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New ABC President wants a LOST reboot. Do you?

The Climaxan

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LOST was one of my favorite shows of all time, especially the first two seasons. And while I think the series ended with a whimper, in the grand scheme of things it was still an incredible ride.

The show ended in 2010 and It seems some people, (like Karey Burke, the President of ABC) want to fire up the ol' Smoke Monster for one more go.


Ahead of Burke's debut TCA session as President of ABC Entertainment, the Disney-owned broadcaster played a clip of some of its biggest hits. The clip opened with a spot from the third season finale where Matthew Fox's Jack told Evangeline Lilly's Kate that they needed to go back to the island – one of the show's most memorable moments.

When asked by Deadline whether we should read anything into the choice of this clip, she joked, "you should".
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So what say you people of ERA, and former LOST fans or haters. Is it time to go back?

SOURCE: https://deadline.com/2019/02/abc-lost-return-tca-1202550219/
 
BDS

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I mean, a next-generation thing could be interesting, I guess. But I think the time has passed.
 
Ravelle

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Yes but only when they have to find a gun and it's 100 people.

Jokes aside, we don't need a reboot of everything and besides the mystery is gone now.,
 
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8byte

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Absolutely not.

I am one of the few that enjoyed the chaos and have rewatched it a few times over...a reboot will likely try to "answer questions". No no no no no. Let it be the glorious and entertaining shit show that it was.

For a while didn't they try to make Once Upon a Time their new "Lost"?
 
El Bombastico

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Plinko

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Was hoping they'd eventually do a show where Ben and Hurley were protecting the island together.
 
YamchasRevenge

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I hate how we're rebooting things that are barely old now. We've rebooted everything else, so might as well reboot shit from 10 years ago.
 
FreezePeach

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Reboot vs 'part of the universe' are different things to me. A reboot implies remake, which seems silly to me. But if they want to expand on things, hey, go for it.
 
aerie

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I'd be into something in the style of Lost that is a bit better thought out and planned but a reboot sounds a bit unappealing, but who knows, it could address the flaws of the original and build of its strong premise and ideas.
 
Geode

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I love LOST and I think they should, but it's way too soon. The show only ended 9 years ago. If they decide to reboot/sequel, the narative and mythology needs to be a little tighter for the 2nd go. It seems they had to change some plot points after the actor who played Mr. Eko wanted out of the show.
 
bionic77

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No reboot.

Instead do something new that is equally ambitious and groundbreaking.

Getting sick of shit getting remade endlessly...
 
fallengorn

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No thank you.

No one wants to just see a rehash of the series and trying to make a Lost-like is pretty difficult. Just look at all the cancelled shows that tried to mimic it.
 
Dice

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If it delivered, sure.

Also if it was less long. Those hour long episodes you could really feel sometimes
 
gdt

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Not looking for a reboot. But a continuation would be insane. I can't even begin to figure that one out.

If Lindelof and Cuse are back I'm down.
 
Kia Purity

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Nope. I have very bad memories of LOST because I was talking to a classmate (childhood friend) that night the series finale aired. Next day, I found out that he died in his sleep that evening after the conversation. :(
 
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The Climaxan

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I'm against a full scale reboot, I agree too little time has passed.

But a continuation of the universe could be cool. There was a LOT of unexplored territory with the Dharma Initiative.

OH SHIT.

DHARMA INIATIVE & GREG. Two reboots in one. DO IT, ABC.
 
Hecht

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No way, the whole point was trying to figure out mysteries and the like. It would need an entirely different story.
 

NuclearCake

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Absolutely not. LOST was a brilliant concept completely wasted because of the later seasons and sadly it's a concept you only get to do once.
 
Saganator

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If they could erase the last few seasons from our collective memory and replace them with a well thought out and planned story, sure.
 
entremet

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I loved LOST but way too mysteries thing was done poorly.
 
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