LOST

"Most media texts target a range of different audiences" How is this true for your chosen texts?

Lost is a television programme produces by ABC, an american network company. The episode i studied was season 1, pilot 2 which cost around $10-$14 million to construct. ABC was able to spend this much money on an episode as it targets a large audience through having an ensemble cast, a hybrid genre and the use of location.

The cast is made up of 14 principal characters, all of different demographics like age, gender, race making the cast an ensemble. Lost was made up of these so it could target a large audience as a variety of different people will be able to personally identify to a or multiple characters using the uses and gratifications theory. This becomes obvious when Soya and Syeed are shown having a fight, Soya being white american and Syeed being middle eastern. ?????

Secondly, Lost targets a range of different audiences by having being a hybrid genre. This means it is made up of many different genres in order to attract a wider target audience. Lost is predominantly made up from action, fantasy and sci-fi.