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NEWS ABOUT: Lost

Lost stories: 19 news summaries
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 Best TV Series of the '00s 

Joss Whedon, Judd Apatow, HBO prominently featured

Nov 13, 09 2:49 PM CST
(Newser) - From the standard (No. 16, Friday Night Lights) to the quirky (No. 29, Wonder Showzen), the long-running (No. 8, Lost) to the canceled-too-soon (No. 4, Freaks and Geeks), The Onion runs down the 30 best shows of the '00s:
  • No. 1, The Wire: This drama “unfolded like
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entertainment • television • Lost • The Office • The Sopranos • TV shows • Arrested Development • Judd Apatow • The Wire • TV series • Battlestar Galactica • The West Wing • Friday Night Lights • Undeclared • Wonder Showzen • Freaks and Geeks

 Conan: I Hit My 
 Head So Hard 
 I Understood 
 Lost 

Tonight host returns, makes light of Friday mishap

Sep 28, 09 9:56 PM CDT
(AP) - Conan O'Brien was back at work today on the Tonight Show, and joking about a stunt accident Friday that gave him what he calls a slight concussion. According to an NBC transcript of tonight's monologue, O'Brien says he hit his head so hard that for five seconds he understood the... More »

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entertainment • NBC • Lost • Conan O'Brien • concussions • Tonight Show • Teri Hatcher

 10 Most Addictive 
 Shows Ever 

24 takes top honors, followed by Lost, Friends

Jul 21, 09 1:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jack Bauer doesn't even have to torture you to keep you glued to your couch, reports the Daily Telegraph, scoring nearly a fifth of the votes for most addictive show in a survey of some 3000 couch potatoes. “Although crime doesn't pay, as our list reveals, it most certainly... More »

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entertainment • television • Heroes • Lost • The Sopranos • Sex and the City • The Wire • CSI • TV series • Friends

(Newser) - A Hollywood producer has filed a lawsuit claiming he wrote the original pilot for ABC’s hit series Lost—in 1977, TMZ reports. Anthony Spinner says ABC passed on the series three times, then created a knockoff in 2004 with Touchstone Television. Spinner, who’s seeking a share of royalties,... More »

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entertainment • Lost • ABC • lawsuit • Touchstone Television • Anthony Spinner

Bolivian TV's Flight 447 Photos Actually From Lost

News program apologizes after gaffe

Jun 23, 09 2:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - In what was either a bizarre prank or heinous gaffe, a Bolivian TV station broadcast two photographs last week from the ABC series Lost as exclusive photos from the final moments of Air France Flight 447, the Telegraph reports. The first shows passengers in an aircraft cabin using oxygen masks,... More »

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entertainment • television • Lost • ABC • Bolivia • mistake • gaffe • airplane • Air France Flight 447

(Newser) - As the American Idol dust clears and you resign yourself to never understanding Lost, TV's fallow season looms, just begging you to catch up on some excellent viewing you might have missed. NPR blogger Linda Holmes has some suggestions:
  • Mad Men: "Works very well when you can
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television • American Idol • Lost • DVD • Netflix • Arrested Development • Hulu • Chuck • Mad Men • Starz • DVDs • Friday Night Lights • NewsRadio • Party Down

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Lost Ends Season 
 on Mysterious Note 


May 14, 09 10:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - Lost ended its next-to-last season last night with a blinding flash of nuclear energy and the fallout the series' fans have come to expect: more questions. Chief among them: When does the final season start? (Answer: Not until 2010.)
  • "Who is Jacob and what
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entertainment • television • Lost • ABC • science fiction • TV series • Jay-ZTV

Disney to Buy Hulu Stake, Upload ABC Shows

Lost, Grey's Anatomy to join Hulu roster

Apr 30, 09 12:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Disney and Hulu have a deal to allow the web-video site to show episodes from ABC properties, the Wall Street Journal reports. Disney’s approximately 30% stake in Hulu will be comparable to that of NBC and News Corp, which bankrolled the site initially. Disney said popular shows like Lost... More »

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Lost • ABC • Grey's Anatomy • Disney • Walt Disney • Hulu • News Corp


 Lost Star Sued 
 for Sexual 
 Harassment  

ABC worker says she was fired after complaining about Cusick's groping

Apr 25, 09 8:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - A woman who says she found Lost actor Henry Ian Cusick's hands where they shouldn't have been is taking him to court, E! Online reports. The woman, a former ABC employee, says the Scotsman started groping her and moaning on the Lost set in October 2007, and that she was... More »

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NBC • sexual harassment • Lost • Henry Ian Cusick

YouTube, SNL Receive Peabody Awards

Organization honors new media for first time

Apr 1, 09 4:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - YouTube, Lost, and CNN were all honored with a 2008 Peabody Award for contributions to broadcasting, the Hollywood Reporter writes. For news, NPR’s coverage of the earthquake in Chengu, China, and CNN’s 2008 election coverage were recognized, along with Saturday Night Live for the razor-sharp political satire it... More »

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Saturday Night Live • YouTube • Lost • HBO • Entourage • The Onion • Peabody Awards

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 Is There Life 
 After Lost 
 for Fox? 

Leading man material, Fox looks forward to time off

Jan 21, 09 3:15 PM CST
(Newser) - Watching his handsome mug on screen, it's easy to see Lost star Matthew Fox following George Clooney's footsteps and moving easily from small screen to big. And while the 42-year-old actor is indeed looking forward to the end of the series and a switch to movie roles, the down-to-earth Ivy... More »

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Ivy League • Lost • actor • Matthew Fox • acting career

 ABC Slates Lost Premiere 


Nov 8, 08 4:45 PM CST
(Newser) - After months of speculation, ABC insiders say that season five of Lost will premiere on ABC January 21, with an hour-long refresher and two new episodes, Entertainment Weekly reports. The 3-hour special will air on a Wednesday, setting up Lost to compete with American Idol on... More »

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television • American Idol • Lost • ABC • Fox • dramatic tv • season premiere • Lie To Me

Mad Men, Damages Make History With Emmy Nods

Best-series noms are first for basic cable

Jul 17, 08 9:11 AM CDT
(AP) - Mad Men, AMC's sleek 1950s advertising drama, and FX's legal thriller Damages made Emmy nominations history today as the first basic cable programs to gain best-series nods. HBO's John Adams, meanwhile,  was the overall frontrunner with 23 bids, including a lead-actor nomination for Paul Giamatti's turn as Adams. More »

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television • cable TV • Lost • Emmy Awards • The Wire • network television • Mad Men

 Trauma Unit:
 TV's Leading
 Luckless
 Ladies 

If these characters didn't have bad luck, they wouldn't have any luck at all

Jun 11, 08 9:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - As a cokehead-dating addict who, among other things, got shot by carjackers, burned in a house fire, and suffered amnesia, Kelly Taylor of "Beverly Hills, 90210" is the gold standard of TV victims. Employing the misery-measuring "Kellyness" scale, Radar rates prime time's most luckless ladies.
  1. Meredith Grey,
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reality TV • Lost • Grey's Anatomy • victimization • network television • dramatic tv • One Tree Hill

opinion

 'Lost' Delivers
 Mind-Blowing Finale 

Critics try to get minds around season's end

May 30, 08 12:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - The fourth season of "Lost" came to an explosive conclusion last night, and as usual it left its devotees thrilled, bewildered, and scurrying toward Wikipedia. Maureen Ryan of the Chicago Tribune found herself pausing, rewinding, and having “14 different kinds of reactions in two hours.” As promised,... More »

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television • Lost • ABC • spoilers

'American Idol' Most-Watched Show of 2007

Super Bowl again is top single broadcast in Nielsen year-ender

Dec 13, 07 1:06 PM CST
(Newser) - Nielsen released its top-10 ratings for everything from TV to consumer goods this week. Once again, "American Idol" was the most-watched regular show, while the Super Bowl drew the most viewers for a single event. Although "Lost" didn't rank among the top 10 shows during its regular airings,... More »

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television • music • Google • American Idol • Spider-Man • Lost • Nielsen • High School Musical 2

Kim Joins the 'Lost' DUI Parade

Another actor arrested for drunk driving in Hawaii

Oct 26, 07 11:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Daniel Dae Kim has become the third actor from "Lost" to be busted for drunk driving, the Honolulu Advertiser reports. Kim, who plays Jin-Soo Kwan on the hit series, was pulled over for driving erratically early yesterday in Hawaii, where the show is filmed. His BAC was .168, more... More »

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Lost • DUI • drunk driving • Daniel Dae Kim • Cynthia Watros • Michelle Rodriguez

'Sopranos' Rules Emmy Nods

After complaints that awards were in a rut, newcomers dot the nomination list

Jul 19, 07 5:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - "The Sopranos" went out on an underwhelming note but still managed to dominate the Emmy nominations announced today, collecting 15 nods, including best drama and best leading actor and actress for James Gandolfini and Edie Falco. Half of this year's nominees will join the party for the first time,... More »

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Saturday Night Live • television • Heroes • Lost • HBO • Ugly Betty • award show • Justin Timberlake • Entourage • Broken Trail • AMC • 30 Rock • Emmy Awards

'Lost' to Unravel Final Mystery

Producers to unlock the puzzle in 2010 series finale

May 8, 07 6:36 AM CDT
(Newser) - Lost will end in 2010, ABC announced yesterday, after three more seasons of just 16 episodes each. The unusual strategy is an attempt to reverse a ratings slump caused by scheduling shifts and a slew of increasingly baffling plot twists. Co-creator Damon Lindelof tells USA Today the team behind the... More »

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entertainment • television • Lost • ABC

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