What if it had been shot in Australia instead?
I guess that the Lost producers had seriously considered shooting the show in Australia before making an “11th hour” decision to shoot in Hawai’i instead. New Zealand was also considered for a time.
Quotes from Burky:
“Ultimately what they (Australia) didn’t have, what we needed, was all the mountains in that area in the same way we could in Hawaii,” Burk said.
“Just purely for the topography alone, there is nothing like the Hawaiian islands. It’s also five hours away from Los Angeles.”
Also has some quotes from Evi.