LOS ANGELES — “Lost” changed Cliff Ravenscraft’s life.
The insurance agent and his wife began dissecting the mind-bending ABC drama in a weekly podcast as a hobby in 2005. Ravenscraft loved the medium so much, he ditched his career in 2008 and now makes a living from podcasting and consulting. When the show’s creators announced the series finale would air May 23, Ravenscraft knew he needed to plan something huge.
Ravenscraft reserved the entire restaurant at the Hilton Cincinnati Airport hotel in Florence, Ky., for the one-time-only occasion. He expects more than 75 visitors from as far away as The Netherlands to attend the finale fete and nosh on a buffet dinner — no boar meat, he promised — while watching the final “Lost” spectacle from a high-definition projector.
Jay Glatfelter, who co-hosts “The Lost Podcast With Jay and Jack” with his father Jack, is planning something even bigger. He enlisted a sponsor, Global Cash Card, and rented out the Orpheum Theatre in downtown Los Angeles to watch the final exploits of Jack, Hurley, Kate, Sawyer and company. Glatfelter said the nearly 2,000 tickets have already sold out.
Some fans are keeping it simple. Bobby “Fatboy” Roberts, who assays “Lost” with partner Cort Webber on their podcast “The Cort and Fatboy Show,” has been organizing “Lost” viewing parties for 600 like-minded fans at the Baghdad Theater in Portland, Ore., since the final season began airing Feb. 2. The duo are planning a similar soiree for the series finale.
The entire conclusion will require a colossal time commitment. Preceding the 3½-hour finale is a two-hour retrospective special looking back at the past six seasons.
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