Room23 is well known to Lost fans as one of the best fan sites out there. What you might not know is that the site’s purveyor, Paul Burrows, is also a talented illustrator, and he’s put pencil to paper after being inspired by his favorite show. What he’s come up with are some really spectacular character and island designs that you have to see to believe. He’s even made them available to purchase in trading cards and a one-of-a-kind sketchbook.
Take a look at some of his designs below, and visit the Room23Store to buy your own copies at very affordable …read more

As part of their ongoing cross promotion with ABC for the final season of Lost, CafePress is hosting a contest between now and February 18th, in which your best design could win a four-night trip for two to Oahu, Hawaii. Runners-up will also win a $200 CafePress Gift Certificate, Lost seasons 1-5 DVD box sets, and a t-shirt signed by some of the Lost cast.
See the full contest details to enter.

According to the always-reliable TVshowsonDVD.com, the 6th and final season of Lost already has a release date on DVD and Blu-ray, before its television premiere. They put the date at August 24th, which makes sense. Past sets have always arrived around a month before the next season is set to debut on TV, but with no more seasons left to debut, there’s no reason to make fans wait that long.
With a total of 5 discs, the DVD version will retail for a suggested price of $59.99, while the Blu-ray version will be $79.99. The collections will contain the usual bloopers, …read more

This season marks your last chance to throw a big Lost viewing party, and ABC’s TV Store has just what you need to do it up right. The Lost Viewing Party Kit includes 10 Dharma plates, cups, coasters, napkins, balloons, stickers, and a bottle opener, all cheekily labeled as Dharma standard products.
It’ll set you back $40 plus shipping, but if there’s ever a time to splurge, it’s now. Go on, I won’t judge you.
Image: ABCTVStore.com.

ABC has teamed up with CafePress to allow fans to create and sell their own official Lost merchandise, including t-shirts, mugs, stickers, and more. There are important rules you’ll want to read pretty carefully, which basically tell you not to use any official Lost logos, photos, stills, posters, etc. And you have to play nice and family-friendly — no politics, no derogatory statements, and you can’t make any undergarments like boxers or thongs.
So if you can’t use official imagery, what does that leave, you ask? The idea is that your merch is “inspired by” the show. So you might see …read more

Walt Disney Home Entertainment has kindly provided us with some great clips and pictures of classes from the second semester of Lost University, which begins today. LostU, in case you don’t know, is a special feature on the Season 5 Blu-ray edition of Lost, accessible over the Internet via BD-Live, a component available on most modern Blu-ray players.
Here are some clips from 2nd semester classes. Word has it that when you get all of the required credits from this final semester, you gain access get to participate in the Graduation Ceremony, complete with a special “Commencement Speech” by Damon Lindelof …read more

Unraveling the Mystery is the first professional, fan-made, feature-length documentary (now on DVD) about the Lost phenomenon. Written and directed by Dean Shull, the film features a large group of Lost fans ruminating about their memories of watching the show and theories of what it all means.
If the film’s title makes you think you’re going to get some big, cohesive theory of what Lost is about, I’m afraid you’re out of luck. Instead, most of the film is filled with talking heads who tell the documentarians pretty much everything they think about the show. Their likes, their dislikes, the stuff …read more

A group of hardcore Lost fans have gotten together and created their own documentary where they try and solve Lost’s tangled web. They’ve released their documentary, titled Unraveling the Mystery, on DVD, which you can order online for $9.99. Learn more about it at pushingthebutton.com.
The DVD also includes a viral game that the fans/producers put together on their own, that ties in to both the documentary and clues scattered around the Internet. The whole thing looks like a lot of good geeky fun, and a great way to pass the time while waiting for February 2nd… Watch the trailer below:
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So by now you’ve probably explored the depths of your Season 5 DVD or Blu-ray and watched through all those great extra features. But if you haven’t found any of the “easter eggs” (hidden features), you’re not finished yet!
Lostpedia has a great list of all known easter eggs on both the DVD and the Blu-ray (which contains several more than the DVD). Sadly, none of these match up with the missing features available only on Best Buy’s special edition of the Season 5 DVD, but they’re worth finding regardless.
Image: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment.

Included in the Dharma Initiative Orientation Kit special edition Season 5 DVD/Blu-ray is a photo copy of the Truce between the Dharma Initiative and the Others. This fabled document, dated August 15, 1973, reveals much about the conflict between the two civilizations on the island, so let’s take a look at it.