 Production was delayed when the actors , directors and writers guilds refused to support the spin @-@ off . A deal previously unheard of was negotiated in April , which allowed guild members involved to collect residuals . This agreement prompted Lindelof and Cuse to develop a storyline for the Video Diaries that would include Lost 's regular characters , although not all of Lost 's regular cast signed contracts . According to Touchstone 's executive vice president for production Barry <unk> , who would eventually serve as an executive producer on the mobisodes , " They seem to be under the impression that we 'll make millions of dollars and they won 't " . Variety reported that the mobisodes would be produced and aired alongside the third season of Lost . At Comic @-@ Con International in July , Lindelof and Cuse announced that only thirteen mobisodes would be produced . They would run during the third season 's winter hiatus , with none saved exclusively for the third season 's DVD set . A sneak peek of the Video Diaries was also shown at Comic @-@ Con. The new premise featured Hurley Reyes ( played by Jorge Garcia ) finding a functional Dharma Initiative video camcorder that had Dharma orientation films on it . In the clip , he films Kate Austen ( Evangeline Lilly ) and James " Sawyer " Ford ( Josh Holloway ) . During the hiatus , no mobisodes were to be found and clips from upcoming episodes called Lost Moments aired instead , on television and then ABC.com. In January 2007 , Wizard discovered that ABC was still negotiating the actors ' contracts ; thus , no mobisodes had been produced , aside from the Comic @-@ Con teaser . In February , Lost 's script coordinator , responding to a fan question , suspected the mobisodes had seemingly been put on hold indefinitely due to an inability to reach a contract agreement . 
