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The Final Season of LOST Will Be Interrupted By The Olympics

Posted on Monday, October 26th, 2009 by Peter Sciretta

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There is almost nothing I’m looking forward to more, in the realm of movies, television or books, than the final season of Lost. For those of you hoping that we’d have a seamless run for the final chapter of the sci-fi television series, I have some bad news for you. The bad news takes the form of the Winter Olympic games, which will cut into the sixth season.

While no official broadcast dates have yet been announced, and the games are being broadcast on NBC (not ABC), series showrunner Cartlon Cuse has revealed to IGN that ABC will take a time out during the Winter Olympics after the first few episodes, which are tentatively scheduled to begin in January. Lost will take a break and resume the season in early March. Let me be the first to say, “fuck the Olympics.”

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  • Itri12
    Fuck the Olympics indeed.
  • Jen
    I was just about to post the exact same thing. I love that someone beat me to it. This is ridiculous. Nobody watches the olympics anymore.
  • Michael
    Olympics rock!
  • Name
    mother fuck the olympics
  • Will Dearborn
    AGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHH
  • Topolab
    Never liked the winter olympics.
  • I thought the Olympics were only going to be on NBC? Well that is just BS! I want LOST with out any interruptions! BOO! Olympics fail!
  • Maracle2
    and its not even the good Olympics, its the fucking winter Olympics. fuck this.
  • NickNewman
    Fuck the Olympics.
  • brianimator
    Perhaps we could lobby the IOC to add watching Lost as a winter Olympic event - then we could simply include it between exciting coverage of luge and hurling.
  • johnbo01
    Add 1 gold for the Americans.
  • BUNTING1243
    I'll 1up that "Fuck the FUCKING FUCKY OLYMPICS"
  • jasonb26
    "There is almost nothing I’m looking forward to more, in the realm of movies, television or books, than the final season of Lost." - amen.

    "fuck the Olympics" - BIG FUCKING AMEN.
  • elliot
    right. because a horrible show is just as important as the olympics. big points for ABC from me.
  • quintushalls
    Sir, you have no taste.
  • riggs
    BOOOOOO THIS MAN! BOOOOOOOOOOOO
  • Mao
    Any person who says "Fuck the Olympics" is a fat fuck. Maybe you could find some inspiration from the WOs and take the time off from watching LOST and get some exercise. Umm Peter?
    With that being said, I am a huge LOST fan.
  • Who knew... apparently you can loose weight by watching the Olympics... :P
  • Adam
    Apparently, Peter's snark gets in the way of his ability to comprehend simple sentences.
  • parody
    and your lack of a brain gets in the way of knowing what it is to be snarky
  • quintushalls
    Peter, what do you recommend we watch while LOST is off the air?
  • fanboy_d
    yeah, because there are no fat sports fans...idiot.
  • Mao
    Did that hurt Fanboy_d? Let me guess your tippin' 230? 240? I'm just saying sometimes its alright to maybe wait a little bit for something you like, and in the meantime get out and move your body a little bit. Sometimes that's whats so inspiring about watching the Olympics.
  • fanboy_d
    lol, no. i'm actually a pretty skinny dude, i just don't care for sports. not that that's relevant when we're both talking about WATCHING TV. I'm more inspired by Lost, and generally anything with a story, than by athletics.
  • zebrat
    fuck the motherfucking olympics.
  • quintushalls
    I'm a fat guy and I run 10 miles a day. I just REALLY love chicken wings.
  • axetofall
    I think I can bet ten bucks that you're not so skinny yourself. BUT WHY THE HELL DOES IT MATTER IF PETER IS FAT OR NOT?! Not everybody likes watching sports you know. Personally I think the winter olympics is one of the most boring events on TV ever.
  • So every two years, you are inspired to finally exercise after watching people ride a child's bobsled down an iced over drainage ditch?
  • fanboy_d
    fuck.
    the.
    olympics!
  • wglassbrook
    Hard decision..... I mean how can you choose between Hurley and Curling? No, wait. What am I saying!? Fuck the Olympics!
  • quintushalls
    What if Hurley was curling with Dave?
  • starscream9289
    HAHA

    I LOVE THE OLYMPICS!
  • quintushalls
    you're in denial.
  • Fuck no!!!!!!!!!! Oh GOD! The sensation I'm feeling is akin to having my newborn be kidnapped.
  • jp8
    Really? its a show.
  • ajg1993
    Really. It's THE show.
  • whsmith
    Really? It's television. There are multiple channels capable of displaying more than one thing at the same time.
  • Mike
    Really, its a bunch of people gliding on ice. Stop the presses! It only happens every other year, everyone postpone what has been years in the making for some self-righteous assholes to shove a puck with a broom. Riveting.
  • socklogic
    Why cant they just put all the characters in the Olympics? That would make everyone happy. Hurley would finally lose that fat ass.

    But in all seriousness: Fuck the Olympics.
  • freevideoblog
    Well, I'll take curling or skeet shooting over Lost, but they better not interrupt 24 hahaha
  • Why are you blaming the Olympics, it's on NBC? ABC doesn't have the guts to put Lost up against the Olympics fearing they would get blasted in the ratings. Blame ABC, not the Olympics.
  • quintushalls
    I blame global warming.
  • Blame Canada
  • malars
    Actually, I'm wondering if ABC was worried they'd take too much ratings away from an already weakened ratings the Winter Olympics gets with each subsequent event. Maybe ABC is taking pity on NBC...lol
  • Toaster27
    Fuck those fuckin olympics and their fuckin medals. I want LOST!!!!
  • The only way I'm watching the Olympics is if there's another hostage situation like Munich in 72.
  • Name
    win
  • quintushalls
    I say we hold some Olympians hostage until they let LOST back on TV.
  • I say that instead of stopping Lost they should just have it on ice with judges including an evil russian judge that's a bit too harsh... Lost does need a new villain after all... OR maybe Ben was a russian judge all along!
  • Phil
    Yup fuck the Olympics! I'm huge lost fan and the hiatus doesn't bother me, but defending the olympics is laughable. First of all it's sports geared to those who don't like sports, it's main attraction(ice skating) is scored subjectively and with bias, and it leaves every city holding the bag. Plus anyone who calls someone fat for not watching the olympics on a movie site or would rather watch this than lost probably wears cat sweaters anyway.
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