Four More Things Lost Can Teach Us About Storytelling

Back a couple of years ago I wrote about "Five Things Lost Can Teach Us About Storytelling" and I thought I'd add to that list now that the series is complete. Here's a few more things I think Lost did well:

In writing a prolonged series, keep in mind how long your plot arc is: There is a world of difference between shows like Lost where each episode plays out as part of a larger plot arc, and a series like CSI or where the episode is a story unto itself. Many times if the writers shift...