Headline PH: "Lost" fans gear up for series finale

TORONTO (Reuters) – The characters of sci-fi TV drama "Lost" wrap up their adventures on Sunday in a highly anticipated finale that may yield even more questions for fans after six seasons of plot twists on the show's mysterious tropical island.

To keep fans glued to television screens, the ABC network is airing a two-hour retrospective, "Lost: The Final Journey" ahead of the show's two and one-half hour marathon finale at 9 p.m. EDT, followed by late-night talk show "Jimmy Kimmel Live: Aloha to Lost."

In 59 countries, the final episode will air simultaneously or within 48 hours of Sunday's U.S. and Canadian broadcasts.

Since it's debut in 2004, "Lost" has won 58 awards, including Golden Globes and Emmys, and while viewership has fallen since its early heyday among TV's top-rated dramas, "Lost" still averages around 11 million viewers weekly in the United States and has devoted followers in some 220 countries.

Those fans will be looking for answers to key questions about the series' numerous mysteries, but the "Lost" creators have already warned that, despite the extended finale, many lingering questions will likely go unanswered.

Producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse have said that the final episode's storyline will continue on a season six DVD with upward of 20 minutes of additional material.

By Ashleigh Patterson
Reuters

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