As the years march on, the importance of ABC’s “Lost” continues to shine through. This is a show that wasn’t the first of its kind—a serialized drama that captured the hearts and minds of viewers—but it was one of the most influential series of the past 30 years, full stop. The impact “Lost” had on the shows that came after it is immense, in terms of storytelling, structure, and style. However, it is’t until years later that we’re finally digging deep into what was only hinted at during its run— “Lost” was a mess behind the scenes.

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The 2010s started a new trend that seems to be pretty dominant in TV—the series revival. More and more, we get the news that networks and streaming services are bringing back popular series for new seasons, reboots, remakes, or a combination of all three. And it doesn’t matter if the original series aired decades ago or even just a few years back. Everything is on the table. So, that would lead many fans to believe that perhaps ABC’s “Lost” is ripe for revival.

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Before she was kicking butt as one half of the titular duo in the film “Ant-Man and the Wasp,” actress Evangeline Lilly’s most famous role was as Kate on the hit ABC series “LOST.” The series, which ran from 2004 to 2010, propelled Lilly into superstardom. However, now that the series is well behind her, the actress is beginning to open up about her issues with the show, as well as her character in particular.

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The Playlist Podcast is back and teamed up on this episode with The Talkhouse to discuss an increasingly common issue with popular, binge-worthy TV shows. This episode is inspired by a recent essay called “Stranger Things” and the Problem of Plotblocking, written by indie filmmaker Andrew Matthews (“Zero Charisma“) for the site. 

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The more TV shows use cinematic ideas and stories — either literally with a reboot or remake, or something more indirectly paying homage à la “Stranger Things” — it may appear these disparate mediums are merging interchangeably.

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Like many in the last couple of weeks, I’ve been watching and enjoying Netflix’s latest show, “Stranger Things.” A homage to 1980s sci-fi and horror stories like “E.T.,” “The Goonies,” “It” and “Predator,” among many others, the Duffer Brothers’ show might not have an original thought in its head, but it’s also eminently watchable and deeply satisfying, repackaging its myriad influences into something that feels fresh, pulling it off with real love, and filling it with surprisingly well-executed character beats.

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'Prison Break' Writer Claims 'Lost' Writers Never Planned An Endgame

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Interview: James Gunn Talks ‘Guardians 2,’ Small Vs Big Budgets And Being “Betrayed” By ‘Lost’

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Do You Want To Go Back To The Island? Carlton Cuse Thinks The Return Of 'Lost' Is "Inevitable"

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Watch: 10th Anniversary ‘Lost’ PaleyFest Panel, Creators Definitively Deny "Everyone Was Dead" Theory

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Meanwhile, our favorite alliterative actor in the show, Adewale Akinnuote-Agbaje, who famously scuppered the writers’ plans when he bailed on the show after a too-brief series arc as drug-lord-turned-priest Mr.

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For those of you not familiar with Mr. Vaughan’s work, he’s a comic book luminary who has overseen wonderful series for major publishers like Marvel’s “Runaways” (which we hear is going to be one of the first big Disney/Marvel properties out of the gate) as well turning in smaller, more personal work for imprints like Vertigo (his seminal, 60-issue “Y: The Last Man”) and Wildstorm (his still-ongoing political superhero tale “Ex Machina”).

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Best known as the creator of the long-running series “Y: The Last Man,” which had D.J. Caruso and Shia LaBoeuf attached for a while, although it seems to have stalled since, the writer’s work on the likes of Marvel’s “Runaways” and the political superhero drama “Ex Machina” (which someone really should turn into an HBO series) is fiercely original and intelligent.

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“There’s obviously a lot of hubris involved in signing on to write a sequel of a movie that hasn’t even come out yet – but we’re so excited about the first one that we wanted to proceed,” revealed Lindelof, Abram’s co-creator on “Lost.” Regarding the film’s direction, he further added “With a franchise rebirth, the first movie has to be about origin.

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MT. Zion are a Montreal outfit with many members of the staunchly anti-capitalist/anti-commercial squatter-rock symphony Godspeed You! Black Emperor, so it strikes some as odd that they would even touch this with a 50-ft pole (you’ll remember that Godspeed lent a track to Danny Boyle’s “28 Days Later” and then had a shitfit over it).

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