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Hurley's Lost Numbers Turn Lucky for Lottery Players

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 10:28:45 CST

Hurley’s lucky/unlucky number sequence from Lost was pretty lucky last night for the nearly 10,000 people who played it in the lottery. The winning sequence (4 8 15 25 47 42) included four of those infamous Lost numbers (4 8 15 16 23 42), and in the right order...

12 Lost Theories That Are Better Than Lost

Evann Gastaldo — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 16:44:07 CDT

It’s not much of a spoiler to say that the Lost finale didn’t exactly go over well with critics . Except Entertainment Weekly ’s Jeff “Doc” Jensen, who loved it…even though he had been advancing “theories that were cooler than the real answers” the entire time, writes Charlie Jane Anders on...

Naveen Andrews, Barbara Hershey Split Up

M. Morris — Mon, 31 May 2010 15:50:00 CDT

Lost star Naveen Andrews and Beaches star Barbara Hershey, who first got together in 1998, quietly broke up late last year, People reports . Andrews, now 41, and Hershey, 62, overcame not just their age difference and their careers' radically different trajectories but also the revelation in 2005 that he had...

Cool Cats Explain Lost Finale

Mary Papenfuss — Wed, 26 May 2010 04:31:55 CDT

The Lost finale wasn't that confusing. In fact a few cool cats pretending to be Lost characters explain the whole kitten kaboodle in 60 seconds. The video by Tremendous News also squeezes in a recap of the entire season's highlights. It's catnip to fans, notes the Los Angeles Times.

Lost Finale Earns Raves—for Target Ads

M. Morris — Mon, 24 May 2010 16:40:00 CDT

Last night's Lost series finale left a lot of critics unhappy , but one thing most viewers agreed on was the cleverness of the Target ads that incorporated the show's mythology. "Can we have more of these, please?" asks New York 's Vulture blog . "How about one for Dramamine showing the...

Lost Finale: Whaaaaa?

Jane Yager — Mon, 24 May 2010 07:34:00 CDT

Watching the grand Lost finale was nearly as frustrating as watching Lost (at least it's over, so there will be no more mind-bending cliff-hangers!). While some critics were satiated, most were infuriated with a weak-ass ending that left far too many loose ends. Here's a sampling (spoiler alert!):...

Fans Count Down to Lost Finale

M. Morris — Sun, 23 May 2010 13:45:00 CDT

In case you haven't heard, Lost ends its run tonight with a 2½-hour episode that carries six seasons' worth of speculation and the anticipation of pretty much the whole internet. "We feel like Lost deserved a real resolution, not a 'snow globe, waking up in bed, it’s all been a...

7 Bizarre TV Finales

Evann Gastaldo — Sun, 23 May 2010 05:00:00 CDT

Warning: Spoilers ahead. In anticipation of Sunday’s sure-to-be-baffling Lost finale, the BBC remembers seven of the most bizarrely memorable series enders: The Colbys : In this Dynasty spin-off, main character Fallon is abducted by aliens. Roseanne : We found out that most of the stuff that happened was really just the plotline...

Hurley Bids Lost Farewell

Evann Gastaldo — Fri, 21 May 2010 09:01:40 CDT

The world is preparing for the end of Lost —and we’ll (almost) all be watching it at the same time. In an effort to prevent internet downloading, broadcasters in the UK, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Israel, Turkey, and Canada will air the finale simultaneously with the US West Coast broadcast—even...