And for content creators, it's key to let audiences know producers are listening to them, he said.
The article stated that Lindelof began posting his first tweets after the finale of LOST paying more attention to the platform while on vacation in Italy. He would retweet negative posts about the finale and comment on them to let viewers know, "I hear you," he said. "It started becoming therapeutic for me. The idea of acknowledging that sentiment" can be a powerful tool to connect with audiences, he added.
After LOST ended its run, there was a bitter feud between die-hard fans and TPTB over the direction of Season 6 and the sudden purgatory ending. TPTB dismissed the charges that they owed the fans answers to all the questions they raised in the various story arcs. TPTB said that LOST was a "character driven" show and they wrote the finale to give the characters their final reward. The negative comments led to show runners going into retreat mode, and the series quickly faded from mainstream consciousness. But at least Lindelof now admits that he understands the bitterness of a lot of fans on how "their" series ended. Time can heal some wounds.
However, the article also made a strange relevation. Lindelof said he has no interest in revisiting "Lost" anytime soon.
"It's been two years (since the series wrapped) and we told the story we wanted to tell," Lindelof said. But he admits ABC might look for ways to bring back LOST in some form. "I do feel like the world has not seen the end of 'Lost,' but I'm not going to have any involvement," he said.
Lindelof isn't bitter about the idea, however. "It would be hypocritical for me to say I'm going to do 'Star Trek' but I don't want anyone to touch 'Lost,' " he said.
A new LOST show? It is like selling a salvaged automobile as a quality used car at an auto auction. As the backlash cooled enough to have some other writers "re-boot" the series (as a franchise as Disney likes to have in its inventory)?
The difference between LOST and the Star Trek franchise is that Roddenberry's vision of his universe was complete and had the sci-fiction continuity that made the premise of deep space exploration work. LOST fumbled the ball on created a coherent Big Premise of the island, sci-fi physics properties or explanations of the mysteries to capture the imagination of the disappointed die-hard fans.
It is also easy to see why a re-boot could happen: most of the LOST cast have not gone on to bigger and better projects. Most are available for re-casting in a new series. Except, re-shooting the program with a better plot analysis is like trying to put the toothpaste back into the tube.
A LOST sequel or prequel would have major obstacles to overcome. A prequel would have to deal with the transition from the military rule of the island to the Dharma period. One would then have to really explain the science properties of the Island and why it is so important. This is something TPTB refused to grasp in the original series. A sequel could involve the Hurley-Ben "rule" of the Island realm, but does that really matter anymore?
Besides, the Numbers (viewers) don't add up; there was a steady decline in viewership after Season 1 and a fall off during the uneven Season 6. There is no pent-up demand for a return to the Island.
To re-boot LOST today, you would have to overwrite a brand new set of characters and concepts over the existing Island structures and mysteries. And you would have to come out of the gate with clear explanations of the hieroglyphs, the Smoke Monster, and the Island's special properties and how they all tie together "to save the world." You would have to re-create the show in a manner that had the hooks in the die-hard viewers, who were blogging, commenting and screaming about their own magical theories, speculations and desires for the show. But that fan passion is gone. With franchises like Star Trek, that passion never went away, even when the producers stumbled with offerings like Star Trek the Movie or Deep Space 9.
I don't know if a nostalgic "what if" things were done differently could successfully re-boot LOST.
Besides, the Numbers (viewers) don't add up; there was a steady decline in viewership after Season 1 and a fall off during the uneven Season 6. There is no pent-up demand for a return to the Island.
To re-boot LOST today, you would have to overwrite a brand new set of characters and concepts over the existing Island structures and mysteries. And you would have to come out of the gate with clear explanations of the hieroglyphs, the Smoke Monster, and the Island's special properties and how they all tie together "to save the world." You would have to re-create the show in a manner that had the hooks in the die-hard viewers, who were blogging, commenting and screaming about their own magical theories, speculations and desires for the show. But that fan passion is gone. With franchises like Star Trek, that passion never went away, even when the producers stumbled with offerings like Star Trek the Movie or Deep Space 9.
I don't know if a nostalgic "what if" things were done differently could successfully re-boot LOST.
