A Great Article

[Agent Richard07]

Click here to read it.

This is my favorite part...

"We sort of suckered people into this show but not presenting it as a science fiction show right out of the gate," noting that there were elements early on that were, "like a Rorschach test", saying that when Flight 815’s pilot is killed, someone who didn’t like sci-fi would think, "there has to be a rational explanation." Even the reveal that Locke could walk on the island was tempered by the fact that they still hadn’t revealed why he was in the chair in the first place, leaving the opportunity that, "it could be psychosomatic." Lindelof said Raiders of the Lost Ark was a great example of a story that has blatantly science fiction elements, noting, "Nazis melt and ghost fly out of this ark," but that it waits a long time before presenting these elements, allowing the audience to fall in love with Indiana Jones first. Lindelof said he felt shows like Invasion probably had a harder time finding a wide audience because, "They said 'Alien!', right out of the gate.'"

 

[DeafPoet]

Yeah I caught that article round about when it came out. One thing I really like about it is that it's not all-consumed with spoilers. You hear from Lindelof and Cuse a lot, but whether it's interacting with fans or the press, there's always a preoccupation with "What's going on with... [whatever]."

Whenever these guys sit down and talk more extensively about what they've already done, I think they're far more interesting. Which is one reason why I love the DVD commentaries so much.

That being said, I like me a good spoiler here and there too

 

[Temis the Vorta]

Lindelof said he felt shows like Invasion probably had a harder time finding a wide audience because, "They said 'Alien!', right out of the gate.'"

The problem with Invasion was the non-sci-fi elements, which were booooring. They should have focused on Underlay as a person who was a sympathetic "human" character, who is then revealed to be an alien. By that time, the audience won't care.

Lost succeeds because of good old fashioned storytelling elements: fast-paced, fun, danger, characters who grab the audience's sympathy and carry the audience along in the story.

 

[Rowan Sjet]

Lost had a very expensive pilot, costing 11.5 million dollars. Cuse and Lindelof recalled that the ABC executive who greenlit it, “knew ABC was going to fire him, so this was sort of his final f**k you to them.”

 

[Jaron]

Lost had a very expensive pilot, costing 11.5 million dollars. Cuse and Lindelof recalled that the ABC executive who greenlit it, “knew ABC was going to fire him, so this was sort of his final f**k you to them.”

Apparently he deserved to be fired. He even failed at failing.

 

[DeafPoet]

Lost had a very expensive pilot, costing 11.5 million dollars. Cuse and Lindelof recalled that the ABC executive who greenlit it, “knew ABC was going to fire him, so this was sort of his final f**k you to them.”

Apparently he deserved to be fired. He even failed at failing.

Yeah, you can just picture him screaming as they walk him out the door after firing him:

"YEAH! Suck it, assholes! Here's a hit TV show! That'll fucking show ya!"