“There will never be another show like it.”
That’s the prevailing sentiment as the obsession, addiction, disorder known as Lost ended last night after
six seasons on ABC. At a time when the networks are struggling to ...READ MORE›
Lessons in the physics of time-travel and underwater plot-weaving offered to students of the new online "Lost University." The tuition? the purchase price of Season 5 on Blu-Ray, available in stores starting today.READ MORE›
Imagine being sequestered, confined to a small space and told to painstakingly push a button over and over again, indefinitely. Wait, are we talking about ABC’s hit show Lost or the hilarious late 90s corporate satire, Office...READ MORE›
With its complex plot twists and obscure allusions, the ABC drama practically requires that you consult the Web while you watch. Here's everything you need to follow tonight's season premiere. Fan forums. Fake sites. Episode recaps. Even scripts.READ MORE›
There's no better day than April Fools to discuss the practical joke that one show plays on its viewers week after week. If only product designers had such luxuries.READ MORE›
Lost, the TV show, is best known for the mysterious numbers 4, 8, 15, 16, 23, and 42 -- which may or may not refer to characters who may or may not be "candidates" to control the island. But Lost, the pop-culture phenomenon, is better ...READ MORE›
When Disney-ABC agreed to sell its prime-time hits on Apple's iTunes, the deal set off a revolution inside the media giant. Now a digital team with the spirit of a startup is reinventing TV--And the industry is following.READ MORE›
1. Rich Ross, President, Disney Channels Worldwide
A lifelong TV addict, Ross has expanded Disney's channels beyond the box into film, radio, mobile, and online. But he'll be remembered most for unleashing Hannah Montana and High ...READ MORE›
J.J. Abrams warps Time at will. Past, present, and future coexist as a kind of fluid that cannot be contained. The camera jumps back and forth in time. Characters age and grow younger again. Time itself accelerates, then slows. ...READ MORE›
Fast Deals
Some of the 50 Most Innovative Companies we cited in March have found one another as intriguing as we did. We named Pure Digital Technologies, maker of the supersimple Flip digital video recorders, No. 7; that month, ...READ MORE›
When we spoke with Lost’s co-creator and executive producer Damon Lindelof and executive producer Carlton Cuse recently, plenty of questions were off limits. But this creative duo happily divulged the office keepsakes they turn to ...READ MORE›
Walt Disney Company is taking an equity stake in Hulu.com, the Web's third most popular pit stop for video, according to the AP. The site, originally a joint venture between NBC Universal and Fox parent News Corp, will now have ...READ MORE›
Apple has finished its big event. The news? New smaller iMacs with built-in cameras and a bundled remote control to go with new photo creation software. And the new standard iPod. It is thinner. It has a 2.5-inch screen. And, as ...READ MORE›
A digital tsunami is hitting Tinseltown, and the old guard is holding on for dear life. But a new generation of up-and-comers has arrived. Here are 10 who know how to surf.READ MORE›
That was just one of the things I learned during our breakfast interview at the Pierre Hotel here in New York recently. As president of Disney-ABC Television Group and the most powerful woman in television by many accounts, Sweeney ...READ MORE›
Notes from the iPad 3G's opening weekend: shortages, an inability to stream Modern Family, superfast jailbreaking, and 1.5 e-books sold from the iBookstore.READ MORE›
Would you watch a TV network just because it is somehow "greener" than the others? NBC Universal is betting on it. The company claims that polls show that its reputation as a green network is recognized among 82% of ...READ MORE›
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