Latest Tara bennett Podcast Episodes

Discussion with Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse

Through the Looking Glass: A LOST Retrospective - October 29, 2019 10:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★ - 93 ratings
In the grand finale of our exploration of Lost, co-creator and executive producer Damon Lindelof and executive producer Carlton Cuse sit down with co-hosts Mo Ryan and Tara Bennett to go back. As a couple of the first 'celebrity' showrunners, they candidly talk about the demands of writ...

Fan Expectations vs. Showrunner Vision with Drew Goddard and Liz Sarnoff

Through the Looking Glass: A LOST Retrospective - October 22, 2019 10:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★ - 93 ratings
What is the responsibility of creator/writers with pleasing fans, and is it possible to do so with a high-concept genre series? We discuss this and many more Lost writing-centric topics with the VIPs of the writers' room: Drew Goddard and Liz Sarnoff. Both have gone on to write and exec...

Navigating Fan Expectations vs. Showrunner Vision

Through the Looking Glass: A LOST Retrospective - October 22, 2019 10:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★ - 93 ratings
What is the responsibility of creator/writers with pleasing fans, and is it possible to do so with a high-concept genre series? We discuss this and many more Lost writing-centric topics with the VIPs of the writers' room: Drew Goddard and Liz Sarnoff. Both have gone on to write and exec...

Lost and the Birth of Transmedia

Through the Looking Glass: A LOST Retrospective - October 15, 2019 10:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★ - 93 ratings
Lost embraced and encouraged its rabid fan base with an onslaught of creative viral marketing, from ARG games like HansoExposed, and Lost University, to showrunner podcasts and copious exclusive DVD features. Overseas, Sky1 even had an after show, The Lost Initiative. Lost changed fan ...

What TV failed to learn (and learned) from Lost

Through the Looking Glass: A LOST Retrospective - October 08, 2019 10:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★ - 93 ratings
Remember all the Lost wannabes, with big mythologies that were front-loaded and usually kinda lame? Co-hosts Mo Ryan and Tara Bennett welcome EW's Sarah Rodman as they parse out why those shows did NOT work and what shows are the true successors to Lost. They'll debate why broadcast net...

The Mythology that Bred a Watercooler Monster

Through the Looking Glass: A LOST Retrospective - October 01, 2019 16:43 - 34 minutes ★★★★ - 93 ratings
Co-hosts Tara Bennett and Mo Ryan sit down with Finding Lost author, Nikki Stafford, for an insightful look at how Lost took fan engagement to a new level. They discuss how they each interacted with fandom back in the day, the history of Lost's official fandom board, The Fuselage, and h...

How Lost Changed TV

Through the Looking Glass: A LOST Retrospective - September 24, 2019 10:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★ - 93 ratings
Hosts Tara Bennett and Maureen Ryan kick off the limited series with their first guest, Melanie McFarland, TV Critic for Salon.com, to discuss "How Lost Changed TV". Together, they cover their first impressions of Lost and the unique elements of the series: its structure, serialized ele...

Through the Looking Glass: A LOST Retrospective

Through the Looking Glass: A LOST Retrospective - September 16, 2019 17:45 - 49 seconds ★★★★ - 93 ratings
SYFY WIRE presents a six-part retrospective on the TV show Lost hosted by SYFY WIRE's Senior Producer, Tara Bennett, and renowned TV critic, Maureen Ryan. Fifteen-years ago, Lost changed the television landscape and its impact is still influencing what we watch today. For this podcast s...