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Lost - The Complete Third Season DVD Release Date: 11th December 2007

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Lost - The Complete Third Season DVD Review:

When 24 first aired on television it marked a significant change in television, and perhaps one that was due to the changes in DVD sales. 24 featured a show where it was important to watch each episode in order to understand what was happening in the season. Lost took the same premise, minus the real-time aspect, and started a story that continues beyond just one season, but instead the entire run of the show. When The X Files was first released on box set in 2000 as the very first entire-season television box set it changed the viewer’s world. Not only could they own their favorite television shows on DVD, but shows like 24 and Lost could be watched at a leisurely or rapid pace. It also made keeping up with the current season on television much easier. Lost is the kind of show where every episode is significant, and that makes the DVD release as important as the television airing for some fans.

Although there are more than a few episodes that take on filler topics just to delay answering questions, the same was done in season two. Perhaps the largest fault of season three was the addition of characters Nikki and Paolo, two seemingly pointless characters who were extremely annoying in the first few episodes until they finally get their own back-story, which is an entire wasted episode. This was perhaps the lowest moment in Lost history thus far, and that being said season three is an incredible season as far as the amount of information given. By the end of this season a great deal of information is known, and more importantly the series had its first ever variation episode on the usual flash-backs. Incredibly complex thought process has obviously gone into this show, because although there are several more seasons planned for the series, season three wraps up a great deal. There are still plenty of unanswered questions, but a majority of the questions that have plagued the last two seasons are finally answered.

Rather than spend any more time discussing the quality of the season or the significance of the show, I’ll praise the quality of the DVD package. The menus are always something to marvel at on the Lost DVDs, but this season they have outdone themselves. While the previous menus had fantastic scenery taken from the show, they were mostly static. The movement on the menus was very subtle, and that is partly what made them look so lifelike, and although season three has gotten fancier with a great deal more movement, they still look great. Some of them are fun, while others are downright creepy, and there are even people in these ones. One has Locke tied to a pole with another showing Sawyer in a cage. The packaging is also great, essentially given the same treatment as the first two seasons allowing this new one to sit perfectly in fan’s collections.

There were only twenty-three episodes in season three, but they are all included in the first six discs of the seven-disc set. The seventh disc is reserved for a majority of the special features, except perhaps the audio commentaries. The special features claim to give more secrets, and they hint at a few things, but a majority of the information can be gathered from the episodes shown already. There are some never-before-seen flashbacks as well, for the fans who are more interested in the history of the characters than what is happening on the island. One featurette is dedicated entirely to the segments filmed on location, because they are flashbacks. There is also a featurette about taking on one day of shooting on the show, and a short featurette hinting about the significance of the literary references in the show, including the books Sawyer reads and the book club in the “Other’s” community. There are also deleted scenes and bloopers.

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Lost - The Complete Third Season DVD review written by: Ryan Izay