The best show that no one talks about anymore 

why is the pinned comment always so dumb?

My grandma accidentally taped over the VHS of my birth with an episode of Lost and caused lifetime resentment of Lost inside my mother

“You can’t wear jeans on the beach! I’d rather die!” Spoken like a true Florida man.

I decided to watch Lost because of this video. I just finished the show and was sobbing at the ending. Personally, I don't know how they could have made it more emotionally satisfying.

This video single handedly responsible for thousands of new LOST fans. As a long time LOST fan, thank you. To me , it's the best show ever.

New title: "Michael Giacchino is underrated and also Lost exists"

Some guy: "Yeah I'm in the orchestra for Lost" Me: "Oh cool, what instrument did you play?" Him: "The gurney flaps"

At the bar a while back the bartender and I had been talking about our mutual love of Lost when she decided to put the show on. A lot of the bar joked about it and talked shit about it, but before the first part of the pilot was over, we'd turned off the jukebox and put the sound on. The people that had shit on it without really watching it much or at all were suddenly invested and asking me all sorts of questions. When I finally went home I think they were on episode 6.

I think something crazy about this show is that even if you watched it when it came out and never watched it again, you would still remember characters, names, and major events.

Me, who’s never seen LOST: Interesting…

babe... go to sleep... drew gooden just uploaded and I don’t want you to see him

I may be 2 years late, but I wanna say that this video is what finally pushed me to watch this show. My mom was pregnant with me while it was airing, and she used to tell me about how my dad would watch it while she went to bed early cause I had her up all night as a baby. She would mention the show a lot, how it was innovative and worked with flashbacks and forward flashes, always making me interested in it, but I never actually tried to watch it until I watched this video. I’ve now successfully completed the show, and I can truly consider it one of my favorite shows of all time. Thank you, Danny, for opening me up to Lost again.

"Lost is a show that needs to be binged" I agree it works well binged, but my favorite part of watching Lost as it came out was the theorycrafting, the podcasts that analyzed every frame of the episode to find all the little clues and Easter eggs and (more often than not) red herrings that the show provided. Granted the months-long hiatuses were killer, but the community that loved Lost really flourished because of the weekly nature of the show, not in spite of it.

Ah, the Arrested Development syndrome: Making a show that can only be truly watched as intended on a medium that didn't exist yet.

Seeing as Riverdale is a thing that exists, I can no longer comfortably say any show has gone off the rails unless its reached Riverdale's level of absolute insanity.

To this day, I unapologetically LOVE this show. It's difficult to convey how much impact it's had on me.

Lost is my favorite show of all time. It’s so weird and perfect and makes me cry like a baby every time. One of those shows that only gets better the more times you watch it. Nothing will ever come close for me.

12:35 - "They somehow convinced ABC to spend an unheard of amount of money on the pilot." No, Drew. If they had spent that much money on a pilot, the plane would've never crashed.

My man really spent like 6 minutes recognizing how under appreciated of a composer Michael Giacchino is. Respect 👊🏻

literally watched it because of this video and it genuinely was such a beautiful show wtf

I watched this video a while ago, and I want you to know that it, paired with my husband's encouragement, was the reason I watched lost for the first time! And I agree, what an incredible show!

"You don't end shows that people are watching" Netflix would like a word.

The way he said “They’re all kind if lost in their own ways” made me think that Kurtis Conner had possessed him for those 3 seconds

I’m so happy when you were describing the soundtrack being emotional you put John Locke’s backstory. His backstory (and later this entire series) is the ONLY ever moment I’ve cried at a non-animated tv show. And i have to credit most of that to the soundtrack. Its so fucking heartbreaking to see a 40 something man sobbing about his dad while the most heartbreaking and emotional song you’ve ever heard is playing.

Started Lost a few weeks ago because of this video. Just finished the finale. One of the most beautiful, profound things I’ve ever seen that’s made me think about my outlook on life. Sounds dramatic but you’ll understand if you watch!

I love just hearing Drew talk about something he's passionate about

"Booneral" single-handedly convinced me to watch this show

My parents watched Lost while it was airing and I was a little kid. I remember so vividly being scared shitless by the soundtrack because I could hear it from my bedroom while they watched. I never even saw the show but I was scared to watch it for so long. I went and watched the whole thing partly because of this video, and I knew I’d come back and watch it after I finished. Well, I just watched the finale about 5 minutes ago and here I am. Thank you Drew for focusing on the soundtrack and composer so much here, those songs truly scarred me as a child (in the best way possible). I’m still in shock at how underrated this show is, especially the ending. I’ve heard so many people saying over the years that the ending was terrible, so I had mentally prepared myself for that. I ended up being surprised by how amazing this whole show was. It was truly ahead of its time and a total game changer for the genre. I need a few days to process this lol

LOST is the reason I properly learned English. Back then, VOD wasn't really a thing and the dubbed version that was on German TV was.. not horrible, but I didn't find the voices fitting. Also it was behind a whole season and I had to avoid spoilers like crazy. So I did what everyone did back then and put on my Pirate hat and sailed along. I had to re-watch every episode at least two times (I didn't want to read subtitles, I hate subtitles, they're annoying and reading is for nerds anyway). And now here I am, able to understand every insult people throw at me on the internet. In two languages. Thank you LOST.

They spent all that money on the Pilot and he still couldn't fly the plane without crashing?

man between this and the video breaking down the tragic end of arrested development, it's so interesting to think about great shows that would have thrived in the binge-era but were cursed by the confines of cable

I think that Charlie from LOST may genuinely be one of my favorite characters of all time. The first time I watched the show with my dad, I said to him “I like the way that he’s just so calm while everyone else is freaking out about the giant plane crash.” (little did I know he was on coke). While I know that he could be VERY weird and even more creepy at times, I always had a special place for him in my heart. I was heartbroken when he died and I still think that he’s a one of the best characters I’ve ever come across.

The Desmond time-travel episode was peak television. Nothing else comes close

when drew referred to 2004 as “two decades ago” … that shit hurted

I've literally never seen a single episode of this show, but Drew made me care for 20 minutes

Lost was a stroke of genius. I don’t understand how someone can watch that entire show and not appreciate what the creators and writers were able to do

If you haven't watched The Leftovers (also Damon Lindelof who did Lost), you'd probably love it. I feel like he learned the lessons he needed to from Lost, and that's why it's probably the tightest 3-season TV arc of all time. Incredible show.

Nothing beats a Drew Gooden "I want to talk about some random thing I like" video. He's got such a talent for showcasing something he feels passionate towards.

When he said they spent 14 million on the pilot, I completely thought he meant the actor that played the plane's pilot. Now, minutes later, I'm realizing I'm literally stupid.

I've literally just finished watching Lost yesterday and I cried like a baby. The ending was definitely not what I was expecting but I still liked it very much. Seeing everybody happy and reunited was truly beautiful. Lost is definitely one of the best shows I've ever watched. It made me completely invested in the story from the episode one. The constant drama, mystery, theories makes you addicted. The plot itself was genius and everything was so thought of. It's truly amazing

This is a kind of serendipitous day. I saw this video in my feed around a year ago and clicked on it like the loyal Guy I am. I was fully ready to watch this whole video and have Lost spoiled, but as I sat through the intro I remembered the mysterious air the show had to me growing up; a strange show about plane crash survivors, and the way my dad excitedly babbled about it. I closed out of the video, and decided to watch the show, and come back when I was done. Little did I know that I was embarking on a year long journey. I began the show with my dad, and it kept us connected as I went off to my first year of college. I enjoyed watching it with the friends I made there. After long breaks between watching, I quickly remembered how invested I was in these characters. I saw the struggles of the characters in the show, and it made me feel less alone. Today, I finished the series. I sobbed as I watched what were once flawed and damaged people grow and complete their stories. As the series came to a close I felt that uncommon but welcomed ache when you say goodbye to a series and characters that resonate with you. I sent a text to my dad, and he made me aware that the day I chose to finish the show is the air date of the series finale 13 years to the day. It then only felt right that I finish the show on such a strange and almost predestined note. And now, after watching a full series recap (because this show is so fucking confusing) I am sitting in the dark at 1:42 in the morning getting ready to watch a video that I have traveled a long, sometimes arduous, but totally worthwhile path to see. All this to say, if you somehow read this, thanks Drew for being the Jacob to my flight 815. Maybe that was a bad analogy, but thank you for introducing me to one of my favorite shows ever. Such a fabulous, messy and heartfelt ride this has been. And if you’re a random internet traveler that decided to read my silly little story, I’m glad our paths intersected for even a short time. Just know that love keeps us all connected, and best of luck to you on finding your constant. See you in another life, brother.

the fact that a mainstreamed and produced show soundtrack has a song in it called something as stupid as “booneral” is brilliant and gives me hope for humankind.

I’m so freaking happy that Drew addressed the underrated genius of Michael Giacchino. He explained the exact reasons why he’s my favorite composer. -he’s done the music for my favorite movies -he matches the music to the story -he uses really weird percussion instruments -he makes beautiful themes that adapt to the emotion of the scenes -he names movie tracks so ridiculously

Lost is really a masterpiece. If you watch the first season knowing the finale, everything is so tied together

Lost was HUGE in ALL over the world. In almost every country. Here in Greece it was HUGE too! I remember I was watching this with my mom and even my dad who never watches TV saw it too. In fact a friend of mine who NEVER watches TV show this show too. LOST was so popular man!

When I was growing up with limited television time and not fully developed comprehension skills, I thought Lost and Survivor were the same thing, and I thought that if you won Survivor you got to be a character on Lost.

"Booneral" isnt even uncommon, the man the myth the legend of Giacchino has at least one fantastic song name per soundtrack (my favourite being End Creditouilles from that one rat movie)

12:15 I think you described here very well how I was able to enjoy the show a lot more than my teenage peers. I was part of an online forum dedicated to discussing LOST, so it was on my mind a lot between episodes and not just once per week. While I couldn't "binge" exactly, all the relevant facts stuck in my mind - or, if they didn't, someone would remind me about them within 36 hours after an episode.

I agree about them using unknown actors. The fact that i only recognised Dom Monaghan from LOTR and Elizabeth Mitchell from The Expanse, honestly confused me sometimes, i would forget their names and just call them Dom and Anna. No fault of the show, just drives home how effective fresh faces are at establishing a character

“Each of the main characters in Lost has a theme song that’s centered around a specific melody”. Drew just discovered lietmotif

within two minutes you’ve convinced me to binge watch this

I remember as a kid my dad would watch Lost and Heroes every week. Since then TV hasn’t been the same.

The constant is still one of the best episodes in television history. Love ya Penny ♥️

I swear this show doesn't get enough love these days especially on youtube, my 14 year old self appreciates this video.

"booneral" had me absolutely crying laughing omfg

As a fellow music nerd, I really enjoyed listening to Drew talk about one of his favourite composers. I wish I had a friend I could talk about my love of music with. This was the next best thing. Thanks for making my day better 😊

No show will ever get close to the emotional core lost have. The arcs, the music, the tension, the twist just everything is on another league

You brought up something 99% of reviewers overlook: the composer. They truly make or break shows, and often times they’re the reason a show/film is SO memorable.

The fact they used the airplane parts as instruments for the music is so freaking impressive and genius. Wow

4:27 Literal goosebumps from that time in the video. I didn't know that man was responsible of so many iconic soundtracks. What an absolute genius, he deserves everyone's respect and what is to be an ideal composer.

Thank you for this video. It made me want to rewatch Lost. Just finished binging it & cried at the finale. It hit me so much harder this time around. The music definitely elevates the show in a way I never appreciated before & it's so much better binge watching. I'm so glad I rediscovered it.

Fun fact about John Williams music sounding kind of similar. The scene in Chamber of Secrets where Malfoy and Harry are chasing the snitch has the same score as the scene in Attack of the Clones where Anakin and Obiwan are chasing the bounty hunter. He was working on both movies at the same time and there was some kind of mix up, but you wouldn’t even notice cuz it fits both movies.

IM SO GLAD PEOPLE ARE STARTING TO ACKNOWLEDGE MICHAEL GIACCHINO HES SUCH AN INCREDIBLE COMPOSER HES LIKE MY IDOL

The soundtrack comment is absolutely spot on, I don't think Twin Peaks would have such a recognisable atmosphere without Angelo Badalamenti's soundtrack. Just hearing any of the tracks makes you feel like you're in Twin Peaks, and it does so much work establishing the setting and tone of the show. I can't even think of any of the scenes without the tracks playing along in my head.

I had my son April 4th 2007 and he showed up in the middle of Lost. I remember calling people to tape it for me lol.

“There were some disappointing character arcs” and looks directly at Sayid

Oh we're reppin' Lost AND Giacchino today?! YEAH, TIME TO SHOW UP

Thank you for this love video to LOST. This show was a gem my mom and I watched over the pandemic and I loved hearing all of these things about it I had not known, especially the music guy!

I really appreciate how in-depth you went on the music. Sound is something that is only really acknowledged if it goes poorly but done right it will be the most important aspect of the mood

I'm so glad you're giving some attention to scores and to Michael Giaccino. He's always coming up with interesting names for his tracks. The one in the Incredibles where Dash starts running from the guards is called "100 Mile Dash" and later on he would title a track in Ratatouille "100 Rat Dash". Another track in Ratatouille is called "Is it soup yet?" Which is an obscure line from the Goofy Movie. He also did the score for my favorite Disney ride, Space Mountain. Mad respect for this guy.

Michael Giaccino rightfully calls himself the nerd composer...cuz he's literally done so much that has defined modern pop culture. I love that you spotlighted him!!!

I keep coming back to this video over and over. I’m on season 4 and I no joke cried for about 3 straight episodes during one characters death.

I can't believe they poured more money in to the pilot than ever before, and yet he still managed to crash the plane 😭

One thing I love about Drew is he makes videos about topics he really enjoys, not necessarily what he thinks is most popular at the time. Like I've never seen Lost but I watched this video start to finish because he breaks it down so well and is so passionate about it. And now I want to binge Lost lol.

Composers really need more credit, imagine Interstellar without Hans Zimmer's soundtrack, Up without the opening song, they would never be as memorable

I LOVE hearing you talking about movie sountracks. I don't hear people talk about it in depth like you do in here and as someone who aspires to create soundtracks in the future, this is very inspiring and encouraging.

i started watching lost becaus of this video. THE SOUNDTRACK IS TRULY INSANE. sounds, the way things echo, the sudden thrums of music always gives me shivers

Me, emerging out of the shadows of a dark alley: "Hey kid. You like Lost, huh? You ever try Twin Peaks?..."

The sidebar about Micheal Giacchino is everything I’ve ever been telling people about him, I watch movies just because he’s scoring them, which is why I will be in theaters to watch The Batman, even though I haven’t seen a single Batman/joker movie in my life.

I’ve never seen a second of Lost but this is the first thing that’s ever made me consider watching it

i’ve been working through lost with my dad for like literally three years and have had this video bookmarked for so long and i am so excited that we finally finished it and i can watch this without being spoiled

hey drew just telling you, but a personalized sound for a character is called a motif ! theres character motifs, relationship, settings, ect !:D

Leitmotif is the word drew is looking for when talking about the melodies being reused in different context and different accompaniment to create different feelings. That recurring melody is the leitmotif and I personally absolutely love when they are used well. I think they're fairly common but I only really care about the music of things I already like so I wouldn't be surprised if it's actually uncommon but I just consume a lot of things with leitmotifs

I really appreciate you taking the time to talk about the musical composition behind the media, it’s so often overlooked and Michael Giacchino is an exemplar composer and music director I’m so glad you highlighted it

the problem with current times is that i've become desensitised to spoilers, so i would've been much more convinced by a walk-throuh of one of the satisfying plots in there, secrets be damned but i guess its *shrug emoticon* will add to my binge list cause why not

Fun fact: the writers actually had no idea which characters were going to get screen time and many actors were left not knowing wether they would have prominent roles. The set was such a mess that the writers got Steve and Scott’s characters confused accidentally killing off the wrong one- hence why it was a running joke in the series I know this cause the actor who played Steve was my ex boyfriend’s dad and he talked extensively about this

The day I decided to break up with my "not that serious boyfriend" he suggested we rewatch lost and we ended up staying together for 3 more months purely out of dedication to the show. I broke up with him during the finale credits 💀

I’ve talked to so many people who say “they were all dead the whole time.” Ugh. It’s maddening.

Anyone else remember The 4400? I’m not going anywhere with this, I just remember my dad and uncle were obsessed with Lost and The 4400 when they were airing lol

Fun fact: a melody or phrase linked to a specific character or idea is called a leitmotif! Musicals do this all the time, especially the part where they transform leitmotifs to fit the changing narrative

Props for the Michael Giacchino tangent, I feel like not many people know just how many soundtracks he's done that they probably know at least a few of

Coming back here after watching LOST because of this video (and dragging my brother and his wife) into it too and I can say it was definitely worth it. Thanks for the rec! 💖

thank you deeply drew, I watched this video last summer and i decided to start lost, i binged it and stayed up all nights just to watch it. I think it is and will always be my fav show of all time. Coming back to this video now I almost get sad because i miss lost and how invested i was in everything that was happening. again, thank you so much for this!!!!

"We don't end shows that people are watching." boy that aged like milk.

I've never seen LOST before so this video is confirming my thoughts that it is a show that was on television

I've often described Lost as the Millenials's Star Wars in the way it blew a generation away with wonder. It meant whatever you want to everybody, good and bad. It came out of nowhere too, a real organic creative bolt.

I am definitely considering watching LOST now.... BUT what I actually want is to watch Drew talk about LOST bc that passion is amazing

Lost is my favorite show of all time, and I'm afraid to watch this video and have my heart ripped out

His videos are such a standout in the genre here on RU-vid. It’s also refreshing to see someone discuss something they actually enjoy.

You taking a deeper dive into the composers and composition style is everything to me ✨️ thank you so much for highlighting a CRUCIAL component of media production 🤍