This is the archived news for June 30th 2008 to November 7th 2008.

11/7/08: ABC has officially announced the premiere date for Season 5 of Lost. This season has a new timeslot: Wednesdays at 9PM. The premiere will air January 21st, and will be two hours long. There will also be a recap on the same day at 8PM.

9/21/08: Lost wins the award for Outstanding Sound Mixing for a Comedy or Drama Series (one hour) at the 2008 Emmy Awards. Lost was nominated for a total of seven awards, and Lost: Missing Pieces was nominated for an award. Since 2005, Lost has accumulated 8 Emmy awards.

9/15/08: Lost in 2.0 starts airing on G4. These episodes are enhanced with on-screen facts and creator commentary. The episodes will start at "Pilot: Part 1", and will eventually air all the episodes from all 6 seasons.




9/12/08: Daniel Dae Kim is given a $500 fine, $212 in court fees, 72 hours community service, and a six month suspension on his license after his DUI arrest on October 25, 2007. His blood-alcohol level was 0.168, which is twice the legal limit in the state of Hawaii.







7/24/08-7/27/08: The 2008 Comic-Con, held in San Diego, takes place. Octagon Global Recruiting, a volunteer recruiting company run by the Dharma Initiative will be present for the convention, located at Booth 3529.

Update: A new ARG, Dharma Initiative Recruiting Project, also known as "The Project" starts up at Comic-Con.

Update: For the transcript of the Lost Panel question and answers, click here. Also, to watch a new video with Dr. Marvin Candle, with new surprising information, click here.

7/3/08-7/23/08: Wetpaint, the company which powers Lost Wiki, holds its first annual Golden Paint Can Awards. Lost Wiki has been nominated in the "Slave to TV: Sci-Fi/Fantasy" category. You can vote for Lost Wiki by clicking this link.


Update: Lost Wiki placed 3rd in the category.





7/17/08: Nominations for the 60th Emmy Awards were announced. Lost has been nominated for seven awards, which are the following: Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series (Michael Emerson), Outstanding Cinematography For A One-Hour Series, Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing For A Drama Series, Outstanding Music Composition For A Series (Original Dramatic Score), Outstanding Sound Editing For A Series, and Outstanding Sound Mixing For A Comedy Or Drama Series (One-Hour).


6/30/08: The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) has failed to renew its contract, which expired on this day. Many people are worried that this could ultimately create a strike similar to that of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike in November 2007-February 2008. A strike could cause delays in Season 5 of Lost.