Welcome to www.TheLostExperience.com, your one source for all of the clues, videos, pics, and theories related to "The LOST Experience", ABC's innovative online game that takes you deep within the secrets of the hit show LOST.
The LOST Experience takes LOST fans on an expansive, international easter egg hunt through websites, commercials, emails, phone numbers, and more, in search of pieces to a larger puzzle, a puzzle which, when solved, will enlighten LOST fans to some of the shows deepest mysteries!
Thank you for your patience in waiting to find out who were the two winners in the Lost season 4 DVD haiku contest. But your wait is finally over.
ABC has generously screened the first two hours of Lost season 5 for critics, and while we won’t be giving away all the major details, BuddyTV will give a little tidbit about what you can see in these two hours every weekday leading up to the premiere on January 21 at 9pm on ABC.ABC has generously screened the first two hours of Lost season 5 for critics, and while we won’t be giving away all the major details, BuddyTV will give a little tidbit about what you can see in these two hours every weekday leading up to the premiere on January 21 at 9pm on ABC.ABC has generously screened the first two hours of Lost season 5 for critics, and while we won’t be giving away all the major details, BuddyTV will give a little tidbit about what you can see in these two hours every weekday leading up to the premiere on January 21 at 9pm on ABC.
Watching the first two hours of Lost season 5, I was reminded of the times when I truly loved this show. I have a bit of a love-hate relationship with Lost, growing frustrated when it seems to be going nowhere and being fascinated when it's burning on all cylinders. Based on these first two episodes, Lost is back to “Oh My Effing God!” status.
Now being a “shipper” is a very serious thing. I mean, as your characters fall in love, you do too. 2008 was full of great television relationships. We had to narrow it down to a lucky 20 for BuddyTV users to choose from.
It's somewhat arbitrary that we start the new year in January. On the ancient Roman and Julian calendars, the new year began when the new consuls took office in Rome. This used to be in March, but eventually changed to January, and so that's when the year began. When the Gregorian calendar was adopted in 1582 by Pope Gregory XIII, January was merely kept as the start of the year because that's how it was on the previous calendar. (Big ups to my guys over at Wikipedia for that information.) For television, we like to assign some sort of meaning to the arrival of the new year, but usually there is none to give. It's simply the midway point in the typical nine-month TV season. Not anymore, however. These days, with January comes the real TV season. September through December? Just a warm-up. Meaningless. A trifle. American Idol, Lost, 24. That's what January brings. (Also, the return of our favorite fall programs – Supernatural fans, bear with me. I've got something for you a bit later.) Read More
There's less than a month standing between us and the premiere of Lost season 5, and BuddyTV is asking you to help us create a countdown for the best Lost episodes of all time. Thus far you've helped us decide the best episodes from the first three seasons of Lost, and now it's time for us to take a look at season 4.
ABC has a late holiday present for us all, another teaser trailer for Season 5 of Lost. Similar to the 11 previous teasers released by ABC, there's plenty of mystery contained in the 31 second clip.
The holiday season is the perfect time to help out the less-fortunate, and Lost's Daniel Dae Kim knows just how important that is. Along with his wife, the Korea-born actor aided the Marine Corps' Toys for Tots Hawaii Program with their donations. 
Comedian and actor Jorge Garcia is indebted to his fans, and is keen to appreciate the variety the audiences come in. He's even pleased that Lost is a big hit among the music crowd, especially members of the bands Metallica and Anthrax. 
We’re less than one month away from the premiere of Lost season 5, and BuddyTV is asking fans to help us put together our countdown for the best episodes of Lost. Thus far we’ve held showdowns to determine the best episodes from seasons 1 and 2, and now we look at season 3.
ABC is pulling out all the stops to promote the long-awaited season 5 of Lost. So far the network has released 11 promotional trailers for the January 21 season debut, a number of cast photos, and most recently a deck of promotional postcards. 
Lost is still more than a month away from the premiere of season 5, but now is the perfect time to look back at how we got here. Last week BuddyTV asked fans to vote for their favorite season 1 episode, and this week, we’re looking at season 2.Lost delivered many shocking twists in the entire duration of its existence, but season 4 is arguably the most shocking of them all.With a few months to go until the end of LOST, fans are beginning to wonder if ABC will be making another attempt at a LOST arg. After last summer's LOST Experience left a rather bored Rachel Blake with the knowledge that her nemesis Mittlewerk was alive and well and intent on destroying a huge percentage of the population, one would assume more LOST experience goodies await us, no?
Click here to find out one and for all....
I don't know about you guys, but I've been waiting for something, anything, TLE related to pop up and there's been nothing. It didn't even have to be a full blown ARGish thing and I know most of us would have been happy.
I remember the powers that be saying there would be mobisodes (clips available to cellphone users with video streaming... I think it was Verizon customers, not sure) that would give us some stuff we wouldn't otherwise be able to get. Anyone seen these? I haven't even heard about them.
The Lost Experience ended with a cliffhanger. They've GOT to be planning something, right? Maybe in the summer? I have to know what happens with Rachel Blake and the Hanso Foundation. What happened to Alvar? What has Mittlewerk been up to?
It's been a while, sure... but I need some closure.
File this under, hey I should have known that...
With Season Three barely started, ABCMarketing is already thinking ahead for next summer. Not only will there be a sequel (duh) to finish telling the story (hopefully they keep 'Rachel' away from the ludes this time around) but there are also plans to include a faux documentary of what happened with this LOST experience on the LOST Season Three DVD box set.
Now your saying what I said, that'll be like September... so it won't help to indoctrinate new gamers for the summer, right?
Well, there is a slim possibility that the Documentary will first premiere on the LOST Season One HD-DVD set which is expected to be announced any day. Apparently everything was shot on HD cameras, so the set will include an upgraded print of Rachel's shinaneghans. (Hey VHS would be better than the cruddy flash video they used for the "final" scene.)
Is adding an extended recap of the Lost Experience in HD going to value or devalue such a set? You tell me.
Did you ever know that your my hero.......
Here are the people, that remain in the log anyways, who contribute throughout the game to keeping this site updated and relevant, (even though we were in a coma for a couple of weeks).
As the lost experience drew to a close on sunday, one of the summers most exciting and innovative Experiences ended.... And i can truly say, we had a lot of fun theorising with you. We will still probably have updates here.. but not for periods of time.
I enjoyed it.
Namaste from me atleast
Mattyrewls22
Check out the Hanso Foundation website.
There's a letter from Alvar Hanso.
Click on the word "humanity" in the third paragraph. Mittlewerk has a message for us too.
I guess the saga continues. But it smells like this is the end for now...
Here is Rachel's final video in Divx.
The Lost Experience, a creation of ABC and their advertising partners, was to be an immersive portal for Lost viewers to be part of a tiny, lurid slice of the Lost universe. In the beginning, it was the story of The Hanso Foundation, a seemingly benevolent corporation with a dark secret, a secret which a mysterious hacker named Persephone was intent to reveal.
Well, it's all over. Was it worth it? Was it a waste of time? Did you get the answers you wanted?
To commemorate the CLOSE of TheLostExperience we will be assembling a one time podcast comprised of your thoughts on the ARG. We've set up a skype voice mail, just dial up thetailsection an share your feelings!
Alternatively, you can record your comments in Wav or Mp3 and email them to tips@thelostexperience.com.
If your too shy, well you can always use the content form!
Well, folks, it seems that Sunday's DjDan podcast will be the end of The Lost Experience.
Here are the details. It's on September 24th at 8pm PST. (It mistakenly says that it's 5pm Eastern but it's actually 11 pm Eastern)
Supposedly there will be a special guest on the show (I wonder who that will be?) and DjDan is going to give us a video that will bring down the Hanso Foundation once and for all.
Do you think that will happen? Or do you think Hanso Foundation will somehow stay in business?
It's been a fun ride, though. Sometimes frustrating, sometimes annoying, sometimes just plain wacky. But the community made the best of it and we've met some great people along the way, yes?
If anything happens before Sunday, of course we'll keep you updated here.
As always, feel free to share your thoughts here or on the forums.
UPDATE: Click "Continue Reading"!!!
Well, the ROT people posted another thread on the 19th. But it's dated 9/13.
Anyway, Iobiseeingyou tells the tale of a wierd experience she had. Check it out. (Password is: Steinbeck)
Is Hanso going on the offensive? What's going on?
Something else happened. As some of you remember, there was this guy named WTK who apparently helped Rachel at some point. This morning someone got a wierd message from WTKFleet35 on AIM. When that someone replied to it, this autoresponse was given:
"I'm on my way out the door. Tell Rachel's friends that soon they will know why I did what I did. I have to go. Gonna take care of of some unfinished business."
What do you think that means?
Rachel sent us another new email this afternoon, it reads as follows:
OKAY, EVERYBODY. THIS IS IT. YOU'VE FOUND OVER 1000 APOLLO BARS. I KNOW NOW THAT THE WHOLE WORLD IS WATCHING...
GO TO WWW.WHEREISALVAR.COM
Is there more to this then meets the eye? "This is it"? Sounds like something big is going to happen. Stay tuned.
We're still trying to figure out what exactly is going on but it seems that Rachel and The Fixer (aka Malik) are having a conversation by sending these wierd codes to Speaker and The Lost Ninja.
It started Saturday on Speaker's "Inside the Experience" blog.
After flipping this horizontally, you decode it as hex, and then decode it as ascii then it gives you a message that's written backwards. The message is (Thanks to the ITE Yahoo chat team):
"M - conscience is keeping you in the fight is it? heard you call into dj dan. if you're talking about who i think you are, then you already know my answer"
It looks like Rachel is trying to get some help from The Fixer, Malik (aka Ironman).
Today, Malik responded. He chose Lost Ninja to send his message.
So this one needed to be flipped vertically. Then you need to type the letters but instead of typing them normally, you actually type the key that's one key to the left.
The solution is (thanks to Dante on TLEC):
"R -- I think it's fair to say, whatever conscience I have was built on faulty equipment. This is a matter of duty. Loyalty... Speaking of which, I've been troubled by the very recent disappearance of an old friend, de Zylva. We all saw your Sri Lanka video. You were captured at the end, and yet, there you were, blasting those Lost producers in San Diego not a week later. And, I have to wonder... did de Zylva have something to do with that(shift?) Do you know what's become of him?"
So there we are.
Stay tuned for more developments and as always feel free to comment and theorize on this new stuff going on.
And by the way, who's De Zylva? We haven't met this person, right?
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DjDan has updated the date and time for the next live podcast. Keep on the lookout for possible changes... But here's the latest.
Thanks to Ixalon you can be there, even if you can't BE there... Ixalon will be blogging live from the Manchester glyph hunt! Be sure to keep an eye on Ixalon's progress at:
Here's an urgent notice for UK Players... Spread the word!
Lost Experience -Track down the codes to the last two fragments in Manchester and London Next Week meet up with other lost experience players and compete to be the first to track down the final two uk codes. This is your last chance to get regognised as a key member of the lost Experience
To take part players need to meet at the following start points (along with a map of the city and mobile phone) at midday. Full instructions of how to track down the codes will then be revealed
MANCHESTER:
WEDNESDAY SEPT 6TH
START 12 NOON
MEET AT THE CHINESE ARCH
FAULKNER STREET
CHINATOWN
MANCHESTER M1
LONDON
THURSDAY 7TH SEPTEMBER
START 12 NOON
MEET THAMES FOOTPATH BETWEEN ISLE OF DOGS AND GREENWICH -ISLE OF DOGS SIDE
As many of you are already aware, Stever Irwin died while filming a documentary in Austrailia.
I know this has nothing to do with The Lost Experience, but The Crocodile Hunter was one of those people who come around once in a lifetime and by the sheer depth of his love of nature, touched us.
He was an inspiration to many.
Rest in Peace, Steve Irwin.
Our hearts go out to his family.
If you, like me, are unlucky enough to live too far from a Dharma food drop to get your hands on a yummy Apollo bar, listen up. The good folks at http://rbrefugees.blogspot.com/ have a few extras, but they're not just giving them away... your going to have to earn them. Give them a visit, and good luck.
Several weeks ago I had the opportunity to talk to Entertainment Weekly senior writer, and LOST theorizer extraordinaire, Jeff Jensen! Jeff not only has some of the most interesting and entertaining theories out there on LOST, he also has had the privilege of being able to rub elbows with the creative forces behind LOST so I knew he would have some interesting insights to share, and I wasn’t disappointed. If you don't read Jeff, you need to start. Some of the best theorizing in the entertainment press with regards to LOST, and a hell of a lot of fun!
Without further adieu….
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