@@maomekat2369 It's not funny because... something? Idk what I was going with this You just wasted your precious time on this planet finding out what was down here.
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.
This guy who keeps getting composing jobs and has (probably) won awards for his music is under-rated?! Sorry to be annoying, but that sounds like not well known
@@peasant_mindset4505 Not very many people keep up with composer's now a days. When I was growing up most people would talk about John Williams and Hans Zimmer. Never once have heard someone who wasn't a movie snob mention Michael.
@@theywalkinguptoyouand4060 Maybe a better word is underappreciated. You have to understand that the large majority of the human population are not caring about who made the music in Super 8. No need to be a snob about it lol
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
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.
That first ep was great, no lie. Full of promise and wonder. Like a new romance...that becomes a co-dependent hellscape at the end. Filled with acrimony and feelings of betrayal. Yep.
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
It's so exciting to see someone with a big platform like Drew highlighting what makes him such a great composer! He's also my favorite composer and I don't think a lot of people make the connection that's he scored so many iconic film and tv soundtracks because he is a master at completely transforming his style to fit each piece. We should all start a Michael Giacchino fan club :)
@Darius Bostic This type of shit is why people can't stand Christians and nobody has problems with Sikhs. Keep your religion to yourself. We don't care. If we cared, we would be Christians.
@Darius Bostic I don't care about Jesus. I do care about pushing your beliefs on others. Nice try to disassemble my logic, but like most religious people, you don't understand basic logical thought patterns. You're the one posting unwanted proselytizing on a fucking youtube video that has nothing to do with religion. You really don't understand how absurd that makes you seem? I don't hate Jesus. The world is not made up of Jesus lovers and Jesus haters, as much as your black and white religion would love you to believe. The problem is, it's just not real. There has never been a concrete reason to believe in any religion. I think some of his teachings were pretty rad and how humans *should* treat each other. Modern Christianity is a bastardization of those teachings. I can lead a moral life without an outdated handbook, thanks.
"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)
12:35 - "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.
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.
Look up the title names in his other soundtracks. Almost every track is based on puns from what happens in the movie. Like he has a running gag where he calls a track "World's worst X" so the Venice action scene in Spiderman far from home is called "World's worst water feature" and the end fight in Mission impossible Ghost protocol is called "World worst parking valet"
in ratatouille the music under the montage with linguini and colette is called "colette shows him le ropes" fhdkghdhf pretty much all of his track names are like that. i respect him so much.
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
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.
@@clarakf I'm sorry if it came off that way but I was merely trying to inform the commenter on the existence of Scott Cramer. I'm not saying that just because someone does something better it means that the other party is bad. I'm was just stating my opinion on a platform where I am free to do so. Again, not trying to make it a contest. Thank you for your time
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.
Well 99% of reviewers are STUPID lol. But seriously everything about Lost's score is perfect. The slow rhythmic sound of low string instruments that builds suspense. Then the almost swarming orchestra when our characters are fleeing from danger. The percussion using actual pieces of the plane wreckage. The use of oldies music throughout the series. And who could forget that sad, melancholic tune that plays during the more emotional scenes. We all know the one.
Manchester by the Sea could’ve been one of my favorite movies of all time but the score was SO awful that I could barely finish the movie. Everything else was perfect but a lack of a good composer/music supervisor wrecked it.
Yes! Part of why Riot's and Netflix's Arcane worked so well was because of the soundtrack, they put a lot of care in it. You can see the process on TH-cam, a documentary on one of Riot's channels. Much respect. Other cases would be How To Train Your Dragon and Kung Fu Panda. They use the music to elevate the scenes, often staying on beat. I LOVE that kind of stuff.
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!
Lost is not profound! It is mystery box trash written by monkeys on typewriters. I watched this show beat for beat as it aired. I watched it again back to back on DVD to see if I just didn't get it but there is nothing to get. It's hollow key jangling all the way to that bad ending.
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.
@@JaseekaRawr Eight months late but no he's not trolling. I actually was a big fan of both Harry Potter and Star Wars as a kid and watched them both enough times to notice. This is the first time I've ever seen anyone else call it out though. Still love John Williams.
@@blepblep7245 you definitely have to pay close attention. Season 5 kinda feels like a chore to me because I'm taking care of an infant lol so i always feel like I'm missing something. But as long as you can give a normal amount of focus it's 100% worth it! The early seasons were even easy for me to follow and i got sooo addicted
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!
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.
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.
Just watched a video about how batshit insane that show is after not wanting to watch it cause I was a fan of the original Archie, now I wish I could've watched that trainwreck from the beginning.
Man I appreciate the fuck out of Riverdale even tho I stopped watching long ago. Archie comics were my childhood and the adaption is actually awesome for what it is
There is a girl that did a video on this show which I have never watched, but after her video(which was hilarious) I realized I didn’t need to. I got all I needed.
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.
This!! The videos he makes are never about current trending things, just things he has a passion for or things that are on his mind. It's really refreshing to just have new, original content that no one else is also talking about
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.
Honestly we all had a friend like you in the early 2000s. He kept us all aware of the details we'd forgotten. It was like having a talking Wikipedia page with us. I salute you for your service.
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.
I don’t think I ever made that mistake, but I do remember seeing ads for Lost in between episodes of Survivor, and that’s basically my only contact with the show. The one that tripped me up as a kid was the Powerpuff Girls and Samurai Jack, where I thought the Professor became Jack or something, I wasn’t super clear on the details.
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!!!
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
It is common, or at least it's common in films with good film scoring. Leitmotifs are like a third of the reason why characters and plots are compelling, because your brain subconsciously makes associations and recollections when it hears the same theme.
That’s why I love the How to Train Your Dragon soundtracks composed by John Powell. They’re full of leitmotifs, and they’re always evolving and blending in new ways! The music itself tells a story
Leitmotifs are basically standard at this point. There are almost always leitmotifs in some form or another in movie music. Pretty crazy to think that was basically nonexistent until Berlioz, Verdi, and Wagner.
It's an incredible thing in games when used right. The main title screen theme being incorporated to a final boss, or even having it persist through zones but each one bringing its own flavor to it.
Like drew I didn't know I loved giacchino music because I didn't know he was the one behind some of the best soundtracks ever. All his music just sounds so different from each other. Which is truly impressive
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
@@finnleyann5752 Don't even get me started on Kate. I skipped nearly everything she was in. First watch through, I didn't skip anything. She was always CRYING in every scene and the emotional BS got on my nerves after a while
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.
yes i love charlie! its no wonder why he was a fan favorite. he was so charming and charismatic and the way he left the show was so meaningful and important in the way that it moved the plot along
Composers really need more credit, imagine Interstellar without Hans Zimmer's soundtrack, Up without the opening song, they would never be as memorable
True, on one hand you have mainstream music artists becoming some of the most wealthy and famous people in society, and yet cinematic composers that impact millions of childhoods go far more unnoticed.
Funny you bring Up, since it's the same composer from LOST (as well as Incredibles, most WWII Medal of Honor games, and the first CoD plus many major blockbusters)
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
I just finished this show and it WOWED ME. I always thought it was just an old, boring show that was only popular because they played reruns all the time. It’s incredible.
I loved it so much but I didn’t like the ending at the time. But then I saw the Game of Thrones, and I realized how much better the ending was for Lost than I thought.
Same. I had trouble getting into it at first, but I'm so glad I stuck with it. Watching it again, even knowing all the twists and turns (heck, _especially_ knowing them), is so much fun. Cannot recommend it enough.
That mentality killed so many great shows, of course network executives don't care but show creators should have some artistic integrity and put their foot down
That was exactly the point that he was making in the video. He was saying that streaming services will end shows when the show should end, as opposed to when people stop watching the show.
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!
Sooo glad you touched on the genius of Giacchino. One of the nicest people in the industry as well. Lost was one of the first soundtracks I remember being obsessed with.
Giacchino made so many memorable tracks, that it's ridiculous. His outro piece for the first Cloverfield movie, or the whole soundtrack for War for the Planet of the Apes - pure beauty. :D
he’s SUCH a good guy. i had the pleasure of working with him in a project at Sony, and he’s so collaborative and creative and totally unaware of his brilliance.
It’s sooo good but I did the same thing he did. End of season 4 I lost my love for it because it started getting WILD. Still an amazing show and I will finish it
This has inspired me to do a long overdue rewatch. I freaking love Lost. I never understood the hate for the ending. I interpreted it as them being in limbo until they were all ready to finally move on together. It was an alternate reality, outside of time. I thought it was beautiful, and I bawled like a baby.
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 think he is extremely underrated but I honestly dont think he has done anything that comes close to his work on LOST. The variety and level on consistently amazing music is legendary
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 actually saw this as a joke just yesterday. Someone on Twitter wrote "Everyone keeps talking about how amazing Lost's pilot is, and he literally isn't, he crashed a plane!" I could tell you I didn't laugh so hard I cried, but I'd be lying to save face.
I really appreciate how good Drew's captions are. Not all TH-camrs spend the time or money to get good captions and I think it really enhances his videos for people who prefer captions or people who need them!
@@penelopephelangeDo you seriously think that deaf people shouldn't use the 2nd most popular website? Can you imagine telling a deaf person, or an elderly person who uses hearing aids that they shouldn't use TH-cam?
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
The music from Lost is so fantastic. Someone made a piano arrangement called "Six Years of Lost Music" and posted the PDF online. I printed it out in 2015 and whenever I come back to the piano, it's one of the first things I pick up.
@@RisingSunfish I watch him too! I’m an animation major so we dive into all that stuff and I love it. Thank you for the correction I can never think of the name
I'll be honest when Drew said 10 million on the pilot I was like "that's an awful lot of money for a character I assume died" took me a minute to go "oh yeah first episode".
I’ve been waiting a long time to relate to someone about how frustrating it is that it’s a pop culture tidbit that they were dead the whole time in Lost. THATS NOT THE ENDING! thank you for your take. I found the ending emotionally satisfying as well as spiritually satisfying. Favorite show
I had the same relisation with Michael Giacchino, he's literally responsible for so much of my childhood favourites. I mean he's done literally everything from Disney/ Pixar to even the MCU's Spiderman. I had no idea he worked on Lost as well only makes me love both him and the show so much more.
Thank god you talked about Michael Giacchino, he's such a great, diverse composer. He goes from an animated movie to a superhero film in mere months, it's absurd how great he is
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
I can't bring myself to finish lost, my dad introduced me to it last year during summer break, it was our little secret since my mom didn't want me to watch it. We would watch like 4 episodes a week during summer break and like 4 episodes a month during the school year. After my mom went to bed, my dad would come up to my bedroom and tell me to get the popcorn started with a grin on his face. It was always fun hanging out with him. But my dad passed away in December due to covid, it was crushing loss and very unexpected. I've tried to watch Lost since but I can't bring myself to do it because it reminds me of him. I miss him everyday (edit: just want to let yall know that I read the replies and your nice words mean alot to me. Thank you all for helping me through this past year)
As a long time adoring fan of the show since the pilot, I completely understand. I've felt that way about certain things also. Come back to it or leave it, if/when you're ready. ❤
I think Lost is something that everyone who appreciates the art of character building should watch. You start the first episode completely ambivalent towards everyone on the island but by the last episode you know more about them than they know themselves and feel VERY strongly towards most, if not all, of them
Ben Linus’ arc remains one of my favourites. He’s a messed up character but also tragic, I was pleased when he began working on redeeming himself and choosing himself and others over blind loyalty to Jacob
Ben Linus’ arc remains one of my favourites. He’s a messed up character but also tragic, I was pleased when he began working on redeeming himself and choosing himself and others over blind loyalty to Jacob
As an ancient and decrepit former Lost stan, it's interesting when you say the show needs to be binged to be appreciated. I actually think the drawn-out network schedule was part of the charm of being a fan back then, because it encouraged diehards to fill the gaps with tons of theories and speculation.
Agree. Maybe in 2021 this is a more reasonable take, but back in the days when the show was airing, there was definitely this feeling of the opposite. I'm not going to say that there's a right or a wrong way to watch the show but I personally feel like I would have lost a lot of what made the show great if I'd binged it.
Oh yeah, I don't think any streaming show could ever compare to Lost's experience. You watched it at that precise right time and it was it, if you lost it then it was up to you to find a rerun, then just spend the week theorising. Amazing
@@mollymcdade4031 Exactly... I honestly believe that once GRRM finally releases Winds of Winter the thousands of theories that have been flying around since the last book will get invalidated and fans will turn sour towards a franchise they spent a chunk of their life discussing. Even if the book ends up being genius, the most of the fun has been the theories.
I've always wanted to watch the show, and because I love Mike's Mic (which he did a recap on the entire season), I started watching it this year and boy!!!! JUST FINISHED THE WHOLE SHOW LAST NIGHT AND I'M IN A "LOST" video essay rabbit hole!
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
I think the interesting thing about LOST is that it absolutely would've benefitted from being in a streaming age but at the same time the airing week-to-week and discourse absolutely helped build the interest and hype about the show. In a world where LOST dropped a season at a time onto Netflix it probably would've ultimately been better for the plot but simultaneously it would've been way more forgettable in the long run. Like, they did a whole-ass ARG (that I was super into) in between seasons 2 and 3 involving multiple websites, other companies working LOST stuff into their ads and websites, a podcast, and a bad paperback novel written for the express purpose of plugging the show. I can't imagine an original IP today doing that, even popular ones like Stranger Things. I _kind of_ think Disney's re-learning the power of generating hype for its shows by releasing them weekly... but then again the only things they've done that with so far are its Marvel and Star Wars shows and those are giant behemoths that will never die and not untested IPs at all.
I think HBO airing Game of Thrones weekly definitely helped its popularity; it kept people talking about it both in person and online for months at a time. Whereas when shows get released all at once on Netflix, they're talked about on social media for like a week and then fade into obscurity until the next season; they don't really have enduring cultural impact like something like Game of Thrones did.
The crazy thing about the ARG was how invested people were. I mean, to uncover the secrets in the later stage of the game you had to find glyphs all over the world. They could be in a shop window in Sydney, in Times Squarel, on a Korean website or in a park in London. And people jumped right into it. People talk about how big Game of Thrones was, and it's true - it was - but Lost fandom in 2005-2006 was insane.
Couple months ago, i tried Lost, didnt like it, gave up on 2nd episode, tried it a 2nd time couple days ago, the rest is history. I freaking love it. Its in my top 10 now. I'm in season 3 already. The plot twist, the background story of each character before the plane crash, and how it all connected. JUST MIND BLOWING!! Love these type of tv series, have my anxiety through the roof. It also shows how much of small world this is.
IMO all the best happens after season 3. I never wanted to give it a try until about 10 years ago and became a huge fan, it’s my favorite show ever show ever and it’s the only show I re-binge watch pretty much every year. Curious what you’ll think about it when you’re done watching the final season. 🙂
A couple of months ago I started watching this video, stopped, watched Lost through its entirety for the first time and now I’m back finishing this video. You accomplished getting at least one person to watch Lost! So thank you
I’ve never seen *LOST* and originally never planned to. Because of this video of yours, I will now *GLADLY* watch it. Thank you for not spoiling the story while simultaneously explaining why I need to watch it!
@@TECfan1 I’ll compare the first season to the beginning of a roller coaster that launches you from 0-60 in 2.8 seconds and you know, the rest of the roller coaster is fun too👉🏼but that beginning tho, whoosh! Same with Lost.
I was actually gonna make almost this exact video. Everybody dumps on Lost now, and nobody ever mentions how great so much of it was. The ending wasn't even that bad.
Sure, the ending was a bit iffy, but the character development and the flashback stuff, at least for the first few seasons, was honestly really good imo lol
@@Bendrix27 the ending wasn’t horrible and lazy just because you didn’t like it. Just say you didn’t like it. Millions of people loved the ending. Myself included.
I know I am very late, but I’m so happy to see someone protecting LOST. I learned about this series from my mom and I immediately fell in love with it. I feel like LOST is so forgotten and trashed on, so it’s amazing to someone finally giving it the credit it deserves.
I really like how Drew goes deep into, not only the show itself, but also the soundtrack and the performances of the actors. It really shows Drews love for movies, which I can greatly appreciate.
Lost was one of the only shows I remember ever airing last week's episode immediately before the new episode. The show was so big that ABC was willing to dedicate an hour of primetime to air a rerun.
Hey drew, when a composer associates a tune to a person or situation in a movie it’s called a leitmotif! It’s a wonderful way to tell the story through the music.
Dude the fact that people STILL think Greys Anatomy is going to end where it “not being all real” just like Lost “ended” is wild to me since that’s not even how Lost ended I guess?
Decided to rewatch Lost after seeing this video and upon watching it a second time I became so invested in the characters that it was not uncommon for me to cry every episode, but with Michael Giacchino’s score - can ya blame me?
I’ve rewatched it 3 times now, it’s so damn good for the first 4 seasons. Locke, Desmond, and Sawyer have always been my favorites, I never liked Jack until the most recent rewatch where I realized he starts off normal but gradually loses his mind in a pretty realistic way.
I've never watched a single episode of lost but I was totally enthralled by this video. It also made me WANT to watch lost which isn't a train I expected to be catching this long after it ended. Not only that but the section on Michael Giacchino was great! I didn't know his name either which is an absolute crime since he's composed some of the soundtracks that affected me the most in my life! This is a seriously good video man
I have never even considered watching Lost but honestly Drew is so well spoken and interesting that he could talk about paper for an hour and I would watch that
Drew: I'm gonna defend this TV show! (A few minutes later) Drew: the song that plays during Boone's funeral is called 'Booneral' Me: say no more, I'm convinced
Disclaimer: I've only seen a sporadic handful of episodes of Lost, buuuut, Drew has really become elite at what he does. Writing/vocabulary/word usage, explanations, assertions, cadence, insights, editing, mood establishment, humor (of course) etc... it really is masterfully done. This may be my favorite Drew tube vidja I've ever seen and idk shit about Lost
I actually got to see the music from LOST performed live at UCLA. Michael Giacchino did an official concert the week before the final episode aired. So it was meant to be a celebration of the entire series and a teaser for the finale. The shows creators and some of the actors went as well. Hearing all the music performed live with an orchestra gave me chills and is a memory ill never forget. It was also surreal to be apart of that moment, as Drew was right - at the time the show was a cultural phenomenon (very similar to Twin Peaks). Drew would have been in heaven, as the soundtrack was even more emotional live - and under the atmosphere of going into that final episode. While LOST was flawed due to the old network system (the writers were forced to make 25 + episodes a season which was ridiculous) - it’s still one of the best shows of all time.
None of the seasons were 25+ episodes. The longest season is the first and it's 25 episodes, even then it's paced pretty well and every episode feels important imo. Cool story though, the soundtrack is awesome and that concert must've been amazing
Watching Drew’s videos these days is like hanging out with that one cool friend that makes a lot of really cool points and tells you all about some obscure thing you never even thought about. Love u drew
I literally took days to recover from the end of Lost. I watched it last year in full and after having some paradigm shifting psychedelic experiences this show hit soooo many DEEP levels. It's literally like a trippy symbolic show about life, our interconnectedness, synchronicity, purpose, meaning and cosmic significance. JJ Abrahms is one of my favourite writers of all time too❤
love the fact that drew took the time to mention that the show was shot on film. people normally assume that digital is the way of the future, but the only real way to future-proof any piece of media is to shoot it on film. image resolution goes up with every passing year, meaning that the footage you shot at 1080p or even 4k might not look so good on screens 10 years from now. film, on the other hand, can be rescanned at higher and higher resolutions as scanning technology gets better.
thats not entirely correct. Film also has a limit, and its not that far beyond 4k/8k. Also the chase for higher resolution has stagnated in recent years. I'm pretty certain, that if you shoot a movie on 8k cameras today, 30 years from now, no one bats an eye
35mm film has limits. You can only functionally get, in the most ideal conditions (like perfect film and lenses) 10MP of information. That's barely above 4k. Getting more information requires larger film, which is insanely expensive. Like, cameras costing $50k alone expensive when you can get 12k digital cameras for $12k right now. The IMAX cameras that Nolan loves to shoot on cost $100k to rent and there's only a handful of them in existence
@@genderender nothing you've said is correct. there's no practical limit to the amount of detail that can be obtained from film due to the fact that the grain shape is irregular. if film was made up of perfectly circular or square grains, then sure, nyquist limit would apply. i've made 17k scans from 35mm 500T using a drum scanner and can tell you that film can go beyond that. not to mention that regular lab scanners like the noritsu hs1800 have been scanning film at 6k for 20 years.
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.
See, here's my theory. It was very Emotionally satisfying, for those of us for whom this was an emotional experience. Too many people watched LOST as an Intellectual experience, trying to uncover all the answers. And the finale wasn't logical. Island magic is the best answer we get. So people who wanted a real, clear answer were upset. LOST to me has always been about the characters and their relationships, not on the mystery. And the ending is very satisfying if that is your focus.
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 💀
This video single-handedly got me to watch Lost, a show I had never heard of before and probably would have otherwise thought was lame, and I am now the BIGGEST Lost fan; I know so much about this show and have analyzed Benjamin Linus as a character up and down (he's SO INTERESTING, and Michael Emmerson is a great actor), I'm now re-watching and getting so much joy out of it, so thank you, Drew. Also another funny song title from the soundtrack (spoilers): when Charlie gets hung by Ethan and Jack resuscitates him, the song behind it is called "Charlie Hangs Around".
why is the pinned comment always so dumb?
Ngl my comment was way better.
Hey
i know right
Damn it I got robbed
how
Some guy: "Yeah I'm in the orchestra for Lost"
Me: "Oh cool, what instrument did you play?"
Him: "The gurney flaps"
“Oh yeah I also played the turbine fan”
I played the peanut packets.
@@curleyqreviews9793 Well *I* played the packing peanuts.
Oh, cool, I played the Seat 2B!
I played the pilot... what? No I wasn’t the pilot, I _PLAYED_ the pilot
“You can’t wear jeans on the beach! I’d rather die!”
Spoken like a true Florida man.
I keep forgetting that drew lives in flordia
As a Florida Man, I'll drink to that!
Lol that one really got me and I'm landlocked! I do, however, know that beaches exist, and may or may not have been to one or two
I went swimming in jeans once. Kinda soggy
Yeah, but if you're going to the beach in jeans, you're definitely in Florida.
My grandma accidentally taped over the VHS of my birth with an episode of Lost and caused lifetime resentment of Lost inside my mother
Awww hahaha!!!
@@maomekat2369 It's not funny because... something? Idk what I was going with this
You just wasted your precious time on this planet finding out what was down here.
@@eman4630 I honestly thought you were gonna make a Lost pun.
@@mintmoosetracks8923 Damn it past Eman!
It's actually not funny because it is tragic & Shakespearean & real life .. just like losts ACTUALLY OBJECTIVELY BAD ENDING
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.
thank you WHO?
Danny @@LucyCoates-sz9gr
@@LucyCoates-sz9gryou heard the man
Love the pfp
I always liked how it ended
My man really spent like 6 minutes recognizing how under appreciated of a composer Michael Giacchino is. Respect 👊🏻
This guy who keeps getting composing jobs and has (probably) won awards for his music is under-rated?! Sorry to be annoying, but that sounds like not well known
@@peasant_mindset4505 yeah, he’s literally Pixar’s primary composer and one of if not the only composer I know by name
Underrated how? People like you think anyone not on the trending page on tiktok or youtube is underrated 🙄
@@peasant_mindset4505 Not very many people keep up with composer's now a days. When I was growing up most people would talk about John Williams and Hans Zimmer. Never once have heard someone who wasn't a movie snob mention Michael.
@@theywalkinguptoyouand4060 Maybe a better word is underappreciated. You have to understand that the large majority of the human population are not caring about who made the music in Super 8. No need to be a snob about it lol
babe... go to sleep... drew gooden just uploaded and I don’t want you to see him
Haver good night
My Man!
Me everytime he posts a video lol 😂
I hope Joel isn't going to pay Drew a friendly visit now
@@FDRAZHE Oh no! I love Drew…but now I secretly want Joel to pay him a visit.
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
Consoom netflix
Its so odd seeing two of my favorite creators in the same space, but always a welcome oddity :-)
I agree with this statement
True enough
HI NISIPISA!! Your content is very good :))
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.
"A story of how two people opened the eyes of a whole pub"
@@Martin_McFryy a Rebbeca moment
Yeah I'm sure bud
That first ep was great, no lie. Full of promise and wonder. Like a new romance...that becomes a co-dependent hellscape at the end. Filled with acrimony and feelings of betrayal. Yep.
@@guyjperson Nope, it's still good at the end.
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
It's so exciting to see someone with a big platform like Drew highlighting what makes him such a great composer! He's also my favorite composer and I don't think a lot of people make the connection that's he scored so many iconic film and tv soundtracks because he is a master at completely transforming his style to fit each piece. We should all start a Michael Giacchino fan club :)
I've the movies he's scored. I never knew his name and I was happy to learn all about him and his eclectic styles! What a wonderful talent!
And he's scoring the batman
Kronos Unveiled is the concept of "chills" distilled into musical form
Right! I mean winning awards🥇 has the opposite of effect of winning awards
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
Timestamp ?
Awesome lol
@@ffg2020 9:15
That’s exactly what I thought too
also the way he treated the joke... the clapping and proud smirk
New title: "Michael Giacchino is underrated and also Lost exists"
Lol exactly. I’m expecting a Lost defense and all I get is an unnecessary Giacchino praise. We know he’s great! Lost still sucks in my book.
@@phoenixjc6152 this is a really unnecessary response to a lighthearted comment
@Darius Bostic This type of shit is why people can't stand Christians and nobody has problems with Sikhs. Keep your religion to yourself. We don't care. If we cared, we would be Christians.
@Darius Bostic I thought Crhist said to give the other cheek, not to try to tell someone off.
@Darius Bostic I don't care about Jesus. I do care about pushing your beliefs on others.
Nice try to disassemble my logic, but like most religious people, you don't understand basic logical thought patterns.
You're the one posting unwanted proselytizing on a fucking youtube video that has nothing to do with religion. You really don't understand how absurd that makes you seem?
I don't hate Jesus. The world is not made up of Jesus lovers and Jesus haters, as much as your black and white religion would love you to believe. The problem is, it's just not real. There has never been a concrete reason to believe in any religion. I think some of his teachings were pretty rad and how humans *should* treat each other. Modern Christianity is a bastardization of those teachings. I can lead a moral life without an outdated handbook, thanks.
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.
Yes it is
Me ✋🏼
Still my favorite show to this day, ever since 4th grade
I love this show soo much I watched it 3 years ago and it is the greatest of all time ever
As a former Lost fan, my condolences to anyone that watches this now.
"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)
rat movie
@@airbearsarrow3426 rat movie
@@lts3248 rat movie
@@icuvizion1889 rat movie
@@belladoan2068 rat movie
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.
Please, I -
Get out.
Take my like
some mixed reviews, I see
Lol, I just unknowingly wrote pretty much the same comment word for word. great minds i guess
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.
He puts that kind of energy into naming with all of his soundtracks. He's for sure the next John Williams to me. His Star Trek soundtrack is ecstasy
Look up the title names in his other soundtracks. Almost every track is based on puns from what happens in the movie. Like he has a running gag where he calls a track "World's worst X" so the Venice action scene in Spiderman far from home is called "World's worst water feature" and the end fight in Mission impossible Ghost protocol is called "World worst parking valet"
in ratatouille the music under the montage with linguini and colette is called "colette shows him le ropes" fhdkghdhf pretty much all of his track names are like that. i respect him so much.
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
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.
Ikr and the fact that he just advertised the show to me and made me want to to watch it is pure talent.
Scott Cramer does the same thing and is equal or better than Drew
@@GoldAmple why say this dude? they're both great youtubers, why make it a contest?
@@clarakf I'm sorry if it came off that way but I was merely trying to inform the commenter on the existence of Scott Cramer. I'm not saying that just because someone does something better it means that the other party is bad. I'm was just stating my opinion on a platform where I am free to do so. Again, not trying to make it a contest. Thank you for your time
@@GoldAmplebut why bring him up?
I love just hearing Drew talk about something he's passionate about
That's why I'm watching this video already 4 times
Same, I've never seen Lost nor will I probably watch it but it's still a fun video
yessss
@@kreticane2801 DONT WATCH THE LAST EPISODE AND IT'S ALL GOOD
@@howiegruwitz3173 what's the point of watching all the way to the end if you end up ignoring the ending
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.
Well 99% of reviewers are STUPID lol. But seriously everything about Lost's score is perfect. The slow rhythmic sound of low string instruments that builds suspense. Then the almost swarming orchestra when our characters are fleeing from danger. The percussion using actual pieces of the plane wreckage. The use of oldies music throughout the series. And who could forget that sad, melancholic tune that plays during the more emotional scenes. We all know the one.
Idk about make or break lol
Manchester by the Sea could’ve been one of my favorite movies of all time but the score was SO awful that I could barely finish the movie. Everything else was perfect but a lack of a good composer/music supervisor wrecked it.
TWD has a fuckin’ banging score
Yes! Part of why Riot's and Netflix's Arcane worked so well was because of the soundtrack, they put a lot of care in it. You can see the process on TH-cam, a documentary on one of Riot's channels. Much respect.
Other cases would be How To Train Your Dragon and Kung Fu Panda. They use the music to elevate the scenes, often staying on beat. I LOVE that kind of stuff.
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!
Lost is not profound! It is mystery box trash written by monkeys on typewriters. I watched this show beat for beat as it aired. I watched it again back to back on DVD to see if I just didn't get it but there is nothing to get. It's hollow key jangling all the way to that bad ending.
@@BurningSovereign You missed out then. I feel sorry for you. It's a wonderfully insightful piece of entertainment in my book.
@@BurningSovereign there's plenty to get thematically. Too bad it doesn't resonate with you
The themes are a large part of what makes the show so beautiful.
@@BurningSovereign I wonder if you didn’t connect with it because it has a spiritual element? At least to me that’s why I connect with it so much.
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.
I hope this is just trolling bc that would be funny 😁 otherwise, fascinating
fascinating
@@JaseekaRawr Eight months late but no he's not trolling. I actually was a big fan of both Harry Potter and Star Wars as a kid and watched them both enough times to notice. This is the first time I've ever seen anyone else call it out though. Still love John Williams.
"Booneral" single-handedly convinced me to watch this show
Same. I'm on season 4 now
thankyou for your profile pic
Michael Giacchino does a lot of puns for his tracks
Booneral and Shannonigans
@@blepblep7245 you definitely have to pay close attention. Season 5 kinda feels like a chore to me because I'm taking care of an infant lol so i always feel like I'm missing something. But as long as you can give a normal amount of focus it's 100% worth it! The early seasons were even easy for me to follow and i got sooo addicted
Ah, the Arrested Development syndrome: Making a show that can only be truly watched as intended on a medium that didn't exist yet.
Works every time!
Same with Community
@@drewisgooden here’s ur money mr producer man
@@drewisgooden hey guy
@@drewisgooden He answers?! WOAH
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!
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.
love him
My personal favorite is just a tiny touch on the credits of Inside Out: “Joy of the Credits”
Rogue one has my favorite score of his
The zootopia soundtrack titles have so many animal puns its great
Yes!!!
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.
Just watched a video about how batshit insane that show is after not wanting to watch it cause I was a fan of the original Archie, now I wish I could've watched that trainwreck from the beginning.
I stopped watching at like season 5, no particular reason tbh maybe i should find time to catch up lmao
Man I appreciate the fuck out of Riverdale even tho I stopped watching long ago. Archie comics were my childhood and the adaption is actually awesome for what it is
@@gageansman295 Super Eyepatch Wolf's video is fantastic. He makes anything sound good, but I really want to watch that show now.
There is a girl that did a video on this show which I have never watched, but after her video(which was hilarious) I realized I didn’t need to. I got all I needed.
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.
This!! The videos he makes are never about current trending things, just things he has a passion for or things that are on his mind. It's really refreshing to just have new, original content that no one else is also talking about
Absolutely true
That’s awesome! Go check out lost. You won’t regret it
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.
Honestly we all had a friend like you in the early 2000s. He kept us all aware of the details we'd forgotten. It was like having a talking Wikipedia page with us. I salute you for your service.
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.
I thought I was the only one who thought this lol
Omg same here. Even today I still get them mixed up
I don’t think I ever made that mistake, but I do remember seeing ads for Lost in between episodes of Survivor, and that’s basically my only contact with the show.
The one that tripped me up as a kid was the Powerpuff Girls and Samurai Jack, where I thought the Professor became Jack or something, I wasn’t super clear on the details.
Wouldn't the winner of Survivor be the only one to *not* do that? After all, everyone else... Lost. ;D
This comment made my night, thank you
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!!!
didn't he literally use plane parts from the show to make up some of the instruments for the music during jungle scenes? GENIUS.
I swear this show doesn't get enough love these days especially on youtube, my 14 year old self appreciates this video.
Probably the best show to binge watch
just pretend season 6 doesn’t exist
Upload a new video bro I’m starving
I was looking for video essays about it last month and was shocked how little it's talked about now
@@milktea6676 season 5 is awesome. Fight me. ...then again I'm a sucker for time travel.
@@drewisgooden you could say people LOST interest in it
i literally stopped watching this video like two weeks ago, and started watching lost. i just finished, now im back. such a good show.
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
It is common, or at least it's common in films with good film scoring. Leitmotifs are like a third of the reason why characters and plots are compelling, because your brain subconsciously makes associations and recollections when it hears the same theme.
That’s why I love the How to Train Your Dragon soundtracks composed by John Powell. They’re full of leitmotifs, and they’re always evolving and blending in new ways! The music itself tells a story
I literally said "leitmotif" out loud when he started talking about them!
Leitmotifs are basically standard at this point. There are almost always leitmotifs in some form or another in movie music. Pretty crazy to think that was basically nonexistent until Berlioz, Verdi, and Wagner.
It's an incredible thing in games when used right. The main title screen theme being incorporated to a final boss, or even having it persist through zones but each one bringing its own flavor to it.
Oh we're reppin' Lost AND Giacchino today?! YEAH, TIME TO SHOW UP
Hi Brookes! I love your videos!
Like drew I didn't know I loved giacchino music because I didn't know he was the one behind some of the best soundtracks ever. All his music just sounds so different from each other. Which is truly impressive
Yeah me too dude I love Michael Giacchino
Aren’t you the guy that doodles?
@@steamynoodle2010 yeah I sure hope I do
I've literally never seen a single episode of this show, but Drew made me care for 20 minutes
You're missing out. If you want a show who's characters and story you will obsess about for years after watching, I really suggest it.
@@pseudoplotinus perfectly said
It has its problems, but the characters and mystery is great in the show
on top of what others said, it starts off faaaaaaast. First couple episodes are great.
Best TV show ever made.
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
just finished it and had the same feeling; also it reminded me it's all about the journey, not so much about the destination
“There were some disappointing character arcs” and looks directly at Sayid
silence checkmark
I really loved sayid, he was my favorite part other than hurley and I couldn't agree more, they drop his development so quick
What's the matter guys? You didn't like Dark Sayid??
I always skip the Sayid episodes because they are sooooooo boring
@@finnleyann5752 Don't even get me started on Kate. I skipped nearly everything she was in. First watch through, I didn't skip anything. She was always CRYING in every scene and the emotional BS got on my nerves after a while
Me, who’s never seen LOST: Interesting…
longest 2 weeks of my life
69 subscribers nice
Had to reply. Never seen it.
Same
Literally same
when drew referred to 2004 as “two decades ago” … that shit hurted
Jesus fucking Christ
I feel my bones creaking bruh
I was fuckin *born* in 2004
thats when i was born, im 16
I am two decades old jesus fuckinh christ man what
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.
he was on heroin that was the drug he used
yes i love charlie! its no wonder why he was a fan favorite. he was so charming and charismatic and the way he left the show was so meaningful and important in the way that it moved the plot along
YOU ALL EVERYBODY
he was on herion, not coke, hence the brown color of the powder
Coke ? Did you even watch the show lol
The fact they used the airplane parts as instruments for the music is so freaking impressive and genius. Wow
They also recorded the music after he could watch the episode, rather than prepackaged music. There’s a whole story behind it, and it’s amazing.
more like a gimick
I love the way the music itself describes an aircraft with winking lights crashing into the sea, while also promising Twilight Zone type adventure.
@@stevencraeynest7729 your mom is a gimmick
@@rachelhansen2417 isn't that standard
Composers really need more credit, imagine Interstellar without Hans Zimmer's soundtrack, Up without the opening song, they would never be as memorable
True, on one hand you have mainstream music artists becoming some of the most wealthy and famous people in society, and yet cinematic composers that impact millions of childhoods go far more unnoticed.
OSTs (BGMs) need more love and appreciation...
Funny you bring Up, since it's the same composer from LOST (as well as Incredibles, most WWII Medal of Honor games, and the first CoD plus many major blockbusters)
Oogway Accends
Dogs of War, Medal of Honor European of Assault
Makes me so emotional!
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
That’s really interesting lol
I love this omg. Did he tell any other stories about working on the show, I'd love to hear some if so?!
Christian Bowman?
@@mem1701movies yes?
@@hevbop8267 me too! Give us the stories!
I just finished this show and it WOWED ME. I always thought it was just an old, boring show that was only popular because they played reruns all the time. It’s incredible.
I watched Lost religiously as a 12 year old. I just watched it recently as a 22 year old and loved it all over again
The best love story of the Century
Plus some nostalgia sprinkled in there
OMG its Shoo!
I loved it so much but I didn’t like the ending at the time. But then I saw the Game of Thrones, and I realized how much better the ending was for Lost than I thought.
Same. I had trouble getting into it at first, but I'm so glad I stuck with it. Watching it again, even knowing all the twists and turns (heck, _especially_ knowing them), is so much fun. Cannot recommend it enough.
"You don't end shows that people are watching"
Netflix would like a word.
That mentality killed so many great shows, of course network executives don't care but show creators should have some artistic integrity and put their foot down
especially Fox
And that was exactly what he said. Networks would't do it, but Netflix does
*Cough cough* Kim's Convenience *Cough cough*
That was exactly the point that he was making in the video. He was saying that streaming services will end shows when the show should end, as opposed to when people stop watching the show.
I’ve always told people that Michael Giacchino is the reason we cry during Pixar films.
Lost has maybe the best score in TV history.
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!
Sooo glad you touched on the genius of Giacchino. One of the nicest people in the industry as well. Lost was one of the first soundtracks I remember being obsessed with.
Giacchino made so many memorable tracks, that it's ridiculous. His outro piece for the first Cloverfield movie, or the whole soundtrack for War for the Planet of the Apes - pure beauty. :D
It’s incredible
he’s SUCH a good guy. i had the pleasure of working with him in a project at Sony, and he’s so collaborative and creative and totally unaware of his brilliance.
@@heg203 really? that's awesome
@@Reoyeah ratatouille!!!
within two minutes you’ve convinced me to binge watch this
might have to hit up that *ONE FRIEND* who *MIGHT* like it
Lost is the shit.
It’s sooo good but I did the same thing he did. End of season 4 I lost my love for it because it started getting WILD. Still an amazing show and I will finish it
@@dve34 same bro
Hey you have to watch 19 more minutes of the video
“Each of the main characters in Lost has a theme song that’s centered around a specific melody”. Drew just discovered lietmotif
I feel really stupid now. I never noticed that each character had a theme song lol It has been like 5 years though since I binged the show.
Well each character also has daddy issues. Just because characters have theme songs does not make lost a good show.
@@mehg8407 nigga nobody made that argument. It's just a good show in general
Sound the Sideways Alarm!
@@SamAronow And the cooler, better Listening In alarm.
(jk I love them both)
This has inspired me to do a long overdue rewatch. I freaking love Lost. I never understood the hate for the ending. I interpreted it as them being in limbo until they were all ready to finally move on together. It was an alternate reality, outside of time. I thought it was beautiful, and I bawled like a baby.
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 think he is extremely underrated but I honestly dont think he has done anything that comes close to his work on LOST. The variety and level on consistently amazing music is legendary
epic music score and Robert Pattinson is going to star as batman and he's epic so I will definitely go see it, drag my mom with me too
Just do another one on the glorious Clint Mansell and I´m happy! 😉
Wait ! I didn’t know he’s going to be doing the score for The Batman !?!? God damn it now I’m ever more hyped for the movie
HE'S SCORING THE BATMAN?!
Me, emerging out of the shadows of a dark alley: "Hey kid. You like Lost, huh? You ever try Twin Peaks?..."
😆😆😆
You're not wrong, gotta give it to ya 👊 (fist bump)
The gum you like is going to come back into style
Where we're from, the birds sing a pretty song
Yes 👏 two of the best. 🔥
THIS. Twin peaks is a masterpiece, especially the return, the return is my favorite piece of media ever probably
"booneral" had me absolutely crying laughing omfg
I like how it stops you from being spoiled
Same hahaha, I'm a huge Lost fan and I never knew this and it killed me.
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.
It's ok I've been there, no shame or blame ! Lol
Lamo! It's ok, that's absolutely something I would do.
I actually saw this as a joke just yesterday. Someone on Twitter wrote "Everyone keeps talking about how amazing Lost's pilot is, and he literally isn't, he crashed a plane!"
I could tell you I didn't laugh so hard I cried, but I'd be lying to save face.
This comment has me dying
I really appreciate how good Drew's captions are. Not all TH-camrs spend the time or money to get good captions and I think it really enhances his videos for people who prefer captions or people who need them!
Idk why the eartarded are on TH-cam anyway 😂
@@penelopephelangeDo you seriously think that deaf people shouldn't use the 2nd most popular website? Can you imagine telling a deaf person, or an elderly person who uses hearing aids that they shouldn't use TH-cam?
@@Groggle7141 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
@@penelopephelange Idk why you're on youtube 🤨
@@penelopephelange you did not just say a slur what is wrong with you lmao
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
And the term is originally from Wagner operas, especially the Ring Cycle!
the video game the last of us does this too!!
The music from Lost is so fantastic. Someone made a piano arrangement called "Six Years of Lost Music" and posted the PDF online. I printed it out in 2015 and whenever I come back to the piano, it's one of the first things I pick up.
hey drew just telling you, but a personalized sound for a character is called a motif ! theres character motifs, relationship, settings, ect !:D
Leitmotif to be exact! The channel Sideways talks a lot about this stuff for anyone interested. :)
@@RisingSunfish I watch him too! I’m an animation major so we dive into all that stuff and I love it. Thank you for the correction I can never think of the name
No.... MUSIC THEORY... OHHH NOOO... IM GONNA DROWN IN MEMORIZING AND BEING ABLE TO PICK OUT MODES FROM RANDOM SCALES.... SAVE ME
Uhhh thanks???
@@RisingSunfish Shoutout to my music appreciation professor Dr. Odom, it was a pretty great class for learning about stuff like this
They spent all that money on the Pilot and he still couldn't fly the plane without crashing?
I JUST SPIT MY DRINK 🤣🤣🤣
I'll be honest when Drew said 10 million on the pilot I was like "that's an awful lot of money for a character I assume died" took me a minute to go "oh yeah first episode".
This is the funniest comment I've ever seen hahahaha
IM SO GLAD PEOPLE ARE STARTING TO ACKNOWLEDGE MICHAEL GIACCHINO HES SUCH AN INCREDIBLE COMPOSER HES LIKE MY IDOL
Michael has always been a favorite of mine. His work on games like Medal of Honor and movies like Star Trek and The Incredibles are among my favorites
pun intended?
YESSSSS Michael has been a fave of mine for YEARS
HIS STAR TREK SCORES ARE ALSO FANTASTIC
SAME OMG IM SO GLAD THAT PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY RECOGNISING HIM AS AN EXTREMELY TALENTED COMPOSER
I’ve been waiting a long time to relate to someone about how frustrating it is that it’s a pop culture tidbit that they were dead the whole time in Lost. THATS NOT THE ENDING! thank you for your take. I found the ending emotionally satisfying as well as spiritually satisfying. Favorite show
His videos are such a standout in the genre here on TH-cam. It’s also refreshing to see someone discuss something they actually enjoy.
That’s such a perfect explanation
I had the same relisation with Michael Giacchino, he's literally responsible for so much of my childhood favourites. I mean he's done literally everything from Disney/ Pixar to even the MCU's Spiderman.
I had no idea he worked on Lost as well only makes me love both him and the show so much more.
He’s basically like the under appreciated film version of Stephen Sondheim and that BLEW me away
Thank god you talked about Michael Giacchino, he's such a great, diverse composer. He goes from an animated movie to a superhero film in mere months, it's absurd how great he is
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
I can't bring myself to finish lost, my dad introduced me to it last year during summer break, it was our little secret since my mom didn't want me to watch it. We would watch like 4 episodes a week during summer break and like 4 episodes a month during the school year. After my mom went to bed, my dad would come up to my bedroom and tell me to get the popcorn started with a grin on his face. It was always fun hanging out with him. But my dad passed away in December due to covid, it was crushing loss and very unexpected. I've tried to watch Lost since but I can't bring myself to do it because it reminds me of him. I miss him everyday
(edit: just want to let yall know that I read the replies and your nice words mean alot to me. Thank you all for helping me through this past year)
As a long time adoring fan of the show since the pilot, I completely understand. I've felt that way about certain things also. Come back to it or leave it, if/when you're ready. ❤
🌈
Sending you love 💕
Im so sorry to hear that! I totally understand that. Maybe youll come to watch it in his memory eventually :)
Sorry to hear that, if it's true... People tend to lie about random things, just to get validation on form of likes......
I think Lost is something that everyone who appreciates the art of character building should watch. You start the first episode completely ambivalent towards everyone on the island but by the last episode you know more about them than they know themselves and feel VERY strongly towards most, if not all, of them
I agree. Everyone who likes character building based on the back of a breakfast cereal packet.
Ben Linus’ arc remains one of my favourites. He’s a messed up character but also tragic, I was pleased when he began working on redeeming himself and choosing himself and others over blind loyalty to Jacob
Ben Linus’ arc remains one of my favourites. He’s a messed up character but also tragic, I was pleased when he began working on redeeming himself and choosing himself and others over blind loyalty to Jacob
I swear till this day avatar the last airbender is the best display of character building
@@jdkoz98 I think LOST is better, there’s more variety to the characters than ATLA
As an ancient and decrepit former Lost stan, it's interesting when you say the show needs to be binged to be appreciated. I actually think the drawn-out network schedule was part of the charm of being a fan back then, because it encouraged diehards to fill the gaps with tons of theories and speculation.
Agree. Maybe in 2021 this is a more reasonable take, but back in the days when the show was airing, there was definitely this feeling of the opposite.
I'm not going to say that there's a right or a wrong way to watch the show but I personally feel like I would have lost a lot of what made the show great if I'd binged it.
What is your pfp from? I know I recognize it
Oh yeah, I don't think any streaming show could ever compare to Lost's experience. You watched it at that precise right time and it was it, if you lost it then it was up to you to find a rerun, then just spend the week theorising.
Amazing
But that was the doubles edged sword because the fan speculation helped people turn against it when things weren’t answered
@@mollymcdade4031
Exactly...
I honestly believe that once GRRM finally releases Winds of Winter the thousands of theories that have been flying around since the last book will get invalidated and fans will turn sour towards a franchise they spent a chunk of their life discussing. Even if the book ends up being genius, the most of the fun has been the theories.
I've always wanted to watch the show, and because I love Mike's Mic (which he did a recap on the entire season), I started watching it this year and boy!!!! JUST FINISHED THE WHOLE SHOW LAST NIGHT AND I'M IN A "LOST" video essay rabbit hole!
Lost is my favorite show of all time, and I'm afraid to watch this video and have my heart ripped out
Nah I love it
@@drewisgooden it’s very entertaining but unsatisfying at the same time
@@drewisgooden but are you sure you love it drew?
@@drewisgooden don’t answer that. I need to finish the video real quick
@@drewisgooden I realized that a minute and a half in haha
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
I love him so much i talk about it all the time 💀 I looked up from across the room watching this freaking out omg
exactly, he's even composed soundtracks for a lot of marvel movies. one of my favorites by him is the spider-man homecoming theme
and he's composing the soundtrack of The Batman (2022), im so excited to hear it
I think the interesting thing about LOST is that it absolutely would've benefitted from being in a streaming age but at the same time the airing week-to-week and discourse absolutely helped build the interest and hype about the show. In a world where LOST dropped a season at a time onto Netflix it probably would've ultimately been better for the plot but simultaneously it would've been way more forgettable in the long run.
Like, they did a whole-ass ARG (that I was super into) in between seasons 2 and 3 involving multiple websites, other companies working LOST stuff into their ads and websites, a podcast, and a bad paperback novel written for the express purpose of plugging the show. I can't imagine an original IP today doing that, even popular ones like Stranger Things.
I _kind of_ think Disney's re-learning the power of generating hype for its shows by releasing them weekly... but then again the only things they've done that with so far are its Marvel and Star Wars shows and those are giant behemoths that will never die and not untested IPs at all.
They did the weekly thing with the Mysterious Benedict Society and HSMTMTS as well
If only Lost came out during a time when streaming platforms were around lol
i think weekly on a streaming service would be a good middle ground
I think HBO airing Game of Thrones weekly definitely helped its popularity; it kept people talking about it both in person and online for months at a time. Whereas when shows get released all at once on Netflix, they're talked about on social media for like a week and then fade into obscurity until the next season; they don't really have enduring cultural impact like something like Game of Thrones did.
The crazy thing about the ARG was how invested people were. I mean, to uncover the secrets in the later stage of the game you had to find glyphs all over the world. They could be in a shop window in Sydney, in Times Squarel, on a Korean website or in a park in London. And people jumped right into it. People talk about how big Game of Thrones was, and it's true - it was - but Lost fandom in 2005-2006 was insane.
Couple months ago, i tried Lost, didnt like it, gave up on 2nd episode, tried it a 2nd time couple days ago, the rest is history. I freaking love it. Its in my top 10 now. I'm in season 3 already.
The plot twist, the background story of each character before the plane crash, and how it all connected. JUST MIND BLOWING!! Love these type of tv series, have my anxiety through the roof. It also shows how much of small world this is.
IMO all the best happens after season 3. I never wanted to give it a try until about 10 years ago and became a huge fan, it’s my favorite show ever show ever and it’s the only show I re-binge watch pretty much every year. Curious what you’ll think about it when you’re done watching the final season. 🙂
A couple of months ago I started watching this video, stopped, watched Lost through its entirety for the first time and now I’m back finishing this video. You accomplished getting at least one person to watch Lost! So thank you
Incredible
same! that show is incredible
same here! I've finished the show and I'm back to watch B-)
Me too! I just finished Lost and it was incredible!
Lol 😂 awesome
I’ve never seen *LOST* and originally never planned to. Because of this video of yours, I will now *GLADLY* watch it. Thank you for not spoiling the story while simultaneously explaining why I need to watch it!
Enjoy the journey!
The first season is especially thrilling! 👁👄👁
Enjoy & learn to let go😏
@@daisyp3748 The whole thing is thrilling. Especially any of the 6 season finales.
@@TECfan1 I’ll compare the first season to the beginning of a roller coaster that launches you from 0-60 in 2.8 seconds and you know, the rest of the roller coaster is fun too👉🏼but that beginning tho, whoosh! Same with Lost.
I was actually gonna make almost this exact video. Everybody dumps on Lost now, and nobody ever mentions how great so much of it was. The ending wasn't even that bad.
i hope to watch it soon :)
The ending was absolutely horrible and lazy.
The biggest problem with Lost is that it doesn't have enough garlic in it.
Sure, the ending was a bit iffy, but the character development and the flashback stuff, at least for the first few seasons, was honestly really good imo lol
@@Bendrix27 the ending wasn’t horrible and lazy just because you didn’t like it. Just say you didn’t like it. Millions of people loved the ending. Myself included.
I know I am very late, but I’m so happy to see someone protecting LOST. I learned about this series from my mom and I immediately fell in love with it. I feel like LOST is so forgotten and trashed on, so it’s amazing to someone finally giving it the credit it deserves.
I really like how Drew goes deep into, not only the show itself, but also the soundtrack and the performances of the actors. It really shows Drews love for movies, which I can greatly appreciate.
Facts
Lost was one of the only shows I remember ever airing last week's episode immediately before the new episode. The show was so big that ABC was willing to dedicate an hour of primetime to air a rerun.
Crazy, I didn't realize that! It was a good idea too because there were so many details to keep track of
"you can't wear jeans on the beach, I'd rather die" made me laugh more than it should have
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.
Hey drew, when a composer associates a tune to a person or situation in a movie it’s called a leitmotif! It’s a wonderful way to tell the story through the music.
I came to say this!!
This is like a canvas discussion
Thank you for this.
@@untitled3426 if you want to learn more I always recommend the channel sideways
Dude the fact that people STILL think Greys Anatomy is going to end where it “not being all real” just like Lost “ended” is wild to me since that’s not even how Lost ended I guess?
Wait Greys Anatomy is still going on?
I guess St. Elsewhere did this though. A medical show implied to be all imaginary in the final episode
Didn't all the leads from Grey's Anatomy die or something though? The characters I mean
except no one thinks that lost ended that way
That's literally how St. Elsewhere ended
Decided to rewatch Lost after seeing this video and upon watching it a second time I became so invested in the characters that it was not uncommon for me to cry every episode, but with Michael Giacchino’s score - can ya blame me?
I’ve rewatched it 3 times now, it’s so damn good for the first 4 seasons. Locke, Desmond, and Sawyer have always been my favorites, I never liked Jack until the most recent rewatch where I realized he starts off normal but gradually loses his mind in a pretty realistic way.
@@bencarlson4300 On which streaming platform will I be able to watch this show?
@@abhishekpaul2610 Amazon
@@abhishekpaul2610 I've been watching it on Hulu.
@@abhishekpaul2610 In the UK it's on Disney+ (sorry I don't know if you live in the UK ahah, but there's the info for anyone who does!)
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
I've never watched a single episode of lost but I was totally enthralled by this video. It also made me WANT to watch lost which isn't a train I expected to be catching this long after it ended. Not only that but the section on Michael Giacchino was great! I didn't know his name either which is an absolute crime since he's composed some of the soundtracks that affected me the most in my life! This is a seriously good video man
I agree 1000% tbh
Watch it
same!!!
If you have the time, I would also recommend to watch it. It's a really fun ride and it'll make you want to binge it once you get started.
The end is disappointing but everything up to that point is soo good. Just watch the first episode, you’ll be hooked
I have never even considered watching Lost but honestly Drew is so well spoken and interesting that he could talk about paper for an hour and I would watch that
Drew: I'm gonna defend this TV show!
(A few minutes later)
Drew: the song that plays during Boone's funeral is called 'Booneral'
Me: say no more, I'm convinced
I will never forget that awkward scene where someone asked Hurley how he hadn't lost a single pound on the island and where was he hiding the food
He's a big dude. It's gonna take a while.
i mean at that point i feel like hes just got some random disorder lmao
@@majorramsey3k the bigger you are, the faster the weight comes off (at the beginning anyways)
@@estycki Uh huh, Tell me you don't remember the scene without telling me.
Disclaimer: I've only seen a sporadic handful of episodes of Lost, buuuut, Drew has really become elite at what he does. Writing/vocabulary/word usage, explanations, assertions, cadence, insights, editing, mood establishment, humor (of course) etc... it really is masterfully done. This may be my favorite Drew tube vidja I've ever seen and idk shit about Lost
Ok
Agreed 100%
True dude like I've never seen any of Lost beyond the pilot but now drew's made me wanna give it a shot
I actually got to see the music from LOST performed live at UCLA. Michael Giacchino did an official concert the week before the final episode aired.
So it was meant to be a celebration of the entire series and a teaser for the finale. The shows creators and some of the actors went as well.
Hearing all the music performed live with an orchestra gave me chills and is a memory ill never forget. It was also surreal to be apart of that moment, as Drew was right - at the time the show was a cultural phenomenon (very similar to Twin Peaks).
Drew would have been in heaven, as the soundtrack was even more emotional live - and under the atmosphere of going into that final episode.
While LOST was flawed due to the old network system (the writers were forced to make 25 + episodes a season which was ridiculous) - it’s still one of the best shows of all time.
That sounds magical! I had a similar experience with LOTR trilogy! I'll never forget it in my whole life
I would do anything to have seen that!
None of the seasons were 25+ episodes. The longest season is the first and it's 25 episodes, even then it's paced pretty well and every episode feels important imo. Cool story though, the soundtrack is awesome and that concert must've been amazing
How the hell did u get internet in the Plane of Euthymia
Another great show which is considered a cultural phenomenon in the 90s was The X-files
Watching Drew’s videos these days is like hanging out with that one cool friend that makes a lot of really cool points and tells you all about some obscure thing you never even thought about. Love u drew
right? i feel like drew always has the same opinion and mindset i have and i feel thats why i like him so much.
I literally took days to recover from the end of Lost. I watched it last year in full and after having some paradigm shifting psychedelic experiences this show hit soooo many DEEP levels. It's literally like a trippy symbolic show about life, our interconnectedness, synchronicity, purpose, meaning and cosmic significance. JJ Abrahms is one of my favourite writers of all time too❤
Abrams didn't write much of Lost, though.
Abrams only co-wrote two episodes of Lost
love the fact that drew took the time to mention that the show was shot on film. people normally assume that digital is the way of the future, but the only real way to future-proof any piece of media is to shoot it on film. image resolution goes up with every passing year, meaning that the footage you shot at 1080p or even 4k might not look so good on screens 10 years from now. film, on the other hand, can be rescanned at higher and higher resolutions as scanning technology gets better.
wow, youre right, never truly saw it that way
thats not entirely correct. Film also has a limit, and its not that far beyond 4k/8k. Also the chase for higher resolution has stagnated in recent years. I'm pretty certain, that if you shoot a movie on 8k cameras today, 30 years from now, no one bats an eye
35mm film has limits. You can only functionally get, in the most ideal conditions (like perfect film and lenses) 10MP of information. That's barely above 4k. Getting more information requires larger film, which is insanely expensive. Like, cameras costing $50k alone expensive when you can get 12k digital cameras for $12k right now. The IMAX cameras that Nolan loves to shoot on cost $100k to rent and there's only a handful of them in existence
@@genderender nothing you've said is correct. there's no practical limit to the amount of detail that can be obtained from film due to the fact that the grain shape is irregular. if film was made up of perfectly circular or square grains, then sure, nyquist limit would apply. i've made 17k scans from 35mm 500T using a drum scanner and can tell you that film can go beyond that. not to mention that regular lab scanners like the noritsu hs1800 have been scanning film at 6k for 20 years.
@@503unavailable read my other comment
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.
Where can we watch it?
Note to self.. watch lost
dont watch it if you have any standards or taste
See, here's my theory. It was very Emotionally satisfying, for those of us for whom this was an emotional experience. Too many people watched LOST as an Intellectual experience, trying to uncover all the answers. And the finale wasn't logical. Island magic is the best answer we get. So people who wanted a real, clear answer were upset. LOST to me has always been about the characters and their relationships, not on the mystery. And the ending is very satisfying if that is your focus.
@@imeanittoyou886 also hulu
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 💀
Cue in Robin Thicke's Lost Without You.
SAVAGE!
You did him a big favor
This video single-handedly got me to watch Lost, a show I had never heard of before and probably would have otherwise thought was lame, and I am now the BIGGEST Lost fan; I know so much about this show and have analyzed Benjamin Linus as a character up and down (he's SO INTERESTING, and Michael Emmerson is a great actor), I'm now re-watching and getting so much joy out of it, so thank you, Drew. Also another funny song title from the soundtrack (spoilers): when Charlie gets hung by Ethan and Jack resuscitates him, the song behind it is called "Charlie Hangs Around".