I just saw a commercial advertising the season 4 premiere of Lost being a first time ever global event. I guess this season, it will air the same day around the world as it airing here in the states. cool.

By the way, http://abc.go.com/primetime/lost if you haven't been there yet. ABC has done an amazing job with the clues and all the teaser stuff. find815.com looks like a pretty decent site to accompany season 4 as well.

Looking foward to it.

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I just saw a commercial advertising the season 4 premiere of Lost being a first time ever global event. I guess this season, it will air the same day around the world as it airing here in the states. cool.

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That would be good for NZ.  We usually  get them after the states.

I was always a season behind... we heard all the fuss after season 1 and so we didn't watch season 2 until the DVD set came out. We watched both seasons during season 3 while we were in Russia (adopting a baby) last year...it gave us something to do. We were hooked!
When Season 3 DVD came out last month we snagged it right away and gorged on all the juicy episodes.
So...I've never seen LOST on tv before, and while I'm really excited that I've caught up on it all...I can't stand the thought that I can only watch ONE episode per week and be interrupted by commercials! 

Just visited find815.com
WHOA! That spent my morning! Very cool! Do you think this Sam Thomas will actually be an integral character this season? I mean...I feel as if I've already seen the season premier...is he just an 'exclusive content' for the website or is this part of the unfolding televised story?

just about 10 minutes left and....does anybody else feel that this episode was just all over the place? It lacked direction. Still a good watch, but wow...FOCUS ON SOMETHING!

the island has him

um...Charlie is dead. Get over it. 

Did you not see the big party the cast gave him at the end of last season? It was quite emotional...they all felt like they actually lost him (It's in the extras on the DVD release).

I was surprised there was no tie in with the Sam Thomas story that has been running on FIND815.com

But yeah, I thought there was decent enough focus last night...it was a Hurley oriented episode. I like how instead of the normal 'flashbacks' the writers have now adopted 'flashforwards' so you can see where the story will be evolving.

So far we can tell that there were only 6 castaways rescued (Hurley said "Im one of the Oceanic 6") and none of the rescued have mentioned 'other survivors still on the island' as evidenced by the mysterious black 'visitor' of Hurley's at the institution AND when Jack asked Hurley "if he had told anyone".
For me...that's more than any single episode has divulged about the storyline to date! So...I thought it was strong.

Now who are the 6?  We only know Kate, Hurley and Jack were. The other 3? (Hurley had left Jack and opted to follow Locke, but evidently he came back in time to be saved...he may have had a contingent follow him back...who knows?)

edit: I think Sawyer too..cuz last episode of season 3 Kate said to Jack when they met secretly, "I better get back before 'HE' wonders where I am" or words to that effect. Could be anyone, but I don't think Sawyer would let her get away from him at this point. So   two more...  Jin and Sun?   

Only 6 made it, where are the rest?

Still alive and back on the island.

When "dead Charlie" told Hurley "THEY NEED YOU!" I think he was talking about the people still on the island.

That's the big secret they aren't telling, there are a lot of other survivors still there.