Could Lost have still worked as a story if, instead of being a TV show, it was a series of novels like the Harry Potter series or a comic book series like Y: The Last Man?
Different way for Lost's story to be told
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Lost could have been an amazing kick ass series of novels. But we wouldn't have the actors, and that would be a serious loss.
I'm amazed Lost can exist in the TV format. That kind of complex serialized story is really better suited to a novel format. It must be hell to try to pull off with all the constraints of TV. It's great that they can do it, but the difficulty of it explains why it's so rare.
Just look at Heroes for comparison. That kind of chaotic, brainless meandering and lack of focus is more what you'd expect from a TV series that attempts a serialized format under the constraints of network TV.
I'm amazed Lost can exist in the TV format. That kind of complex serialized story is really better suited to a novel format. It must be hell to try to pull off with all the constraints of TV. It's great that they can do it, but the difficulty of it explains why it's so rare.
Just look at Heroes for comparison. That kind of chaotic, brainless meandering and lack of focus is more what you'd expect from a TV series that attempts a serialized format under the constraints of network TV.
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It does feel like it could've been done as a comic book or graphic novel.
If it were a series of books, it would be a lot like the Dark Tower books, not surprisingly, as the writers/creators of Lost are King fans.
If it were a series of books, it would be a lot like the Dark Tower books, not surprisingly, as the writers/creators of Lost are King fans.
Yeah, they said something about the basis of Lost being the Stephen King book The Stand. I can imagine each book of Lost being just as thick as The Stand or close to it if it was a book series.
The cliffhanger season endings wouldn't work in book form, I don't think. A really long book ending with a bomb exploding and no resolution would just tick people off.
Why would that be any different in book format? It will be resolved the following season/book. We just have to wait...
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