The Disney Frontier Blog

Anyone who listens to the official Lost Podcast knows that the executive directors have always wanted the show to end on their terms. In fact, they have been lobbying to choose an end date so the show won’t get cut abruptly. Their rationale is simple, the show can’t work for ever. Unlike most dramas where new story lines can constantly be developed, Lost has a beginning, middle and end.

Now the press is reporting the end date, 2010. This AP article, which probably is running in countless papers across the country, blames the lower ratings this season as the cause for the date. It paints this decision as a last ditch effort to save the show.

I couldn’t disagree more. To me, as a rabid Lost fan, this is great news. The writers will have parameters to work in that will help reveal certain plot factors throughout the story. They don’t have to fear ABC and its programming decisions. The show is going to jump three fold in quality over the next 3 seasons. I can’t wait to see it.