It’s been six months(!) since Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment announced the December 9th release – on both DVD and high-definition Blu-ray Disc – of Lost – The Complete 4th Season: The Expanded Experience. In the press release from the original announcement, a nice list of bonus material was mentioned. And in May we followed up to mention that additional extras would be included: “The Lost Flashbacks” (flashback sequences that didn’t air on the original TV broadcasts) and an “Oceanic Airlines Safety Guide”.
However, neither report was able to confirm whether the 13 installments of “Lost: Missing Pieces” would be included in the North American release of the 4th Season Set. As a reminder, these are “mobisodes”: short (1.5 to 3.5 minute-long) “webisodes” that were original distributed for viewing on a mobile phone (through Verizon), but they were later made available online (at ABC.com) as well. It has been said at various Lost fan sites that the foreign DVD releases, including the U.K. and in South America, were including the mobisodes. But for some reason the USA/Canadian information has not yet been clear on whether these are part of the sets!
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