This fall, the new twist for Lost will be a series of mobisodes, mini episodes available exclusively from Verizon, intended to drive traffic to the December release of the Season 3 DVD and keep interest in the show alive until the mothership returns in February. Deals have been struck with the major cast members to appear in these mini-episodes, an important breakthrough since the producers know what a tease it would be if these video teasers were only focused on minor characters, or anonymous beach dwellers (Cuse called those extras socks, as in sock puppets, a phrase I wasnt acquainted with but which I found pretty funny). They seem to have learned their lesson from the Nikki-Paolo debacle.
Cuse says the mini-mobisodes will be structured around a mystery theme, but more casual viewers (whove heretofore resisted the lure of the online Lost Experience) wont have to worry that theyll be left in the dark if they dont indulge.
Even so, its going to be an excruciatingly long time to be left on hold between seasons.