Do you know these 44 facts about the Television Show " Lost" ?

In spite of the rocky ending, Lost will be regarded as one of the best shows ever. Nobody can deny how it has affected the TV industry, how the mystery shows narrate their story after Lost, or how millions of people came together to theorize or discuss. Like any other great show, its making is also interesting. So, let us find some of the interesting things about one of our favorite shows, Lost.
1. Lloyd Braun, the chairman of ABC Entertainment, has been fond of the name Lost since 2001, when there was a reality show on NBC with the same name.
2. Lloyd was on vacation in Hawaii in 2003, where he watched Cast Away on his own network and realized the plot would make an interesting show. 
3. There was a pin drop silence in the room when Lloyd pitched the idea for the show in an ABC corporate retreat.
4. Thom Sherman, the head of ABC's drama department, was impressed with the idea and hired Jeffrey Lieber to work on it. Lieber earlier worked on Tuck Everlasting.
5. Lieber presented the first draft with the title Nowhere. The draft wasn't Lloyd wanted, and Lieber was removed. Lloyd then hired J.J. Abrams.
6. As Abrams was busy, the network reached out to a young writer named Damon Lindelof.
7. Lindelof's initial suggestion was that the castaways find a hatch in the jungle and try to open it throughout the first season.
8. Originally, Abram wanted Michael Keaton for Jack's character.
9. Jack was meant to die in the middle of the pilot episode.
10. The then ABC president, Steve McPherson, was of the opinion that killing Jack would not let the viewers trust the show. As the plan hanged, Keaton was no longer part of the show.

11. Jack's death was then given to the co-pilot of Oceanic 815, played by Greg Grunberg.
12. Forest Whitaker was initially chosen as Sawyer but left to direct First Daughter.
13. Sawyer was original to be shown as an older city con artist from Buffalo. But, during auditions, N.Y. Holloway forgot his lines, and in frustration, he threw a chair and started working. The writers are said to like the edge he brought to Sawyer's character. They decided to make Sawyer a more Southern con man.
14. Yinjin Kim, in the beginning, read for Kate's role, as there was no Sun then, and there wasn't even a Lost script until then.
15. It was after the first impressions of  Kim that the writers created Sun's character.
16. Abrams saw Jorge Garcia in Curb Your Enthusiasm for the first time and was determined to cast Garcia.
17. Garcia read for Sawyer's role as Hurley wasn't even born yet.
18. considering Garcia, the writers gave birth to Hurley.
19. Even Dominic Monaghan read for Sawyer before he was chosen as Charlie.
20. Only Terry O'Quinn, who played FBI Director Kendall, didn't give any audition as he worked with Abrams on Alias.

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21. The two-hour Lost pilot was worth $13 million.
22. The polar bear that attacked Sawyer wasn't the first choice. The first choice was a wild boar.
23. Some viewers saw the Dharma Initiative logo in the pilot, but it wasn't designed until the second season.
24. In Season 2, Episode 2, Adrift, the Dharma logo is seen on a shark's tail.
25. Originally, this Dharma Initiative was called Medusa Corp.
26. Previously on Lost was voiced by Lloyd Braun. It ran before all the episodes.
27. Executive producer Carlton Cuse and Lindelof wished to have Lance Reddick as Mr. Eko, but he was unavailable. He joined the show as Matthew Abaddon, Charles Widmore's mysterious employee in Season 4.
28. Then, the producers contacted Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje for Mr. Eko. He also suggested the name as he felt it suits the character's Nigerian tribal lineage.
29. Earlier, Mr. Eko was supposed to be part of the show for four seasons, but as Adewale wanted to leave the show, so the character was shown only for one season.
30. Locke's backstory was crafted because O'Quinn listened to his iPod during breaks and the show's creators felt he had some secret. 

31. Ian Somerhalder, who played Boon, was the first actor cast for the show.
32. Ian was also the first who was killed in the show.
33. Cuss was very stuck on the last number of the infamous 4,8,15,16,23,47 combinations.  
34. Out of all the numbers, 23 is used the most.
35. The first four numbers are also in the ABC studio logo.
36. Brittany Perrineau, who is Herold Perrineau's (Michael) wife in real life, was seen as Mary Jo, Sawyer's girlfriend, in Season1, Episode 16, named Outlaws.
37. Flashback scenes of Ben Linus, Carrie Preston, who is Michel Emerson's (adult Ben)  rel lie wife, played the mother of young Ben.
38. The first raft, which was built in the first season, sank, and the second one was too fast and continuously outraced the camera boat.
39. When Season 1 finale, Exodus, was being shot, everyone on the raft mooned Maggie Grace (Shannon).
40.  Vincent improvised that scene as he just swam after them.
41. Walt's dog Vincent, in reality, was a female yellow Lab Madison.
42. Evangeline Lily (Kate)  took that Dear Mr. Sawyer letter home as a keepsake.
43. Baby Aaron's stand-in was a doll called Jane.
44. Lindelof loves It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. So, he invited star/creator Rob McElhenney in Season 3 as Aldo.