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"Lost" Pilot: Part 1 (2004)


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"Lost" (2004): Season 1: Episode 1 -- A sudden plane crash leaves survivors stranded on a jungle island.

Overview

User Rating:
9.3/10   2,112 votes
Director:

J.J. Abrams

Writers:

Jeffrey Lieber (story) and
J.J. Abrams (story) ...
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Contact:

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TV Series:

"Lost" (2004)

Original Air Date:

22 September 2004 (Season 1, Episode 1)

Plot:

Forty-eight survivors of an airline flight originating from Australia, bound for the U.S., which crash-lands onto an unknown island 1000 miles off course, struggle to figure out a way to survive, why trying to find a way to be rescued. full summary | add synopsis

User Comments:

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Cast

  (Episode Cast overview, first billed only)

Additional Details

Runtime:

42 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Korean

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

UK:15 | Portugal:M/12 | USA:TV-14 | Venezuela:PG-13 (DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

O'ahu, Hawaii, USA

Company:

Bad Robot more


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

The still-turning jet engine on the beach was added in digitally later. During filming, all that was on set was the cowling. more

Goofs:

Continuity: When Jack uses his tie in the first scenes, you can see he is still wearing it in the next shot. more

Quotes:

Kate: You don't seem afraid at all. I don't understand that. more

Movie Connections:

References The Secret of Monkey Island (1990) (VG) more


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5 out of 6 people found the following comment useful.
Iconic, 9 June 2008
Author: AdnanZ

The opening episode of "Lost" will always be iconic- that opening shot of Jack's eye, the progressive heightening of the tension in Michael Giacchino's music, and Matthew Fox's excellent acting as the character of Jack slowly realizes the scope of what just happened. The subtle introduction of numerous characters makes for outstanding character writing as well.

However, as with most pilot episodes, I find this script becomes too bogged down in being an introductory piece that it doesn't quite blossom as a full episode. Take for example one of the great pilot episodes in my opinion- "The Way Back" from Blake's 7. By the end of that episode you get the basic premise for the show, the characters, the nemesis, etc. Few pilot episodes accomplish that much and to be honest it is Part 2 of the "Lost" pilot that it successful in that regard- very, very successful.

"Pilot, Part 1" is iconic because it's the episode that hooked most of the people that are faithful to "Lost" to this day. When you look at how well it manages to introduce and develop these characters in 40 minutes it is an outstanding achievement, but for pure entertainment value and rewatchability when compared to many other episodes of the series? It's not quite one of the best episodes, and the second part of the pilot vastly improves on this.

J.J. Abrams proves his worth as director here, setting the bar for excellence in direction on this show and TV in general fairly high here.

Best scene- The first ever flashback aboard Flight 815 just before the crash.

Best shot- The introduction of John Locke, orange in mouth and all.

Questions in light of the remainder of the series: why did the monster kill the pilot?

8/10

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