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Lost: The Complete Seasons 1-5 [Blu-ray]

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Everyone should be aware that there is NOTHING in this set that's not in the individual edition. Each of the seasons in its separate box, shrink-wrapped and sealed.

Anyone who already has the individual seasons should have no reason to get this unless they wish to upgrade from DVD to Blu. Those who don't have LOST yet, this should the right set to buy or... wait until the 6-seasons sets become available next year.

To me, LOST is the best TV series of the third millennium, so far. In fact, I am very surprised that a TV series could be made this good these days when cost cutting and declining standards seem to be the norm everywhere else. But, not in the world of television, it seems. Or, rather, LOST and a couple other shows (Heroes is another favorite of mine) happen to be the exception.

LOST employs a cast of dozens to tell a big story. How big the story is? Well... five years and it's still going so... it's big. Slowly, what begins as your run of the mill airliner crash survivors story keeps adding layers on top of layers, expands, branches out in unexpected directions and, episode after episode after episode keeps us mesmerized, guessing, mourning those lost and left behind, surprised, intrigued and always ready for more. 100 episodes later and we are used to expect the unexpected now. I will not reveal the plot but it's probably proper to note that you are going to see peoples struggling to overcome extreme circumstances, stories of friendship, love, solidarity, spontaneous cooperation, the inevitable conflicts between people of many different upbringings, chasing different dreams, sometimes competing for the same rewards. Facing danger, the unknown and, what appears to be the incomprehensible, the initial state of anarchy spontaneously gains textures and a fragile structures are formed only to unravel or morph into something else.

LOST has an incredibly well-written story line, great acting and it's shown to us in the highest quality picture and sound. It is, without a doubt, one of the best TV series I've watched in a long, long time. If you haven't watched the weekly episodes on TV, you should consider yourself lucky. I haven't either and I am glad I didn't have to wait, week after week, for yet another mystery to solve itself in the next episodes. We are very likely to go through the first five seasons at least once, possibly twice before season six is released.

Oh, and, one more thing that you should keep in mind - but you will constantly fail at it: NOTHING is what what it seems to be and nobody is what he/she claims to be.

Happy viewing :)

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As a frame of reference, this set was available at Amazon for ONE day, on Dec. 9, 2009, for 108.99. I am highly doubtful that such an opportunity will present itself again until maybe next year when the 6-seasons set could be made available for one day or a for a few hour at a comparatively great price.

This is a friggin sweet Sci-fi series for any geek. BUT if you haven't watch this series yet, DO NOT watch the video linked above!! It's a Spoiler BOMB! I watched the whole show on ABC.com and they have that video there and my curiosity made me watch it and got spoiled BIG TIME! (and I was just starting season 1) So if you wanna get surprised please do not watch that video!
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What can i say about the show? well it's so addicting that I watch the entire show in 2 weeks, and now i'm re-watching it again with some friends. Every time you re-watch you find more stuff that you never notice and if you watch it with friends then believe me, you're going to have a great conversation for hours with bunch of theories and before you know it, you are so hooked that you will dream about the Island!
This is a must see show and this is a AWESOME deal you don't wanna miss!

(I never write any reviews but I just have to, this deserves to be reviewed :D)

If you like the show and you have Full HD (1080p) on your TV there is not better way to watch the show. I played the discs on my PS3 that is connected to my Full HD Sony Bravia with an HDMI cable to ensure the best possible quality.

I have seen this show on normal TV, DVD, HD Broadcast on TV and on my Mac (iTunes mp4s) and I can tell the picture and sound are far better than anything else. Buying the 5 seasons as a bundle was even cheaper than buying all seasons on iTunes.

I am very happy I can review the whole story at it's maximum quality just before final season starts...

Picked this set up on a Goldbox deal for $108.99 I had heard plenty of people commenting on how great the series was, but never watched it, sinced I missed the beginning. It was a SUPER purchase! My son and I have been riveted to the television for episode after episode over the Christmas holiday. We find ourselves coming home, allowing time to squeeze in an episode or two in the eveing. It's that good!! If you can get it at a decent price, buy it. Ebay may also be saturated still with sets others purchased from the Goldbox deal for resale.

This show is beautiful. The oceans, the plants, the island... it's just one of the most striking things to look at on a nice TV.

Usually, upscaled DVD is more than good enough for me, but this is the first time I've been able to say, with no doubt, that blu-ray is much prettier, sharper, clearer.

If you've got a nice setup, and you're inclined to watch this show, this is practically a must-buy.

LOST as a show is engaging, with great actors and production values, and a mysterious plot about an island. Like Twin Peaks without all the problems and in a much prettier environment. Is there a supernatural explanation? Some deep exotic scientific one? Are they in purgatory? Time travel implications? All I can say is that the island challenges the plane crash survivors in many novel ways, and this is pure creativity. The show actually uses its potential to put the characters into interesting situations much more effectively than other adventure shows.

[Edit to add: I'm one of those who didn't like Season 6. I found the resolution to many of the mysteries that made the show engaging to be ... uncreative. I also found the character resolutions to be very poor. I highly suggest watching the first 5 seasons and leaving the resolution to your own creativity. It's still beautiful to watch and I wonder what could have been].

The show is fantastic and the quality you get while watching it on Blu-ray is just as good, if not better, than watching it on your TV in HD. The SeasonPlay feature (which allows your player to keep track of the last episode you watched, is good for people that are going through Lost for the first time as well. If you haven't seen this show yet, you need to!

I don't know what the deal is with this set. I've seen the price jump almost daily (at this point) from $180-$380. At one point it was $108.00.

In my opinion, LOST is the best show on Television. It is perhaps the most entertaining and engaging television program I have ever seen. Do not pass up this chance to get the first five seasons on Blu-Ray because it is worth the investment. So many special features, and the quality of the HD is unbelievable. You will be seeing LOST again for the first time.

Product came quickly, as described, and have had no problems playing any of the discs. Plenty of special features, everything of the highest quality. Buy it!

This show is amazing and this bundled set is all I could ask for. It has hundreds of hours of bonus footage, every episode of this great show in high definition, and it is just great. With the final season in progress, I think this is the time to start watching. Lost is epic and great for all audiences. I watch it with all my friends, my parents, my little sister, everyone. This is seriously one of the greatest shows and will always go down in history as one. Get this :)

Well I am 15, and I had never watched the series before. I've always seen previws and tv ads for it, but I never took the time to watch it. After I noticed that the last season was going to air,
I said *Maybe now is great time to start watching LOST, and catch the last season when it comes to Blu-Ray* (the high definition is incredible, and the product was in excellent conditions when
I recieved it, of you have a Blu-Ray player or PS3, definetly get it on Blu Ray).
Let me tell you that for a teenager it is weird, not to catch this type of series. It mixes the intrigue and the sense of suspense perfectly, which makes it a remarkable tv show compered to
the trash that is out there.
The show starts with the catastrophic plane crash, and it gets more and more interesting with every episode that you watch. Many questions are raised and later answered, but it never
looses its sense of suspense and adventure.
Now, looking at the cast and main roles in this series, you can say that they are put together perfectly, and they really improve as the series moves on.
Matthew Fox leads the series as Jack Shephard, and he really delivers a sense of leadership and command with the development of his character and the series.
The other actors deliver remarkable performances in every episode. Every episode focuses on one certain character and we are introduced to their back stories and how everything is connected
between them.
Take John Locke for example. He seems to have a strange connection with the island and nature, as he always brings something new to the table. ( Excellent performance by the way. )

Overall this series is a masterpiece of television. It might have its up and downs, but it really delivers what the viewer is expecting to watch.
This package containing the first 5 seasons, is delivered with excellent quality and gives a you a long time to get lost in the world of LOST.