The Showrunners
Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse · 2005 to 2010 and after
Most shows of the era kept their writers offstage. Lost put its two showrunners in front of the fans every week. They hosted their own podcast, packed Hall H at Comic-Con, and gave interview after interview, teasing what was coming and defending what had just aired. Lindelof has a writing credit on 45 of the 121 episodes and Cuse on 39, and they talked about the show almost as much as they wrote it.
- 74
- Official Podcast episodes
- 96
- fan blog posts featuring Lindelof
- 71
- featuring Cuse
- 36
- about Comic-Con
On DarkUFO, the fan blog of record, no one in the cast comes close: the next most featured is Jorge Garcia, with 38 posts.
The podcast
ABC's Official Lost Podcast ran from late 2005 to the finale, hosted by Kris White. The two of them looked back at the last episode, dropped hints about the next, and answered fan mail, often with a cast or crew guest.
All episodes →Comic-Con
Their Hall H panels became events: almost 5,000 fans in 2007, when they rang bells to stop each other spoiling, and about 6,500 in 2008, with a recruiting stunt run from a booth on the show floor. The magazine covered 2007 and the last one in 2009.
The 2008 panel →
Interviews
Every hiatus brought a round of interviews with TV critics and fan sites, and the pace never let up: the final season alone drew more coverage of the two of them than any earlier year.
On DarkUFO →Where it started · Essay
How Lindelof and Cuse Bought an Ending
The deal that gave a network hit a finish line, and what it cost to get one.
The feed
Every Official Podcast episode, plus the DarkUFO posts that feature either of them or cover Comic-Con. Titles can spoil, so each season stays hidden until you have watched that far or reveal it.
Through season 2 · 23
Through season 3 · 43
Through season 4 · 30
Through season 5 · 35
Through season 6 · 82
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