Leaked "Lost" episode spurs surprising fan reaction [Reuters]
Millions of fans of the ABC drama Lost have been looking forward to its last season which begins this week. This final season of Lost promises to tie up many of the unanswered questions that have lingered over the previous five seasons. But when a bootleg copy of the premiere episode of Lost's sixth season ended up on YouTube, the question of how many fans would bend to the temptation of an early peek was answered. According to Reuters, it wasn't very many.
The first episode of the final season was aired for fans at a special fan preview in Hawaii prior to its airing nationally on ABC. One fan managed to sneak in a handheld camera, recorded the episode and posted it on YouTube. However, rather than attracting millions of anxious fans, viewers mostly avoided the online video. This Reuters report indicates that fans reported on Twitter their preference of watching an HD version of the show on television rather than a shaky online bootleg copy. Other fans, observing the general desire of Lost fans on Twitter to "bury" the bootleg also avoided the YouTube copy.
A grainy 320x240 online video versus 720p HD? I think the fans made the right decision.
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