Every episode from every season of Lost is online, free and legal

in TV by griffn — July 26, 2009 at 1:32 pm | 0 comments

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This may be old news, but recently ABC realized that there’s no way to comprehend Lost without watching the first four seasons, which means picking up new viewers is next to impossible. And those hour-long, four-season recap episodes weren’t getting the job done. So rather than hoping people spend $35 per season box set to catch up, earlier this year ABC put every episode of Lost on their website in full streaming high-definition quality. Free.

It was supposed to come down sometime in the spring, shortly after the season finale aired, but it looks like they’re leaving it up all summer to grab as many viewers as possible for the new season. Also, they’re making some revenue in the process. Every commercial break contains one or two 15-to-30-second ads– a small price to pay for on-demand viewing.

Sure, you could pay iTunes $2.99 per episode, if you think Apple needs the financial help. You could also probably download these off some torrent website in crappy, grainy quality and infect your computer with a virus in the process. But why?

Click here to watch every episode of Lost in HD

You may have to download ABC’s episode player. Once you’re on the Lost page, click the “Season 5″ drop down menu to pick the season and episode you want to watch. Oh, and don’t drag your feet on this. These are probably coming down when the new fall season starts.

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