 The project was announced in November 2005 as the Lost Video Diaries ; however , production was delayed several times due to contractual restrictions . Lost 's writer @-@ producers originally proposed the mobisodes as a self @-@ contained story that would focus on two previously unseen characters of the Lost fictional universe . These characters would be played by actors who were not part of the Screen Actors Guild ; however the entertainment guilds refused to support such a project . After months of unsuccessful negotiating , the series was seemingly shelved by ABC . In June 2007 , it was announced that the mobisodes , which would be renamed Lost : Missing Pieces , would star the regular characters of Lost in thirteen short video clips unrelated to each other . Twelve scenes were newly shot ; one was a deleted scene from the television series . Critical response to Lost : Missing Pieces was mixed . The series was nominated for an Emmy Award in 2008 . 
