LOST - Season Three, second half (might contain spoliers)

[Locutus]

I think Sawyer might not be long for this world, since his character arc is done. Charlie's is done as well, and the island has been trying to kill him off. Unless the island is testing Desmond, and is only using Charlie as the test.

Locke's is done too, and he may go as well. Hey, I would be fine with killing off a couple of the majors, and have Hurley become the hero of the piece. :)

[Geekyfanboy]

Yeah I was thinking the same thing about Sawyer getting killed off now that he has completed his life goal of getting revenge on the man who destroyed his family. I hate to say it.. but Charlie is a goner.  I mean they have been teasing us from the beginning of season three... if they don't kill him off I'll be very disappointed.

[JoSpiv]

About Charlie, it's very odd for Lost to tell us who will die, and then have it happen.

I think Charlie will die, but I also think something will happen that will be a shocker.  Like Claire will die as well, or Desmond kill himself to save Charlie in some manner. 

I hope Locke doesn't die :(.   He's my fav

[Geekyfanboy]

Lost To End With Season 5

In January Lost producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse stated they want to set a specific end date for the series, but had yet to come to an agreement with ABC. E! is now reporting that the adventures on that weird island will come to an end in two years and that ABC will announce this at their ‘upfronts’ later this month.

At last year’s Comic-Con Cuse and Lindelof said that they would leave the show when they felt they were done, but were concerned ABC would keep it going. They even joked that they would kill off every character to force ABC to do a ‘zombie season’ if they wanted it to come back. Although Geek thinks that Lost has recently turned itself around, we welcome an end date. 2 more years is plenty of time for them to wrap up the character arcs and unresolved mysteries and the timetable keeps them from falling back into spinning their wheels as they were earlier in season 3.

[JoSpiv]

No Zombie Season??  That's Tragic  :P

[Locutus]

Lost To End With Season 5

2 more years is plenty of time for them to wrap up the character arcs and unresolved mysteries and the timetable keeps them from falling back into spinning their wheels as they were earlier in season 3.

I'm glad they are ending it in 2 years. That said, I have not really felt that any episode of this series has just been "spinning their wheels". Some may be better than others, but all of them have had some merit in the Losties universe. And I think that we are seeing that even at it's seemingly most irrelevant, something in those episodes becomes important or relevant over time, and we see that things which seemed unnecessary have proven that the creators know where they are going with this.

I think it's sad that, when finally given what they want, fans still complain because it wasn't the "right color" or "just too good."

[Geekyfanboy]

That's one thing about fans... they will always complain about something. Aren't people great.

[Locutus]

Not to keep this going, as this is my last comment about that specifically, but one guy complained a few weeks ago that they answered too many questions!

Just ... ridiculous.

[Geekyfanboy]

Let's bring this conversation back to Lost. I am happy that they will plan an out for the sereis... this will allow them to plan out things better knowing they have to wrap up things within a certain time period.

[jedijeff]

I think two more seasons sounds about right to me. I think next season will work up to Sun (Possibly Kate) and their pregnancys, and if they will survive or not on the island.
I will be interested to see what happens with Sawyer, as others noted above, that the last epsiode kind of brings his backstory arc to a conclussion. I would have to think though, if they are doing two more seasons, and Sawyer being a popular character, that they will probably keep him around. I totally could see them Killing of Charlie this year, as I am sure a Major Cast member will be sacrificed for the show. Desmond might be a possibility as well, though they have done a few Desmond Focussed shows, so I cant see them offing him yet, unless they do, and he comes back somehow.
I am getting the feeling that Walt and Michael might show up in the Finale, from listening to the Official Podcasts, I just get the feeling that we will be seeing them again, and would not surprise me to see them again this season. All just a big guess on my part.

[Geekyfanboy]

Lost to End in 2010
Source: Variety
May 7, 2007


ABC has agreed to let the producers of "Lost" set an expiration date for the series -- three years in the future, reports Variety.

The series will now wrap after the production of 48 additional episodes that will be divided into three, shortened 16-episode seasons. The final episode -- the show's 119th -- will air during the 2009-10 season.

"Lost" showrunners Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse have signed new multi-year overall deals with ABC Television Studio to continue with the series until the end. The duo had made setting a wrap date for the show a condition for staying.

Lindelof and Cuse had wanted "Lost" to end after two more seasons. They're essentially still getting their wish: The 48 episodes they'll produce over the next three years is the same number the show produced during its first two seasons.

ABC execs, however, came up with a way to keep "Lost" on its schedule for three more seasons. What's more, the 16-episode arcs will run without repeats (a la "24"), allowing ABC to make the show more of an event.

Lindelof and Cuse, who are putting the finishing touches on the third-season finale, released a joint statement praising what they termed "a bold and unprecedented move for ABC" and thanking McPherson and Pedowitz for making it.

Cuse added that he hoped more shows will be able to follow the "Lost" lead and declare an end date.

"I think for story-based shows like 'Lost,' as opposed to franchise-based shows like 'ER' or 'CSI,' the audience wants to know when the story is going to be over," Cuse wrote. "When J.K. Rowling announced that there would be seven 'Harry Potter' books, it gave the readers a clear sense of exactly what their investment would be. We want our audience to do the same."

The show's end game is expected to kick into high gear later this month with the broadcast of the season finale.

[JoSpiv]

While i would never argye for less Lost episodes.

How cool would it be if it ended with 108 episodes?

[Rico]

On until 2010?!?!?!   I think that is pretty excessive.

[Geekyfanboy]

I'm sure that it's a compromised. ABC doesn't want to lose the advertisement revenue from Lost... but the producers want an out date so they can write a complete story.  This way the show can end properly and they will get a few more years of revenue. It's still the same amount of episodes for two years.. they are just going to stretch them out to three.

[Rico]

I guess I would of thought that after "stretching" things out this year they would of learned folks don't like that.  Oh, well.