I am not sure why, but I missed Lost when it was on years ago. I thought it was a knock-off of Survivor and Fear Factor, which are shows I could not stand. I also have satellite (Dish) and did not watch the public networks much at all during this time.
I started watching again on Hulu with my wife and Wow, it was nothing I expected. Good series if anyone is looking for a long-run binge watchable TV show.