Getting Lost

Getting Lost is an incredible tribute to a series that changed the television landscape forever 20 years ago.

Taylor, Ralph, and company have so eloquently captured the lasting affection that many of us feel for the show. It will make you laugh; it will make you cry. Above all, it will remind you why this show continues to reverberate with us today.

It's way more than a love letter to the six seasons of the show; it's truly a celebration of the fandom and communities that sprung up because of it, many of which still live on today.

Getting Lost features interviews with many of the cast and crew, along with notable podcasters and personalities who offer remarkable insight into the making of the show. At times both humorous and poignant, deeply moving, it is a fitting tribute to this groundbreaking series and the community that keeps its legacy alive.

I enjoyed most of the documentary, it was very well produced, it was wonderful to see a lot of the cast and crew reminisce on their time on the show, their views, and lots of behind the scene footage and how scenes were made and explanations of certain decisions throughout the show. What I didn't enjoy was that the majority of the documentary was people who didn't even work on the show - podcasters, bloggers, fans, etc. And a lot of it was unnecessary, dragged on, annoying opinions and self-gloating. These people should have only been one small segment, but instead they gave them time throughout the whole documentary, giving them the majority of the screen time. They should have focused more on the cast and crew and the many amazing people of Hawaii who worked on the show. The short Hawaii segment was beautiful and uplifting, but it was so short and unfair compared to the amount of time those egomaniac random people got. There were also a lot of cast and crew who were not in the documentary or cut out, and they really should have taken the time to include them as well (if they wanted to be included of course). Overall, it was great to watch that got me really missing the show and how there hasn't been any other show like it ever since (maybe "From" is the closest we'll get to it). That's all for now, and I now want to re-watch LOST again for the millionth time lol.

I wish I'd come here to read the reviews before dropping even five bucks on this. I lasted a little more than thirty minutes before shutting it off. Yes, fans are great. Yes, the fanbase was particularly enthusiastic and helped propel the show onward. But I'm much more interested in the production and the story behind the story. What was shooting like? Did the cast and crew stay on or near the island? What was its actual location? Most importantly, for me anyway, what did the writers know or not know ahead of time? Was an ending conceived early on and worked toward, or are the rumors true that Lindelhof and co never really outlined that far ahead in the writers room? And / or did something else happen forcing the "it was all a dream" (if I recall correctly) final episode?

Speaking of recalling, it's been a loooong time since I watched LOST. This documentary presumes you just binge watched it for the fifth time yesterday. A little refresher would have been nice.

No, this "documentary" is about the fans for the fans. Which is cool and all, just not what I was hoping for.

On September 22. 2004 a plane crashed on a mysterious island. It was the start of LOST, my favourite TV Show of all time. I didn't know back then but LOST would change my life quite a bit... My english language skills were realy bad at the time but I learned how to speak english just by watching LOST.

And the only reason I even watched it in english, was because I didn't want to wait a year before it was translated and dubbed in german. Which was the only (legal) way to watch american shows back then :D

Besides english, LOST taught me many life lessons and I would not be the person I am today without it.

On September 22. 2024 I had the opportunity to celebrate 20 years of LOST at the World Premiere of GETTING LOST in LA.

This amazing documentary tells the story of LOST and its fans. And how it changed and impacted so many lifes in these 20 years.

I would like to thank Ralph, Taylor and everyone involved for this great documentary.

In my opinion, this was the missing puzzle piece to explain why LOST is still loved all over the world by so many people.

It is a must watch for any LOST Fan!

I knew this documentary would be fantastic. I didn't know it would create such an emotional response. It was like visiting dear friends that I have not seen for 20ish years. Seeing them reminisce and tell behind-the-scene stories was delightful, and I found myself pulled into their world once again. The director addressed some of the very uncomfortable aspects of the production with what I thought was a fair and balanced accounting of events and consequences. Refreshing to be able to delve into the dirt of this part of the story but still come out cheering at the end for the phenomenon it became.