‘Lost’ producer says Emmy nominations are akin to ‘playing in the bonus round’

Of all the dearly departed series this year, “Lost” is the only one that got some real Emmy love. With 12 nominations, including outstanding drama, outstanding writing for executive producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse, and acting nominations for Matthew Fox, Terry O’Quinn and Michael Emerson, the ABC series could be on its way to a big send-off.

Cuse said he didn’t rise early to receive the good news in case it was bad. But Lindelof said his “masochist” nature forced him to watch it live, taking in E!’s “100 Celebrity Oops Moments” before the announcements were made.

“So I was taken out of my misery,” Lindelof said. “Some years we’ve been up on the board and some years we haven’t. The is enormously gratifying. After all the hoopla over the finale, whether you loved it or you hated it or found it polarizing, what feels good is that people still care. The ending of ‘Lost’ still matters, which is a sweet feeling. So many shows just peter off into existence without being recognized.”

The producers’ writing nomination is for the series finale, which was titled “The End.”

“The expectations of the finale were incredibly high,” Cuse said. “We knew it would be impossible to please everyone. The fact that we got the nomination is a reflection of the fact that we connected with enough people. We feel proud of that.”

Lindelof acknowledged “Lost” had its highs and lows throughout its run, and said that aspect of it was just “part of the process.”

“We’re really lucky that we were able to end the show on our own terms,” Cuse said. “To be recognized is the whipped cream on the frosting of the cake. It’s like playing in the bonus round.”

Nominees in major categories for the 2010 Emmy Awards announced Thursday by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

BEST DRAMA SERIES
“Breaking Bad” (AMC)
“Dexter” (Showtime)
“The Good Wife” (CBS)
“Lost” (ABC)
“Mad Men” (AMC)
“True Blood” (HBO)

BEST DRAMA ACTOR
Bryan Cranston (“Breaking Bad”)
Michael C. Hall (“Dexter”)
Kyle Chandler (“Friday Night Lights”)
Hugh Laurie (“House”)
Matthew Fox (“Lost”)
Jon Hamm (“Mad Men”)

BEST SUPPORTING DRAMA ACTOR
Aaron Paul (“Breaking Bad”)
Martin Short (“Damages”)
Terry O’Quinn (“Lost”)
Michael Emerson (“Lost”)
John Slattery (“Mad Men”)
Andre Braugher (“Men of a Certain Age”)

BEST GUEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES
Mary Kay Place (“Big Love”)
Sissy Spacek (“Big Love”)
Shirley Jones (“The Closer”)
Lily Tomlin (“Damages”)
Ann-Margret (“Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”)
Elizabeth Mitchell (“Lost”)

BEST ART DIRECTION FOR A SINGLE-CAMERA SERIES
“Glee” (FOX)
“Heroes” (NBC)
“Lost” (ABC)
“Modern Family” (ABC)
“True Blood” (HBO)
“The Tudors” (Showtime)

BEST DIRECTING FOR A COMEDY SERIES (comedy??)
“Breaking Bad’ (AMC)
“Dexter” (Showtime)
“Lost” (ABC)
“Mad Men” (AMC)
“Treme” (HBO)

BEST WRITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
“Friday Night Lights” (DirecTV)
“The Good Wife” (CBS)
“Lost” (ABC)
“Mad Men” (AMC)
“Mad Men” (AMC)

BEST SINGLE-CAMERA PICTURE EDITING FOR A DRAMA SERIES
“Breaking Bad” (AMC)
“Dexter” (Showtime)
“Lost” (ABC)
“Mad Men” (AMC)
“Mad Men” (AMC)

BEST ORIGINAL DRAMATIC SCORE FOR A SERIES
“Batman: The Brave and The Bold” (Cartoon Network)
“FlashForward” (ABC)
“Lost” (ABC)
“Psych” (USA)
“24″ (FOX)

BEST SPECIAL CLASS PROGRAM
ABC’s LOST Presents: Mysteries of the Universe – The Dharma Initiative (abc.com/lost)
82nd Annual Academy Awards (ABC)
Avatar: Enter The World of Pandora (HBO)
The Daily Show: Ask a Correspondent — The Meaning of Life (thedailyshow.com)
30 Rock: Webisodes (NBC.com)
63rd Annual Tony Awards (CBS)
Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games Opening Ceremony (NBC)

BEST SOUND EDITING FOR A SERIES
“Breaking Bad” (AMC)
“Fringe” (FOX)
“Lost” (ABC)
“True Blood” (HBO)
“24″ (FOX)

BEST SOUND MIXING FOR A ONE-HOUR COMEDY OR DRAMA SERIES
“Dexter” (Showtime)
“Glee” (FOX)
“House” (FOX)
“Lost” (ABC)
“24″ (FOX)

Read the whole story here but our Lost friends in Cleveland, Ohio didn’t get to see the finale yet due to their local station running a crappy version of Lost.  Unbelievable!

Exclusive: ABC Re-Airing ‘Lost’ Pilot (updated)

By Josef Adalian
Published: April 22, 2010

EXCLUSIVE

ABC is planning a “Lost” weekend: The network has just scheduled a repeat showing of the show’s two-hour 2004 pilot for the night before its finale.

The J.J. Abrams-directed, $10 million-plus spectacular will air Saturday, May 22, from 8-10 p.m., ABC told affiliates today. (UPDATE 7:44 AM 4/23– ABC confirms that it’s airing the pop-up video, a k a “enhanced” version of the pilot.)

The two-hour finale will air the following evening from 9-11 p.m.

This brings the total number of “Lost” hours ABC is planning for the week of May 17 to 10  8. There’s the penultimate episode of May 18; the pilot encore on May 22; a two-hour pre-show/recap on May 23; the finale itself; and “Jimmy Kimmel: After the Final Rose” (also on May 23).

The last time ABC aired the “Lost” pilot, by the way, was back in February 2006. It also got repeated in 2004 and 2005.

Link to original story here

Also, the new night is Tuesday. I’m OK with Tuesday but I’m very surprised since they haven’t wanted to go up again that other singing, reality show.

Let the countdown begin!

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ABC Entertainment president Steve McPherson said Saturday…

“Lost” will run for 18 hours this season, an hour longer than initially expected.

Huh?

Really?  No one at the station thought these looked familiar?  No one noticed that the shots were from the day and the crash was at night?  No one was suspicious? On one hand … bravo to Lost for making a show so believable that it’s reported as real. On the other hand… it really makes me nervous that television stations aren’t doing a little more research before airing “news.”

Click here for the story.