What's the name of this early reality show about stranded people trying to get back to the US?

December 27, 2008 11:31 AM

Help me recall this proto-Amazing Race game show...

I'm looking for the name of an early reality-type team-based show. I think was on American network television possibly in the 1999 through 2002 time-frame.

I specifically remember that people were blindfolded and dropped off by a helicopter in the middle of nowhere in Asia, possibly in Mongolia.

Teams were trying to make it back to the US, possibly having to find clues on the way.

Before the series named "Lost" with Jack, Sawyer, and Hurley, I thought this game show was also called 'Lost'.

posted by Wild_Eep to grab bag (6 comments total)

Wikipedia seems to think it was called "Lost".
posted by curse at 11:38 AM on December 27, 2008

Yep, "Lost". Channel 4 originally made it for British TV -- the one I remember most clearly had them dumped off in the middle of Azerbaijan -- and a US channel bought the concept.
posted by holgate at 12:29 PM on December 27, 2008

Yes, it was called Lost, and it was on NBC. Here's a not-terribly-kind review of it.
posted by O9scar at 12:52 PM on December 27, 2008

As the above have said, it's Lost.
posted by Atreides at 1:29 PM on December 27, 2008

In case you're interested in seeing what the episodes actually contained, Television Without Pity has recaps of the first three episodes.
posted by SNWidget at 2:42 PM on December 27, 2008

Lost actually premiered the same season as Amazing Race. It was dull, even if a more authentic experience than Amazing Race in some ways.
posted by kimdog at 7:19 PM on December 27, 2008