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• Actors: Matthew Fox, Evangeline Lilly, Dominc Monaghan
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• Format: NTSC
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Number of discs: 21
• Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment
• DVD Release Date: April 29, 2008
• Run Time: 3115 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (46 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0017HZZP0
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Lost Season 1:
Along with Desperate Housewives, Lost was one of the two breakout shows in the fall of 2004. Mixing suspense and action with a sci-fi twist, it began with a thrilling pilot episode in which a jetliner traveling from Australia to Los Angeles crashes, leaving 48 survivors on an unidentified island with no sign of civilization or hope of imminent rescue. That may sound like Gilligan's Island meets Survivor, but Lost kept viewers tuning in every Wednesday night--and spending the rest of the week speculating on Web sites--with some irresistible hooks (not to mention the beautiful women). First, there's a huge ensemble cast of no fewer than 14 regular characters, and each episode fills in some of the back story on one of them. There's a doctor; an Iraqi soldier; a has-been rock star; a fugitive from justice; a self-absorbed young woman and her brother; a lottery winner; a father and son; a Korean couple; a pregnant woman; and others. Second, there's a host of unanswered questions: What is the mysterious beast that lurks in the jungle? Why do polar bears and wild boars live there? Why has a woman been transmitting an SOS message in French from somewhere on the island for the last 16 years? Why do impossible wishes seem to come true? Are they really on a physical island, or somewhere else? What is the significance of the recurring set of numbers? And will Kate ever give up her bad-boy fixation and hook up with Jack?

Lost did have some hiccups during the first season. Some plot threads were left dangling for weeks, and the "oh, it didn't really happen" card was played too often. But the strong writing and topnotch cast kept the show a cut above most network TV. The best-known actor at the time of the show's debut was Dominic Monaghan, fresh off his stint as Merry the Hobbit in Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings films. The rest of the cast is either unknowns or "where I have I seen that face before" supporting players, including Matthew Fox and Evangeline Lilly, who are the closest thing to leads. Other standouts include Naveen Andrews, Terry O'Quinn (who's made a nice career out of conspiracy-themed TV shows), Josh Holloway, Jorge Garcia, Yunjin Kim, Maggie Grace, and Emilie de Ravin, but there's really not a weak link in the cast. Co-created by J.J. Abrams (Alias), Lost left enough unanswered questions after its first season to keep viewers riveted for a second season. --David Horiuchi

Lost Season 2:

What was in the Hatch? The cliffhanger from season one of Lost was answered in its opening sequences, only to launch into more questions as the season progressed. That's right: Just when you say "Ohhhhh," there comes another "What?" Thankfully, the show's producers sprinkle answers like tasty morsels throughout the season, ending with a whopper: What caused Oceanic Air Flight 815 to crash in the first place? As the show digs into more revelations about its inhabitant's pasts, it also devotes a good chunk to new characters (Hey, it's an island; you never know who you're going to run into.) First, there are the "Tailies," passengers from the back end of the plane who crashed on the other side of the island. Among them are the wise, God-fearing ex-drug lord Mr. Eko (standout Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje); devoted husband Bernard (Sam Anderson); psychiatrist Libby (Cynthia Watros, whose character has more than one hidden link to the other islanders); and ex-cop Ana Lucia (Michelle Rodriguez), by far the most infuriating character on the show, despite how much the writers tried to incur sympathy with her flashback. Then there are the Others, first introduced when they kidnapped Walt (Malcolm David Kelley) at the end of season one. Brutal and calculating, their agenda only became more complex when one of them (played creepily by Michael Emerson) was held hostage in the hatch and, quite handily, plays mind games on everyone's already frayed nerves. The original cast continues to battle their own skeletons, most notably Locke (Terry O'Quinn), Sun (Yunjin Kim) and Michael (Harold Perrineau), whose obsession with finding Walt takes a dangerous turn. The love triangle between Jack (Matthew Fox), Kate (Evangeline Lilly) and Sawyer (Josh Holloway), which had stalled with Sawyer's departure, heats up again in the second half. Despite the bloating cast size (knocked down by a few by season's end) Lost still does what it does best: explores the psyche of people, about whom "my life is an open book" never applies, and cracks into the social dynamics of strangers thrust into Lord of the Flies-esque situations. Is it all a science experiment? A dream? A supernatural pocket in the universe? Likely, any theory will wind up on shaky ground by the season's conclusion. But hey, that's the fun of it. This show was made for DVD, and you can pause and slow-frame to your heart's content. Just try and keep that head-spinning to a minimum.

On the DVD

Commentaries by various cast members and producers reveal little other than the occasional easter egg (the Dharma logo on the shark fin, Walt's mumbling translating to "Don't push the button; the button is bad" backwards). But disc seven opens with an eerie Hanso Foundation instructional video, leading you to eight hours of bonus features, including cast members' own theories, deleted scenes, and featurettes on specific episodes. It's all well and good for Lost fanatics, but if you want the cream of the crop, check out: "Lost Connections," an interactive feature that reveals how all the islanders are actually linked (for instance, one of the officers who captured Sayid during the Gulf War is Kate's father); a Channel UK promo for the show directed by David LaChappelle in which cast members suck in their cheeks and, dressed in evening wear, tango in slow motion as if in a Calvin Klein ad (it has to be a joke, right?); and "The World According to Sawyer," which strings together each of the un-PC nicknames and pop culture references spewed by Holloway's character. Favorites include "Chewie" for Jin and "Ponce de Leon" for Ana Lucia. It's by far the cherry on top of a sweet dessert. --Ellen A. Kim

Lost Season 3:
When it aired in 2006-07, Lost's third season was split into two, with a hefty break in between. This did nothing to help the already weirdly disparate direction the show was taking (Kate and Sawyer in zoo cages! Locke eating goop in a mud hut!), but when it finally righted its course halfway through--in particular that whopper of a finale--the drama series had left its irked fan base thrilled once again. This doesn't mean, however, that you should skip through the first half of the season to get there, because quite a few questions find answers: what the Others are up to, the impact of turning that fail-safe key, the identity of the eye-patched man from the hatch's video monitor. One of the series' biggest curiosities from the past--how Locke ended up in that wheelchair in the first place--also gets its satisfying due. (The episode, "The Man from Tallahassee," likely was a big contributor to Terry O'Quinn's surprising--but long-deserved--Emmy win that year.)

Unfortunately, you do have to sit through a lot of aforementioned nuisances to get there. Season 3 kicks off with Jack (Matthew Fox), Kate (Evangeline Lilly), and Sawyer (Josh Holloway) held captive by the Others; Sayid (Naveen Andrews), Sun (Yunjin Kim), and Jin (Daniel Dae Kim) on a mission to rescue them; and Locke, Mr. Eko (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje), and Desmond (Henry Ian Cusick) in the aftermath of the electromagnetic pulse that blew up the hatch. Spinning the storylines away from base camp alone wouldn't have felt so disjointed were it not for the new characters simultaneously being introduced. First there's Juliet, a mysterious member of the Others whose loyalty constantly comes into question as the season goes on. Played delicately by Elizabeth Mitchell (Gia, ER, Frequency), Juliet is in one turn a cold-blooded killer, by another turn a sympathetic friend; possibly both at once, possibly neither at all. (She's also a terrific, albeit unwitting, threat to the Kate-Sawyer-Jack love triangle, which plays out more definitively this season.) On the other hand, there's the now-infamous Nikki and Paulo (Kiele Sanchez and Rodrigo Santoro), a tagalong couple who were cleverly woven into the previous seasons' key moments but came to bear the brunt of fans' ire toward the show (Sawyer humorously echoed the sentiments by remarking, "Who the hell are you?"). By the end of the season, at least two major characters die, another is told he/she will die within months, major new threats are unveiled, and--as mentioned before--the two-part season finale restores your faith in the series.

The extras are as well-stocked as a Dharma Initiative food pantry on this seven-disc set. Commentaries by producer Damon Lindelof, show writers, and numerous cast members reveal a whole lot of juicy trivia; plus, the DVDs even provide a subtitle track for the commentary (rarely seen other than on foreign-language director's commentaries) so you won't miss a thing. "Lost Book Club" goes through the parallels between what characters are reading and the show's storylines (The Wizard of Oz and Stephen King are heavily referenced). "Lost: On Location" gives a lot of insight to some of the biggest episodes, and "Lost in a Day" gives a 24-hour glimpse at the drama's arduous production. If you're a Lost fan who gave up during this season, the bonus features alone might lure you back for the next round. --Ellen A. Kim

Product Description
Lost Season 1:
Stranded on an island that holds many secrets, 48 people must band together if they hope to get home alive. Now you can experience the nonstop excitement and mystery of every episode, from the shows mind-blowing first minute to its spectacular finale, on a 7-disc DVD set.

Lost Season 2:
4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42. Push the button, and prepare to be blown away by the groundbreaking television event USA Today calls TV s best series. The multiple Emmy Award-winning drama reaches new heights in its spectacular second season as the survivors of Oceanic Flight 815 discover they are not alone in their battle against The Others, and a contested decision to open the hatch reveals a new realm of mystery and intrigue. Prepare yourself for the DVD experience of Season Two, complete with over eight hours of original bonus material you can t see anywhere else including unaired original flashbacks and you ll discover for yourself why everything happens for a reason.

Lost Season 3:
Find the answers you ve been looking for in the explosive third season of the show USA Today calls the most gorgeous, audacious, expansive series on network TV. As the power of the island to both heal and destroy comes into sharp focus, the lines between good and evil are blurred and loyalties are challenged when the survivors of the crash become tangled within the lives of the Others. Plan your escape, and immerse yourself in all 23 episodes of Season Three. Go deeper than ever before in this seven-disc DVD box set, complete with hours of never-before-seen bonus features, including secrets from the world of the Others, behind-the-scenes featurettes, unprecedented access to the Lost writers room, and so much more.

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45 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Lost - Seasons I through III - A Great Collection, May 12, 2008

By	Mark "Technology, Music and Movies" (East Coast) - See all my reviews (#1 REVIEWER)

Lost is a great show, although if you're here to buy this TV DVD collection I don't have to tell you that. You're probably a hardcore fan already. But for the few people that haven't gotten into Lost yet, I can honestly say this is one of the few programs I can see somebody watching from beginning to end without any prior experience. It just draws you in.

It took me a while to get into Lost. By season II my interest was peaked. And by now, I'm just as hooked as everybody else. Watching these on DVD is better than watching the episodes on TV or even online. First of all, all the DVD episodes are presented in the same widescreen format that was only available when watching over HD before. The regular airings on network television was not the full widescreen but instead a chopped down version that's not nearly as great to look at.

These DVDs also allow you to watch and re-watch these episodes whenever you please. For those who are new to Lost that is a bigger deal than it may appear at first. There's nothing better than being able to watch these shows back to back as well as re-watch the tricky parts and try to figure out all the sub-plots. :) The extras really help you get into it too, giving you great background and juicy info that will suck you in even further. In fact the extras alone are worth the price of admission for any Lost junkie.

There's another benefit to these disks. Unlike those who have to wait for the next season or show to air based upon the VERY STRANGE and DISJOINTED practice of them delaying new episodes and taking long breaks between seasons, you can pace yourself through these seasons. Discover the story on your own time and avoid the annoying schedules set by network television or the next writer's strike.

To list all of the episode plot-lines isn't really something you need me to do here. What I can tell you is at a high level what to expect from each of the seasons and what goodies are included. Because this collection is really rich with special features, and that's really the value of getting this set. Even if you've seen the episodes already, I can see alot of people still buying these disks for that alone.

Lost - The Complete First Season

As you might expect, the first season set includes the Pilot episode that has become almost TV legend at this point. The very diverse set of characters is introduced little by little through their interactions but more so through the flashbacks. We get to learn about the fateful events that brought them all together and how they cope with the stress of being ... well, Lost. :)

Audio commentaries for the "Pilot" episode by the producers gives you a background into how the pilot got off the ground and filmed. There are other audio commentaries that are episode specific for "Walkabout," "The Moth," and "Hearts and Minds."

Most of the special features are included on the seventh disk, which is devoted to them. "The Genesis of Lost" shows us how everything started and evolved. "Welcome to Oahu: The Making of The Pilot" is standard making-of fare. "Designing a Disaster" is a kind of featurette about how they filmed the amazing crash site from the "Pilot."

"Before They Were Lost" goes into the show's casting, which will really surprise a lot of people. This show is amazingly cast, and when you see this you will be even more amazed at how they did it. Audition footage is included too. :)

"Lost: On Location" is a group of behind-the-scenes extras that cover some filming sequences. This is very useful for aspiring film-makers and just general movie junkies.

There are also some flashbacks from the season finale and over a dozen deleted scenes.

Also included are some less useful, though still attention keeping extras. Among them are:
- "The Art of Matthew Fox" about photography he did during the "Pilot." Nice for people like me who like photography, but not for Lost purists.
- "Lost@Comicon" is footage from Comicon and the actors who were there promoting the show
- "Onset with Jimmy Kimmel" feels like a shameless network plug and shows some worthless and probably staged shenanigans
- "Live from the Museum of Television and Radio" is another bit of self-promotion that includes very little
- "Backstage with Driveshaft" takes a look at Charlie and his fictitious band
- "Bloopers from the Set" is a gag reel that really didn't even need to be here. Some people are into that stuff though.


Lost - The Complete Second Season

Season 2 is a very direct continuation of the ending of the first season. It does start to give the show more of a "24" like feel though. Mysteries are solved but more questions are raised than answered. And while we get a lot of background on key characters like Kate and Jack, it takes us a VERY long time to get there. There are a lot of riddles and red herrings thrown in to make you think and throw you off. Still, every episode has a value when you see things develop over all the seasons of the show.

Audio commentaries are available for some episodes, including "Man of Science, Man of Faith," "What Kate Did," "The 23rd Psalm," "The Whole Truth" and "Dave."

They seem to have added more episode commentaries to make up for less on the special features disk. Disc seven includes:
- "Fire and Water: Anatomy of an Episode" a "making of an episode" featurette
- "Lost: On Location" a contrast of episodes shot on location instead of a studio
- "The World According to Sawyer" which is a character profile of Sawyer and his sarcastic comments
- "The Lost Flashbacks" with three never before seen flashbacks
- Over a dozen deleted scenes
- Another annoying "Lost Bloopers" extra
- A "Channel 4 UK Promo" which is a slow-motion music video type of comercial
- "Lost Connections"- a featurette about character inter-connections
- "Mysteries, Theories and Conspiracies" helps fuel the fire on the many unanswered questions
- "Secrets from the Hatch" is all about the hatch and how it was thought up

Lost - The Complete Third Season

Like the second season, Lost's third season was originally split into two sections with one more popular than the other. I still think all the episodes were important, though some do move faster than others. And speaking of "the others" they really start to take center stage in this season.

"Lost Book Club" goes through the parallels between plot elements and the unraveling storylines "Lost: On Location" and "Lost in a Day" are "making-of" features that go into filming and it's challenges.

There is a one-on-one with star Matthew Fox and a featurette on "the others." As usual we have the audio commentaries and deleted scenes. We also again have the bloopers which we could have done without.

"Cast in Clay: The Toys of Todd McFarlane" goes into making toys for the show. "The Next Level: Inside the Video Game" shows the making of the LOST game by Ubisoft.


Conclusion

Each season stands on its own as a tremedous work of TV. Some will complain about the tail end of season two or the beginning half to season 3, but the more you watch and learn the more it all comes together. This is a great show and a great set that is definitely worth owning. You also save some money on the set, which is nice too.

Enjoy!

12 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars LOST is awesome!, April 29, 2008

By	Vicki L. Martin (Virginia Beach, VA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have seen every episode of this show (I actually started watching it after season 1 ended and had to rent the first season to catch up so that I could watch season 2 as it aired), and I LOVE IT! It keeps you on your feet, and you always want to know what is going to happen next...making you come back for more. Plus, the price is just right! You can't beat the price for what you are getting! If you are a LOST fan, or you want to get into the show, this is the best deal you will get on the DVD's. Don't let this deal pass you by, because you won't find it anywhere else!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Get "Lost", May 17, 2008

By	Tonya Duckworth (Ohio) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I had only seen the very first episode by the time "Lost" already had three seasons. I raved about it to my boyfriend telling him we had to watch the rest of them because the episode was "SO GOOD". If you haven't seen "Lost" yet and you want to get the first three seasons then good for you, you don't have to be put through the suspense of having to wait for the next episode to air. When my boyfriend and I were watching our seasons we were almost in tears because we couldn't skip to the next episode fast enough. The seasons of "Lost" are thrilling and exciting and you're guaranteed to have a fun time watching them. You'll be sad when you have to start watching them on T.V.