Carlton Cuse
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Carlton Cuse is an American
Emmy Award winning screenwriter and producer, most famous as executive producer and
screenwriter for the American television series Lost
for
which he made the Time Magazine list of the 100 most influential people in the world in
2010. Cuse is also considered a pioneer in transmedia storytelling
.
, Mexico
on March 22, 1959.
His father was American, working in Mexico for his grandfather, who had
a machine tool manufacturing business. After a few years in Mexico City,
his parents moved to Boston
, where as a boy, he instantly bonded with
the Boston Red Sox
and began a lifelong love for the team. A few
years after the move to Boston, his dad took a job in Tustin
,
California
. Cuse was raised a Roman Catholic.
Cuse went off to boarding school in 10th grade to The Putney School
in Putney, Vermont
. The school was on a working dairy farm, and placed a strong emphasis on an education in the arts, music and the
outdoors. It was at The Putney School, Cuse said, that he realized he wanted
to be a writer.
Cuse attended Harvard University
(Class of '81) and was recruited at
freshmen registration by the freshman crew coach, Ted Washburn, and became part of the
rowing team. In his words, he became "a hardcore athlete." Cuse's original plan was to attend medical school
but he instead
majored in American history.
During his junior year at Harvard, Cuse organized a test screening for the makers of the Paramount
film Airplane. The producers wanted to record the audience reaction to time the final cut of the jokes in the movie. Cuse said that was when he started thinking about a career in film.
, and made a documentary about
rowing at Harvard called Power Ten.
He convinced actor, writer and fellow Harvard graduate George Plimpton
to narrate the film. After
graduating, Cuse headed for Hollywood, and worked as an assistant to a studio
head, then as a script reader. By working as a reader, he said, he learned
screenwriting.
In 1984, Cuse took a job working as an assistant producer for Bernard Schwartz and
then spent a year and a half working on Sweet Dreams, directed by Karel Reisz
, starring Jessica Lange
and Ed Harris. He described the
experience as his version of film school.
Through a friend, David Burke
, Cuse was hired as a writer on the Michael Mann
series Crime Story
. In 1986, Cuse wrote two teleplays for the series.
. Working with Boam, Cuse helped develop the films Lethal Weapon 2
, Lethal Weapon 3
and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
.
, Bob Greenblatt, asked Cuse and Boam if they would be interested in doing a television version of the old movie serials. Cuse said yes and wrote The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
, about a Harvard-educated bounty hunter who wants to avenge the death of his father, the most famous lawman in the Old West. Fox gave the go ahead for the series. Brisco also had a science fiction element, in the form of a mysterious orb which appears in several episodes. Boam went back to making features, leaving Cuse to co-create and executive produce the critically acclaimed series. Afterwards, Cuse gave much of the credit for the show's success to actor Bruce Campbell
who played Brisco County Jr., the lead character.
, who had a commitment from CBS to make a new series. With Johnson's blessing, Cuse went off and wrote the pilot for Nash Bridges. Johnson liked it and CBS
did too, ordering 14
episodes off the script without making a pilot. Nash Bridges was the first series that Les Moonves greenlit as the head of CBS. It ran for six seasons and 121 episodes.
series Martial Law
, starring Arsenio Hall
and Sammo Hung Kam-Bo
, one of martial arts legend Jackie Chan
's closest friends and
collaborators. Cuse adapted the world of Hong Kong cinema to American television in a story about a Shanghai cop who comes to the
LAPD on an exchange program. A team of eight top Chinese stuntmen and coordinators out of Hong Kong were hired. Stanley Tong
, who had
directed many of Jackie Chan
's biggest Hong Kong features, directed the pilot. Sammo Hung became the first Chinese actor to star as the lead in an American TV series.
Cuse was running both Martial Law and Nash Bridges simultaneously. The workload became creatively and physically difficult, which lead to him leaving Martial Law. and focus exclusively on Nash Bridges. Another factor, Cuse said, were creative differences with Sammo Hung about the future direction of Martial Law.
on The WB, a show about a San Francisco cop, Tom Chang, played by Russell Wong
who was framed for a crime and sent to prison. Chang gets out and returns to San Francisco and opens a martial arts dojo. The show didn't make it, but Black Sash writers Eddy Kitsis and Adam Horowitz were the first writers hired on Lost. Later, Cuse adapted the Chinese symbol for Ba gua, a form of martial arts used on Black Sash, as the Dharma Symbol on Lost.
and joint showrunner on Lost
with Damon Lindelof
. They met in the sixth season of Nash Bridges. Cuse hired Damon Lindelof, giving him his first staff writer job on a TV series. A few years later Lindelof and JJ Abrams wrote the pilot for Lost. Shortly after the Lost pilot was shot, Abrams left the show to do Mission Impossible 3 with Tom Cruise
. Lindelof had no experience as a showrunner and called Cuse for showrunning advice on the side. He then asked Cuse to come work on the show.
The Cuse/Lindelof partnership was very productive. They wrote roughly a third of the episodes together as well as working together on rewrites, story meetings, editing and casting. Cuse said, "A great partnership can lead to great TV. In the case of Lost it worked out great; I could not have had a better partner than Damon."
award for Lost. The Peabody Board cited Lost for “breezily mixing metaphysics, quantum physics, romance and cliffhanger action in a genre-bending series about a group of air-crash survivors on a mysterious island. ‘Lost’ has rewritten the rules of television fiction.”
Cuse said that Lost "showed that it was possible on network TV to tell a highly complex, serialized narrative with intentional ambiguity‚ leaving the audience room to debate and discuss the meaning and intentions of the narrative‚ and still find a large audience."
Virtual communities sprung up around the show and new media technology allowed fans to interact with each other and form a community. The rise of social media occurred simultaneously with Lost. It allowed people around the world to not only debate and discuss the show but also work together and pool their resources to generate content like Lostpedia
, a fan-created encyclopedia about the show. They also created Lost University. Viewers who bought Lost on Blu-ray could take courses at Lost U. on Lost related subjects like time travel, and Lost fans who become experts became the instructors of those courses.
(Alternative Reality Game) that connected as a narrative into a network TV show. Cuse believes this ARG redefined the way in which the Internet and a TV show could be integrated, and broke new ground in how a TV show could be marketed. Lost was also the first TV network series show to create original content for mobile phones. Their last ARG, Dharma Wants You‚ won an Emmy in 2009 for Creative Achievement in Interactive Media. Dharma Wants You utilized a “variety of media platforms ranging from websites, exclusive video, interactive games, Bluetooth, mobile, TV, VOIP, social networks, and complex real-world events involving hundreds of thousands of fans worldwide.”
Cuse said that Hollywood is only beginning to accept new technologies like transmedia, and, for the most part is still trapped in the past.
Cuse and Lindelof hosted a Lost podcast where they discussed the show—regularly the #1 podcast on all of iTunes
. They also did a series of comedic videos sponsored by Verizon called Lost Slapdown, and were guests on shows like Jimmy Kimmel Live
and The Late Show with David Letterman. They participated in a New York Times Talk that was simulcast in over 400 theaters in the US and Canada.
director Randall Wallace
are currently co-writing a pilot script for the Alphabet and ABC Studios; a Civil War era television show called Point of Honor set in Virginia. Cuse and Wallace were introduced to each other through their representative, WME's Ari Greenburg. According to Variety
, ABC is very committed to Point of Honor and views it as a "major event series" to be developed outside the normal pilot season schedule. Cuse and Wallace have been working on the concept since September 2010.
including a win for Best Television Series in 2005; five nominations by the Producers Guild of America
with a win in 2006 for Television Producer of the Year Award in Episodic Drama; three nominations and wins by the American Film Institute
; twelve nominations by the Television Critics Association
, including two wins in 2005 for Outstanding Achievement in Drama and Outstanding New Program, a tie for Outstanding Achievement in Drama in 2008, and a win in that category in 2010. There were four nominations from the Writers Guild of America
including a win in 2006 for Best Dramatic Series, and five Saturn Award
nominations with four wins in 2004, 2005, 2007 and 2009 for Best Network Television Series. Cuse also received nominations from the NAACP Image Awards, the Hugo Award
and the People’s Choice Award. In 2007, Cuse shared the BAFTA Award for Best International for Lost. In 2009, He won the Peabody Award
for “rewriting the rules of television fiction,” The Jules Verne Festival Award, The Roma Fiction Fest Special Award and a GQ 2009 Men of the Year Award. Finally in 2010, he was voted one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World.
He also won the TV Guide
Award for Martial Law which was voted the Favorite New Series in 1999.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Emmy Award winning screenwriter and producer, most famous as executive producer and
screenwriter for the American television series Lost
Lost (TV series)
Lost is an American television series that originally aired on ABC from September 22, 2004 to May 23, 2010, consisting of six seasons. Lost is a drama series that follows the survivors of the crash of a commercial passenger jet flying between Sydney and Los Angeles, on a mysterious tropical island...
for
which he made the Time Magazine list of the 100 most influential people in the world in
2010. Cuse is also considered a pioneer in transmedia storytelling
Transmedia storytelling
Transmedia storytelling, also known as multi-platform storytelling, cross-platform storytelling, or transmedia narrative, is the technique of telling stories across multiple platforms and formats using current digital technologies...
.
Early life
Carlton Cuse was born in Mexico CityMexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
on March 22, 1959.
His father was American, working in Mexico for his grandfather, who had
a machine tool manufacturing business. After a few years in Mexico City,
his parents moved to Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
, where as a boy, he instantly bonded with
the Boston Red Sox
Boston Red Sox
The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since . The "Red Sox"...
and began a lifelong love for the team. A few
years after the move to Boston, his dad took a job in Tustin
Tustin
-Places:United States* Tustin Legacy, Tustin, California, a master-planned community* Tustin Ranch, Tustin, California, a master-planned community* North Tustin, California, unincorporated area north of the City of Tustin* Tustin, Michigan...
,
California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. Cuse was raised a Roman Catholic.
Cuse went off to boarding school in 10th grade to The Putney School
The Putney School
The Putney School is an independent high school in Putney, Vermont. It was founded in 1935 by Carmelita Hinton. It is a co-educational, college-preparatory boarding school, with a day-student component, located outside of Brattleboro, Vermont. Emily Jones is the director...
in Putney, Vermont
Putney, Vermont
Putney is a town in Windham County, Vermont, United States. The population was 2,634 at the 2000 census.On December 26, 1753 Col.Josiah Willard led a proprietors' petition for a Putney charter which was issued by Governor Benning Wentworth of the New Hampshire Grants under King George II of England...
. The school was on a working dairy farm, and placed a strong emphasis on an education in the arts, music and the
outdoors. It was at The Putney School, Cuse said, that he realized he wanted
to be a writer.
Cuse attended Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
(Class of '81) and was recruited at
freshmen registration by the freshman crew coach, Ted Washburn, and became part of the
rowing team. In his words, he became "a hardcore athlete." Cuse's original plan was to attend medical school
Medical school
A medical school is a tertiary educational institution—or part of such an institution—that teaches medicine. Degree programs offered at medical schools often include Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, Bachelor/Doctor of Medicine, Doctor of Philosophy, master's degree, or other post-secondary...
but he instead
majored in American history.
During his junior year at Harvard, Cuse organized a test screening for the makers of the Paramount
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film production and distribution company, located at 5555 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood. Founded in 1912 and currently owned by media conglomerate Viacom, it is America's oldest existing film studio; it is also the last major film studio still...
film Airplane. The producers wanted to record the audience reaction to time the final cut of the jokes in the movie. Cuse said that was when he started thinking about a career in film.
Starting out in Hollywood
Cuse teamed up with a Harvard classmate, Hans TobeasonHans Tobeason
Hans Tobeason is a television screenwriter and executive producer. He created the Freedom science fiction series and was writer and co-executive producer for Birds of Prey....
, and made a documentary about
rowing at Harvard called Power Ten.
He convinced actor, writer and fellow Harvard graduate George Plimpton
George Plimpton
George Ames Plimpton was an American journalist, writer, editor, and actor. He is widely known for his sports writing and for helping to found The Paris Review.-Early life:...
to narrate the film. After
graduating, Cuse headed for Hollywood, and worked as an assistant to a studio
head, then as a script reader. By working as a reader, he said, he learned
screenwriting.
In 1984, Cuse took a job working as an assistant producer for Bernard Schwartz and
then spent a year and a half working on Sweet Dreams, directed by Karel Reisz
Karel Reisz
Karel Reisz was a Czech-born British filmmaker who was active in post–war Britain, and one of the pioneers of the new realist strain in 1950s and 1960s British cinema.-Early life:...
, starring Jessica Lange
Jessica Lange
Jessica Phyllis Lange is an American actress who has worked in film, theatre and television. The recipient of several awards, including two Academy Awards, four Golden Globes and one Emmy, Lange is regarded as one of the première female actors of her generation.Lange was discovered by producer...
and Ed Harris. He described the
experience as his version of film school.
First writing job
Crime Story (1986)Through a friend, David Burke
David Burke
David Burke is an English actor, known for playing Watson in the initial series of Granada Television's 1980s The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, which starred Jeremy Brett in the title role.-Early life:...
, Cuse was hired as a writer on the Michael Mann
Michael Mann (film director)
Michael Kenneth Mann is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. For his work, he has received nominations from international organizations and juries, including those at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, Cannes and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences...
series Crime Story
Crime Story (TV series)
Crime Story is an NBC TV drama created by Gustave Reininger and Chuck Adamson. The executive producer was Michael Mann, who had left Miami Vice to oversee Crime Story and direct the film Manhunter. The show premiered with a two hour pilot — a movie which had been exhibited theatrically —...
. In 1986, Cuse wrote two teleplays for the series.
Feature films
Cuse then formed a partnership with feature writer Jeffrey BoamJeffrey Boam
Jeffrey David Boam was an American screenwriter and film producer. He is known for writing the screenplays for Lethal Weapon 2 and Lethal Weapon 3, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Innerspace, and The Lost Boys. Boam's films had a cumulative gross of over US $1 billion. He was educated at...
. Working with Boam, Cuse helped develop the films Lethal Weapon 2
Lethal Weapon 2
Lethal Weapon 2 is a 1989 action comedy film directed by Richard Donner, and starring Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Patsy Kensit, Joe Pesci, Derrick O'Connor and Joss Ackland...
, Lethal Weapon 3
Lethal Weapon 3
Lethal Weapon 3 is a 1992 American action film directed by Richard Donner and starring Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Rene Russo and Stuart Wilson. It is a sequel to Lethal Weapon and Lethal Weapon 2, and it is part of the Lethal Weapon film series.The movie is set in 1992, six years after...
and Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is a 1989 American adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg, from a story co-written by executive producer George Lucas. It is the third film in the Indiana Jones franchise. Harrison Ford reprises the title role and Sean Connery plays Indiana's father, Henry...
.
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1993 - 1994)
Because of his involvement with Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, an executive at FOXFox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
, Bob Greenblatt, asked Cuse and Boam if they would be interested in doing a television version of the old movie serials. Cuse said yes and wrote The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr., often referred to as just Brisco or Brisco County,The series is referred to as just Brisco or by Brisco County by the creator and executive producer Carlton Cuse, actors involved with the show, and by many critics. Some examples include:* Cuse, Carlton, DVD extra...
, about a Harvard-educated bounty hunter who wants to avenge the death of his father, the most famous lawman in the Old West. Fox gave the go ahead for the series. Brisco also had a science fiction element, in the form of a mysterious orb which appears in several episodes. Boam went back to making features, leaving Cuse to co-create and executive produce the critically acclaimed series. Afterwards, Cuse gave much of the credit for the show's success to actor Bruce Campbell
Bruce Campbell
Bruce Lorne Campbell is an American film and television actor. As a cult movie actor, Campbell starred as Ashley J. "Ash" Williams in Sam Raimi's Evil Dead series of films and he has starred in many low-budget cult films such as Crimewave, Maniac Cop, Bubba Ho-tep, Escape From L.A. and Sundown:...
who played Brisco County Jr., the lead character.
Nash Bridges (1996-2001)
After Brisco, Cuse met Don JohnsonDon Johnson
Donnie Wayne "Don" Johnson is an American actor known for his work in television and film. He played the lead role of James "Sonny" Crockett in the 1980s TV cop series, Miami Vice, which led him to huge success. He also played the lead role in the 1990s cop series, Nash Bridges...
, who had a commitment from CBS to make a new series. With Johnson's blessing, Cuse went off and wrote the pilot for Nash Bridges. Johnson liked it and CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
did too, ordering 14
episodes off the script without making a pilot. Nash Bridges was the first series that Les Moonves greenlit as the head of CBS. It ran for six seasons and 121 episodes.
Martial Law (1998)
Cuse created and executive produced the CBSCBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
series Martial Law
Martial Law (TV series)
Martial Law was a TV crime drama that ran on CBS from 1998 to 2000, and was created by Carlton Cuse. The title character, Sammo Law, portrayed by Sammo Hung, was a Chinese law officer and martial arts expert who came to Los Angeles in search of a colleague and remains in the US.The show was a...
, starring Arsenio Hall
Arsenio Hall
Arsenio Hall is an American actor, comedian, and former talk show host. He is best known for his talk show The Arsenio Hall Show, which ran between 1989 and 1994, and his roles in the films Coming to America and Harlem Nights.Hall is also known for his appearance as Alan Thicke's sidekick on the...
and Sammo Hung Kam-Bo
Sammo Hung
Sammo Hung is a Hong Kong actor, martial artist, film producer and director, known for his work in many martial arts films and Hong Kong action cinema...
, one of martial arts legend Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan, SBS, MBE is a Hong Kong actor, action choreographer, comedian, director, producer, martial artist, screenwriter, entrepreneur, singer and stunt performer. In his movies, he is known for his acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, use of improvised weapons, and innovative stunts...
's closest friends and
collaborators. Cuse adapted the world of Hong Kong cinema to American television in a story about a Shanghai cop who comes to the
LAPD on an exchange program. A team of eight top Chinese stuntmen and coordinators out of Hong Kong were hired. Stanley Tong
Stanley Tong
Stanley Tong is a film director from Hong Kong.According to IMDb , he customarily attempts stunts himself before asking actors to risk themselves...
, who had
directed many of Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan, SBS, MBE is a Hong Kong actor, action choreographer, comedian, director, producer, martial artist, screenwriter, entrepreneur, singer and stunt performer. In his movies, he is known for his acrobatic fighting style, comic timing, use of improvised weapons, and innovative stunts...
's biggest Hong Kong features, directed the pilot. Sammo Hung became the first Chinese actor to star as the lead in an American TV series.
Cuse was running both Martial Law and Nash Bridges simultaneously. The workload became creatively and physically difficult, which lead to him leaving Martial Law. and focus exclusively on Nash Bridges. Another factor, Cuse said, were creative differences with Sammo Hung about the future direction of Martial Law.
Black Sash (2003)
Cuse executive produced the short-lived series Black SashBlack Sash (TV series)
Black Sash is an American action adventure drama television series starring Russell Wong. It ran from March 30, 2003, to June 1, 2003. Including pilots, a total of eight episodes were made, however only six episodes were aired on The WB.-Plot:...
on The WB, a show about a San Francisco cop, Tom Chang, played by Russell Wong
Russell Wong
Russell Girard Wong is an American actor and photographer, as well as the brother of actor/model Michael Wong.-Biography:...
who was framed for a crime and sent to prison. Chang gets out and returns to San Francisco and opens a martial arts dojo. The show didn't make it, but Black Sash writers Eddy Kitsis and Adam Horowitz were the first writers hired on Lost. Later, Cuse adapted the Chinese symbol for Ba gua, a form of martial arts used on Black Sash, as the Dharma Symbol on Lost.
Lost (2004-2010)
Cuse was an executive producerExecutive producer
An executive producer is a producer who is not involved in any technical aspects of the film making or music process, but who is still responsible for the overall production...
and joint showrunner on Lost
Lost (TV series)
Lost is an American television series that originally aired on ABC from September 22, 2004 to May 23, 2010, consisting of six seasons. Lost is a drama series that follows the survivors of the crash of a commercial passenger jet flying between Sydney and Los Angeles, on a mysterious tropical island...
with Damon Lindelof
Damon Lindelof
Damon Laurence Lindelof is an American television writer and executive, most recently noted as the co-creator and executive producer for the television series Lost. He has written for and produced Crossing Jordan, and wrote for Nash Bridges, Wasteland, and the MTV anthology series Undressed...
. They met in the sixth season of Nash Bridges. Cuse hired Damon Lindelof, giving him his first staff writer job on a TV series. A few years later Lindelof and JJ Abrams wrote the pilot for Lost. Shortly after the Lost pilot was shot, Abrams left the show to do Mission Impossible 3 with Tom Cruise
Tom Cruise
Thomas Cruise Mapother IV , better known as Tom Cruise, is an American film actor and producer. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and he has won three Golden Globe Awards....
. Lindelof had no experience as a showrunner and called Cuse for showrunning advice on the side. He then asked Cuse to come work on the show.
The Cuse/Lindelof partnership was very productive. They wrote roughly a third of the episodes together as well as working together on rewrites, story meetings, editing and casting. Cuse said, "A great partnership can lead to great TV. In the case of Lost it worked out great; I could not have had a better partner than Damon."
Impact of Lost
Lost is considered a game changing television show. In 2009, Cuse and Lindelof received the prestigious George Foster PeabodyGeorge Foster Peabody
George Foster Peabody was a banker and philanthropist.-Early life:...
award for Lost. The Peabody Board cited Lost for “breezily mixing metaphysics, quantum physics, romance and cliffhanger action in a genre-bending series about a group of air-crash survivors on a mysterious island. ‘Lost’ has rewritten the rules of television fiction.”
Cuse said that Lost "showed that it was possible on network TV to tell a highly complex, serialized narrative with intentional ambiguity‚ leaving the audience room to debate and discuss the meaning and intentions of the narrative‚ and still find a large audience."
Virtual communities sprung up around the show and new media technology allowed fans to interact with each other and form a community. The rise of social media occurred simultaneously with Lost. It allowed people around the world to not only debate and discuss the show but also work together and pool their resources to generate content like Lostpedia
Lostpedia
Lostpedia is a wiki-powered online encyclopedia of information regarding the American television drama Lost. Launched on September 22, 2005 by Kevin Croy, the site uses MediaWiki software to maintain a user-created database of information...
, a fan-created encyclopedia about the show. They also created Lost University. Viewers who bought Lost on Blu-ray could take courses at Lost U. on Lost related subjects like time travel, and Lost fans who become experts became the instructors of those courses.
Transmedia in Lost
Cuse says he wanted to use other media to tell stories that would never make it onto the network show. Cuse and Lindelof created the first ARG(Alternative Reality Game) that connected as a narrative into a network TV show. Cuse believes this ARG redefined the way in which the Internet and a TV show could be integrated, and broke new ground in how a TV show could be marketed. Lost was also the first TV network series show to create original content for mobile phones. Their last ARG, Dharma Wants You‚ won an Emmy in 2009 for Creative Achievement in Interactive Media. Dharma Wants You utilized a “variety of media platforms ranging from websites, exclusive video, interactive games, Bluetooth, mobile, TV, VOIP, social networks, and complex real-world events involving hundreds of thousands of fans worldwide.”
Cuse said that Hollywood is only beginning to accept new technologies like transmedia, and, for the most part is still trapped in the past.
Cuse and Lindelof hosted a Lost podcast where they discussed the show—regularly the #1 podcast on all of iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
. They also did a series of comedic videos sponsored by Verizon called Lost Slapdown, and were guests on shows like Jimmy Kimmel Live
Jimmy Kimmel Live
Jimmy Kimmel Live! is an American late-night talk show, created and hosted by Jimmy Kimmel and broadcast on ABC.The nightly hour-long show made its debut on January 26, 2003, following Super Bowl XXXVII. Jimmy Kimmel Live! is produced by Jackhole Productions in association with ABC Studios...
and The Late Show with David Letterman. They participated in a New York Times Talk that was simulcast in over 400 theaters in the US and Canada.
Future of Lost
Disney owns Lost and, at their discretion, may someday do another TV series or feature film based on the concept and characters of the show. However, both Cuse and Lindelof have said that they would not be part of any future plans for Lost and wanted their work to stand entirely on its own.Current work
Cuse and SecretariatSecretariat (film)
Secretariat is a 2010 biographical film produced by Walt Disney Pictures and Mayhem Pictures, and directed by Randall Wallace. The film chronicles the life of thoroughbred race horse Secretariat, winner of the Triple Crown in 1973...
director Randall Wallace
Randall Wallace
Randall Wallace is an American screenwriter, director, producer, and songwriter who came to prominence by writing the screenplay for the 1995 film Braveheart. His work on the film earned him an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay and a Writers Guild of America award for Best...
are currently co-writing a pilot script for the Alphabet and ABC Studios; a Civil War era television show called Point of Honor set in Virginia. Cuse and Wallace were introduced to each other through their representative, WME's Ari Greenburg. According to Variety
Variety (magazine)
Variety is an American weekly entertainment-trade magazine founded in New York City, New York, in 1905 by Sime Silverman. With the rise of the importance of the motion-picture industry, Daily Variety, a daily edition based in Los Angeles, California, was founded by Silverman in 1933. In 1998, the...
, ABC is very committed to Point of Honor and views it as a "major event series" to be developed outside the normal pilot season schedule. Cuse and Wallace have been working on the concept since September 2010.
Awards
Cuse has been nominated for ten Primetime Emmy awards for his work on Lost and has won twice: first in 2005 for Outstanding Drama Series, then in 2009 for Creative Achievement in Interactive Media. Cuse, along with Lindelof received three nominations for the Golden Globe AwardGolden Globe Award
The Golden Globe Award is an accolade bestowed by the 93 members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association recognizing excellence in film and television, both domestic and foreign...
including a win for Best Television Series in 2005; five nominations by the Producers Guild of America
Producers Guild of America
Producers Guild of America is a trade organization representing television producers, film producers and New Media producers in the United States. The PGA's membership includes over 4,700 members of the producing establishment worldwide...
with a win in 2006 for Television Producer of the Year Award in Episodic Drama; three nominations and wins by the American Film Institute
American Film Institute
The American Film Institute is an independent non-profit organization created by the National Endowment for the Arts, which was established in 1967 when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act...
; twelve nominations by the Television Critics Association
Television Critics Association
The Television Critics Association is a group of approximately 200 United States and Canadian journalists and columnists who cover television programming...
, including two wins in 2005 for Outstanding Achievement in Drama and Outstanding New Program, a tie for Outstanding Achievement in Drama in 2008, and a win in that category in 2010. There were four nominations from the Writers Guild of America
Writers Guild of America
The Writers Guild of America is a generic term referring to the joint efforts of two different US labor unions:* The Writers Guild of America, East , representing TV and film writers East of the Mississippi....
including a win in 2006 for Best Dramatic Series, and five Saturn Award
Saturn Award
The Saturn Award is an award presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films to honor the top works in science fiction, fantasy, and horror in film, television, and home video. The Saturn Awards were devised by Dr. Donald A. Reed in 1972, who felt that films within...
nominations with four wins in 2004, 2005, 2007 and 2009 for Best Network Television Series. Cuse also received nominations from the NAACP Image Awards, the Hugo Award
Hugo Award
The Hugo Awards are given annually for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year. The award is named after Hugo Gernsback, the founder of the pioneering science fiction magazine Amazing Stories, and was officially named the Science Fiction Achievement Awards...
and the People’s Choice Award. In 2007, Cuse shared the BAFTA Award for Best International for Lost. In 2009, He won the Peabody Award
Peabody Award
The George Foster Peabody Awards recognize distinguished and meritorious public service by radio and television stations, networks, producing organizations and individuals. In 1939, the National Association of Broadcasters formed a committee to recognize outstanding achievement in radio broadcasting...
for “rewriting the rules of television fiction,” The Jules Verne Festival Award, The Roma Fiction Fest Special Award and a GQ 2009 Men of the Year Award. Finally in 2010, he was voted one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World.
He also won the TV Guide
TV Guide
TV Guide is a weekly American magazine with listings of TV shows.In addition to TV listings, the publication features television-related news, celebrity interviews, gossip and film reviews and crossword puzzles...
Award for Martial Law which was voted the Favorite New Series in 1999.
Primetime Emmy Awards
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| 2005 | Lost | Outstanding Drama Series | Won | J.J. Abrams, Damon Lindelof, Carlton Cuse, Bryan Burk Bryan Burk Bryan Burk is an American film and television producer, as well as an occasional screenwriter.A graduate of USC's School of Cinema-Television, Bryan Burk began his career working with producers Brad Weston at Columbia Pictures, Ned Tanen at Sony Pictures and John Davis at FOX... , Jack Bender Jack Bender Jack Bender is an American television and film director, actor, television producer and also a screenwriter. Bender was an executive producer and lead director on the ABC television series, Lost. He directed the series finale of Lost. Bender has also directed on other popular shows such as The... , David Fury David Fury David Fury is an American television Screenwriter and Producer, best known for his work on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, Lost, 24, and Fringe.Fury was a Co-executive producer and Writer for the first season of Lost... , Jesse Alexander Jesse Alexander Jesse Alexander is an American television writer and producer. He was most recently a co-executive producer and writer on Heroes. Originally from Santa Barbara, California, Alexander attended Sarah Lawrence College and AFI Conservatory. At Sarah Lawrence, he befriended J.J... , Javier Grillo-Marxuach Javier Grillo-Marxuach Javier "Javi" Grillo-Marxuach , born October 28, 1969 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, is a television screenwriter and producer, known for his work as writer and producer on the first two seasons of the ABC television series Lost, as well as other series including Charmed and Law and Order: Special... , Sarah Caplan, Leonard Dick Leonard Dick Leonard Dick is an award-winning television writer and producer who is currently writing for The Good Wife .Leonard was born in Toronto, Ontario, and attended high school at Upper Canada College, where he was elected head of Howard's House, and thus served on the Board of Stewards.Leonard attended... , Jean Higgins Jean Higgins Jean Higgins is an American television and film producer. She has worked on the series Lost and CSI: Miami. She won an Emmy Award for outstanding drama series at the September 2005 ceremony for her work on the first season of Lost... |
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| 2006 | Lost | Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | "The 23rd Psalm" | Nominated | Shared with Damon Lindelof | |||||
| 2007 | Lost | Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | "Through the Looking Glass" | Nominated | Shared with Damon Lindelof | |||||
| 2008 | Lost | Outstanding Drama Series | Nominated | J.J. Abrams, Damon Lindelof, Carlton Cuse, Bryan Burk, Jack Bender, Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz, Drew Goddard Drew Goddard Drew Goddard is an American film and television screenwriter and producer best known for his collaborations with Joss Whedon and J.J. Abrams .Goddard joined the crew of Lost as a freelance writer for the first season in 2004... , Stephen Williams Stephen Williams (director) Stephen Williams is a Canadian film and television director. Williams has directed several modern day television programs including work as a regular director on the ABC drama series Lost, where he was also a co-executive producer... , Jean Higgins, Elizabeth Sarnoff Elizabeth Sarnoff Elizabeth "Liz" Sarnoff is an American television writer and producer. She has written episodes of NYPD Blue, Crossing Jordan, Deadwood and Lost.-Career:... , Pat Churchill, Ra’uf Glasgow |
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| Lost | Outstanding Special Class - Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Programs | "Lost: Missing Pieces" | Nominated | >- | 2009 | Lost | Outstanding Drama Series | Nominated | J.J. Abrams, Jack Bender, Bryan Burk, Carlton Cuse, Adam Horowitz, Edward Kitsis, Damon Lindelof, Jean Higgins, Elizabeth Sarnoff, Stephen Williams, Paul Zbyszewski Paul Zbyszewski Paul Zbyszewski is an American television writer and producer. He has worked in both capacities on the series Lost and Day Break, and he is the creator of Day Break. He also wrote the feature film After the Sunset.-Career:... , Pat Churchill, Ra'uf Glasgow, Brian Vaughan |
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| Lost | Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | "The Incident" | Nominated | Shared with: Damon Lindelof | ||||||
| Lost | Creative Achievement in Interactive Media | "Dharma Wants You" | Won | Shared with: Damon Lindelof | ||||||
| 2010 | Lost | Outstanding Drama Series | Nominated | |||||||
| Lost | Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series | "The End" | Nominated | Shared with: Damon Lindelof | ||||||
Golden Globe Awards
| Year | For | Category | Result |
| 2005 | Lost | Best Television Series | Won |
| 2006 | Lost | Best Television Series | Nominated |
| 2007 | Lost | Best Television Series | Nominated |
TV Guide Awards
| Year | For | Category | Result |
| 1998 | Martial Law | Favorite New Series | Won |
Producers Guild of America Awards
| Year | For | Category | Result | Nominees |
| 2006 | Lost | Television Producer of the Year Award in Episodic Drama | Won | J.J. Abrams, Damon Lindelof, Bryan Burk Bryan Burk Bryan Burk is an American film and television producer, as well as an occasional screenwriter.A graduate of USC's School of Cinema-Television, Bryan Burk began his career working with producers Brad Weston at Columbia Pictures, Ned Tanen at Sony Pictures and John Davis at FOX... , Jack Bender, Jean Higgins & Carlton Cuse |
| 2007 | Lost | Television Producer of the Year Award in Episodic Drama | Nominated | J.J. Abrams, Damon Lindelof, Carlton Cuse, Bryan Burk, Jack Bender, Jean Higgins, Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz & Liz Sarnoff |
| 2008 | Lost | Television Producer of the Year Award in Episodic Drama | Nominated | Damon Lindelof, Jack Bender, Elizabeth Sarnoff, Drew Goddard |
| 2009 | Lost | Television Producer of the Year Award in Episodic Drama | Nominated | Jack Bender, Carlton Cuse, Drew Goddard, Jean Higgins, Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz, Damon Lindelof, Liz Sarnoff, Stephen Williams & Ra’uf Glasgow |
| 2010 | Lost | Television Producer of the Year Award in Episodic Drama | Nominated | Damon Lindelof, Carlton Cuse, Edward Kitsis, Adam Horowitz, Jack Bender, Jean Higgins, Elizabeth Sarnoff, Paul Zbyszewski, Stephen Williams & Ra'uf Glasgow |
American Film Institute
| Year | For | Category | Result |
| 2004 | Lost | Best television programs | Won |
| 2005 | Lost | Best television programs | Won |
| 2008 | Lost | Best television programs | Won |
Television Critics Association Awards
| Year | For | Category | Result |
| 2005 | Lost | Outstanding Achievement in Drama | Won |
| Lost | Outstanding New Program | Won | |
| Lost | Program of the Year | Nominated | |
| 2006 | Lost | Outstanding Achievement in Drama | Won |
| Lost | Program of the Year | Nominated | |
| 2007 | Lost | Program of the Year | Nominated |
| 2008 | Lost | Program of the Year | Nominated |
| Lost | Outstanding Achievement in Drama | Nominated | |
| 2009 | Lost | Outstanding Achievement in Drama | Tie |
| Lost | Program of the Year | Nominated | |
| 2010 | Lost | Outstanding Achievement in Drama | Won |
| Lost | Heritage Award | Nominated | |
Writers Guild of America Awards
| Year | For | Category | Result | Other notes |
| 2006 | Lost | Dramatic Series | Won | J.J. Abrams, Kim Clements Kim Clements Kim Clements is an American television writer and producer. She has worked in both capacities on the series Wanted, The Black Donnellys, Shark, and My Own Worst Enemy. Clements won the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Dramatic Series for her work on Lost.-Career:Clements wrote the film... , Carlton Cuse, Leonard Dick, Paul Dini Paul Dini Paul Dini is an American writer and producer who works in the television and comic book industries. He is best known as a producer and writer for several Warner Bros./DC Comics animated series, including Star Wars: Ewoks, Tiny Toon Adventures, Batman: The Animated Series, Superman: The Animated... , Brent Fletcher Brent Fletcher Brent Fletcher is an American television writer. He has worked on television series such as Lost and Angel.He was a freelance writer for the first season of Lost... , David Fury, Drew Goddard, Javier Grillo-Marxuach, Adam Horowitz, Jennifer M. Johnson Jennifer M. Johnson Jennifer M. Johnson is an American television writer and producer. She has worked in both capacities on the series Lost, Reunion, Cold Case and is a co-creator of the series Chase. Johnson won the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Dramatic Series for her work on Lost.-Career:Johnson began... , Christina M. Kim Christina M. Kim Christina M. Kim is an American television writer. In the 2005-06 television season, she joined the writing staff of Lost for the series second season. The staff won the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Dramatic Series at the February 2006 ceremony for their work on the second season. She... , Edward Kitsis, Jeffrey Lieber Jeffrey Lieber Jeffrey Lieber is a screenwriter for both television and film. He was born in Evanston, Illinois, United States and attended Evanston Township High School. He attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and earned a BFA in acting from the Department of Theatre... , Damon Lindelof, Lynne E. Litt Lynne E. Litt Lynne E. Litt is an American television writer and producer. She has written episodes of Law & Order, Gideon's Crossing, The Practice, Lost and Crossing Jordan. She is also a supervising producer on Crossing Jordan.-Biography:... , Monica Macer Monica Macer -Biography:Macer is a Vassar College graduate. She began her career in theater arts in New York City.She co-produced an independent feature film, Park Day and won the Audience Award at the Urban World Film Festival for that movie.... , Steven Maeda Steven Maeda Steven Maeda is an American television writer and producer. He has written episodes of television series such as Harsh Realm, The X-Files, CSI: Miami, Lost, and Day Break. He has also served as a supervising producer on Lost and CSI: Miami... , Elizabeth Sarnoff, Janet Tamaro Janet Tamaro Janet Tamaro is an American television writer and series creator, executive producer and showrunner.Tamaro began her career as an on-camera television correspondent. She worked for ABC NEWSOne, Inside Edition, and The Travel Channel as a correspondent and host... , Christian Taylor Christian Taylor (screenwriter) Christian Taylor is an award-winning screenwriter known for his work on the American television drama Six Feet Under. He wrote, directed and starred in the film Showboy which won Best Directorial Debut at the "British Independent Film Awards" and "Best Picture at the Milan International Film... and Craig Wright Craig Wright (playwright) Craig Wright is an American playwright and Emmy-nominated television writer.-Biography:Born in 1965 in Puerto Rico, Wright attended St. John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota and went on to earn a Masters of Divinity degree from the United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities... |
| 2007 | Lost | Dramatic Series | Nominated | J.J. Abrams, Monica Owusu-Breen, Carlton Cuse, Leonard Dick, Drew Goddard, Javier Grillo-Marxuach, Adam Horowitz, Dawn Lambertsen-Kelly, Christina M. Kim, Edward Kitsis, Damon Lindelof, Steven Maeda, Jeff Pinkner Jeff Pinkner Jeff Pinkner is an American television writer and producer. He graduated from Pikesville High School in Baltimore Maryland in 1983. He is known for his work on Alias where he served as executive producer. In 2006 and 2007, he worked as an executive producer and writer for the mystery series Lost... , Matt Ragghianti Matt Ragghianti Matt "Raggs" Ragghianti is an American television writer and writer's assistant. He wrote an episode of the second season of Lost and was a writer's assistant during the first two seasons of the show... , Elizabeth Sarnoff and Alison Schapker Alison Schapker Alison Schapker is an American television writer and producer. She was a staff writer on the hit ABC series Alias and wrote several of its episodes along with her writing partner, Monica Owusu-Breen. She has also worked on the shows: Charmed, Lost, Brothers & Sisters, and currently Fringe... |
| 2009 | Lost | Dramatic Series | Nominated | Carlton Cuse, Drew Goddard, Adam Horowitz, Christina M. Kim, Edward Kitsis, Damon L. Lindelof, Greggory Nations Greggory Nations Greggory "Gregg" Nations is an American television writer and script coordinator. He wrote several episodes for The District and Nash Bridges with Carlton Cuse. Nations joined the production crew of Lost, and created the show's Bible after re-reading the scripts and creating a timeline... , Kyle Pennington Kyle Pennington Kyle David Pennington is an American television writer. He is credited with writing episodes of the American television series, Lost. He is currently a staff writer on Lost. He was nominated for a Writers Guild of America Award for Best Dramatic Series at the February 2009 ceremony for his work on... , Elizabeth Sarnoff and Brian K. Vaughan |
| 2010 | Lost | Dramatic Series | Nominated | Carlton Cuse, Adam Horowitz, Melinda Hsu Taylor Melinda Hsu Taylor Melinda Hsu Taylor is an American television writer and producer. She has worked in both capacities on the series Lost. She was nominated for the Writers Guild of America Award for best drama series for her work on the fifth season of Lost, as well as a 2010 Primetime Emmy Award for the series'... , Edward Kitsis, Damon Lindelof, Greggory Nations, Kyle Pennington, Elizabeth Sarnoff, Brian K. Vaughan and Paul Zbyszewski |
Saturn Award
| Year | For | Category | Result |
| 2004 | Lost | Best Network Television Series | Won |
| 2005 | Lost | Best Network Television Series | Won |
| 2006 | Lost | Best Network Television Series | Nominated |
| 2007 | Lost | Best Network Television Series | Won |
| 2009 | Lost | Best Network Television Series | Won |
Other Awards
| Year | Award | For | Category | Result | Other Notes |
| 2006 | NAACP Image Awards | Lost | Outstanding Drama Series | Nominated | |
| 2007 | BAFTA | Lost | Best International for: "Lost" | Won | J.J. Abrams, Damon Lindelof, Carlton Cuse & Jack Bender |
| 2009 | Hugo | Lost | Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form for "The Constant" | Nominated | |
| Jules Verne Award | Lost | Festival Award | Won | ||
| Peabody | Lost | "For rewriting the rules of television fiction.” | Won | ||
| People's Choice Awards | Lost | Favorite TV Drama | Nominated | ||
| Roma Fiction Fest | Lost | Special Award | Won | ||
| GQ | Lost | One of the 2009 Men of the Year | Won | ||
| 2010 | Time Magazine | Lost | 100 Most Influential People in the World | Won | |
Lost episodes (as writer)
- "Hearts and MindsHearts and Minds (Lost)"Hearts and Minds" is the 13th episode of the first season of Lost. The episode was directed by Rod Holcomb and written by Carlton Cuse and Javier Grillo-Marxuach. It first aired on January 12, 2005 on ABC...
" (1x13 with Javier Grillo-MarxuachJavier Grillo-MarxuachJavier "Javi" Grillo-Marxuach , born October 28, 1969 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, is a television screenwriter and producer, known for his work as writer and producer on the first two seasons of the ABC television series Lost, as well as other series including Charmed and Law and Order: Special...
) - "Deus Ex MachinaDeus Ex Machina (Lost)"Deus Ex Machina" is the 19th episode of the first season of Lost. The episode was directed by Robert Mandel and written by Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof. It first aired on March 30, 2005 on ABC...
" (1x19 with Damon LindelofDamon LindelofDamon Laurence Lindelof is an American television writer and executive, most recently noted as the co-creator and executive producer for the television series Lost. He has written for and produced Crossing Jordan, and wrote for Nash Bridges, Wasteland, and the MTV anthology series Undressed...
) - "ExodusExodus (Lost)"Exodus" is the first season finale of the ABC television series Lost, consisting of the 23rd through 25th episodes of the first season and the show overall. The episodes were directed by Jack Bender, and written by Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse. "Part 1" first aired on May 18, 2005 and "Part 2"...
" (1x23, 1x24, & 1x25 with Damon Lindelof) - "...And Found" (2x05 with Damon Lindelof)
- "The Other 48 Days" (2x07 with Damon Lindelof)
- "The 23rd Psalm" (2x10 with Damon Lindelof)
- "One of ThemOne of Them"One of Them" is the 39th episode of Lost and the 14th episode of the second season. The episode was directed by Stephen Williams, and written by Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse. It first aired on February 15, 2006 on ABC. The character of Sayid Jarrah is featured in the episode's flashbacks...
" (2x14 with Damon Lindelof) - "LockdownLockdown (Lost)"Lockdown" is the 42nd episode of Lost. It is the 17th episode of the second season. The episode was directed by Stephen Williams, and written by Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof. It first aired on March 29, 2006 on ABC...
" (2x17 with Damon Lindelof) - "?? (Lost)"?", typically pronounced "Question Mark" is the 46th episode of Lost and the 21st episode of the second season. The episode was directed by Deran Sarafian, and written by Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse. It first aired on May 10, 2006 on ABC. The character of Mr. Eko is featured in the episode's...
" (2x21 with Damon Lindelof) - "Live Together, Die Alone" (2x23 & 2x24 with Damon Lindelof)
- "Further Instructions" (3x03 with Elizabeth SarnoffElizabeth SarnoffElizabeth "Liz" Sarnoff is an American television writer and producer. She has written episodes of NYPD Blue, Crossing Jordan, Deadwood and Lost.-Career:...
) - "I DoI Do (Lost)"I Do" is the sixth episode of the third season of Lost, and the 55th episode overall. It aired on November 8, 2006 on ABC. The episode was written by Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse and directed by Tucker Gates...
" (3x06 with Damon Lindelof) - "Not in PortlandNot in Portland"Not in Portland" is the 7th episode of the third season of Lost and the 56th episode overall. It first aired on February 7, 2007 on ABC. The episode was written by Carlton Cuse and Jeff Pinkner and was directed by Stephen Williams...
" (3x07 with Jeff PinknerJeff PinknerJeff Pinkner is an American television writer and producer. He graduated from Pikesville High School in Baltimore Maryland in 1983. He is known for his work on Alias where he served as executive producer. In 2006 and 2007, he worked as an executive producer and writer for the mystery series Lost...
) - "Enter 77Enter 77"Enter 77" is the 11th episode of the third season of Lost, and the 60th episode overall. It was aired on March 7, 2007. The episode was written by Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse and directed by Stephen Williams. The character of Sayid Jarrah was featured in the episode's...
" (3x11 with Damon Lindelof) - "One of UsOne of Us (Lost)"One of Us" is the 16th episode of the third season of Lost. It aired on April 11, 2007, making it the 65th episode of the series. The episode was written by Carlton Cuse and Drew Goddard and directed by Jack Bender...
" (3x16 with Drew GoddardDrew GoddardDrew Goddard is an American film and television screenwriter and producer best known for his collaborations with Joss Whedon and J.J. Abrams .Goddard joined the crew of Lost as a freelance writer for the first season in 2004...
) - "The BrigThe Brig"The Brig" is the 19th episode of the 3rd season of Lost, and the 68th episode overall. It aired on May 2, 2007. The episode was written by Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse and directed by Eric Laneuville...
" (3x19 with Damon Lindelof) - "Through the Looking GlassThrough the Looking Glass (Lost)"Through the Looking Glass" is the third season finale of the ABC television series Lost, consisting of the 22nd and 23rd episodes of the third season. It is also the 71st and 72nd episodes overall. It was written by co-creator/executive producer Damon Lindelof and executive producer Carlton Cuse,...
" (3x22 & 3x23 with Damon Lindelof) - "The Beginning of the EndThe Beginning of the End (Lost)"The Beginning of the End" is the fourth season premiere, and 73rd episode overall, of the American Broadcasting Company's television drama series Lost. It was aired on ABC in the United States and CTV in Canada on January 31, 2008...
" (4x01 with Damon Lindelof) - "The ConstantThe Constant"The Constant" is the fifth episode of the fourth season of the American Broadcasting Company's serial drama television series Lost, and the 77th episode overall. It was aired on February 28, 2008, on ABC in the United States and on CTV in Canada...
" (4x05 with Damon Lindelof) - "There's No Place Like HomeThere's No Place Like Home"There's No Place Like Home, Parts 1, 2 & 3" is the season finale of the American Broadcasting Company's fourth season of the serial drama television series Lost, consisting of the 12th through 14th episodes. They are also the 84th through 86th episodes of the show overall...
" (4x12, 4x13, & 4x14 with Damon Lindelof) - "Because You LeftBecause You Left"Because You Left" is the television season premiere of the American Broadcasting Company's fifth season of the serial drama television series Lost. The episode is the 87th episode of the show overall, and was written by executive producers/show runners Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse and directed...
" (5x01 with Damon Lindelof) - "316316 (Lost)"316" is the sixth television episode of the fifth season of ABC's Lost. The 92nd episode of the show overall, "316" aired on February 18, 2009 on ABC in the United States, and was simulcast on A in Canada...
" (5x06 with Damon Lindelof) - "The Life and Death of Jeremy BenthamThe Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham"The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham" is the seventh television episode of the fifth season of ABC's Lost. The 93rd episode of the show overall, "The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham" aired on February 25, 2009 on ABC in the United States, being simulcast on A in Canada...
" (5x07 with Damon Lindelof) - "Whatever Happened, HappenedWhatever Happened, Happened"Whatever Happened, Happened" is the 11th television episode of the fifth season of ABC's Lost. The 97th episode of the show overall, "Whatever Happened, Happened" aired April 1, 2009, on ABC in the United States...
" (5x11 with Damon Lindelof) - "The IncidentThe Incident (Lost)"The Incident" is the season finale of the fifth season of ABC's Lost, consisting of its 16th and 17th episodes. Both parts of "The Incident", the show's 102nd and 103rd episodes overall, aired on May 13, 2009 on ABC in the United States. The episode was written by executive producers/showrunners...
" (5x16 & 5x17 with Damon Lindelof) - "LA XLA X"LA X" comprises the 104th and 105th episodes of the American Broadcasting Company's Lost, marking the premiere of the sixth and final season. It was written by show runners/executive producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse and directed by executive producer Jack Bender...
" (6x01 & 6x02 with Damon Lindelof) - "LighthouseLighthouse (Lost)"Lighthouse" is the fifth television episode of the American Broadcasting Company's sixth season of the serial drama television series Lost and 108th episode overall. The episode aired on February 23, 2010 on ABC in the United States and 2 hours earlier on A in Canada due to the 2010 Winter Olympics...
" (6x05 with Damon Lindelof) - "Happily Ever AfterHappily Ever After (Lost)"Happily Ever After" is the 11th television episode of the American Broadcasting Company's sixth season of the serial drama television series Lost and 114th episode overall. The episode was aired on April 6, 2010 on ABC in the United States. The episode was written by showrunners and executive...
" (6x11 with Damon Lindelof) - "Across the SeaAcross the Sea (Lost)"Across the Sea" is the 15th episode of the American Broadcasting Company's sixth season of the serial drama television series Lost and 118th episode overall. The episode aired on May 11, 2010 on ABC in the United States. The episode was written by Carlton Cuse & Damon Lindelof and directed by...
" (6x15 with Damon Lindelof) - "The EndThe End (Lost)"The End" is the series finale of the ABC television series Lost, consisting of the 17th and 18th episodes of season 6. It is also the 120th and 121st episodes overall...
" (6x17 6x18 with Damon Lindelof)