Issue 11
Notebook

Drifting Narrative: Lost to Eternity.

Iván Bort Gual
Centre d’Ensenyament Superior Alberta Giménez
Bio

Published 2011-01-01

Keywords

  • Lost,
  • space,
  • time,
  • television series,
  • television,
  • flashback,
  • flash forward,
  • narrative
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Abstract

Lost (Lost, JJ Abrams, Jeffrey Lieber, Damon Lindelof, ABC, 2004-2010), one of the most iconic and addictive television shows in cathodic history and, undoubtedly, one of the landmarks of television’s first decade of the new millennium, a cult show, an Internet phenomenon, a recurrent topic of conversation, and a pole of influence of the new contemporary narratives emerged following its trail, came to its closure on the 24th of May, 2010. An ending that represents a turning point in the way television is watched and broadcasted. Being aware of the fact that Lost is already a part of contemporary television history, this article aims to approach the scrutiny of its narrative elucidatory.

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