SciFi Wire is reporting that Lost will end in 2010 after three more 16 episode seasons. The series will only have 48 additional episodes left to film, with the new, shorter seasons, airing without repeats. Executive producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse wanted to end the series after two more seasons, and essentially they are getting their wish. 48 episodes is the same amount of episodes produced during the show’s first two seasons.
The 16 episode seasons is most likely a tool by ABC to grant them an extra year of ratings success with the sci-fi mystery series. From the producer’s standpoint, they hope this is a move that will silence critics of the show, who claim they are just spinning their wheels filling up hours television to keep the series running, instead of revealing the mystery behind the show.
Awesome! Lost is a great show and now the writers will have something to move towards instead of having to open up more loopholes in order to keep the series going. Brilliant!
I’m a fan of “Lost.” TiVo it every week. Have lots of theories and engage in lots of water cooler chatter at work about the episodes. Eager to find out the whole story – assuming that the writers aren’t just making this stuff up as they go. But despite all that…
It’ll never make it.
I’m still miffed over the way that Abram’s “Alias” petered out with so many loose ends. Similarly, there are simply too many Red Herring mysteries that “Lost” brings up and then sidesteps, never to answer or even acknowledge again. Those just make the audience feel cheated and strip the show’s creators of credibility.
The show will collapse under its own weight before it can run its course. The creators should end it early while still on a high note. Then they can parlay their succes & popularity into the next show. If they wait until Lost fizzles out, they’ll have lost that leverage.
Screw the next show! I want the producers to end it with the questions answered.
Why the hell does the “high note” matter?
Beyond that, Alias failed in patrt because the direction of the program kept changing, sometimes in-between seasons and the half-year breaks NEVER HELPED.
bah. morons.