The Official “LOST” Facebook Page Updates Timeline to Match Events Within the Show Dan Koelsch, March 30, 2012 You may not be following the Facebook page for ABC’s LOST considering it’s been off the air for almost two years, but you real fans may want to start. In honor of castmember Henry Ian Cusick (a.k.a. Desmond Hume) starring in the new ABC series Scandal, the LOST Facebook timeline has been updated to include some events from the show involving Desmond. It’s not surprising to see ABC use the Facebook page of another series to cross-promote, since LOST has over 9 million likes on the social networking site. The page was also used to help promote ABC’s other mystery drama The River to mixed results. While the premiere had a decent 7.59 million viewers, only about half of that those viewers remained by the season finale.The timeline includes images with each added event, including Desmond first meeting Jack, when Desmond killed Kelvin, and of course the day Oceanic 815 crashed. Check out the page to see more.The political drama Scandal debuts on April 5th at 10/9c on ABC. Social Networks Viral Marketing ABCFacebookLOSTScandal
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Tron Legacy: What You Get For Playing The Game February 24, 2010December 1, 2010Right now cities around the world have locations in arcades where you can get a code for the new Tron Legacy Flynn Lives ARG. The question is, what is the experience like, and what exactly do you get? Luckily we have a play-by-play by a player (or “operative”) who got… Read More
While the premiere had a decent 7.59 million viewers, only about half of that those viewers remained by the season finale.