Dickens on Lost: text, paratext, fan-based media.
| Publisher | Wordsworth Circle |
| Publication | Wordsworth Circle |
| Subject | Literature/writing |
| Format | Magazine/Journal |
| ISSN | 0043-8006 |
| Issues per Year | 4 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Published | 2007-01-01 |
| Role | Type | Name |
| Person | Evaluation | Charles Dickens |
| Person | Works | Charles Dickens |
| Author | n/a | Steven E. Jones |
| Related Content | Type |
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In an extreme close-up a man suddenly opens his eyes and finds himself lying in a tropical jungle, in a suit and tie. He gets up, runs out of the trees, and discovers (in a wide shot) that he is the victim of a major disaster: flaming wreckage, dead and survivors scattered on a tropical beach, a massive jetliner engine towering above the scene, still roaring. After a few seconds, the man starts tending to the wounded and the dead.
This is the way the pilot for ABC's hit TV show Lost opened. Watched by over 18 million viewers in fall, 2004, the show went on to win awards and...
[This journal article is 6120 words long]
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