peek at the box art for it (which you can see again... (read entire news item)
5/23/2007
Lost 3rd Season Box Art Found in VB Advertisement
The newest (May 21st) issue of Video Business trade magazine has an ad with a small sneak preview of the art for several upcoming TV-DVD sets from ABC and Disney/Buena Vista Home Entertainment. One of... (read entire news item)
6/12/2006
Season 2 moves back to original date
Our first season 2 news item had a release date of September 5, a date we got from some of our industry sources. A few weeks later the date changed to October 3, and now the date has changed again....back... (read entire news item)
5/04/2006
Final artwork & Menu shots
The other day we posted news that Lost: Season 2 would be coming to DVD on October 3 and we had a number of people email us to complain that the artwork looked ugly, and that the text on the cover was... (read entire news item)
5/02/2006
More info on Season 2
Disney has released their "Fact Sheet" for the second season of Lost, and now we know a lot more about the bonus features than we did when the release date was announced a few days ago. You can preorder... (read entire news item)
4/28/2006
New Date, Info on Bonus Material & Art
We posted the Lost Season 2 date on Wednesday thanks to our industry sources, but earlier that very day (unbeknownst to our sources) the studio changed it from September 5th to October 3rd (we just hate... (read entire news item)
4/26/2006
Down The Hatch With Lost - The Complete 2nd Season!!
As many of you tune in right now to the Lost episode tonight, the "Reckoning" special which is catching us up on the events of the second season so far (there's still about a month of new episodes left... (read entire news item)
3/12/2006
1st Season Set Honored With Bitsy Award; Runner-Ups Include He-Man, Deadwood & More
The Digital Bits has posted their 7th Annual selection of the best and worst of the DVD releases for the previous year...the 2005 selections for The Bitsy Awards. This year the theme was "The Big Lebitsy",... (read entire news item)
9/09/2005
Has someone lost your Lost booklet?
The Lost DVD set released the other day should contain a few paper ads, as well as a booklet with information on each episode. We've been receiving a pile of emails from people who didn't receive the... (read entire news item)
9/05/2005
Looking to get Lost on Tuesday? Drop by Best Buy for Bonus Disc!
If you're thinking about picking up Lost on Tuesday (and honestly, who isn't?) then you may want to drop by your local Best Buy (US only) for an exclusive DVD bundled with the set.
43-minute "Lost... (read entire news item)
8/08/2005
Companion Book Coming In Sept. with Exclusive DVD!
One of our readers, who only identified himself as "Michael", tipped us off overnight to a really cool-looking item that is up for pre-order at Amazon.com. It is a Book, The Lost Chronicles : The Official... (read entire news item)
8/05/2005
Lost Menus (contains spoilers)
If you have not seen this show before then it's not a good idea to look at these menus. There are some minor spoilers contained in the menus, but it could slightly ruin your enjoyment of the show.
These... (read entire news item)
7/26/2005
Press release for Lost on Sony PSP's UMD (not DVD!), plus a word about UMD news in general
As most of you know, "UMD" is the new home video format that's not necessarily for the home, since it works (exclusively, at least so far) on the Sony PSP portable video game system. It's not DVD, or... (read entire news item)
7/19/2005
PSP release details include Box & Disc art, plus something rare for UMDs: EXTRAS!
Last week Sony PSP owners were delighted to read our heads-up report that Lost would come to UMD format this September. Now we have gotten additional information on the release directly from Buena Vista,... (read entire news item)
7/11/2005
L-O-S-T on UMD for the PSP!
September 6th sees the DVD release of Lost - The Complete 1st Season, a 7-DVD set featuring everything from the hot show's highly successful rookie year on the air. But owners of the Sony PSP are in... (read entire news item)
4/01/2005
Spec Update: Disc Count Increases
Back in February I commented that I'd like to see a killer seven disc set for Lost, because I didn't feel six discs would work, given the number of episodes they were producing. Yes, a six disc set could... (read entire news item)
3/16/2005
Press Release for Lost - The Complete 1st Season
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
THE MUST-OWN, 6-DISC DVD BOX SET
AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 6
LOST
THE COMPLETE FIRST SEASON
Includes Original, Never-Before-Seen
Extended Uncut Version of the 2-Hour Pilot,
Deleted... (read entire news item)
3/10/2005
Lost Box Art Found!
We've already posted several bits of news that Lost - The Complete 1st Season was coming to DVD later this year, with a street date planned for Sept. 6th. Buena Vista has confirmed that this will be... (read entire news item)
3/01/2005
First Official Word on Set
USA Today published the first official news on Lost earlier today when they announced the six disc set would be released on September 6 for a suggested price of $60 ($59.99). Here's what they had to say:
Lost... (read entire news item)
2/11/2005
Even more Lost rumors
It's no surprise that information about the Lost DVD set is trickling out; everyone wants to know what will be included in one of this season's hottest shows. Michael Ausiello (Ask Ausiello - TV Guide)... (read entire news item)
2/06/2005
Lost Release Timeframe Found at Disney Investor Conference
A couple of weeks ago we told you in a news update that the planned Lost 1st Season DVD set was said by the show's co-creator Damon Lindelof to be coming out this Summer, before a second season begins... (read entire news item)
1/25/2005
A small DVD update for the hot new series
In mid-November we reported that Lost DVDs were on the minds of the show's producers from the start, and that writer Paul Dini had mentioned them, and that TVShowsOnDVD owner Gord Lacey had gotten additional... (read entire news item)
11/21/2004
DVDs on producers' minds right from the start
Paul Dini - best known for his writing on cartoon shows, especially Batman: The Animated Series - is (among other things) currently performing scribe duties on the hot hot hot J.J. Abrams (Felicity, Alias)... (read entire news item)
