Wednesday, November 29, 2023

Lost TV Sanctuary: Lost (NBC 2001 - US reality show)

The US version of the reality show Lost debuted on NBC in September 2001.  The series lasted 6 episodes with two full races (each takes up 3 episodes).

The concept is amazing, but getting past episode 1 is difficult.  The editing is what’s bad as the first episode focuses way too much on two contestants.  Luckily, things get better in the second episode where one of the two becomes much less annoying.

This might be one of the toughest (and most dangerous) reality shows ever, with next to no help from producers.  And the 3 camera people per race (one per team) are truly the stars as every aspect of what we see came from them.  They participated in the race as well, suffering along with the contestants.

One of my favorite moments happens 32 minutes into episode 2 when a random guy they encountered was fascinated by the entire concept of what’s happening and the fact that people like this even exist in the world.

This copy of the show aired on the sorely missed FOX Reality Channel and features tons of interviews with most of the show’s contestants.  Unfortunately, I recorded it on a cheap videotape - and to make it worse, it was recorded on EP speed (the lowest quality speed).  The tape didn’t age well at all - the video jumps constantly and is difficult to watch.  Normally I’d just get rid of such a poor quality tape, but a few people requested I transfer it anyways.  It would be awesome if a streamer ran a better copy of this with up-to-date interviews.
 
The full series has been uploaded to the Internet Archive.  Here's episode 1...
 

DISCLAIMER:  I only upload episodes of TV series that are completely unavailable in any format (not currently broadcast, streaming or available to purchase in any way) for archival purposes.  If the show suddenly becomes available, all files will be deleted.

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