Lost season three - right around the corner

[Eliza Hodgkins 1812]

Originally Posted by Ghoulish Delight

5 seasons/100 episodes were the original numbers I heard. They're still well within that, but I'm sure no one could have guessed or hoped that it would be as successful as it was out of the gate. And ABC may have been willing to take risks when it was at the bottom of the heap, but now that they have a winner, sadly, the risk-taking is likely to subside. But they're hopefully smart enough to realize that an X-Files-esque fizzle will spark massive geek-filled riots. Honestly, I'd be surprised at this point if they go beyond 5 seasons.

Meant to respond to this, as well. I've only read that the show will go on for 5 season and 5 season only. I thought that was their plan all along, even if the show was a HUGE success. At this point, I think it would be a HUGE mistake to drag it out past 5. But I say this because I'm feeling dragged along in the 3rd. And I don't have a problem with slowly paced shows. I loved the first season of Carnivale. When the creator was made to increase the pacing, everything was thrown off balance and forced and it really hurt the show. Ah, well. Thems the breaks.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Eliza Hodgkins 1812

Meant to respond to this, as well. I've only read that the show will go on for 5 season and 5 season only. I thought that was their plan all along, even if the show was a HUGE success.

That's what I had hear too...until this interview. They were asked point blank if there was a target end time or # of episodes and they failed to give a straight answer. Basically they said that they have an end point to the story mapped out, that the audience deserves a clean ending, but business and creativity need to be balanced. It was worrisome, but like I said, my optimistic interpretation is that they've been assured by ABC that they'll have fair warning and given a chance to actually write and shoot an ending rather than getting the plug pulled willy-nilly.