Lost

Can Orphan Black beat the sci-fi curse to win an Emmy?

Once obscure, head writers of TV shows are becoming stars in their own right

SCOTT FESCHUK has all the answers

Plus: a rant against the World Cup

Instead of rolling footage of the crashed plane, ABC probably should have just showed the credits

So, are you satisfied with the ending? Will there be a backlash?

Ivory-tower interest in the series has spawned journals, books, even a new school

Denis McGrath prints a letter from a reader who makes a pretty good point about Lost: following the show can be frustrating once you realize that not only do the writers have no idea where it’s going (which is common to most shows), but they have no idea what the point of the show is supposed to be.

Lost in the bush for days? Ernie McLean’s been in worse scrapes.

Thanks to Muffin MacGuffin for pointing out these three YouTube videos representing three different main titles for a heartwarming family sitcom called Lost. The creator of these videos is understandably fascinated by the formula of TGIF/Miller-Boyett title sequences: an uplifting Jesse Frederick theme song set to footage of the entire cast horsing around, having fun doing stuff together, and smiling when it’s their turn for a credit. But he does it much better and more accurately than my re-tooled 30 Rock video.

The prequel has a sci-fi plot that even neophytes can follow and just enough action

Serialized shows are being phased out in favour of old-fashioned stand-alone episodes