Talk:Lost (2004 TV series)

Proposed merge (2016) with Mythology of Lost

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Mythology of Lost should be a section of the article Lost (TV series), as Mythology of Lost is just an expansion of the article Lost. Ethanlu121 (talk) 23:44, 15 March 2016 (UTC)
 * Symbol declined.svg Disagree, the two subject have totally different bases: Mythology of Lost is an "about" opinion for Lost (TV series), whereas Lost (TV series) is a factual article about the TV series. ∞😃 Target360YT 😃∞ (talk · contribs) 16:09, 9 October 2016 (UTC)

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Episode Lists
A list of each episode from a season should be attached to the season along with any significant plot development from that episode in order to provide more context with the season descriptions. Giggleshack603 (talk) 00:54, 16 April 2018 (UTC)

IMDB user ratings
IMDB user ratings are not normally allowed. WP:UGC and MOS:TVRECEPTION both make it clear that audiences scores such as those from IMDB are user voted web polls and not reliable. The seem to have been included for quite a while (definitely back at least as far as January 2019.)

It is not clear if there was a discussion about this or a WP:LOCALCONSENUS to allow it or not (nothing like a hidden comment in the wiki source to suggest there was). Someone might argue that since these scores came from a secondary source, The Hollywood Reporter, then it is acceptable to use them. If an exception is being made it should be more clearly indicated.

There is also the problem of WP:LEAD, these scores are included in the LEAD but the intro is supposed to summarize not supplant the contents of the article. The IMDB scores are not mentioned anywhere in the article body. If people want to bend the rules to include these IMDB scores then the Reception section should mention them, and the intro should only mention them if people believe it absolutely necessary to give them that much extra emphasis (which at the moment seems WP:UNDUE).

I would recommend against making any exceptions (if there wasn't an existing consensus) and suggested removing these IMDB scores entirely. Instead as the Project TV Guidelines recommend it would be better to use the TV ratings as the best way to show audience reaction to the series was positive. -- 109.78.194.120 (talk) 21:12, 3 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Fan reactions are generally acceptable if they're cited from a secondary reliable source, such as in this case; and The Hollywood Reporter is a top tier source, different story if it were just sourced from a blog or something. Other examples off the top of my head that talk about fan reactions include, Watchmen (TV series) which talks about its review bombing on Rotten Tomatoes, and Ozymandias (Breaking Bad) that covers its 10/10 IMDb score. I do agree though, the content should be moved out of the lede and possibly into the "Fandom and popular culture" subsection. Drovethrughosts (talk) 21:28, 3 October 2021 (UTC)
 * It stills the same issue: "these scores are included in the LEAD but the intro is supposed to summarize not supplant the contents of the article", what makes it so important to be mentioned in the lead section, but it is not mentioned later? (CC) Tb hotch ™ 21:30, 3 October 2021 (UTC)
 * So we're agreed it doesn't belong in the lead. I think it would be better not to include it all, but we can at least agree it should not be in the lead. I understand making an exception when there is a good reason such as an apparent split between critics and audiences, but I don't see a good reason in this case. It seems to be redundantly stating that a very popular show was very popular on IMDB. -- 109.78.194.120 (talk) 22:29, 3 October 2021 (UTC)

Please replace
 * X "Users of IMDbPro gave Lost the highest average ranking for any television series during the first ten years (2002–2012) of the website's operation"
 * with Y ""
 * i.e. replace it with nothing, delete/remove the sentence (and the reference to the Hollywood Reporter) from the intro entirely.

If other editors have suitable place to add it in the article body later that is a separate matter. I'd like to see WP:UGC and WP:TVRECEPTION applied consistently and the IMDB scores removed unless there is a clear consensus to make an exception. -- 109.79.73.154 (talk) 12:40, 7 October 2021 (UTC)
 * Semi-protection-unlocked.svg Not done: According to the page's protection level you should be able to edit the page yourself. If you seem to be unable to, please reopen the request with further details. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 12:52, 7 October 2021 (UTC)
 * I went ahead and removed it myself.
 * Don't know how I missed that the article was only partially protected and not locked, my mistake. Apologies and thanks for your time. -- 109.79.73.154 (talk) 14:08, 7 October 2021 (UTC)

Changing the profile picture
Hi everyone. I suggest to change the profile picture into the one of the title of the latest episode, because it suits better and the word "Lost" shows up much clearer. Could someone please do this? Thanks — Preceding unsigned comment added by 181.1.220.13 (talk) 14:07, 13 October 2021 (UTC)

"Lost(TV series)" listed at Redirects for discussion
An editor has identified a potential problem with the redirect Lost(TV series) and has thus listed it for discussion. This discussion will occur at Redirects for discussion/Log/2022 March 24 until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. Steel1943 (talk) 05:42, 24 March 2022 (UTC)

"Lost (TV series" listed at Redirects for discussion
An editor has identified a potential problem with the redirect Lost (TV series and has thus listed it for discussion. This discussion will occur at Redirects for discussion/Log/2022 October 27 until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. Steel1943 (talk) 19:37, 27 October 2022 (UTC)

Requested move 13 June 2023

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The result of the move request was: moved. Consensus formed around disambiguating with the year instead of the country of origin. (non-admin closure)  WP scatter  t/c 14:46, 20 June 2023 (UTC)

Lost (TV series) → Lost (2004 TV series) – Better to mention U.S. in the article title for enough disambiguation.  RM X Y  (talk) 14:30, 13 June 2023 (UTC)  RM X Y  (talk) 14:30, 13 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Comment The article was moved to this WP:PDAB title following a 2005 RM. 162 etc. (talk) 15:34, 13 June 2023 (UTC)


 * Support. Even if the U.S. TV series is orders of magnitude more popular than the South Korean one, it still makes sense for them to have equal levels of disambiguation. –CWenger ( ^ •  @ ) 20:34, 13 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Comment "Lost (American TV series)" would be a better title. A 2019 RfC resulted in the change from "(U.S. TV series)" to "(American TV series)".  RM X Y  (talk) 22:39, 13 June 2023 (UTC)


 * Comment I already retargeted the move to "Lost (American TV series)". "Lost (U.S. TV series)" will still be created as redirect.  RM X Y  (talk) 22:41, 13 June 2023 (UTC)

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 * Move to Lost (2004 TV series) to distinguish from the same-named 2001 U.S. TV series/reality competition. See Talk:Lost (game show) for a move related to that article. -- Netoholic @ 05:38, 14 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Move to Lost (2004 TV series) per Netoholic -- 64.229.90.172 (talk) 05:43, 15 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Comment due to requests to move to "Lost (2004 TV series)", I will retarget the page move.  RM X Y  (talk) 11:18, 15 June 2023 (UTC)
 * Support: Ambiguous with Lost (South Korean TV series) (a.k.a., Lost (2021 TV series) and Lost (game show) (a.k.a., Lost (2001 TV series)). —⁠ ⁠BarrelProof (talk) 17:48, 15 June 2023 (UTC)

Toxic work environment
Should Evangeline Lilly's claims of a bad environment be added to the toxic work environment section? MisfitBlitz (talk) 00:21, 29 June 2023 (UTC)

Requested move of Lost
Hi all, Lost is currently a disambiguation page. I have proposed that it be moved to Lost (disambiguation) so that Lost can redirect here. Please see and comment on the requested move here. Thanks  Wracking  talk! 22:46, 20 August 2023 (UTC)