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''Lost'' is an American , Bad Robot Productions and Grass Skirt Productions and airs on the ABC Network in the United States . Its Incidental Music is composed by Michael Giacchino . The current executive producers are Abrams, Lindelof, Carlton Cuse , Jack Bender , Jeff Pinkner and Bryan Burk . Because of its large Ensemble Cast and the cost of filming in Hawaii, the series is one of the most expensive on television.1 A critical and popular success, ''Lost'' garnered an average of 15.5 million viewers per episode on ABC during its first year, and won numerous industry awards including the for best drama in 2006 . Reflecting its devoted s, Humor Magazine s and song Lyrics . The show's Fictional Universe has also been explored through Tie-in Novel s, Board and Video Game s, and an Alternate Reality Game , '' The Lost Experience ''.4 In May 2007 it was announced that ''Lost'' will continue for a fourth, fifth, and sixth year, concluding with the 117th produced episode in May 2010. These three final seasons will consist of 16 episodes each, running weekly in the spring uninterrupted by repeats. "Lost" set for three more years , ''Variety.com'', '' PRODUCTION Conception The series began development in January 2004, when Lloyd Braun , head of ABC at the time, ordered an initial script based on his concept of a cross between the movie '' Cast Away '' and the popular reality show '' Survivor ''. Jeffrey Lieber was hired, based on his pitch to write the pilot.5 Unhappy with the result and a subsequent re-write, Braun contacted J. J. Abrams , creator of the TV series '' Alias '', to write a new pilot script. Although initially hesitant, Abrams warmed up to it on the condition that the show have a supernatural angle to it, and collaborated with Damon Lindelof to create the series' style and characters. 6 The development of the show was constrained by tight deadlines, as it had been commissioned late in the 2004 season's development cycle. Despite the short schedule, the creative team remained flexible enough to modify or create characters to fit actors they wished to cast.Abrams, J. J and Lloyd Braun, ''Lost Season 1 DVD'' (extras), Buena Vista Home Entertainment, 6 September, 2005. |
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