There’s only one television series that resides in my top 5, and that series is Lost. The mystery box show became a cultural phenomenon during its run from 2004-2010.I’ve seen the show a few times through, and enjoy rewatching it with people who have never watched it.

During a recent interview with Collider, co-creator Damon Lindelof talked about how the initial plan was for the show to end with three seasons. The network wasn’t having any of it. You can check out what else Lindelof had to say below.

“Lost was like, ‘What’s in the hatch? What’s up with the monster? Who’s the original Sawyer? How did Locke get in the wheelchair? What is the nature of the island? Why does it appear to be moving? Who are the Others?’ There were all of these compelling mysteries and so we were saying, ‘We wanna have this stuff answered by the end of Season 1, this stuff answered by the end of Season 2, and then the show basically ends after about three years.’ That was the initial pitch, and they were not even hearing it. They looked at particularly me — Carlton came on about midway through Season 1 and he joined the chorus of me — but they were just like, ‘Do you understand how hard it is to make a show that people want to watch? And people like the show? So why would we end it? You don’t end shows that people are watching.’”

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Lindelof continued, saying he and Cuse signed a one-year extension, with intentions of leaving the show to someone else after Season 3.

“Neither side blinked, so we agreed to sign a one-year extension — Carlton and I — with the understanding that we’d be leaving at the end of the third season and someone else would be running the show,” Lindelof said. “Right at the same time Alias had ended, so Lost absorbed a number of the fantastic Alias writers including Drew Goddard, who had already written some episodes of Lost in the second season, and Jeff Pinkner, who is incredible, was gonna kind of be the heir apparent for Season 3.”

Well, I for one am glad they stuck around to finish the show. Many who watched it felt let down by the last season, and for a period of time, I had similar feelings. But though rewatching and reading I gained a better understanding.

I just loved the mystery, the philosophical and religious overtones, the hatch, the others, Dharma, all of it. As I said it’s in my top 5, mock me if you must. If you have never watched it, give it a shot, with an open mind, disregarding anything you’ve heard about the show in favor or against it. All I will say is, they weren’t dead the whole time, and it does make sense. I’ve never wanted to know more about not knowing what the f**k is going on.

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Source: Collider 

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